Common use of The Leadership Committee Clause in Contracts

The Leadership Committee. a. The Leadership Committee will be a forum for collaboration, communication and cooperation in which the parties will discuss SPS policy, which could include fiscal policies, site-based decision making, policies related to student instruction, adoption and use of technology, legislative policies, as well as other policies, imminent decisions, trouble spots, and the SPS/SEA collaborative relationship. The Committee will not be empowered to vote on or veto SPS decisions or the labor agreement and will not discuss bargaining issues. b. The Committee will consist of the Superintendent and other SPS representatives appointed by the Superintendent and the SEA President and the Executive Director of SEA and other SEA representatives appointed by the SEA. The Committee will meet monthly at mutually convenient times determined by the Superintendent and the SEA President or their designees. c. The Committee will define the factors that will be used to focus effort and resources on a school/program. 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; state as well as common district assessments; AP and IB course completion rates; length of time attending SPS, and the percentage of students on track to graduate. The Committee will determine whether the school/program(s) as currently configured would be sustainable in the longer term. The Leadership Committee may have subgroups to work on these areas.

The Leadership Committee. a. The Leadership Committee will be a forum for collaboration, communication and cooperation in which the parties will discuss SPS policy, which could include fiscal policies, site-based decision making, policies related to student instruction, adoption and use of technology, legislative policies, as well as other policies, imminent decisions, trouble spots, and the SPS/SEA collaborative relationship. The Committee will not be empowered to vote on or veto SPS decisions or the labor agreement and will not discuss bargaining issues. b. The Committee will consist of the Superintendent and other SPS representatives appointed by the Superintendent and the SEA President and the Executive Director of SEA and other SEA representatives appointed by the SEA. The Committee will meet monthly at mutually convenient times determined by the Superintendent and the SEA President or their designees. c. The Committee will define the factors that will be used to focus effort and resources on a school/program. 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; , state as well as common district District assessments; : AP and IB course completion rates; length of time attending SPS, ; and the percentage of students on track to graduate. The Committee will determine whether the school/program(s) as currently configured would be sustainable in the longer term. The Leadership Committee may have subgroups to work on these areas.