Partnership Committee. (a) The Partnership shall be managed by a committee (the "Partnership Committee") comprised of representatives of the Partners. The Partnership Committee shall have authority over all Partnership actions, including, but not limited to, the "Major Decisions" set forth on Exhibit "9.1" to this Agreement.
(b) The regular members of the Partnership Committee shall consist of three representatives (herein "Representatives") of each Partner. Each Partner shall designate in writing to the other Partners such Partner's Representatives, and each Partner agrees to fill any vacancies within 15 days. Representatives may also be employees of the Partnership. By written notice, each Partner may designate up to three alternate Representatives to act in the absence of its regular Representatives. The Representatives shall serve for indefinite terms at the pleasure of the appointing Partner and may be removed by such Partner at any time and for any reason. Notwithstanding that each Partner appoints three Representatives to the Partnership Committee, with regard to any action or decision by the Partnership Committee, the Representatives appointed by each Partner shall cast in the aggregate only one vote with respect to all such actions or decisions. Any action taken by the Partnership (through its officers or employees, including the Chief Executive Officer) in compliance with the direction or decision of the Partnership Committee shall be binding upon the Partnership and each Partner.
(c) All Partnership Committee actions shall require the approval of all Partners acting through their appointed Representatives. An action of the Partnership Committee shall be by a resolution adopted at a Partnership Committee meeting or, without a meeting, by a written consent signed by at least one Representative of each Partner. The Secretary of the Partnership Committee and any Assistant Secretary may execute certificates setting forth actions taken by the Partnership Committee or which reflect delegation of authority by the Partnership Committee to employees of the Partnership.
(d) Meetings of the Partnership Committee shall be held at least quarterly. Meetings of the Partnership Committee shall also be held upon call by any member of the Partnership Committee. Unless waived by at least one Representative of each Partner, the calling of a meeting of the Partnership Committee shall require a minimum of three (3) days' notice. At least one Representative of each Partner must be present to...
Partnership Committee. The SPS and SEA will create a partners committee consisting of 5 appointees of SPS and 5 appointees of the SEA. The purpose of the committee will be to address the issues of the achievement gap. There is not the luxury of time - each day that passes without every effort being made to insure that all students can reach the standards set by the SPS for every student to be able to know and do upon graduation is a breach of our collective responsibility to provide a quality education. The principles and beliefs set forth in the Preamble of this contract will guide the work of the committee. The Partnership Committee will:
a. Define the factors that will be used to focus effort and resources on a school/ program(s). These factors will include but not be limited to such data as the mobility of students and staff; poverty levels; discipline and attendance records; retention rates; unfilled substitute educator requests; student dropout rates; second language students; experience level of the staff, standardized and classroom based assessments such as, ITBS, DRA, CBAs, SAT, WASL, PSAT, APP completion rates; length of time attending SPS, and the percentage of students on track to graduate. Determine whether the school/program(s) as presently configured would be sustainable in the longer term.
b. Identify the resources, human and financial, available to initiate the planning and visioning for a school or group of schools. Paraprofessionals, SAEOPS and Certificated staff are all part of the process. Insure that there are the resources available to sustain the effort for three to five years. Some examples of what the support could look like are: time for planning, resources to bring in expertise not readily available from within the SPS or SEA, time for training and additional time for engaging community and parent/guardians, and support for curriculum alignment and adaptation.
c. SPS and SEA commit to clearing the path and addressing challenges to improvement and innovation, developed by the staff on site. Either party may open negotiations if a consensus solution has not been reached to resolve the issues or remove an impediment to student success.
d. Given that the effort to eliminate the achievement gap will be substantial, SPS and SEA will seek financial and professional support for these efforts from external sources. Funding and expertise from external sources will be used to temporarily augment and accelerate these processes while SPS is realigning internal res...
Partnership Committee. The SPS and SEA will create a Partnership Committee consisting of 5 appointees of SPS, 5 appointees of the SEA, and 3 non-voting community members selected by the parties using agreed upon selection criteria, after the initial convening of the Committee. Each member must commit to serve for a 12 month period. The parties will make their best effort to assure that the Committee reflects the racial and ethnic composition of the students we serve. The purpose of the committee will be to address the issues of the achievement gap. The Partnership Committee will:
a. Convene within 60 days of ratification of this agreement, and monthly thereafter. The District will be responsible for organizing the initial convening.
b. Identify and make recommendations to the Leadership Committee on best practices and initiatives that focus on reducing disproportionality in student discipline.
c. Identify and work with internal committees, task forces, groups, individual staff members, etc. that are working to increase equity and reduce disproportionality in an effort to align and coordinate initiatives.
d. Identify human and financial resources that could support school-level and District-level initiatives.
e. In May of each year, the committee will give a written report to the Leadership Committee that will discuss the District’s progress in eliminating disproportionate discipline and include recommended strategies for use at the District, program and school level. The District will provide to the Committee disaggregated student data on discipline and graduation rates by race/ethnicity, age, gender, and ELL or special education status.
f. Disproportionate discipline and the achievement and opportunity gap are present in every school, and need to be addressed everywhere as soon as possible. In May of each year, the Committee will make a recommendation to the Leadership Committee regarding the continuation or expansion of the number of Equity Teams, or a recommendation to pursue an alternative strategic initiative to eliminate disproportionate discipline.
g. At the end of two years, the Committee will make a recommendation to the Leadership Committee as to the future scope of its work as regards eliminating disproportionate discipline, and reducing the opportunity and achievement gap.
h. Screen applications and select the schools for piloting Equity Teams by December 1 of each year, review the work of Building Equity Teams, and make recommendations regarding how to share their l...
Partnership Committee. The SPS and the SEA will create a Partnership Committee consisting of 5 appointees of SPS, (one of which is appointed by the Department of Racial Equity Advancement), 5 appointees of the SEA, (one of which is appointed by the Seattle Education Association Center for Racial Equity), and 3 non- voting community members selected by the parties using agreed upon selection criteria, after the initial convening of the Committee. Each member must commit to serve for a 12-month period. The parties will make their best efforts to assure that the Committee reflects racial and ethnic diversity. The purpose of the committee is to ensure racial equity in our educational system, unapologetically address the needs of students of color who are furthest from educational justice, and to undo the legacies of racism in our educational system, consistent with Board Policy No. 0030 – Ensuring Educational and Racial Equity. The Partnership Committee will:
a. Convene monthly.
b. Identify and make recommendations to the Leadership Committee on best practices and initiatives that focus on reducing disproportionality in student learning.
c. Identify and work with internal committees, task forces, groups, individual staff members, etc. that are working to increase racial equity and reduce disproportionality in an effort to align and coordinate initiatives.
d. Identify human and financial resources that could support school-level and District-level initiatives.
e. In May of each year, the committee will give a written report to the Leadership Committee that will discuss the District’s progress in ensuring racial equity and eliminating disproportionate discipline and include recommended strategies for use at the District, program and school level. The District will provide to the Committee disaggregated student data on discipline and graduation rates by race/ethnicity, age, gender, and ELL or special education status.
f. Disproportionate discipline and the achievement and opportunity gaps are present in every school and need to be addressed everywhere as soon as possible.
g. Review the work of Building Racial Equity Teams and make recommendations regarding how to share their learnings and best practices.
h. Partnership committee will, as determined by recommendation from SEA CRE and DREA, to approve the yearly payment of the RET stipend to buildings/programs based on requirements of racial equity teams being met (requirements of the racial equity teams are jointly agreed upon by the Pa...
Partnership Committee. The SPS and SEA will create a Partnership Committee consisting of 5 appointees of SPS and 5 appointees of the SEA. The purpose of the committee will be to address the issues of the achievement gap. There is not the luxury of time - each day that passes without every effort being made to insure that all students can reach the standards set by the SPS for every student to be able to know and do upon graduation is a breach of our collective responsibility to provide a quality education. Paraprofessionals, SAEOPS and Certificated staff are all part of the process. The principles and beliefs set forth in the Preamble of this contract will guide the work of the committee. The Partnership Committee will:
a. Research best practices in other districts nationwide and identify resources, human and financial, that could support school-level initiatives focused on closing the achievement gap.
b. Commit to addressing challenges to improvement and innovation.
c. Seek financial and professional support for these efforts from external sources, given that the effort to eliminate the achievement gap will be substantial. Funding and expertise from external sources will be used to temporarily augment and accelerate these processes while SPS is realigning internal resources to sustain success.
d. Develop, train and implement a parent/guardian and community engagement process that supports school staffs in reaching out to community resources and the parents/guardians of the students we serve. Schools will become places that welcome and engage parents/guardians and community support in the education of Seattle’s students.
e. Develop a process that monitors progress, evaluates the use of resources, intervenes where necessary, and adjusts plans, resources and timelines. The monitoring and assessment process will include input from the community. Clear measures of success will be determined. Monitoring of effort will continue beyond the provision of start-up resources. We have a commitment to maintain gains and continue to improve.
f. Monitor the stability of staff in Level 1 schools.
Partnership Committee. The SPS and the SEA will create a Partnership Committee consisting of 5 appointees of SPS, (one of which is appointed by the Department of Racial Equity Advancement), 5 appointees of the SEA, (one of which is appointed by the Seattle Education Association Center for Race and Equity), and 3 non-voting community members selected by the parties using agreed upon selection criteria, after the initial convening of the Committee. Each member must commit to serve for a 12-month period. The parties will make their best effort to assure that the Committee reflects racial and ethnic diversity. The purpose of the committee will be to address the issues of the achievement gap. The Partnership Committee will:
a. Convene monthly.
b. Identify and make recommendations to the Leadership Committee on best practices and initiatives that focus on reducing disproportionality in student learning.
c. Identify and work with internal committees, task forces, groups, individual staff members, etc. that are working to increase racial equity and reduce disproportionality in an effort to align and coordinate initiatives.
d. Identify human and financial resources that could support school-level and District-level initiatives.
e. In May of each year, the committee will give a written report to the Leadership Committee that will discuss the District’s progress in ensuring racial equity and eliminating disproportionate discipline and include recommended strategies for use at the District, program and school level. The District will provide to the Committee disaggregated student data on discipline and graduation rates by race/ethnicity, age, gender, and ELL or special education status.
f. Disproportionate discipline and the achievement and opportunity gap are present in every school, and need to be addressed everywhere as soon as possible. In May of each year, the Committee will make a recommendation to the Leadership Committee regarding the continuation or expansion of the number of Racial Equity Teams, and/or a recommendation to pursue an alternative strategic initiative to eliminate disproportionate discipline.
g. Screen applications and select the schools for Racial Equity Teams by week 6 of the start of the school year, review the work of building Racial Equity Teams, and make recommendations regarding how to share their learnings and best practices.
h. Partnership committee will, as determined by recommendation from SEA CRE and DREA, to approve the yearly payment of the RET stipend t...
Partnership Committee. Upon execution of the final contribution agreement, the Ministers shall promptly establish a Partnership Committee to be co-chaired by two members, one of whom is to be appointed by the Federal Minister, and designated as Federal Co-Chair, and one of whom is to be appointed by the Provincial Minister, and designated as Provincial Co-Chair. This Partnership Committee shall:
a) in addition to the Co-Chairs, consist of two representatives from the UBCM and an additional representative from the provincial and federal government;
b) co-ordinate the development of a plan for the next phases of the New Deal for British Columbia including:
i. developing further elements of the New Deal for British Columbia Cities and Communities;
ii. encouraging inter-governmental cooperation in priority setting and program delivery;
iii. responding to sustainability planning outcomes;
iv. approve, as may be agreed to, the establishment of appropriate advisory, coordination and implementation committees; v. making recommendations for consideration by federal and provincial ministers, the UBCM, First Nations, and other affected parties;
Partnership Committee. (a) Composition of the Committee. The Partnership shall be managed by a Partnership Committee composed of one Member representing each Partner. Each Partner shall designate its Member of the Partnership Committee, whose vote shall be based on that Partner's Ownership Interest. The Members of the Partnership Committee shall be designated by the Partners by notice to each other immediately after the Effective Date, and the Members shall serve until their successors' designations shall become effective. A person may be designated by more than one Partner as a Member to represent each such Partner and such Member shall be regarded as representing more than one Partner for purposes of a required quorum under Section 8.4.
Partnership Committee. The Partnership recognizes the need to have a Partnership committee comprised of representatives from both churches to provide leadership to our Partnership in Mission Agreement. This committee will meet at least once a year to advance the relationship and the partnership. The committee's mandate will be reviewed by the two churches after six years and may be renewed. The committee will monitor efforts on behalf of the Partnership as being faithful to the agreement and its recognitions as well as the adequacy of the Partnership as a faithful expression of life together in the Church of Xxxxx Xxxxxx. The committee will report its findings and offer suggestions growing out of ongoing experience to the leadership of both churches on an annual basis. The committee will also plan consultations that bring together a larger group to address issues that benefit the faithfulness of the Partnership. The Partnership Committee will be composed in equal numbers of not less than five or more than ten members from each church.
Partnership Committee. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, complete and exclusive power to direct and control the business affairs of the Partnership is delegated to a Partnership Committee (the "Partnership Committee"), which will initially consist of five members (the "Members"). Donrey will appoint two Members, who will serve at the pleasure of, and who may be replaced at the
