Site Councils Sample Clauses
Site Councils. 1. The District may establish School Improvement and Professional Development Programs/Site-Based Decision Making Programs/21st Century Schools Councils Programs, as provided for under ORS 329.555 and 329.690; the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; and/or as part of the District’s Staff/Curriculum Development Program.
2. No site program shall violate any District policy, violate any provision of the Master Agreement, or establish past practice without the approval of the District and the Association.
3. When an employee participates in such programs which require his/her attendance beyond the normal workday and/or calendar, the employee shall receive exchange time.
4. The Association will be provided with copies of Site Council agendas and minutes.
Site Councils. It is the mutual intent of the Association and the District that the implementation of The 21st Century Schools Program be accomplished in accordance with State Statutes and Rules and District Policies, as well as the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties.
Site Councils. Each school will have a Site Council whose membership meets the requirements of the School- Based Coordinated Program. The Council’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following:
a. Development and approval of the Comprehensive School Plan;
b. Development and approval of the school budget;
c. Development and approval of the annual School Report Card;
d. Development of plan for staff training and the use of school-based coordinated program days;
e. Development of standards for measuring school effectiveness, and reporting on the extent to which those standards are met;
f. Allocation of resources to meet the goals identified in the School Plan;
Site Councils. The District and the Southern Oregon Bargaining Council recognize that arrangements pursuant to which employees at individual schools are given increased responsibility for making decisions with regard to their day-to-day affairs (“site-based decision making arrangements”) can ▇▇▇▇▇▇ the collegial exchange of ideas and information that is necessary for effective professional practice, and can improve the educational process. The purpose of a Building Site Council shall be to develop and work towards achieving building level programs, consistent with District policy, this Collective Bargaining Agreement, federal and state statutes and regulations. Examples of Building Site Council responsibilities may include but are not limited to: programs that enhance learning outcomes for students, measurement of learning outcomes, improvement of processes to deliver services to students, and improve elements common to strong school/community relationships. The central office shall provide support and research to Site Council within available time and resources. Accordingly, in order to encourage the development and implementation of site-based decision making arrangements in the District, the parties agree as follows:
A. Half of the members of each Site Council will be classroom teachers elected from all teachers in the building. It is recommended that school councils within the district have membership of ten. The make-up would be five teachers, one administrator, two classified, and two parents. Upon implementation, the school council shall establish terms of office, consensus parameters for council and affected staff, meeting times, purpose and goals within the parameters of Board policy IFCA, with copies of the above forwarded to the Association and the District. To facilitate the activities of the Council, each Site Council shall receive 2 half-days release time per teacher council member to be used at the discretion of the Council.
B. The Council, in cooperation with the District office, will, among its other functions, conduct during each school year a site-based decision making orientation program, the purpose of which will be to explain the theory and practice of site-based decision making, and to provide training in the skills, (e.g., group problem solving, consensus building) that are necessary to develop and implement effective site-based decision making arrangements. This program will include a component for all administrators and employees of that buildin...
Site Councils. Each school will have a Site Council whose membership meets the requirements of the School- Based Coordinated Program. The Council’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following:
Site Councils. In order to encourage the development and implementation of site based decision-making arrangements in the District, the parties agree as follows:
A. To facilitate the activities of the Council, each Site Council shall receive two (2) one- half (1/2) days release time per classified council member to be used at the discretion of the Council.
B. 1. If any aspect of a proposed site-based decision making arrangement is contrary to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, said aspect will not be approved by the Site Council unless a signed waiver is obtained from the Association and/or OSEA Chapter 96 and the School Board. Said waiver must be in writing, and must specify the contractual provision waived, the nature and duration of the waiver, and the employees affected by the waiver. The waiver will be considered an addendum to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Similarly, site-based decision must be consistent with the statute.
Site Councils. A. SFEA Employees who serve on a Site Council will be paid on an hourly rate for any time served beyond the regular contract day. Site Council members will be paid at the Supervision rate.
B. Bargaining unit members who serve on site councils shall be selected by a direct election of their peers in that building.
Site Councils. In order to encourage the development and implementation of site based decision-making arrangements in the District, the parties agree as follows: