consistently do not attend meetings, as well as additional clarifications to assist in the efficient operation of the council consistent with the law and with Board rule. Utah Code § 53G-7-1202(2) (2019) Utah Admin. Rules R277-491-6(1)(b)(ii), (2) (December 10, 2018) Each school community council shall also: 1. Create a School LAND Trust Program and LAND Trust plan for the school in accordance with§ 53G-7-1206; and 2. Advise and make recommendations to school and district administrators and the school board regarding the school and its programs, school district programs, a child access routing plan in accordance with § 53G-4-402, safe technology use and digital citizenship, and other issues relating to the community environment for students. Utah Code §53G-7-1202(3) (2019) Each school community shall also provide for education and awareness on safe technology use and digital citizenship that empowers students to make smart media and online choices and students’ parents or guardians to know how to discuss safe technology use with their students. (“Digital citizenship” means the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior related to technology use, including digital literacy, ethics, etiquette, and security.) Each school community council shall also partner with the school’s principal or other administrators to ensure that adequate on- and off-campus Internet filtering is installed and consistently configured to prevent viewing of harmful content by students and school personnel. Each school community council shall also work with students, families, and educators to incorporate safety principles at the school and hold at least an annual discussion with the school’s principal and District administrators regarding safety principles at the school and District level in order to coordinate the school community council’s effort to develop and incorporate safety principles at the school. (“Safety principles” means safety principles that, when incorporated into programs and resources, impact academic achievement by strengthening a safe and wholesome learning environment, including continual efforts for safe technology utilization and digital citizenship.) To fulfill these duties, a school community council may create a subcommittee and may also partner with one or more non-profit organizations. Utah Code § 53G-7-1202(1)(a), (e) (3)(a)(iii), (iv), (vi), (b) (2019) To assist the community council in fulfilling these responsibilities, the principal shall annually provide the council with a report which summarizes the current safe technology and digital citizenship practices of the District and the school, including (1) information on internet filtering protocols for school and District devices which access the internet, (2) instructional practices, monitoring, and reporting procedures, and (3) and required internet safety training provided to a student and parent by the school or the District. Utah Admin. Rules R277-491-6(3) (December 10, 2018) Duties of Council Chair With respect to meetings, the school community council chair (or designee) shall: 1. Set each meeting’s agenda; 2. Conduct each meeting according to the council’s rules; 3. Keep written minutes which meet the requirements of this policy and law; and
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