School Council Code of Conduct

Department of Education

Region V

Division of Camarines Sur

Ragay District

Baya Elementary School

 

School Council Code of Conduct

The following code of conduct is intended as a guide only. Our school Baya Elementary School may wish to develop our own school council code of conduct or school council protocols:

School Council member agrees to observe the following principles;

1.     The primary considerations in making decision are the schools’ values and what is in the best         interest of the pupils.

2.   School Council is accountable to and must report to, both its local school community and the Department of Education.

3.      School Councillors well abide by all legal requirements, regulations, policies and guidelines.

4.      School Council will at all times behave in civil and respectful manner.

5.      The underlying principles of the school council Code of Conduct included the promotion of;

Respectful partnership

Clear and Honest two-way communication

Transparent processes

Democratic informed decision making

Personal and professional integrity

6.      Conflict between school council members needs to be dealt with respectfully and fairly and in a manner that, both reflects this and seen to reflect this. That is, in accordance with the principles of natural justice.

7.      All councillors are expected to represent all members of the school community. Members are not there to represent just one viewpoint, or view of individual. School Councillors will therefore regularly seek the views and opinions of the whole school community, especially when major policies are being developed.

8.   School Council not an appropriate forum for the discussion of individual school staff, pupils, parents or other individual members of the school community.

9.      A Council member who is approached by a parent with a concern, relating to an individual is in a privileged position and must treat such discussion with discretion, protecting the confidentiality and privacy of the people involved. If the issue relates to an operational matter of the school, the parent should be encouraged to speak with the principal or the classroom teacher. However, if the issue relates to a school policy or procedure, it should be put in the agenda for discussion at the next school council meeting, where it will be dealt with in a generic sense to protect the privacy of individuals involved.

10.Councillors should respect the need for confidentiality and privacy with regard to sensitive  matters that might arise at School Council meetings especially where there are matters of a personal nature relating to staff, pupils or parents.

11.  Councillors should observe the need for orderly council meetings and that council needs to “Speak as one voice” in the public arena, once a decision has been made.

12.  Councillors must declare any conflict of interest when it arises.

 

             

      

       

     

  

                                   

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