PPRA

School Council

The A+ Education Reform Act established School Councils in Georgia to “bring communities and schools closer together in a spirit of cooperation to solve difficult education problems, improve academic achievement, provide support for teachers and administrators and bring parents into school-based decisions.”

The School Council provides advice, recommendations and assistance to principals and the local board of education. A parent must serve as the chairperson of the School Council. The School Council is comprised of a minimum of seven council members who serve a two-year term: • The principal • Two certified teachers elected by teachers • Parents/guardians • Two business persons • Parents/guardians must make up a majority of the council membership and • A parent/guardian must chair the council

A minimum of four meetings is held at the school. The meetings and records are subject to the Open Meetings Act. Contact your principal for information on school councils.

School Nutrition Program

Lunch and breakfast are served daily at each school. At the present time, all students enrolled at Jeffersonville Elementary receive free breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. each school day. Lunch is served each school day according to a scheduled time for each grade level. Federal guidelines for the lunch program require that no carbonated beverages or commercially prepared food may be consumed in the cafeteria. Students may bring lunches from home in a lunchbox or lunch bag; however, no packaging of any type (bags, wrapper, bottles, cups, etc.) from a restaurant or fast food facility is allowed in the cafeteria. Parents may not bring lunches from fast food facilities or carbonated beverages to their children at school. No glass containers of any type are allowed in the cafeteria. Students may bring juice boxes or beverages in an unbreakable thermos.

Students with special dietary restrictions or special dietary needs must have on file with the school a physician’s statement identifying specific nutritional requirements. These restrictions include all dairy, peanut, and other food allergies. Menus at the elementary levels are designed to accommodate non-pork and vegetarian customers.

School Pictures

During the school year, individual school pictures will be made of all students (unless the parent has provided a written request to opt out) and will be made available to parents and students for purchase. No student is expected to purchase any pictures nor will a student be penalized in any way for not purchasing pictures.