SCHOOL QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT schools. Collaborative school-based shared decision making brings people together who then share re- sponsibility for needed changes and accountability for results.
SCHOOL QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT decision-making processes in the school, a conference will be held to consider options for supporting the school.
SCHOOL QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT principle of accountability, requiring school districts and individual schools to meet specific standards for school achievement. Those schools that are not able to meet these standards may be subject to intervention imposed by either Montgomery County Public Schools or by the Maryland State Department of Education. When MCPS intervenes in a school to provide intensive assistance to improve performance, school staff will par- ticipate in the intervention and improvement process.
SCHOOL QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT. The parties agree that schools and those who work in them are at the heart of improving teaching and learning . We expect each school to continuously renew itself and build the capacity of its staff to improve the achievement of our students . The parties agree on the following assumptions about school quality and improvement: ■ Decisions about teaching and learning must involve those closest to the teaching and learning process within each school community . ■ The school is where people make a difference in the daily life of each student . Each school community has the best information and is in the best position to craft appropriate and effective strategies to improve student learning . ■ A continuous improvement philosophy takes the tra- ditional pyramid of leadership and decision-making and turns it upside down . Central office positions and departments work to serve the interests and meet the needs of those in schools . In schools, administrators and support staff strengthen the learning process by providing supports to teachers to meet the needs of students . ■ Within each school, the critical process of learning takes place in the classroom . Continuous improvement should ensure maximum support for our classroom educators by empowering them with the appropriate authority and responsibility to make decisions that will improve teaching and learning . ■ The emphasis on authority, responsibility, and support for the classroom can best be accomplished by col- laboration and shared decision-making in schools . Collaborative school-based shared decision-making brings people together who then share responsibility for needed changes and accountability for results . A STAFF INvOLvEMENT IN DECISION-MAkINg
SCHOOL QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT. 1. Carrying out of a survey of the infrastructure and educational assets of the Borrower’s Fundamental Education schools located in the Eligible Municipalities and upgrading of such schools, as necessary, to attain Minimum Operational Standards, including the provision of materials and equipment, and the carrying out of minor maintenance works (financed by School Grants) in order to bring such schools up to the Minimum Operational Standards.
SCHOOL QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT. ▪ School leadership teams will be engaged in decision-making about scheduling that affects the whole school. ▪ Roles such as facilitator, agenda setter, note-taker, etc. should be rotated in order to build and share leadership on leadership teams. ▪ Interested staff can observe ILT meetings. ▪ Expectations and parameters outlined for teams, departments, and committees should be collaboratively established between teams and school leadership. ▪ Teams, departments, and committees can determine how (e.g., agendas, templates, etc.), when, and where the work will be accomplished. ▪ Each school shall have a school Triad Team that regularly works together to enhance the collaborative processes and collaborative decision-making at the school.
