The School Site Council is a group of teachers, parents, and classified employees that works with the principal to develop, review and evaluate school improvement programs and school budgets. The members of the site council are generally elected by their peers — for example, parents elect the parent representatives and teachers elect teachers.

It's that time of year again! Durham Elementary is looking for nominations for interested parents who would like to be on School Site Council (SSC).  We currently have two parent openings to fill for a two year term. We meet once monthly (approximately 7 times a year) from 3:00-4:00PM in the DES Multi-Purpose Room on the third or fourth Wednesday of the month (Tentative dates for 2025-2026 school year: 9/24/25, 10/22/25, 11/19/25, 1/28/26, 2/25/26, 3/25/26, and 4/22/26). The committee is provided information and data about curriculum, test scores, school safety, and many other important issues related to our school.  The SSC also makes recommendations for our School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). If you or someone you know would be interested in being nominated, please fill out the attached form (provided in both English and Spanish) and send it to your child's teacher or the DES Office by Friday, September 5th.

Meetings are held monthly at 3:00 pm in the DES Room 4. 

The following meeting dates are subject to change. DES will make every effort to notify members as soon as possible of a schedule change.

• Wednesday, September 24, 2025

• Wednesday, October 22, 2025

• Wednesday, November 19, 2025

• Wednesday, January 28, 2026

• Wednesday, February 25, 2026

• Wednesday, March 25, 2026

• Wednesday, April 22, 2026