Site-Based Decision MakingCommittee OrientationSeptember 30, 2014

background

Site-based decision making implementation has been mandated for all Texas school districts since 1992. The atmosphere in the U.S. has become more demanding of public school systems’ administration. Often the public asks the centralized decision making units be broken into smaller, more workable groups that will provide them opportunities to have input into local education decisions. To empower the local public school system, a balance between freedom and accountability must be achieved. The schools must have freedom to take ownership of the education process.

TEA defines site-based decision making as follows:

Site-based decision making is a process for decentralizing decisions to improve the educational outcomes at every school campus through a collaborative effort by which principals, teachers, campus staff, district staff, parents, and community representatives assess educational outcomes of all students, determine goals and strategies, and ensure that strategies are implemented and adjusted to improve student achievement (TEA, 2010).

Purpose

Effective campus planning for the purpose of improved student performance;

Improved community involvement in the school improvement process;

Clearly established accountability parameters for student performance;

Increased staff productivity and satisfaction;

Improved communication and information flow;

Consensus-based, decision making;

Pervasive and long-range commitment to implementation;

Dedication of both human and fiscal resources at the campus level;

Coordination of regular and special programs.

Targeted areas to be addressed by sbdm committee

Planning Budgeting Curriculum Staffing patterns Staff development School organization

Short-term goals

Campus Improvement Plan

Parent / Community Involvement

Frequency of meetings

Once per 6-weeks

In the spring (April) we will spend a day together to develop next year’s CIP

Campus Needs assessmentDemographics

See Handout

Largest student groups are at-risk and economically disadvantaged.

Campus Needs assessmentstudent achievement

See handout

Very strong scores

Concerns are Writing and Mathematics

Ways we have tried to address this.

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTStudent achievement areas of concern Mathematics:

The lowest reporting category on tests across the grade levels was MEASUREMENT.

Writing:

COMPOSITION – narrative & expository writing

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTSchool Culture & Climate Plus/Delta

Kids out of halls

Office aide

Computer lab

ISS

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTStaff Quality 100% of the TJH Staff are High Qualified according

to the No Child Left Behind Requirements.

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTCurriculum, Instruction, assessment

Curriculum meetings began a few years ago in attempt to align the curriculum. Meetings will continue this year.

Lesson plans are turned in weekly.

TEKS matrices, indicating all TEKS covered, are kept.

Universal Screeners

Reading: iStation / STAAR

Mathematics: Think Through Math / STAAR

STAAR Benchmarks

Twice per year (Fall and Spring)

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTparent / community involvement

Parent survey 2013-2014-see handout

Parent/Community – see handout

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTSchool context & organization

155 Students

Administration

Principal: Lindsay Morgan

Special Programs: Jill Griffith

Instructional Staff

Teachers: 15

Paraprofessionals: 2

Number of teachers with advanced degrees: 1

Teacher-to-student Ratio: 1-to-13 (1:13)

Courses Offered - handout

CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENTtechnology

Approximate student-to-computer Ratio: 3:1 (3 students to every one computer)

Junior High Technology:

Hardware:

(40) - Classroom Student Computers (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

(24) - Keyboarding and Applications Lab Computers (Windows XP)

(17) - Teacher/Aide Computers (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

(3) - Library Athena Book Search and Internet Research Computers (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

(2) - Laptop/Multimedia Projector Combination (Checkout as needed)

(2) - Digital Still Camera (Checkout as needed)

(11) - Classroom Multimedia Systems (Document Camera, mounted Projector, 2 mounted Speakers)

(2) - Classroom Smoothboard Interactive Whiteboards

(9) - Classroom Promethean Boards

(3) - Set of 21 Response System devices

(6) - Network Laser Printers

(3) - Televisions w/ Satellite service

(20) - Classroom Instruction iPads

(1) - iPad Sync and Charge cart for 30 iPads

Applications:

Internet, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, AEIS it, Net Trekker, Study Island, Windows Movie Maker, Coach TAKS Math software, Discovery Education Streaming, Power MediaPlus, Britannica Online, EBSCO databases, Facts on File, BrainPop

Each iPad will have various paid Apps such as iMovie, Keynote, Numbers, Kindle, eReader, and subject specific content.

Campus Improvement plan

Each school year the principal of each school campus, with the assistance of the campus-level committee, must develop, review and revise the campus improvement plan (CIP). The purpose of this plan is to improve student performance on the state’s student achievement indicators for all student populations, as well as improve performance on any other performance measures for special populations.

The Texas Education Code, Section 11.251, also requires that the board of trustees ensures that the district and all campus plans be developed, reviewed, and revised annually for the purpose of improving the performance of all students

structure of the plan

Goals

Objectives

Strategies

Staff Responsible

Timelines

Resources

Formative Evaluation: Observable behaviors for each activity/strategy that indicate that the activity is contributing to student success.

Summative Evaluation: At conclusion of the year – essentially, did it work? Why was it, or why was it not, successful?

Components of the plan: GOALS

Long range (3-5 years) that reach to the state standards in each area.

1. Academic goals (including special education and LEP)

2. Drop-out prevention/At-risk

3. Violence prevention/intervention

4. Discipline management program that provides for the prevention of, and education concerning, unwanted physical or verbal aggression, sexual harassment, and other forms of bullying in school, on school grounds, and in school vehicles

5. Highly qualified teachers

6. Parent involvement

7. Other needs identified by local committee

Components of the plan: objectives

Measurable, annual targets for each long-range goal.

Addresses:

ALL student groups for whom improvement is needed

Students in special education, and/or students in special program areas, especially Federal programs

Any performance indicators from NCLB (formerly NCLB, now ESEA)

Components of the plan: strategies1. Instructional methods for addressing the needs of student groups not

achieving.

2. Methods for addressing the needs of students in special programs such as violence prevention or dyslexic services.

3. Drop-out reduction.

4. Career education assisting students to consider a broad range of career opportunities.

5. Comprehensive, intensive, accelerated education (at-risk).

6. Staff development (teachers and paraprofessionals).

7. Strategies for providing information to students, parents, and counselors on higher education opportunities including admissions, financial aid, and curricular choices.

8. Strategies to provide parents student assessment results in the a language they can understand.

9. Services to homeless students.

10. Pregnancy related services.

CIP Proposed Amendments

See handout

Principal’s report

Over 140 families came to Open House (50 student increase from last year)

No major discipline issues

Student absences and tardies are down

Pick-up running smoothly

Students are beginning to adjust the demands of homework

LPACs have been completed

Section 504 /dyslexia meetings have started

Newsletter – issue 7 goes out next week

1st 6-weeks report cards will be mailed Wednesday

Parent group = extra helpful

Items from committee members

This will be a standing agenda item

Next Meeting

Open House Ideas / Parent Involvement

Thank you for your time and willingness to serve!!!