The Charter Governing Board, consisting of parents, staff, and community members, is empowered to make school wide policy decisions. School wide policy includes, but is not limited to: graduation requirements, admission standards, attendance policies, school calendar, general and fiscal oversight, and annual budget approval. Moreover, the Helix Charter Governing Board is also responsible for appointing, evaluating, compensating and, when necessary, replacing the Executive Director.
The Helix Governing Board consists of nine voting members. The voting members are:
Three Staff Members (elected by a vote of the Helix Charter High School staff)
- 1 Classified Staff Representative
- 2 Certificated Staff Representatives
Four Parent/Community Members (elected by the parents of current Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior students)
- 2 Parent Representatives
- 2 Community Representatives
One PTSA Member (selected by Helix PTSA)
One District Member (if the district elects not to exercise its right to place a representative on the Charter Governing Board, then one additional Community Member shall be selected by a majority vote of the current Parent and Community Members)
- 1 District or Community Representative
The Helix Charter Governing Board also includes non-voting members:
- Executive Director
- Management Team
- 2 Student Representatives (selected by Student Council)
