illness, disability, leave of absence, the initiation of dismissal proceedings, or any other
reason, the principal shall notify the Office of the Chief Executive Officer or designee of
a teacher representative’s permanent or temporary absence. The Office of the Chief
Executive Officer or designee shall certify, as appropriate, that a vacancy exists in such
teacher representative’s position. When a vacancy is certified, the Office of the Chief
Executive Officer or designee shall issue written notification to the principal and the
Local School Council advising the school to initiate a non-binding staff advisory poll.
The school shall forward the results of the poll to the Office the Chief Executive Officer
or designee in a timely manner. After receipt of the results, the Board will declare the
existence of a permanent or temporary vacancy in the teacher representative’s position
and will appoint a replacement teacher representative until such time as the absent
teacher resumes service at the attendance center or for the remainder of the term,
whichever occurs first.
4. A non-teacher staff representative may continue to serve as long as he or she is
employed and assigned to perform a majority of his or her duties at the school, provided
that if a non-teacher staff representative resigns from employment with the Board of
Education, or resigns from the Local School Council or voluntarily transfers to another
attendance center, the non-teacher staff representative’s membership on the Local
School Council and all voting rights are terminated immediately as of the date the non-
teacher staff representative’s resignation is received by the Board of Education, or as of
the date the non-teacher staff representative’s Local School Council resignation is
received by the Local School Council or the effective date of the non-teacher staff
representative’s voluntary transfer to another attendance center.
If a non-teacher staff representative resigns from employment with the Board, or resigns
from the Local School Council or voluntarily transfers to another attendance center or is
absent from employment at the school for an extended and defined period of time due
to illness, disability, leave of absence, the initiation of dismissal proceedings, or any
other reason, the principal shall notify the Office of the Chief Executive Officer or
designee of a non-teacher staff representative’s permanent or temporary absence. The
Office of the Chief Executive Officer or designee shall certify, as appropriate, that a
vacancy exists in such non-teacher staff representative’s position. When a vacancy is
certified, the Office of the Chief Executive Officer or designee shall issue written
notification to the principal and the Local School Council advising the school to initiate a
non-binding staff advisory poll. The school shall forward the results of the poll to the
Office the Chief Executive Officer or designee in a timely manner. After receipt of the
results, the Board will declare the existence of a permanent or temporary vacancy in the
non-teacher staff representative’s position and will appoint a replacement non-teacher
staff representative until such time as the absent non-teacher staff member resumes
service at the attendance center or for the remainder of the term, whichever occurs first.
5. A person may serve as a high school student representative for a one-year term
beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30th as long as he/she is and remains
enrolled in the high school in which he/she serves on a full-time basis. For students who
graduate while serving as a student representative of a Local School Council, their term
shall end upon graduation. In cases where the student representative voluntarily
transfers from the school, the student’s membership and voting rights on the Local
School Council shall be terminated as of the date of the transfer. If a high school
student representative of a Local School Council ceases to be enrolled on a full-time