School Advisory Council
The Ellis School Advisory Council (SAC) is a dedicated group of parents and staff members focused on improving school practices, monitoring the school's budget, reviewing progress toward school goals, and bringing in concerns from the community.
2025-2026 School Year Schedule
The Ellis SAC will meet at least six times during the 2025-26 school year, from September to May. Based on input from staff and parents, meetings are held on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. Meeting dates will be posted in advance for all families and staff.
- September 9, 2025
- October 14, 2025
- November 18, 2025
- January 13, 2026
- March 10, 2026
- April 14, 2026
- May 12, 2026
Meeting Location
Meetings will be held in the school library.
Meeting Agendas
Meeting agendas will consist of updates from the school, a focus for the month (such as budget), and an opportunity for representatives to share school-based and/or community-based issues and concerns.
Stakeholder Participation
The Ellis SAC is a group of parents/guardians and staff. This is typically the same parents/guardians and staff based on the representation of our school teams and school communities.
This year, the Ellis SAC leadership consists of the following stakeholders:
Principal: Dr. Andy Jacks
Assistant Principal: Dr. Tonya Woods
Administrative Intern: Kasey Kelican
Interpretation: Natalia Guardado, Parent and Parent Liaison
Officers:
President: Mary O'Gray, Parent
Secretary: Emily Taylor, Ellis IB Coordinator
Superintendent's Advisory Council on Instruction: Mary O'Gray
Public Comments - Open Chair
During each meeting, there will be time for any Ellis-connected family to share any comments they feel would be helpful for the Ellis SAC to know and understand.
2025-26 Meeting Minutes
- September 9, 2025
- October 14, 2025
- November 18, 2025
- January 13, 2026 (cancelled)
- February 10, 2026
- March 10, 2026
- April 14, 2026
- May 12, 2026
2024-25 Meeting Minutes
- September 30, 2024
- November 19, 2024
- December 17, 2024
- January 28, 2025
- February 18, 2025
- March 18, 2025
- April 22, 2025
- May 20, 2025
Bylaws
New bylaws were written in the fall of 2024 and approved by the Ellis School Advisory Council on December 17, 2024. Click on the link here to read and review them: Ellis Elementary SAC Bylaws.
Attendance Area
TNS has the largest attendance area of any school in PWCS. See the map below for a picture and use the "PWCS Find Your School SY 2023-24" Tool for an interactive map online.
PWCS Elementary School Attendance Areas:
