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i <br /> I ' There are two major considerations to weigh in regard to the le <br /> of council members' terms: <br /> Ei <br /> e The value of continuity and experience on the council tha <br /> provided by long term membership. <br /> J� 'i The value of having fresh perspectives and increased acces <br /> council participation that .results from a greater turnove <br /> members. <br /> Establishing staggered terms for teachers and parent member) <br /> councils will help to accommodate the desire for continuity <br /> expanded access. To create staggered terms, one third of <br /> membership category is elected for terms of one, two, and tl <br /> years in the initial year of the council. These members can be <br /> elected for a full term when their term expires . Non-scl <br /> members that formally represent community organizations <br /> continue to serve at the pleasure of the sending organization <br /> 34. What role can the *non-school" community members of the cou: <br /> play? <br /> Community representatives may have areas of special inters <br /> expertise, and contacts that can help the school council to be n <br /> effective and creative in its approach to school improveme <br /> Community representatives bring a broader community orientatio: <br /> the council by acting as: <br /> e Resource linkers who establish contacts with community sere <br /> organizations, other service agencies, and business group <br /> e Specialists in technical areas of . expertise. <br /> I- e- Contacts to civic organizations and- the larger non-par- <br /> community. <br /> 35. what are some ways of recruiting the non-school, community memb <br /> of councils? <br /> Schools can use several strategies to select the non-eche <br /> community members: <br /> e The school committee may identify a pool of community leads <br /> and community organization representatives with an interest <br /> working on and supporting school improvement. schools c <br /> select, from this pool, individuals to whom invitations <br /> offered to join the council. <br /> a School committees can provide local guidelines for t <br /> identification of community organizations and constituenci <br /> from which non-school members of councils could be selects <br /> 13 <br />