ALCS Risk Management Committee
Scope of Work

The Risk Management Committee serves as a collaborative forum to advise the School Director, on policies, procedures and practices as they relate to school safety and risk management.

• Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:30.
• Contact:  Jim McIntosh, Chair    jmcintosh@aldocs.org 

Links to:

1. Policies (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Check back at a later date for this link)
2. AEE Review
3. AEE Review Notes
4. RM Continues to evolve at ALCS
5. November 2019 Update on Michael Lindsey’s Recommendations
   

The Risk Management Committee (RMC) of the Aldo Leopold Charter School is a standing committee formed by the school’s Director.
 
I. Risk Management Committee Purpose
The Risk Management Committee serves as a collaborative forum to advise the School Director, on policies, procedures and practices as they relate to school safety and risk management.
 
II. Membership of Risk Management Committee

    a. Committee Membership Profile
       The Risk Management Committee shall strive to include at least one staff, parent,    
       Governing Council member, student, and community member.  The school director shall be    
       an active member of the RMC, and may serve as chair. The RMC shall include at least one
       member of the Governing Council.
 
     b. Initial Membership
        As this committee is a Director formed committee, the Director chooses the initial      
        members. In the event that the Committee does not meet for three or more consecutive
        months, the Director may appoint new members.
 
     c. New Membership
        The RMC may request new members by seeking individuals independently, by posting the  
        position within the school, by placing an ad through local media or by utilizing the ALCS
        Parent Volunteer Coordinator.  Any interested individual(s) must submit an ALCS Committee
        Membership Application and be placed through the ALCS Committee Membership Policy. 
        This committee shall review applicants and final appointment is determined by a majority
        vote of the committee.  Committee membership commences upon signature of the ALCS
        committee Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Document. 

     d. Membership Termination - A member may be removed from the committee by:
          1.  Self-removal/resignation.
          2. Removal by Director or unanimous vote by committee members.
    
     e. Offices of the Committee
        The RMC shall have a committee designated chair and secretary.
 

III. Risk Management Committee Duties
The Risk Management Committee will undertake the following listed duties and such other matters that relate to school safety and risk management:

      a. Review the Safe School Plan and recommend amendments, trainings and other actions
         that are necessary for oversight of this policy.

      b. Review existing or new policies that relate to Risk Management. New or amended     
         policies shall be submitted to the Policy Committee.

      c. Review new procedures or amendments to existing procedures that relate to risk 
         management. New or changed procedures shall be submitted to the appropriate overseeing
         individual or body.  

      d. Review school practices that relate to student and/or staff risk management, to include the
         documentation process.

      e. Complete an annual Risk Management Review, submitted to the Director and the Governing
         Council Chair.