BQ R-1 - Teacher Communication Council
B - Local Governance
BQ
BQ R-1 Teacher Communication Council
| BRAZOSPORT ISD |
| ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS |
| Contact: Superintendent |
The purpose of the Teacher Communication Council (TCC) is to improve communication regarding work related issues for teachers throughout the district.
Representation:
Each campus will elect one teacher representative and one alternate to serve on the TCC.
Elections/Terms:
- Elections for TCC representatives will be conducted by ballot yearly at the campus level no later than the second week of school.
- All full time BISD teachers are eligible to make nominations, and vote in TCC elections.
- Each campus must elect a representative and an alternate.
- Elected representatives/Alternates must be certified full time teachers on a BISD campus and meet the following qualifying criteria:
- Worked at the campus as a certified teacher for a minimum of 2 years.
- Willingness to serve the entire one school year term.
- Representatives/Alternates may serve subsequent terms if elected by faculty but may not exceed two consecutive terms.
- Willingness to accept the responsibilities required of a TCC representative.
- Willingness to provide campus representation at each of the TCC meetings.
- Demonstrates positive and professional representation of the campus.
Meetings:
Meetings will be conducted a minimum of 4 times per year and will be led by the Superintendent and Cabinet. The purpose of the meetings will be to respond to and discuss district-level questions submitted by campus representative.
The campus representative or alternate are expected to attend each of the scheduled meetings. In the event a representative can no longer fulfill their duties, the alternate will serve as the representative and the campus will elect another alternate.
Council Guidelines:
The following guidelines shall apply for this council:
- The meetings will be limited to 1 hour in length to respect the time of the campus representatives.
- Campus representatives will be given an opportunity to ask their campus questions. Questions of a like nature should not be repeated to save on time.
- Campus representatives will be allowed to provide unanswered questions to the Superintendent at the end of the meeting.
- A summary of the questions and responses will be available on the district intranet approximately 1 week after the meeting.
Responsibilities of the Campus Representative:
- Representatives will collect questions from their campus approximately 1 week prior to the meeting date.
- The campus representative will review questions and consolidate based on common topics.
- The campus representative has the authority to adjust questions as needed to consolidate.
- The campus representative should bring questions that meet the following guidelines:
- Questions related to district issues with implications affecting most teachers in general.
- Should be in the format of a question as opposed to statements of suggestions/complaints.
- Questions that have been shared with the campus principal prior to the TCC meeting.
Note: the principal does not have the authority to deny the asking of questions by the TCC representative but should help the representative determine if a question is a district issue.
