What is Site Council?

 The Lake Harriet Community School (LHCS) Site Council is the school’s site leadership team.  As the advisory and planning body for LHCS, it is a forum for staff and parents to provide direction to the administration and to enhance student achievement.  The purpose of the Site Council is to examine existing or proposed policies and procedures and make recommendations to ensure sustained student achievement.”

Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to; long-range planning, development and oversight of the School Improvement Plan (SIP), monitoring of the school budget, and regular assessment of the effectiveness of LHCS's shared-decision making. 

Site Council Members (2012-13) 

Mary Rynchek  (Administrative Co-chair).

Jan Parrish

Merry Tilleson

Barb Boerboon

Ian Hunter

Maggie Quinlan

Theresa Harich

Caroline Cochran (Parent  Co-chair)

Angie Arnold

Joel Stensrud (Community Member).

Tim Showalter-Loch

Seth Paradis

Toni Gerard

Gwen Spurgat

Lisa Legrand

Heather Legris

Subcommittees (2012-13)

Each member of the Site Council is placed on a subcommittee with the possible exception of the parent co-chair, who can act in a "floating" capacity and fills in where needed. Each subcommittee sets up a schedule that works for them to complete their assigned tasks.  Each subcommittee reports back on the status of their work at each meeting. “

Communication and Family Involvement

Focus is to facilitate consistent, clear, and frequent communication between families, administration, and staff.

Parent Members: Toni Gerard, Heather Legris

Talent Development/SIP

Focus is to review the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and enhance talent development planning and implementation.

Parent Members: Angie Arnold, Tim Showalter-Loch, Joel Stensrud

School Focus

Focus is to further incorporate STEM into all areas of Lake Harriet Community School.

Parent Members: Lisa Legrand, Gwen Spurgat, Seth Paradis

More Information

View meeting information and minutes for 2012-13.
View archived meeting information and minutes from previous years.
Send questions, suggestions, concerns or ideas for Site Council to the parent co-chair, Caroline Cochran, at carolinec.cochran@gmail.com.