{"id":5613,"date":"2022-11-02T07:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/lakehighlandsms\/site-based-decision-making-by-laws-and-committee-members\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T21:29:47","slug":"site-based-decision-making-by-laws-and-committee-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/lakehighlandsms\/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 Lake Highlands JH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Site\u2010Based Decision-Making Team.<\/p>\t\t\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 Lake Highlands JH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Site\u2010Based Decision\u2010Making Team is to improve the level of student achievement for all students at Lake Highlands JH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>School.<\/p>\t\t\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 Lake Highlands JH<\/span>\u00a0<\/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\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Elections will occur in the spring semester the year before next school year. The principal will communicate with the parents and ask for nominations and or volunteers via parent newsletter communication. The principal will share information with the committee and the committee will vote on members for the next school year in May.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The principal will communicate with the staff and ask for nominations via staff weekly communication. The breakdown of staff member needs will be shared. The principal will share information with the committee and the committee will vote on staff members for the next school year in May. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\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 term is one school year. It begins in August and ends in May. There is no limit to the number of terms a member can serve as long as those who want to be considered are nominated. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\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 Officers are selected by the committee members before the first meeting of the year. The members nominate people for the officer positions by contacting the principal. If more than one person is nominated, the committee votes. Each officer is in that position\/role for one year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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 All members are encouraged to attend all four meetings.\u00a0 Attendance and meeting notes are kept in our campus Google file. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\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\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\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\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\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\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\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\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\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Section 3 - Terms<\/h4>\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
Section 4 - Officers (Co-Chaired by the Principal)<\/h4>\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
Section 5 - Attendance<\/h4>\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
Section 6 - Vacancies<\/h4>\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
Article IV - Committees<\/h3>\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
Article V - Meetings<\/h3>\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