Austin Tracy Elementary School has two parent vacancies on the school’s School Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council. Parents may nominate themselves or another parent as a nominee for the election to the council. Nominees must complete the Parent Nomination Form and submit to the front office by 3pm on May 3rd. Nominations forms can be found on the ATE school website or in the ATE front office. Elections will take place via paper ballot beginning on May 6th and ending on May 10th. The two nominees with the most votes will be elected to serve as parent representatives on the SBDM Council.
The definition of parent includes anyone who is a parent, stepparent, foster parent, and/or a person who has legal custody of a student (KR 160.345(1)(d)) and who is attending the school during the council member’s term of office.
A parent is ineligible if he or she is an employee or a relative of an employee (father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter) of the school in which that parent serves, nor shall the parent representative be an employee or a relative of an employee in the district administrative offices. (KR 160.345(2)(a)), or a local school board member or the spouse of a board member.
New SBDM members are mandated by KRS 160.345.(6) to obtain six hours of training in the implementation of SBDM decision making, no later than 30 days after the beginning of the service year. Experienced (returning) members are required to obtain three hours of training, no later than 120 days after the beginning of the service year in which they are elected to serve.
If you have questions regarding the nomination process, please reach out to the school at 270-646-2236.