School Council & School Committee

The school council is the main governing body of the school, with jurisdiction over primary and secondary education.
The budget and financial accounts of accredited schools, as well as the school's strategic directions, are reported in detail to the school council.
It proposes the school's strategic directions.
It is responsible for all matters relating to the school's teaching and educational issues.
It cannot replace the Agency's management in areas that fall within its sphere of competence.
It adopts its own rules of procedure.

The number of permanent members determines the number of members of the school council.

The school council is chaired by the school head or, if they are unable to attend, by their deputy.

1. Members with voting rights:

Automatically appointed Members (School Administration) – their number sets the total number of members of the Staff Council

• The Head of the French Diplomatic Delegation or his/her representative
• The School Head
• The Deputy School Head
• The Administrative and Financial Director
• The most senior CPE (Student Services advisor)
• The primary school Director
• The kindergarten Director

Elected staff representatives
Primary school teaching and educational staff (including student services and documentation staff, kindergarten assistants)

• Secondary school teaching and educational staff (including student services and documentation staff)
• Administrative, technical, social and health staff.

Elected representatives of parents and secondary school pupils (two elected members of the CVL).

2.Members sitting on an advisory capacity

• The French consular counselors of the relevant district

• The vice-president of the CVL

• Two local figures chosen for their expertise in social, economic and cultural matters, as proposed by the school head

• The president of the alumni association Anciens or their representative

• The national education coordinators (primary and secondary levels).

3. Membres invités 

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The Kindergarten and Primary School Committee adopts the rules and regulations of the school based on proposals made by the head teacher.This committee must be consulted for its advice on all matters relating to the running and life of the school.

1. Automatically appointed members with voting rights (in schools with 15 or more classes)

• The Director of Primary School and the Director of Kindergarten

• 15 teachers, including at least one per level of education

• One teacher who is a member of the school's special needs education staff, if such a position exists, chosen by the teaching staff

• Fifteen elected representatives of the pupils' parents, including at least one per level of education.

All teachers are entitled to be permanent members of the Kindergarten and Primary School committee. A method of representation is established by the Director of Primary School and the Director of Kindergarten in agreement with the School Head. A list of staff names is thus drawn up for the school year during the first meeting of the Teachers' Committee.

1. Automatically appointed members with advisory status:

• The Head of school, or their deputy if they are unable to attend,

• The Administrative and Financial Director,

• The French National Education Inspector in residence

2. Representatives of other staff working in the primary school and kindergarten may also attend the school committee meetings in an advisory capacity.

3. The chairpersons, after consulting the committee, may invite any person whose input is deemed useful in relation to the agenda.

The secondary school council prepares secondary school matters for the school council.

The secondary school council is chaired by the School Head or, if they are unable to attend, by their deputy.

• Representatives of the administration:

• The School Head

• The deputy School Head

• The administrative and financial director

• The most senior most senior CPE (Student Services Advisor)

• The Austrian education coordinator.

The number of representatives of the administration sets the number of the other two components.

• Elected representatives of teaching staff and administrative, technical, social, health, technical and service staff on the school council,

• Elected representatives of parents and pupils on the school council (the vice-chair of the CVL and one full member),

• An elected representative of the CVL participates in the secondary school council.

The Health, Civic and Environmental Education Council is a think tank and a tool for steering, observing and monitoring that designs, implements and evaluates an educational project in the areas of health, civic and sustainable development education that is integrated into the school's project and approved by the school council.

The Health, Civic and Environmental Education Council is chaired by the School Head or, in their absence, by their deputy, and includes:

• A nurse (male or female)

• The ÉBÉP coordinator

• The Administrative and Financial Director

• The Elementary School Director

• The Kindergarten Director

• The Coordinator of the Austrian Teaching Teams

• 3 representatives of the teaching staff

• 2 representatives of the parents

• 2 student representatives (CVC and CVL)

Education, social, and health staff, along with representatives of the teaching staff, parents, and students, are appointed by the Head of School upon proposal of the members of the School Council belonging to their respective categories.

As a key forum for listening and dialogue among students, and between students and members of the school community, this body provides a space where all practical matters relating to high school students’ living and learning conditions within the school are discussed.

High school students give opinions and put forward proposals, which are then submitted to the School Council for consideration.

The CVL is chaired by the Head of School.

The CVL is made up of 10 high school students elected for two years by all high school students. For each full member, one substitute is elected. Half of the members of the High School Student Council are renewed each year.

In an advisory capacity:

• Staff representatives appointed each year from among volunteer members of the teaching and education staff, as well as administrative, technical, social, and health staff, serving on the Secondary School Council or, where applicable, on the School Council.

• Parent representatives elected from among themselves by the parent representatives on the Secondary School Council or, where applicable, on the School Council.

As a key forum for listening and dialogue among students, and between students and members of the school community, this body provides a space where all practical matters relating to middle school students' living conditions within the school are discussed.

The CVC is chaired by the Head of School.

The CVC is composed of:

• Elected student representatives

• At least two staff representatives, including one teacher

• At least one parent representative

• The members of the CVC are elected or appointed no later than the end of the calendar year following the start of the school year.

A disciplinary council is established in institutions providing secondary education and, where applicable, one for the middle school and one for the high school. The school head is responsible for assessing whether disciplinary proceedings should be brought against a pupil. Convening the disciplinary committee is considered a last resort and a serious matter.

Before initiating disciplinary proceedings, the School Head and the teaching staff shall, as far as possible, seek any appropriate educational measures, in particular through the educational committee. Focus shall be placed on promoting a sense of responsibility and accountability in pupils.

• School Head

• Deputy dchool head

• A CPE (Student Services Advisor) appointed by the School Head

• The administrative and financial director

• 5 staff representatives, including 4 representing teaching and educational staff, and one representing administrative, social and health, technical, manual and service staff

• 3 representatives of parents of middle school pupils, 2 representatives of parents of high school pupils

• 2 pupil representatives for the middle school, 3 pupil representatives for the high school 

Staff and parent representatives are elected annually from within their respective categories by the full and substitute members of the school council. Student representatives are appointed by the students elected to the school council from among the students and elected representatives of the CVL.

A health and safety committee is established in schools for matters relating to the health and safety of the entire school community. This committee is established in all schools, in compliance with the minimum requirements of local law.

The health and safety committee is chaired by the School Head or, if they are unable to attend, by their deputy.

• Representatives of the administration:

  • The school head or their deputy

  • The administrative and financial director

  • The Kindergarten director

  • The primary school directorThe senior student services advisor (CPE)
    
    

• Staff Representatives appointed by the elected staff representatives on the school council. 

  • They shall include at least one representative from each category of staff (primary school teaching staff, secondary school teaching staff, administrative, social and health staff, technical and service staff).

  • Between 4 and 6 members, their number shall be decided by the School Council.

  • For each full member, there is one substitute member.
    
    

• User representatives: 1 to 2 parent representatives appointed by the elected parent representatives on the School Council and 1 to 2 student representatives appointed by the elected student representatives on the School Council.

• User representatives: 1 to 2 parent representatives appointed by the elected parent representatives on the School Council and 1 to 2 student representatives appointed by the elected student representatives on the School Council.

• As an expert, any person with expertise in health, prevention or safety (doctor, school nurse, prevention assistant, etc.) or, failing that, a competent external expert.

• As well as the head of technical and service staff, or the person acting as coordinator of technical and service staff.

• A representative of the diplomatic post in charge of health and safety issues.

A health, safety and working conditions committee is established in schools for matters relating to the health, safety and working conditions of school staff. This committee is established in all schools in accordance with, at a minimum, the requirements of local law.

The committee is chaired by the head of the institution or, if they are unable to attend, their deputy. It includes:

• An equal number of representatives of the administration (appointed by the head of the institution)

• and permanent staff - the number is set by the members of the School Council before the first meeting of the committee, between 6 and 8 people appointed by the staff sitting on the works council; at least one representative from each category of staff (Kindergarten and primary school teachers, secondary school teachers and administrative, health and service staff).

• A member of the school staff qualified in health, prevention or safety (doctor, school nurse, prevention assistant, etc.) attends the meetings as an expert or, alternatively, a competent external expert.

• The chair may invite, on her own initiative or at the request of the staff representatives, any person whose consultation is deemed useful.

The continuing education unit defines the training and professional development policy for all staff at the institution, in accordance with the guidelines set by the Agency, the zone project, the institution project and, in approved and partner institutions, the strategic guidelines of the managing body in terms of training.

It acts as a link between the requests made by staff and the mutualisation/IRF bodies. It ensures compliance with the procedures defined by the AEFE.

La cellule de formation continue est constituée de :

• La cheffe d’établissement

• Le proviseur adjoint 

• Le directeur de l’école maternelle

• La directrice de l’école élémentaire

• La directrice administrative et financière

• 2 représentantes et représentants des personnels enseignants du 1er degré

• 2 représentantes et représentants des personnels enseignants du 2nd degré

• 2 représentantes et représentants des personnels des autres catégories de personnels.
  

Staff representatives are volunteers, appointed and mandated by the elected representatives on the school council in their respective sections. The full-members and their substitutes are appointed at the first school council meeting following the election of staff representatives.

At the request of the members of the continuing education unit, the school head may invite an expert depending on the agenda.