What does the PAC do

Principal Advisory Councils bring parents, school employees, students and community members together to create a better understanding of and mutual respect for each other’s perspectives and share ideas for increasing student achievement and performance.

The Fernbank Principal Advisory Council (PAC) includes seven parent representatives and three teacher representatives who are elected to two-year terms in September (open positions are staggered such that half of the PAC is newly elected each year). The Principal and the PTA Co-Chairs are ex-officio members of the PAC. Meetings are open to all staff, teachers, and parents.

Fernbank PAC members are also members of the Druid Hills Cluster Alliance (including PACs from other schools in the Druid Hills Cluster, Region 2 Superintendent Trenton Arnold, and Region 2 School Board member Marshall Orson) which meet to discuss issues affecting the cluster as a whole, providing opportunity to advocate for the cluster with one voice.​

ROLE

• Act as a link between the school and the community

• Encourage the engagement of parents and other stakeholders within the school community

• Work to increase student achievement through transparent operations and shared best practices

• Review the Continuous School Improvement Plan and monitor progress toward goals

• Participate in the selection of the school principal