School improvement planning committee
Roles and Responsibilities
The planning and decision-making committee shall:
- Assist the Principal on a regular basis in the planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of the school’s educational program.
- Be involved in decisions in the areas of:
- Planning: Deciding upon the academic direction of the school based upon information and data from multiple sources and the three committees in the school (MAP, Survey, and Curriculum Mapping);
- Curriculum: Instructional methods; alignment of curriculum; data analysis, three committees’ overview; instructional technology; child protection strategies and instruction and Professional Learning Communities (PLC) activities within the school;
- Teacher development and training: Predominantly school-based / online training, related to achieving school performance objectives established by the Principal with the assistance and input of the three committees;
- School Organization: Coordination among special programs and regular programs; physical organization of the building;
- Assist the School Principal in developing, reviewing, and revising ways to improve the school for the purpose of improving student performance for all student populations with respect to the student achievement indicators (namely Report Cards / MAP data) and any other appropriate performance measures;
- Hold meetings at least once a year (either at the start of the academic year or at its end).