§ 115C-203 – Title of Article.

115C-203. Title of Article. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Schools Act." (1977, c. 682; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)

§ 115C-204 – Purpose of Article.

115C-204. Purpose of Article. The purpose of this Article is to encourage greater community involvement in the public schools and greater community use of public school facilities. To this end it is declared to be the policy of this State: (1) To provide for increased involvement by citizens in their local schools through community schools […]

§ 115C-205 – Definitions.

115C-205. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) The term "community schools advisory council" means a committee of citizens organized to advise community school coordinators, administrators, and local boards of education in the involvement of citizens in the educational process and in the use of public school facilities. (2) The term "community schools coordinator" means […]

§ 115C-206 – State Board of Education; duties; responsibilities.

115C-206. State Board of Education; duties; responsibilities. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare and present to the State Board of Education recommendations for general guidelines for encouraging increased community involvement in the public schools and use of public school facilities. These recommendations shall include, but shall not be limited to provisions for: (1) The […]

§ 115C-207 – Authority and responsibility of local boards of education.

115C-207. Authority and responsibility of local boards of education. Every local board of education that uses State funds to implement programs under this Article shall: (1) Develop programs and plans for increased community involvement in the public schools based upon policies and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education. (1a) Develop policies and programs […]

§ 115C-208 – Community schools advisory councils; duties; responsibilities; membership.

115C-208. Community schools advisory councils; duties; responsibilities; membership. Every local board of education that establishes a community schools program under this Article may establish one or more community schools advisory councils which may become involved in matters affecting the educational process in accordance with rules established by the local board of education and approved by […]

§ 115C-209 – Community schools coordinators.

115C-209. Community schools coordinators. Every local board of education may employ one or more community schools coordinators and shall establish the terms and conditions of their employment. Community schools coordinators shall be responsible for: (1) Providing support to the community schools advisory councils and public school officials. (2) Fostering cooperation between the local board of […]

§ 115C-209.1 – Nondisclosure of certain volunteer records.

115C-209.1. Nondisclosure of certain volunteer records. (a) The records comprising a volunteer file of a local school administrative unit are not public records as provided in Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. These records shall be open for inspection only to the following individuals: (1) The volunteer, former volunteer, individual who applied to be a […]