{"id":6075,"date":"2022-11-02T07:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/WestwoodJH\/site-based-decision-making-by-laws-and-committee-members\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:32:18","slug":"site-based-decision-making-by-laws-and-committee-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/WestwoodJH\/site-based-decision-making-by-laws-and-committee-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Based Decision Making By Laws and Committee Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The campus\u2010level team shall be known as the Westwood Junior High <\/span> Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The purpose of the Westwood Junior High <\/span> Site\u2010Based Decision\u2010Making Team is to improve the level of student achievement for all students at Westwood Junior High <\/span> School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The Westwood Junior High <\/span> Site-Based Decision-Making team must have a core group of 15 members.<\/p> The CORE group of fifteen members shall be established annually, no later than Labor Day of each school year, and will consist of:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The Principal shall furnish an up\u2010to\u2010date list of names and addresses of all members on the Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team to the Superintendent or designee no later than 15 working days after Labor Day. The predominant parent group supervises the election of parent representatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t PTA President & Vice President of Communications<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The election of teacher representatives of the campus\u2010based professional staff member and <\/span>the district\u2010level professional staff member is supervised by the Principal and members of the Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team<\/span>. Teachers vote for teachers, campus-based professional staff members vote for <\/span>the campus\u2010based professional staff representative and all professional staff vote for the <\/span>district\u2010level professional staff member. The Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team shall elect the Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team representative <\/span>among the Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team faculty member representatives.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Before the school year begins, the WWJH Instructional Leadership Team nominates and votes on the teacher representatives and the campus-based non-teaching professional staff members. The assigned \u201cRISD Principal Partner\u201d will serve as the district level professional staff member. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Committee members will hold their position until they step down or leave the school. The WWJH Instructional Leadership Team will nominate and vote on replacement members. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The WWJH Assistant Principals will serve as officers and will hold the officer position throughout their tenure at WWJH. <\/span><\/p> All committee members are encouraged to attend committee meetings. If roles and responsibilities prohibit a staff member from regular attendance, a replacement member will be considered. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t A vacancy in an elected position must be filled by-election. A vacancy in a selected position is filled by selecting the remaining members of the team<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Standing committees, subcommittees, special committees, or task forces may be established or abolished as necessary to examine issues in-depth and develop recommendations to bring to the Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team. The Principal shall co-chair all committees and subcommittees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tArticle II - Purpose<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Article III - Membership<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Section 1 - Size and Composition<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
When team members are added or replaced during the school year, the Principal is responsible within 15 working days for sending to the Superintendent or designee an updated list with the names and addresses of new members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tSection 2 - Elections<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Parent Representatives<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Teacher Representatives, Campus\u2010Based Non\u2010teaching Professional Staff Member, and District\u2010Level Professional Staff Member.<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Section 3 - Terms<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Section 4 - Officers (Co-Chaired by the Principal)<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Section 5 - Attendance<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Section 6 - Vacancies<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Article IV - Committees<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t