The Commission will foster and facilitate the following goals and objectives:
(A) To advise the Village Board on the policies and educational services provided by the school districts serving the village to promote educational excellence;
(B) To facilitate open communications with the school administrations and the Village Board on a clear and shared focus to achieve educational goals and objectives;
(C) To encourage parental involvement with the school system;
(D) To the extent requested by the Boards of Education, to utilize community and political influence for positive change promoting educational excellence for the respective school districts that serve the village;
(E) To promote village support of state, regional, county and local initiatives that will enhance the mission of the school districts that service our community;
(F) To assist the Boards of Education to implement new ideas, program initiatives and improve the overall performance of the school districts;
(G) To support the goals of the Boards of Education for educational excellence, improvement of test scores and overall performance of the students;
(H) To provide information to the Village Board of Trustees regarding the district’s accomplishments in meeting their respective strategic plans;
(I) To act as a resource for community school-based groups focused on quality education and promote positive involvement within the community;
(J) To advise the Board of Trustees with respect to any future requests for referendum approval;
(K) To determine whether village resources may be appropriately devoted to assisting such educational institutions; and
(L) To undertake such tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the Village President and Board of Trustees.
(Ord. 4118, passed 9-18-2011)