Responsible Autonomy Clause Samples

Responsible Autonomy. The staff (principal/supervisor and employees) of each school shall be given the responsibility to develop, review, and approve the building budgetary priorities, instructional priorities, and long-range plans at least once each semester. A. There shall be a School Improvement Team for each school building in the Lansing School District which shall operate under the guidance of the building principal. All appointments to the School Improvement Team shall occur no later than September 30 of each year. Consistent with MCL 380.1277, all meetings shall be open to the staff and parents who, while they may not be members of the Team, may voluntarily participate in the development, review and evaluation of the school’s improvement plan. All meetings shall be publicized in advance. Special Education Improvement Team (SEIT) will conduct itself in a similar fashion as a school based School Improvement Team. The difference being the members will be from across the Special Education Department inclusive of both ancillary and classroom employees. This committee shall develop a protocol for scope of duties and responsibilities during the 2018-2019 school year. B. The School Improvement Team shall have the responsibility to develop a planning and decision- making process which takes place as much as possible in a climate of mutual trust, respect, and consensus. This decision-making process shall include supervision of any Building Budget committee (G Accounts), Implementation or modifications of instructional programs subject to Paragraphs E. and F., curriculum issues, employees’ hours subject to Article 8 including parent / teacher conferences and building in-services, the student discipline process, and such other matters as the team shall mutually determine. At least each semester, the School Improvement Team shall assess in writing its progress toward its goals and objectives. Copies of the assessment shall be given to the building faculty and the Professional Council. The School Improvement Team shall also be responsible for ensuring that all planning and decision-making properly acknowledges staff and budget limitations; state and federal regulations; goals; priorities and policies of the Lansing School District; and provisions of this Agreement. C. The principal shall provide the staff upon request the available current budget and other pertinent data so that informed recommendations can occur. The staff is responsible for ensuring that their knowledge, perception...