Common use of SCHOOL DECISION MAKING Clause in Contracts

SCHOOL DECISION MAKING. A. Each building shall have an inclusive decision making process in writing that will be reviewed by all staff each year. The process will focus on student needs, academic achievement, and support for staff to include the following principles and effective practices: 1. Each elementary school shall have a representative, shared leadership team(s) with at least two members chosen by the staff. At the secondary level, department chairs shall be on the team as well as the adhoc committee members selected by the staff. Adhoc committee members may be excused from regular department meeting business.. The number of representatives shall be sufficient so that communication looping to all affected staff is possible. 2. The responsibilities of the shared school leadership team include but are not limited to: a. Developing a continuum of decision-making responsibilities (e.g. who makes which decisions). b. Establishing team norms. c. Implementing the School Improvement Plan (SIP). d. Creating opportunities for input and to surface questions or concerns. e. Communicating throughout the decision making process (e.g. loop-outs to affected classified and certificated staff, meeting topics and/or minutes, staff updates and/or bulletins, etc.). f. Recommending to staff possible amendments to the decision making process if the representative shared leadership team or other staff determine there is a need to do so. Any amendment to the decision making process shall be voted on by the entire staff. B. A SIP may not be designed or implemented that is contrary or inconsistent with the terms of any SEA Collective Bargaining Agreement or School Board Policy. Annually, the District will provide the Association president with access to each school’s SIP. C. Each school will use its inclusive decision making process with affected classified or certificated staff to determine participation in a pilot program. For this provision, pilot programs refer to anything that is not mandated curricula and/or any trial of curriculum or assessment the District is not requiring of schools.

SCHOOL DECISION MAKING. A. Each building shall have an inclusive decision making process in writing that will be reviewed by all staff each year. The process will focus on student needs, academic achievement, and support for staff to include the following principles and effective practices: 1. Each elementary school shall have a representative, shared leadership team(s) with at least two (2) members chosen by the staff. At the secondary level, department chairs shall be on the team as well as the adhoc committee members selected by the staff. Adhoc committee members may be excused from regular department meeting business.. . The number of representatives shall be sufficient so that communication looping to all affected staff is possible. 2. Each team shall invite a SEA representative. 3. The responsibilities of the shared school leadership team include but are not limited to: a. Developing a continuum of decision-decision making responsibilities (e.g. who makes which decisions). b. Establishing team norms. c. Implementing the School Improvement Plan (SIP). d. Creating opportunities for input and to surface questions or concerns. e. Communicating throughout the decision making process (e.g. loop-outs to affected classified and certificated staff, meeting topics and/or minutes, staff updates and/or bulletins, etc.). f. Recommending to staff possible amendments to the decision making process if the representative shared leadership team or other staff determine there is a need to do so. Any amendment to the decision making process shall be voted on by the entire staff. B. 4. A SIP may not be designed or implemented that is contrary or inconsistent with the terms of any SEA the Collective Bargaining Agreement or School Board Policy. Annually, the District will provide the Association president with access to each school’s SIP. C. B. Each school will use its inclusive decision making process with affected classified or certificated staff to determine participation in a pilot program. For this provision, pilot programs refer to anything that is not mandated curricula and/or any trial of curriculum or assessment the District is not requiring of schools.

SCHOOL DECISION MAKING. A. Each building shall have an inclusive decision making process in writing that will be reviewed by all staff each year. The process will focus on student needs, academic achievement, and support for staff to include the following principles and effective practices: 1. Each elementary school shall have a representative, shared leadership team(s) with at least two members chosen by the which may include both certificated and classified staff. At the secondary level, department chairs shall be on the team as well as the adhoc committee members selected by the staff. Adhoc committee members may be excused from regular department meeting business.. The number of representatives shall be sufficient so that communication looping to all affected staff is possible. 2. The responsibilities of the shared school leadership team include but are not limited to: a. Developing developing a continuum of decision-making responsibilities (e.g. who makes which decisions). b. Establishing establishing team norms. c. Implementing implementing the School Improvement Plan (SIP). d. Creating creating opportunities for input and to surface questions or concerns. e. Communicating communicating throughout the decision making process (e.g. loop-outs to affected classified and certificated staff, meeting topics and/or minutes, staff updates and/or bulletins, bulletins etc.). f. Recommending recommending to staff possible amendments to the decision making process if the representative shared leadership team or other staff determine there is a need to do so. Any amendment to the decision making process shall be voted on by the entire staff. B. A SIP may not be designed or implemented that is contrary or inconsistent with the terms of any SEA Collective Bargaining Agreement or School Board Policy. Annually, the District will provide the Association president with access to each school’s SIP. C. Each school will use its inclusive decision making process with affected classified or certificated staff to determine participation in a pilot program. For this provision, pilot programs refer to anything that is not mandated curricula and/or any trial of curriculum or assessment the District is not requiring of schools.