What is Site-Based Improvement?What does a Site Council do?Will training be provided?How much authority do Site Councils have?What is Site-Based Improvement?
Site Based Improvement is a process in which members of the school community (the principal, teachers, staff, families, students and community members) work together to:
improve student achievementdefine school goalsshape school policy and proceduressolve problems
People who are responsible for carrying out decisions at the building level can now be more involved in making those decisions.
Site councils exist to create partnerships that help their school be successful.
Site councils have existed in the Saint Paul Public School since 1989. At the start of the 1999-2000 school year, about half of the district's 70 schools had an active site council. By June 30, 2000, all schools had established site councils.
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What does a Site Council do?
Site councils may:
help shape and support the school's missionparticipate in the development of the school improvement plandrive school change and develop conditions for successhave input into the selection of the school principalhave input into the selection of school staffhelp plan and prioritize the school's budget.
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Will training be provided?
Yes! The Office of Leadership Development and local schools will offer training for all site council members. The training will cover such topics as:
How to Be an Effective Site CouncilTeamwork and CollaborationDeveloping LeadershipEffective CommunicationHow Schools OperatePlanning and Problem Solving. |
How much authority do Site Councils have?
 Site councils at the Saint Paul Public Schools can influence many aspects of education policy, within limits set by the Board of Education. In the illustration to the left, think of standards and assessments as the bookends within which site councils work. The areas a site-council can influence are represented by the books, School Improvement Plan, School Reform Models, Staffing, Mission, Budget and Instuctional Strategies. |
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