Manual MS CSC Notes

CSC By Laws

Manual Middle School 

Collaborative School Committee (CSC) 

By-Laws

Approved by CSC on Date: 9/30/2025

Mission: At Manual Middle School, students are provided opportunities to engage in high-quality instruction daily, are challenged to think critically about their world and community around them, and are equipped with the tools necessary to create change. By engaging in joyful learning grounded in data, and by focusing intentionally on social-emotional intelligence and wellness, our students are able to show up as their authentic and creative selves, prepared for their journey in high school and beyond. 

PURPOSE

The purpose of these bylaws is to provide the CSC with an established set of rules and procedures under which to most effectively function.  In addition to these bylaws, the CSC will function within the Board of Education approved innovation plan for Manual Middle School. 

The purpose and scope of the CSC is now found in Board of Education Policy BDF-R4.

SCOPE

The purpose and scope of the CSC shall be to focus on the Unified Improvement Plan as its primary responsibility at the school based on the “Multiple Measures”. 

These are district-established indicators of individual school performance and data in the following areas:  attendance, graduation-rate, school leadership, instructional quality, student respect, school safety, and other measures such as the School Accountability Rating.

In particular the CSC will work to provide guidance, evaluation, and recommendations regarding staffing allocations as it relates to the UIP, school budget, and school program design, including consultation regarding adjustments that may be made due to pupil-count issues. The MMS CSC’s scope is also defined in the innovation plan. 

CSC Innovation Plan Excerpt:

The School Leadership Team and School Collaborative Committee will be replaced with the Collaborative School Committee. The CSC will comply with State Law on School Accountability Committees. The membership of the CSC will include  up to 1  voting members determined through the following process.. 

Positions elected by majority vote (serving 1 year terms):

The CSC shall have the following responsibilities:

To the extent practicable, the CSC will represent a cross-section of the school community in terms of sex, race, age, occupation, socioeconomic status, geographical location and other appropriate factors.

Duties:

In accordance with state statute, the CSC will:

The CSC will not:

MEETINGS:

The CSC will publicize and hold a public CSC meeting at least every quarter to discuss whether school leadership, personnel and infrastructure are advancing or impeding implementation of the school’s performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever is applicable.

If applicable, the CSC will publicize a public hearing to discuss strategies to include in a public school priority improvement or turnaround plan and to review a written public school priority improvement or turnaround plan. A member of the CSC is encouraged to attend the public hearing regarding the written priority improvement or turnaround plan.

MEETINGS:

CSC meetings should be scheduled by the CSC and publicized to the school community.

AGENDAS:

Agendas should be made available to staff and the community at least one working day before the CSC meeting (and ideally one week before).

A partial agenda for the next meeting should be discussed at the conclusion of each meeting.  A final agenda will be prepared through consultation with the principal and chairperson with input from the committee members.  Agendas will be posted on the CSC communication board and/or other agreed-upon location.  Topics for consideration must be submitted to the CSC committee.  These may be submitted in writing or to a CSC committee member.  It is the responsibility of each CSC member to present issues conveyed to them with the intent that the information be shared with the CSC committee.

MINUTES: 

Minutes from the most recent meeting should be made available to staff and to the community in a timely fashion and put in CSC file for the school’s records.

DECISION-MAKING:

Decisions should be made by consensus.  A consensus decision is either unanimous or a majority decision that the entire committee (including dissenter(s)) will implement and support.  The CSC will seek to operate in an environment marked by mutual support and respect.  Collaborative decision-making is based upon trust and on the belief in the strength of shared responsibility in decision-making.  All participants must be able to state their cases, be listened to, and have their points of view considered.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Members of the CSC shall disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest and, to the extent necessary, shall recuse themselves from participating in a decision where an actual conflict of interest exists.

OPEN MEETINGS:

Meetings shall be open to the public.

Notice of meetings shall be posted in a timely fashion in appropriate public places as well as published in the school calendar, newsletter or other appropriate medium.

COMMUNICATIONS:

To the extent possible, the CSC should communicate with the constituency groups they represent to inform them about the activities of the CSC.  Bi annual constituent meetings are recommended and should be scheduled in advance with the principal to avoid conflict with other activities.

The CSC shall have the following responsibilities:

In accordance with state statute, the CSC:

The CSC will not:

Manual Middle School CSC Notes and Class List.

CSC Meeting 9-30-2025

CSC Meeting 11-11-2025

CSC Meeting 1-20-2026

Course List Q1-Q4

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