Shared Decision Making Plan

Biennial Review

Document Highlights Include:

Letchworth Mission Statement

Topic:  District Team K-12

Topic: Hiring of Professional Staff Teachers (Including Long Term Substitutes of one year or more)

I. Administrators (2 max), Teachers (Chosen by mutual agreement of Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Department Rep - 2 max - Assoc. Pres. if not available), Parents (1) selected by building level principal or Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Students (1) - Preferable Student Council or Honor Society; selected by building principal; Board of Education, Superintendent - Chart showing Manner/Extent of Involvement, Duties/Responsibilities, Accountability.

Topic: Hiring of Professional Staff: Building Administrators

I. Administrators (2 minimum), Superintendent, Teachers/Support Staff - Building Rep. who volunteers to be on selection committee (2 minimum), Parents (1) - Selected from a list of volunteers, students - selected by the interview committee, Board of Education - Board member(s) who volunteer and are appointed by the Board to serve.

II. Process to assure participation of all parties identified above and how disputes will be resolved.

 III. Form(s) decisions will take (Recommend..Advise..Final)

Topic: Building Team Pre-K-4 & 5-8 

I. Administrators Building Principal, Teachers Curriculum Coordinators, Grade level Reps, Special Ed K-12 Rep., Parents, Students, Board of Education.

II. Process to assure participation of all parties identified above and how disputes will be resolved.

III. Form(s) decisions will take (Recommend..Advise..Final)

IV. How will SBDM for this topic impact on student achievement?

Topic: Building Team 9-12 (Meets once per month)

I. Administrators, Building Principal, Teachers (Dept. Chairs), Parents 9-12, Students, Board of Education

II. Process to assure participation of all parties identified above and how disputes will be resolved.

III. Form(s) decisions will take (Recommend..Advise..Final)

IV. How will SBDM for this topic impact on student achievement?

Topic: Child Study Teams PK-4: IST 5-8; PPT 9-12 (minimum once a month) *Team identifies and develops an action plan for students of concern.

I. Administrators, Teachers - Related Service Providers (Guidance Staff, Grade Level, Nurse, School Psychologist, 1:1 Aide - as appropriate), Parents, Students, Board of Education - None.

II. Process to assure participation of all parties identified above and how disputes will be resolved.

III. Form(s) decisions will take (Recommend..Advise..Final)

IV. How will SBDM for this topic impact on student achievement?

*Note: MTSS is in the process of being revamped.

Topic: Review Committee for Extracurricular Misconduct

I. Administrators - Building Principal, Teachers, AD or Extracurricular Advisors, Parents, Parents/Guardian involved, Students, Students involved, Board of Education

II. Process to assure participation of all parties identified above and how disputes will be resolved.

III. Form(s) decisions will take (Recommend..Advise..Final)

IV. How will SBDM for this topic impact on student achievement?

TOPIC: Student of Month Selections - Grade PK-4: Annual Criteria developed by LEAP committee; Grades 5-12: Selection September - May *Process of recognition exemplary student achievement and conduct.

I. Administrators - Building Principal, Teachers PK-4, 5-8, 9-12, parents, students, board of education

II. Process to assure participation of all parties identified above and how disputes will be resolved.

III. Form(s) decisions will take (Recommend..Advise..Final)

IV. How will SBDM for this topic impact on student achievement?

MEANS AND STANDARDS TO EVALUATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Following the dissemination by the State Education Department of student performance outcomes and standards, the District will develop local statements of learning outcomes, performance standards and assessment strategies to assure that student achievement is increasing.

SIGN OFF PROCESS

Certain decisions may not be suitable for the Letchworth Shared Decision-Making Process. These decisions may be “signed off” if the following conditions exist:
1. consensus has not been achieved and a  team/committee is deadlocked;

2. consensus has not been achieved and timeline for making a decision is about to run out;

3. the team/committee chooses not to make a decision on an issue;

Sign offs will take place in the following manner:
1. Committees appointed by the Building Planning Team(s) (BPT) may sign off and the issue reverts back to the BPT.

2. BPT’s may sign off and if a decision is needed, the issue may be sent to the District Resolution Committee* for a decision.

3. If the two BPT’s are in conflict over an issue and unable to resolve it, they may jointly sign off and send the issue on to the District Resolution Committee for a decision.

4. If the District Resolution Committee is unable to resolve an issue, they may sign off and send the issue on to the Superintendent and/or Board of Education for a decision.

5. Committees/Boards that exist independent of the BPT’s may sign off and send the issue to the appropriate building administrator for a decision.

A certification that a sign off has taken place is attached to the final
proposal or report.
No sign offs will be considered as precedent for future actions.