Roles and Responsibilities

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Roles and Responsibilities
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Collaborative Efforts to Improve Student
Achievement
Guidelines for developing integrated planning
and decision making processes
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Planning and Decision-Making Process

• The board shall adopt a policy to establish a
  district and campus level planning and decision
  making process that will involve the professional
  staff of the district, parents, and community
  members in establishing and reviewing the
  districts and campuses educational plans,
  goals, performance objectives, and major
  classroom instructional programs.

11.251(b) of the Texas Education Code
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Composition of District and Campus Committees
Elected Professional Staff
Selected Based on Local Policy
2/3 Classroom Teachers
Parents Community Members Business Representatives
1/3 Other Campus and District Level Staff

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Parent

• A person who stands in parental relation to a
  student.
• Employees of the district are NOT considered
  parent representatives on the team.
• Parents are NOT considered representatives of
  community members on the team.

11.251(c) of the Texas Education Code
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Community Representatives

• Community members must reside in the district.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Parents are not considered a representative of
  community members on the committee.

11.251(c) of the Texas Education Code
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Business Representative

• A person who is an owner of a business
  enterprise.
• Does not have to reside in the district
• Business does not have to be located in the
  district
• At least one business representative must serve
  on the committee.

11.251(b) of the Texas Education Code
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Community Diversity

• The selection of community members and business
  representatives to serve on the team must provide
  for appropriate representation of the communitys
  diversity.

11.251(e) of the Texas Education Code
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District-Level Planning and Decision-Making Team

• District policies and procedures must be
  established to ensure that systematic
  communication measures are in place to
  periodically obtain broad-based community,
  parent, and staff input to district and campus
  level committees.

11.252 (e) and 11.253 (g)) of the Texas
Education Code
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District-Level Planning and Decision-Making Team

• The district level committee is responsible for
  providing assistance to the district
  superintendent in the development, evaluation,
  and annual revision of a district improvement
  plan.
• Assists in determining the districts performance
  objectives (based on data analysis).

21.352 and 37.001 of the Texas Education Code
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District-Level Planning and Decision-Making Team

• Provides input with respect to the six areas to
  improve student achievement
• Planning
• Budgeting
• Curriculum
• Staffing Patterns
• Staff Development
• School Organization

21.352) of the Texas Education Code
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District-Level Planning and Decision-Making Team

• Advises the committee in regards to the adoption
  of the student code of conduct for the district.
• Must meet periodically with the board, or the
  boards designee, to share their deliberations.
• Shall hold at least one public meeting year,
  after receipt of the annual district performance
  report to discuss performance objectives.

11.251 and 11.252 of the Texas Education Code
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District-Level Planning and Decision-Making Team

• The district level committee must address all
  pertinent federal planning requirements.
• Must provide comments on district level waivers
  that are submitted to the board of trustees for
  approval prior to consideration by the
  commissioner.
• Shall hold at least one public meeting year,
  after receipt of the annual district performance
  report to discuss performance objectives.

11.251, 11.252 and 7.056(b)(2) of the Texas
Education Code
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Board of Trustees

• The board must ensure that the district- level
  and decision-making committee is actively
  involved in establishing the administrative
  procedure that defines the respective roles and
  responsibilities pertaining to planning and
  decision making at the district and campus levels.

11.251) of the Texas Education Code
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Board of Trustees

• Is responsible for overall operation of the
  district, but delegates the administration of the
  district to the superintendent and staff
• Has responsibility for setting the educational
  policy for the district
• All board members have the responsibility of
  attending a training course to review state
  requirements and local district policies in
  accordance with provisions by the State Board of
  Education.

11.159) of the Texas Education Code
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Board of Trustees, cont.

• ? Has responsibility for setting the educational
  goals for the district
• ? Is fiscally responsible to the taxpayers of
  the district
• ? Monitors and holds administration accountable
  for implementation of policies

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Central Office Staff

• Serves on campus committees
• Defines what is to be learned
• Establishes broad goals for schools to
  accomplish
• Establishes educational objectives for each
  grade level

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Superintendent

• Is responsible for the planning operation,
  supervision, and evaluation of the education
  programs, services, and facilities of the
  district and for the annual performance appraisal
  of the districts staff.
• Provides leadership for the attainment of student
  performance in the district

11.201 and 39.051) of the Texas Education Code
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Superintendent, cont.

• The superintendent must regularly consult the
  district level committee in the planning,
  operation, supervision, and evaluation of the
  district educational program.
• Ensures that an evaluation of the effectiveness
  of the districts decision-making and planning
  policies, procedures, and staff development
  activities are effectively structured to
  positively impact student performance occurs at
  least every two years.

11.252 of the Texas Education Code
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Superintendent, cont.

• Assumes administrative authority and
  responsibility for the assignment and evaluation
  of all personnel of the district (except the
  superintendent).
• Makes recommendations for the selection of
  personnel and initiates the termination or
  suspension of an employee or the non-renewal of
  an employees contract.

11.201 of the Texas Education Code
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Superintendent, cont.

• Develops or causes to be developed appropriate
  administrative regulations to implement policies
  established by the board of trustees.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the district
  as its administrative manager.
• The districts annual performance report must be
  a primary consideration in the superintendents
  evaluation by the board.

11.201 of the Texas Education Code
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Superintendent, cont.

• Prepares and submits a proposed budget to the
  board.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the district
  as its administrative manager.
• Prepares recommendations for policies to be
  adopted by the board of trustees and oversees the
  implementation of adopted policies.

11.201 of the Texas Education Code
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Central Office Staff

• Monitors compliance with district/state/ federal
  policies, regulations, and laws
• Provides instructional support upon request
• Facilitates the planning process

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Campus SBDM Team

• ? Assists in the development, monitoring, and
  evaluations on the Campus Improvement Plan
• ? Provides input with respect to the six areas to
  improve student performance
• ? Supports decisions once made
• ? Approves campus staff development

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Responsibilities

• ? Peers elect teachers, who must compose two
  thirds of the committee.
• ? The principal or superintendent may appoint
  parents, business representatives, and community
  members.
• ? Roles must be carefully reviewed and discussed
  prior to and after election of the SBDM Team.

11.251(b,d,e) of the Texas Education Code
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Campus Principal

• The principal, with the assistance of the campus
  planning and decision making committee, must
  annually develop, review, and revise the campus
  improvement plan..
• The principal must regularly consult the
  campus-level committee in the planning,
  operation, supervision and evaluation of the
  campus educational program.
• Ensure that each year, after receipt of the
  annual campus rating from the Agency, the campus
  level committee holds at least one public meeting.

11.253 of the Texas Education Code
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Campus Principal, cont.

• ? Is accountable for the operation of the school
• ? Defines and delineates tasks
• ? Makes a commitment to two-way communication
• ? Identifies problem areas for attention of SBDM
  Team The information on the annual performance
  report must be a primary consideration in the
  campus planning.

39.054 of the Texas Education Code
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Campus Principal, cont.

• ? Obtains resources from district
• ? Retains authority and responsibility for campus
  decisions
• Is accountable for student outcomes The
  information on the annual performance report must
  also be a primary consideration in the annual
  evaluation of the campus principal.
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39.054 of the Texas Education Code
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Campus Principal, cont.

• ? Remains within budget parameters and
  demonstrates fiscal responsibility
• ? Communicates to staff the plan for electing
  team members and the process for counting
  ballots and verifying the results

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Campus Staff Member

• ? Provides input to SBDM Team
• ? Makes a commitment to two-way communication
• ? Supports decisions once made
• ? Is responsible for student learning outcomes
• ? Is accountable for student achievement

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Parents, Community Members, and Business
Representatives

• Serve as liaison with community
• Represent school/district positively to
  community
• Support decisions once made
• ? Make a commitment to two-way communication

 
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Parents, Community Members, and Business
Representatives, cont.

• Take active role in explaining school
  mission/vision to community
• ? Model campus values and beliefs