Lakota's Curriculum Council Expansion: More Involvement Opportunities for Local Teachers, Parents, and Students

Interim Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli proposed a restructuring of the Community Curriculum Advisory Team (CCAT) into a larger Curriculum Council at a Board of Education meeting on February 26. The superintendent and the executive director of curriculum will oversee the new council. The goal is to increase staff and community involvement in school activities, especially curriculum-related matters. The expanded council will include the original five board-appointed CCAT members, teachers, administrators, parents, and students.

The council will meet each semester and will have a maximum of 35 members. It will include at least 10 teachers, four secondary students, one building administrator from each grade band, representatives from Lakota’s central office, and four current Lakota parents. Lolli stressed that central office administrators should not overpower the council.

Parent representatives on the council will not hold an executive position on a parent organization or be a member of the District Parent Council (DPC). Lolli aims to bring new perspectives to the council with these four parent seats. The original CCAT members will serve two years on the new council, fulfilling their board committee commitment.

The Board of Education can suggest people to fill council vacancies, but will not appoint new members. Lolli recommended that new members serve between one and two years on the council for the first year. After the first year, all members would commit to serve for 2 full years.

The restructuring aims to provide stability, with half the members rotating off each year as new members start a two-year term. The new Curriculum Council is expected to improve decision making and initiatives affecting Lakota’s curriculum.

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