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[quote=Anonymous]From the latest LSAT Guidelines.  There is no confidentiality except for specified personnel matters.

Trust and Confidentiality
From time to time, Local School Advisory Teams have the need to discuss sensitive and confidential personnel information. The principal will set clear expectations at these junctures and explicitly inform Team members when discussion topics must be kept confidential. Team members must abide by the principal’s judgment. In cases where Local School Advisory Teams include students, there may be additional sensitivity around certain topics. In some instances, the high school student may be asked to excuse himself or herself from the meeting. Sound judgment and respect for those who may be impacted by decisions being discussed are imperative for all Team members.
Certain kinds of highly confidential personnel information cannot be shared with the Local School Advisory Team. Information about individual students and personnel information must not be disclosed to or discussed by Local School Advisory Teams.

Transparency of Local School Advisory Team Meetings and Meeting Minutes
With the exception of matters like those described in the previous section on confidentiality, Local School Advisory Team meetings are open to observers, and all minutes will be posted within 20 school days of the meeting date.
The Local School Advisory Team should establish rules for open meetings and for dispersing information on meeting discussions. Options include but are not limited to:
? setting aside a portion of the meeting time to take comments and/or questions from observers;
? regularly including a report on the most recent Local School Advisory Team meeting on the
agenda of the parent organization’s business meetings, and
? holding quarterly community meetings in order to provide an update for the larger school
community.
Observers may attend meetings in a non-voting capacity and are allowed to participate in meetings at the discretion of the Local School Advisory Team.

Taking and Approving Minutes
1. The secretary keeps minutes for each meeting.
2. Within 5 school days, the secretary distributes minutes to team members and the principal.
3. Within 5 school days of receiving the minutes from the secretary, the principal and team
members must approve the minutes.
4. Within 5 school days of receiving the minutes from the secretary, team members may
comment on the notes to improve accuracy.
5. Within 20 school days of the meeting, after approval by the LSAT members and principal,
the notes will be posted on www.dcps.dc.gov and in the front office of the school. Failure to
respond to a request to approve shall be taken as assumed consent.
6. Minutes may also be posted on the school’s website and distributed via school newsletter or
other means that the Local School Advisory Team deems fit.
Minutes will include a general overview of issues discussed during the meeting including any difficult or contentious ones. Confidential information shall not be included.

http://www.dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Budget+and+Finance/FY12+Fiscal+Report+Card/LSAT+Guidelines[/quote]

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