School councils were established in compliance with the Education Reform Act of 1993 for the purpose of advising the principal in identifying the educational needs of students, formulating a school improvement plan based upon school and system goals, and participating in a review of the annual school budget proposal.  The Council meets four times per school year and there may be occasional subcommittee meetings to work on specific action items.  The parent members of the Council are elected by parents of a particular school for a term of up to three years.  The only prerequisite for election and membership to the Council is to be the parent of a student in that school.  The School Council is charged with preparing and implementing an annual School Improvement Plan. 

At every meeting there is an opportunity for members of the community to address concerns about policy, budget or administrative matters, or to share ideas about how we can work together to improve the Duxbury Public Schools.