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Common use of Responsible Autonomy Clause in Contracts

Responsible Autonomy. The staff (principal/supervisor and employees) of each school shall be given the responsibility to develop, review, and approve the building budgetary priorities, instructional priorities, and long-range plans at least once each semester. A. There shall be a School Improvement Team for each school building in the Lansing School District which shall operate under the guidance of the building principal. All appointments to the School Improvement Team shall occur no later than September 30 of each year. Consistent with MCL 380.1277, all meetings shall be open to the staff and parents who, while they may not be members of the Team, may voluntarily participate in the development, review and evaluation of the school’s improvement plan. All meetings shall be publicized in advance. Special Education Improvement Team (SEIT) will conduct itself in a similar fashion as a school based School Improvement Team. The difference being the members will be from across the Special Education Department inclusive of both ancillary and classroom employees. This committee shall develop a protocol for scope of duties and responsibilities during the 2018-2019 school year. B. The School Improvement Team shall have the responsibility to develop a planning and decision- making process which takes place as much as possible in a climate of mutual trust, respect, and consensus. This decision-making process shall include supervision of any Building Budget committee (G Accounts), Implementation or modifications of instructional programs subject to Paragraphs E. and F., curriculum issues, employees’ hours subject to Article 8 including parent / teacher conferences and building in-services, the student discipline process, and such other matters as the team shall mutually determine. At least each semester, the School Improvement Team shall assess in writing its progress toward its goals and objectives. Copies of the assessment shall be given to the building faculty and the Professional Council. The School Improvement Team shall also be responsible for ensuring that all planning and decision-making properly acknowledges staff and budget limitations; state and federal regulations; goals; priorities and policies of the Lansing School District; and provisions of this Agreement. C. The principal shall provide the staff upon request the available current budget and other pertinent data so that informed recommendations can occur. The staff is responsible for ensuring that their knowledge, perceptions, and recommendations are made available during the development and review process in an open, timely, and constructive manner. Employees are also responsible for carrying out the final plan in cooperative and productive fashion. D. The team recommendations shall be presented to the entire staff at least once each semester for review and approval. Approval must be by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. E. The team shall assist in the development of the methods which are to be used in pursuing building level programs that will be implemented. 1. The team will address how funding is to be secured and apportioned to support the planned programs. 2. The team will review the staffing program for the building. Staffing programs which fall outside of the class size provisions of this Agreement must be approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 3. In the event a principal wishes to initiate a building level program, it shall fist be reviewed by the team, discussed at a meeting open to all building staff, and approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 4. If the principal decides to implement a plan that does not have the support of the team and/or staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for that decision in keeping with Section B. above. 5. If the principal does not agree to implement a plan approved by the team and staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for the decision in keeping with Section B. above. 6. If a principal shall exercise the powers set forth in paragraphs 4 or 5 above, the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) shall have the right to appeal the principal’s decision to the appropriate Instructional Division Director who shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the principal’s decision. 7. If the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) is still not satisfied with the decision rendered, they may appeal the decision to the Professional Council which shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the previous decision. F. The final approval of any programs, objectives, or recommendations of the School Improvement Team shall be accomplished as follows: 1. The team shall record all recommendations, goals, and/or objectives in writing. 2. Approval of fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting shall next be obtained. 3. Upon approval of staff, the written recommendations, goals, and objectives shall be submitted to a screening subcommittee of the Professional Council for review to determine if there is compliance with the law, collective bargaining agreements, system- wide goals, objectives and necessities, and Board policies. 4. Final approval shall be given by the Professional Council and the Board of Education. At any level, the School Improvement Team’s recommendations may be modified, but only after referral back to the School Improvement Team unless the team waives the referral by written consent. G. No school improvement team shall have the right to alter or restructure the starting and ending times of schools and/or the number of days and half days contained in the district-wide calendar. H. In order to assist the work of the School Improvement Team, the team may authorize the expenditure of funds under its control to accomplish team objectives. If the team authorizes a team member to perform tasks on behalf of the team as extra duty, the team member shall be compensated in accordance with Appendix A-3. The additional funding which a team may spend shall be based upon total teacher staff per building (using home building assignments) as detailed below: 0 – 24 teachers $ 750 25 – 49 teachers $1,000 50 – 74 teachers $1,250 75 – 99 teachers $1,500 100 or more teachers $1,750 A. In order to establish a line of communication with the Lansing School District and the Association, Professional Council will be established. The Professional Council shall be composed of seven (7) bargaining unit employees designated by the LSEA President, and seven

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement

Responsible Autonomy. The staff (principal/supervisor and employees) of each school shall be given the responsibility to develop, review, and approve the building budgetary priorities, instructional priorities, and long-range plans at least once each semester. A. There shall be a School Improvement Team for each school building in the Lansing School District which shall operate under the guidance of the building principal. All appointments to the School Improvement Team shall occur no later than September 30 of each year. Consistent with MCL 380.1277, all meetings shall be open to the staff and parents who, while they may not be members of the Team, may voluntarily participate in the development, review and evaluation of the school’s improvement plan. All meetings shall be publicized in advance. Special Education Improvement Team (SEIT) will conduct itself in a similar fashion as a school based School Improvement Team. The difference being the members will be from across the Special Education Department inclusive of both ancillary and classroom employees. This committee shall develop a protocol for scope of duties and responsibilities during the 2018-2019 school year. B. The School Improvement Team shall have the responsibility to develop a planning and decision- making process which takes place as much as possible in a climate of mutual trust, respect, and consensus. This decision-making process shall include supervision of any Building Budget committee (G Accounts), Implementation or modifications of instructional programs subject to Paragraphs E. and F., curriculum issues, employees’ hours subject to Article 8 including parent / teacher conferences and building in-services, the student discipline process, and such other matters as the team shall mutually determine. At least each semester, the School Improvement Team shall assess in writing its progress toward its goals and objectives. Copies of the assessment shall be given to the building faculty and the Professional Council. The School Improvement Team shall also be responsible for ensuring that all planning and decision-making properly acknowledges staff and budget limitations; state and federal regulations; goals; priorities and policies of the Lansing School District; and provisions of this Agreement. C. The principal shall provide the staff upon request the available current budget and other pertinent data so that informed recommendations can occur. The staff is responsible for ensuring that their knowledge, perceptions, and recommendations are made available during the development and review process in an open, timely, and constructive manner. Employees are also responsible for carrying out the final plan in cooperative and productive fashion. D. The team recommendations shall be presented to the entire staff at least once each semester for review and approval. Approval must be by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. E. The team shall assist in the development of the methods which are to be used in pursuing building level programs that will be implemented. 1. The team will address how funding is to be secured and apportioned to support the planned programs. 2. The team will review the staffing program for the building. Staffing programs which fall outside of the class size provisions of this Agreement must be approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 3. In the event a principal wishes to initiate a building level program, it shall fist be reviewed by the team, discussed at a meeting open to all building staff, and approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 4. If the principal decides to implement a plan that does not have the support of the team and/or staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for that decision in keeping with Section B. above. 5. If the principal does not agree to implement a plan approved by the team and staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for the decision in keeping with Section B. above. 6. If a principal shall exercise the powers set forth in paragraphs 4 or 5 above, the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) shall have the right to appeal the principal’s decision to the appropriate Instructional Division Director who shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the principal’s decision. 7. If the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) is still not satisfied with the decision rendered, they may appeal the decision to the Professional Council which shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the previous decision. F. The final approval of any programs, objectives, or recommendations of the School Improvement Team shall be accomplished as follows: 1. The team shall record all recommendations, goals, and/or objectives in writing. 2. Approval of fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting shall next be obtained. 3. Upon approval of staff, the written recommendations, goals, and objectives shall be submitted to a screening subcommittee of the Professional Council for review to determine if there is compliance with the law, collective bargaining agreements, system- wide goals, objectives and necessities, and Board policies. 4. Final approval shall be given by the Professional Council and the Board of Education. At any level, the School Improvement Team’s recommendations may be modified, but only after referral back to the School Improvement Team unless the team waives the referral by written consent. G. No school improvement team shall have the right to alter or restructure the starting and ending times of schools and/or the number of days and half days contained in the district-wide calendar. H. In order to assist the work of the School Improvement Team, the team may authorize the expenditure of funds under its control to accomplish team objectives. If the team authorizes a team member to perform tasks on behalf of the team as extra duty, the team member shall be compensated in accordance with Appendix A-3. The additional funding which a team may spend shall be based upon total teacher staff per building (using home building assignments) as detailed below: 0 – 24 teachers $ 750 25 – 49 teachers $1,000 50 – 74 teachers $1,250 75 – 99 teachers $1,500 100 or more teachers $1,750 A. In order to establish a line of communication with the Lansing School District and the Association, Professional Council will be established. The Professional Council shall be composed of seven (7) bargaining unit employees designated by the LSEA President, and sevenSection

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Master Agreement

Responsible Autonomy. The staff (principal/supervisor and employeesteachers) of each school shall be given the responsibility to develop, review, and approve the building budgetary priorities, instructional priorities, and long-range plans at least once each semester. A. There shall be a School Improvement Team for each school building in the Lansing School District which shall operate under the guidance of the building principal. All appointments to the School Improvement Team shall occur no later than September 30 of each year. Consistent with MCL 380.1277, all meetings shall be open to the staff and parents who, while they may not be members of the Team, may voluntarily participate in the development, review and evaluation of the school’s improvement plan. All meetings shall be publicized in advance. Special Education Improvement Team (SEIT) will conduct itself in a similar fashion as a school based School Improvement Team. The difference being the members will be from across the Special Education Department inclusive of both ancillary and classroom employees. This committee shall develop a protocol for scope of duties and responsibilities during the 2018-2019 school year. B. The School Improvement Team shall have the responsibility to develop a planning and decision- making process which takes place as much as possible in a climate of mutual trust, respect, and consensus. This decision-making process shall include supervision of any Building Budget committee Committee (G Accounts), Implementation implementation or modifications of instructional programs subject to Paragraphs E. and F., curriculum issues, employees’ teachers' hours subject to Article 8 including parent / parent/ teacher conferences and building in-services, the student discipline process, and such other matters as the team shall mutually determine. At least each semester, the School Improvement Team shall assess in writing its progress toward its goals and objectives. Copies of the assessment shall be given to the building faculty and the Professional Council. The School Improvement Team shall also be responsible for ensuring that all planning and decision-making properly acknowledges staff and budget limitations; state and federal regulations; goals; priorities and policies of the Lansing School District; and provisions of this Agreement. C. The principal shall provide the to staff upon request the available current budget and other pertinent data so that informed recommendations can occur. The teaching staff is responsible for ensuring that their knowledge, perceptions, and recommendations are made available during the development and review process in an open, timely, and constructive manner. Employees Staff members are also responsible for carrying out the final plan in a cooperative and productive fashion. D. The team recommendations shall be presented to the entire staff at least once each semester for review and approval. Approval must be by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. E. The team shall assist in the development of the methods which are to be used in pursuing building level programs that will be implemented. 1. The team will address how funding is to be secured and apportioned to support the planned programs. 2. The team will review the staffing program for the building. Staffing programs which fall outside of the class size provisions of this Agreement must be approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 3. In the event a principal wishes to initiate a building level program, it shall fist first be reviewed by the team, discussed at a meeting open to all building staff, and approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 4. If the principal decides to implement a plan that does not have the support of the team and/or staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for that decision in keeping with Section B. above. 5. If the principal does not agree to implement a plan approved by the team and staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for the decision in keeping with Section B. above. 6. If a principal shall exercise the powers set forth in paragraphs 4 or 5 above, the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) shall have the right to appeal the principal’s 's decision to the appropriate Instructional Division Director who shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the principal’s 's decision. 7. If the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) is still not satisfied with the decision rendered, they may appeal the decision to the Professional Council which shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the previous decision. F. The final approval of any programs, objectives, or recommendations of the School Improvement Team shall be accomplished as follows: 1. The team shall record all recommendations, goals, and/or objectives in writing. 2. Approval of fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting shall next be obtained. 3. Upon approval of the teaching staff, the written recommendations, goals, and objectives shall be submitted to a screening subcommittee of the Professional Council for review to determine if there is compliance with the law, collective bargaining agreements, system- system-wide goals, objectives and necessities, and Board policies. 4. Final approval shall be given by the Professional Council and the Board of Education. At any level, the School Improvement Team’s 's recommendations may be modified, but only after referral back to the School Improvement Team unless the team waives the referral by written consent. G. No school improvement team shall have the right to alter or restructure the starting and ending times of schools and/or the number of days and half days contained in the district-district wide calendar. H. In order to assist the work of the School Improvement Team, the team may authorize the expenditure of funds under its control to accomplish team objectives. If the team authorizes a teacher team member to perform tasks on behalf of the team as extra duty, the team member teacher shall be compensated in accordance with Appendix A-3. The additional funding which a team may spend shall be based upon total teacher staff per building (using home building assignments) as detailed below: 0 – 24 teachers $ 750 25 – 49 teachers $1,000 50 – 74 teachers $1,250 75 – 99 teachers $1,500 100 or more teachers $1,750: A. In order to establish a line of communication with the Lansing School District and the Association, Professional Council will be established. The Professional Council shall be composed of seven (7) bargaining unit employees LSEA members designated by the LSEA PresidentPresident and seven (7) members designated by the Superintendent or his/her designee. B. The Professional Council shall establish a schedule of regular meeting dates and times. The parties may cancel any scheduled meeting by mutual consent. The chair for each meeting shall alternate for each meeting between the parties. The co-chairs will mutually agree on agenda items one week prior to the meeting. Additions to the agenda must be agreed upon by both co-chairs prior to the meeting. C. The Professional Council is empowered by mutual consent to appoint committees composed of teachers and administrators to study and report. Upon completion of its study and report on the subject assigned to it, each committee shall be considered dissolved. D. Clerical expenses of the Professional Council and sevenits subcommittees shall be paid by the Board. E. When necessary, LSEA representatives on the Professional Council shall be released from school duties for regular meetings of the Professional Council without loss of salary when such meetings are held during the school day.

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Samples: Master Agreement

Responsible Autonomy. The staff (principal/supervisor and employees) of each school shall be given the responsibility to develop, review, and approve the building budgetary priorities, instructional priorities, and long-range plans at least once each semester. A. There shall be a School Improvement Team for each school building in the Lansing School District which shall operate under the guidance of the building principal. All appointments to the School Improvement Team shall occur no later than September 30 of each year. Consistent with MCL 380.1277, all meetings shall be open to the staff and parents who, while they may not be members of the Team, may voluntarily participate in the development, review and evaluation of the school’s improvement plan. All meetings shall be publicized in advance. Special Education Improvement Team (SEIT) will conduct itself in a similar fashion as a school based School Improvement Team. The difference being the members will be from across the Special Education Department inclusive of both ancillary and classroom employees. This committee shall develop a protocol for scope of duties and responsibilities during the 2018-2019 school year. B. The School Improvement Team shall have the responsibility to develop a planning and decision- making process which takes place as much as possible in a climate of mutual trust, respect, and consensus. This decision-making process shall include supervision of any Building Budget committee (G Accounts), Implementation or modifications of instructional programs subject to Paragraphs E. and F., curriculum issues, employees’ hours subject to Article 8 including parent / teacher conferences and building in-services, the student discipline process, and such other matters as the team shall mutually determine. At least each semester, the School Improvement Team shall assess in writing its progress toward its goals and objectives. Copies of the assessment shall be given to the building faculty and the Professional Council. The School Improvement Team shall also be responsible for ensuring that all planning and decision-making properly acknowledges staff and budget limitations; state and federal regulations; goals; priorities and policies of the Lansing School District; and provisions of this Agreement. C. The principal shall provide the staff upon request the available current budget and other pertinent data so that informed recommendations can occur. The staff is responsible for ensuring that their knowledge, perceptions, and recommendations are made available during the development and review process in an open, timely, and constructive manner. Staff members Employees are also responsible for carrying out the final plan in cooperative and productive fashion. D. The team recommendations shall be presented to the entire staff at least once each semester for review and approval. Approval must be by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. E. The team shall assist in the development of the methods which are to be used in pursuing building level programs that will be implemented. 1. The team will address how funding is to be secured and apportioned to support the planned programs. 2. The team will review the staffing program for the building. Staffing programs which fall outside of the class size provisions of this Agreement must be approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 3. In the event a principal wishes to initiate a building level program, it shall fist be reviewed by the team, discussed at a meeting open to all building staff, and approved by fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting. 4. If the principal decides to implement a plan that does not have the support of the team and/or staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for that decision in keeping with Section B. above. 5. If the principal does not agree to implement a plan approved by the team and staff, the principal will provide oral and/or written rationale for the decision in keeping with Section B. above. 6. If a principal shall exercise the powers set forth in paragraphs 4 or 5 above, the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) shall have the right to appeal the principal’s decision to the appropriate Instructional Division Director who shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the principal’s decision. 7. If the School Improvement Team or the staff (comprising at least a majority of that teaching staff) is still not satisfied with the decision rendered, they may appeal the decision to the Professional Council which shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the previous decision. F. The final approval of any programs, objectives, or recommendations of the School Improvement Team shall be accomplished as follows: 1. The team shall record all recommendations, goals, and/or objectives in writing. 2. Approval of fifty-one percent (51%) of those voting shall next be obtained. 3. Upon approval of staff, the written recommendations, goals, and objectives shall be submitted to a screening subcommittee of the Professional Council for review to determine if there is compliance with the law, collective bargaining agreements, system- wide goals, objectives and necessities, and Board policies. 4. Final approval shall be given by the Professional Council and the Board of Education. At any level, the School Improvement Team’s recommendations may be modified, but only after referral back to the School Improvement Team unless the team waives the referral by written consent. G. No school improvement team shall have the right to alter or restructure the starting and ending times of schools and/or the number of days and half days contained in the district-wide calendar. H. In order to assist the work of the School Improvement Team, the team may authorize the expenditure of funds under its control to accomplish team objectives. If the team authorizes a team member to perform tasks on behalf of the team as extra duty, the team member shall be compensated in accordance with Appendix A-3. The additional funding which a team may spend shall be based upon total teacher staff per building (using home building assignments) as detailed below: 0 – 24 teachers $ 750 25 – 49 teachers $1,000 50 – 74 teachers $1,250 75 – 99 teachers $1,500 100 or more teachers $1,750 A. In order to establish a line of communication with the Lansing School District and the Association, Professional Council will be established. The Professional Council shall be composed of seven (7) bargaining unit employees designated by the LSEA President, and seven

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Master Agreement