FCS Charter Council

Forest Charter School is governed by the Charter Council, a volunteer group comprised of 5 parent representatives, 2 education specialist representatives, 1 community member and 1 high school student representative, all voting members. The executive director and other school officials participate as non-voting members who provide educational and fiscal information and updates on the operations of the school.

The Charter Council is responsible for all recommended modifications to the school charter (PDF: 212K). The Charter Council also evaluates the school annually to determine the effectiveness of the educational programs and provide direction for program improvements. The Charter Council provides input and recommendations related to the fiscal relationship between Nevada County Superintendent of School's overall revenues and expenditures, and the revenues and expenditures of Forest Charter School. This member body also approves salary schedules and new personnel based on the recommendations of the FCS administration.

The Charter Council meets monthly and has held 1 strategic planning retreat to set the vision for growth in the next 5 years. The dynamic growth of this school supported by these positive and empowered representatives continues to help this Personalized Learning Program to grow in it's creativity and responsibility. The goal: to support the success of all students and to nurture their life-long love of learning.

Announcements of all Charter Council meetings are announced in newsletters sent home to all families and are posted in appropriate places to conform to the Brown Act.

If you would like to more about the FCS Charter Council or have an interest in being a part of this dynamic collaborative team, please contact the Forest Charter School Office.

Meet our FCS Charter Council Team:

Larry Homan		Chair, community member
Nancy Markson		co-chair, ES representative, Nevada City
Pam Barram		Parent representative, Grass Valley
Sandy Saccomanno		Parent representative, Grass Valley
Kathy Scovel-Rodrigue		Parent representative, Grass Valley
Sue Barnickol		Parent representative, Grass Valley
Janice Comstock		Parent representative, Truckee
Linda Hill		ES representative, Truckee
Annabelle Ziegenhagen		Student representative, Grass Valley
Theresa Smittle	Secretary	(non-voting)
Sandy McDivitt		FCS Executive Director (non-voting)
BJ Hatcher		FCS Vice Principal (non-voting)
Peter Sagebiel		FCS Academic Dean (non-voting)

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