The composition of the Site Governance Team shall represent the various stakeholder groups (teachers, parents, administrators, classified, community, and students.) The Site Governance Team will be composed of the following:

The term of office for each member is traditional school year. On or about the first working day of the traditional school year, new members will be elected to the Site Governance Team.

If only the required number of persons volunteer from each stakeholder group, those persons are automatically the assigned representative. If more then the required number of persons volunteer from each group, the required number of persons must be elected or selected to be the official representatives. (See Alternative section)

All meetings are open and all may participate in consensus building. If consensus cannot be reached with everyone, however, only the official representatives may participate in consensus. The Chairperson shall be clear about who are the official representatives at the beginning of each meeting.

SDEA unit member will be elected democratically by their peers.

Student members will be selected through a nomination process conducted in each of them advisory or first period class at the beginning of the traditional school year. A list of students who would like to participate on the Governance Team will then be supplied to the Governance Team Chairperson who will contact the students regarding their possible participation. In the event that no student members can be found, the Governance Team. An explanation of the Governance Team and request for volunteers, will be included in the orientation packet for the new students, the re- enrollment packet for the returning students, an/or will be handed out on or about the first school day of the traditional school year.

Prospective parent members of the Governance Team will receive volunteer forms at the orientation for the coming school year, and forms will be sent home on or about the first school day of the traditional school year. In the event that no parent volunteers are found, current Governance Team members will contact and personally recommend parents for the Team. If more than four parents attend any one Governance meeting, all may participate in consensus building. If they cannot agree, however, only those official parent representatives may participate in consensus.
The new members will take office as soon as possible at the beginning of the school year. Members may serve consecutive terms of office with no limit to the number of terms. Members are encouraged to serve more than one year to hopefully prevent a totally new team at the beginning of each school year. Resignations are accepted at the beginning of the school year.

The Site Governance Team shall elect a Chairperson at the first meeting at the beginning of the school year. There is no limit to the number of terms a Chairperson may serve.

A Vice-Chairperson and Secretary shall also be elected at the first meeting at the beginning of the school year.