The superintendent shall establish a School Improvement Team to serve as a part of the administration structures and procedures for the purpose of conducting continuous long-range and short-range programs in the curriculum and development and the improvement of instruction.
School Improvement Team Purpose:
It shall be the responsibility of the School Improvement Team to make recommendations to the Board.
School Improvement Team Objectives:
- At five-year intervals, the School Improvement Team analyzes needs assessment data and makes recommendations to the school about:
- Major educational needs,
- Student learning goals,
- Long-range goals that include, but are not limited to, the state indicators that address reading, mathematics, and science achievement.
- At least annually, the School Improvement Team makes recommendations to the board about the following:
- Progress toward annual improvement goals on state indicators addressing reading, mathematics, and science.
- Progress toward goals related to other locally determined indicators.
- Revision/formulation of the next year's annual improvement goals for the state indicators that address reading, mathematics, and science achievement.
- The School Improvement Team continuously examines a wide range of data (longitudinal student data, empirical research, projected trends that have implications for student learning, other student achievement data, and, stakeholder input) in preparing its recommendations to the school board related to the three required areas.
School Improvement Team Membership:
The School Improvement Team is a microcosm of the local community. Membership reflects community diversity in terms of socio-economic status, racial and ethnic groups, gender, disability status, age, local businesses, and agencies.
Membership should include:
- Two Primary Level Teachers (K-3) Two Intermediate Level Teachers (4-5) Two Middle Level Teachers (6-8)
- Two High School Level Teachers (9-12)
- Three Parents and/or Community Representatives One or Two Board Members
- Two Students
- Elementary, Middle and High School Principals Superintendent
- A Senior Citizen (if possible) A Disabled Person (if possible) A Minority Person (if possible)
Members shall be appointed by the board annually. Membership shall be a minimum of one year. The superintendent or designee shall chair the Committee.
Date of Adoption/Revision:
May 14, 1986
August 14, 1989
August 1994
August 1997
August 2000
July 2006
July 2009
July 2012
July 2015
September 2019
