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  • About Bell
    • About Us
    • Mission and Vision
    • Principal's Message
    • Programs and Admissions
    • Equity at Bell
    • Staff >
      • Staff List
      • Administration
    • Tours and Tour Dates
    • Transportation
    • Parent Handbook
    • Arrival and Dismissal
    • New Student Registration
    • School Fees
    • Contact Us
  • Academics
    • General Information
    • Classrooms
    • Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
    • Social-Emotional & Behavior Support >
      • Curriculum
    • Fine Arts Residencies
    • Facing History
    • Supply Lists
    • Counseling Services
  • Extracurricular
    • After School Clubs and Activities
    • Athletics
    • After Care Programming
  • Community
    • Local School Council (LSC) >
      • About the LSC
    • Friends of Bell
    • Parent Equity Group
    • Parent Forum
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Alumni
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Local School Council

Members

Here are the members for the 2024-2026 term:

Parent Representatives
Adam Boyer, OMA & FOIA Officer
Mark Bennett, Secretary
Sarah Jerutis, Chairperson
Lisa Miranda
Rachel Rozycki, Strategic Planning Chairperson
Sara Warner, Vice Chairperson

Community Representatives
Alexander Dee
Jennifer Edmonds

Principal
Ashley Reyes

Staff Representatives
York Chan, staff
​Mary Fessler, teacher
Mark Golden, teacher

Student Representative
Zoe Shey

About

Please join us! The Bell School Local School Council (LSC) meetings are listed on this page. Please confirm with the school calendar for call in and/or location information. The meetings are open to the public.

The Local School Council consists of 6 parents, 2 teachers, 1 staff member, 2 community members, 1 student, and the principal of the school. Council members are elected by members of their peer group on the second semester Report Card Pick-Up Day in April of every even-numbered year. Parent, community, teacher and staff representatives serve a two-year term beginning July 1 after each election and ending June 30, two years later.
 
The LSC encourages the participation of teachers, parents, students, and neighbors in the important decisions it makes. Meetings are generally open to audience participation, however, there is a designated time for public comment during each meeting. If you wish to address the LSC on a particular topic, please email [email protected] by noon of the day before the meeting. Each request should include your name and contact information along with the topic.
 
The LSC bulletin board in the main office has the latest information and meeting schedules, minutes of previous meetings, agenda for the upcoming meeting, contacts, the list of LSC committees, and other relevant documents. The same information is also available virtually in the Public LSC folder.  Please click here to view the current LSC by-laws.

Meeting Dates

Meetings in 2024-25 will be in person at Bell. All members of the Bell community are welcome to attend. When possible, meetings will be streamed online for parents and community members to join remotely. A link or phone number listed on the agenda that will be in the PUBLIC LSC folder prior to the meeting or on the school calendar. Please see the Bell public calendar for latest dates and times.
  • Tuesday, July 2, 6:30 PM - Organizational meeting for 2024-25 School Year
  • August 21, 6:30 PM
  • September 11, 6:30 PM
  • October 9, 6:30 PM
  • November 13, 6:30 PM
  • December 11, 6:30 PM
  • January 8, 2025, 6:30 PM
  • February 12, 6:30 PM
  • March 12, 6:30 PM
  • April 9, 6:30 PM
  • May 7, 6:30 PM (Special Meeting)
  • May 14, 6:30 PM
  • June 11, 6:30 PM
  • July 9, 2025 (Tentative Organizational Meeting for 2025-26 School Year)

Committees

The Bell LSC has two standing committees: Budget and Strategic Planning. Meeting dates for those committees are available on the School Calendar and are open to the public.

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Agendas and Minutes for the Strategic Planning Committee are Available in the Public LSC Folder.

​Agendas and
Minutes for the Budget Committee are Available in the Public LSC Folder.


Agendas and Minutes

The agenda for the upcoming LSC meeting is available at least two days prior to the meeting in the public LSC PUBLIC FOLDER. The agenda will have the ​meeting information and if the meeting will be streamed, the agenda will have call in information. LSC minutes from previous meetings are also available in the Public Folder. Note minutes are added after they are approved at the subsequent meeting.​

Contact the LSC

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions for the Bell LSC.
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