Leadership+and+Organization

=**Leadership and organization Please note...summaries are NOT edited! BT 5/6/09**=

=**1.** Formal structures to open up more effective communication ( Long-Term)= a. Who - PAC/ Rick/ Community b. Resources needed- Time

Possible solutions a. Meeting between community focus group/with PAC b. Get community to attend workshops with staff c. Get community to attend workshop with school board, staff

Summary Formal structures ito open up more effective communication is a long term process that requires participation of PAC's and the Principal, This process will require much time and may include meetings between and workshops with all stake-holders.


 * Recommendation #2**

Develop means for effective participation in decision making for students and parents.

Who – staff, principal, school board, new “PTA”

Resources – Staff volunteer/liason

Suggestions:

- Open house day - PTA involved in the school - More effective student council

Additional suggestions/comments:

- Why not include the discipline committee? - What role does the superintendent and asst. superintendent have in setting up PTA? Do they want one? - Student council involvement in a leadership role, great idea. - PAC ect. - Rotate students involved in any format. - Using parents? Board members?

Summary: Developing means for effective participation in decision making for students and parents will involve staff, principal, school board and community members in PTA format. Their activites will involve open house day, PTA participation in school-wide decision-making and a more effective student council. Other ideas to increase participation in decision-making may be to include the school disipline committee and PAC. Develop and adopt grouping practices that foster heterogeneity. Who ? Rick Wilson, Guidance, and Dept Heads. Comments 1. Is heterogeneous grouping the best system/choice for our school? 2. Shouldn’t we decide as a faculty if we are heading in this direction? 3. Is this the best method of meeting the academic needs of the students or is it being considered for purposes of classroom control? 4. What are the expectations of the accreditation group? Is heterogeneous groups “to be”?
 * Recommendation #3 **

Resource needed- Staff, Staff training, Technology, R.T.I., Remediation support.

A stipend committee should be created to study effective practices of heterogeneous grouping, its validity, and possible implementation at SAHS.

Summary: In order to develop and adopt grouping practices which foster hetergeneity will involve the principal, guidance personnel, and department heads. A stipend committee should be created to study effective practices of heterogeneous grouping, its validity, and possible implementation at SAHS and determine whether it meets the academic needs of the students. The committee will need to consider resources such as staff training, RTI, and Technology.

=**4. Class sizes are adequate meet learning needs of individual students.**= a. who- Rick, Staff, Guidance b. Resources needed- schedule change

Possible solutions a. new schedule change b. More classrooms c. Spacing d. More ed tech/ teachers e. Class size is much too large for meeting most students (Comment) f. School Day interventions

Summary: In order to insure that class sizes adequatly meet the learning needs of individual students, the principal, staff and guidance will have to work on the following; scheduling, increasing classroom space (more rooms for classes), increasing the number of Ed techs and teachers, and incorporating interventions.

=**5. Each student must have an adult member of the school community that knows the student well, and assists the student in achieving the school-wide expectations for the student learning.**=

Who?: Rick

Required Resources: Schedule change, time staff training in mentoring,

Suggestions: -School-wide mentoring program

-Mentoring block.

Additional suggestions: - Great Idea

- Everyone in school including school board members

Summary: =In order for each student to have an adult member of the school community that knows the student well, and assists the student in achieving the school-wide expectations for the student learning, the principal will establish a school wide mentoring program with time built into the schedule for incorporation.=

=**#6.**= =**Develop and implement a means for the staff to collaborate within and across department and all grade levels in support of learning for all students.**=


 * Sticky/EVERYONE GETS THE TUTOR TIME

WHO: PAC and Rick**

Sticky/WHEN WILL WE RETURN TO MEANINGFUL, WHOLE GROUP DISCUSSIONS AS A FACULTY?

RESOURCES: Schedule changes, time, focus group of teachers, focused topics across all PLG’s

LATE START…AFTER SCHOOL IS VERY HARD TO CONCENTRATE/THINK WELL
 * Sticky/BEFORE SCHOOL…

Summary** =**In order to develop and implement a means for the staff to collaborate within and across department and all grade levels in support of learning for all students this will take involvement of principal and PAC, departments through department heads and will require schedule change.**=