Community Advisory Council Seeks New Executive Committee Members by Feb. 18, 2022

February 1st, 2022

The Board of Education’s Community Advisory Council (CAC) announces an open call for leadership volunteers to serve on the Executive Committee for the 2022-2023 school year. Nominations are being accepted for Chair, 1st Vice Chair, 2nd Vice Chair, Secretary, and Policy Committee Chair. The CAC serves as liaison between the Board and the community at large, meets monthly during the school year, and reports directly to the Board. The Executive Committee receives from the community concerns, information, and inquiries about matters within the province of the Board and researches issues as appropriate.

Executive Committee members will lead a dedicated community of volunteers as the CAC participates in HCPSS Policy review. Success requires the ability to objectively and impartially represent and share broad-based majority and minority opinion on issues such as the school-year calendar, all policies under review, and budgeting with the Board. Successful candidates should be reliable, be able to lead substantive discussions, and be comfortable with public speaking. The leadership team should be committed to the integrity of the CAC, an important component of maintaining and improving the public school education of Howard County.

If you are interested in serving on the Executive Committee, please submit an email to the Nominating Committee at hcpsscacnominatingcommittee@gmail.com on or before February 18, 2022, indicating your name and the position(s) you are interested in. The Committee will then send you a candidate questionnaire to complete and return. To be considered for nomination, an individual should already be a CAC member, or will need to attend the March 9th meeting in order to be voted in as a member prior to the election meeting on April 6th.

If you have questions regarding the CAC roles, reach out to the current Executive Committee at cac.hocoboe@gmail.com. To learn more about the CAC and the duties of each Board position, review HCPSS Policy 2060 and the CAC webpage and Bylaws.