A.  Staff Teams

The school operations manager or principal shall designate specific teams of staff members to accomplish various tasks throughout the year. The following are required staff teams that will be set each year, and the school operations manager or principal may appoint others on an as needed basis.

B.  School Advisory Team

The advisory team will consist of representatives from various teams of staff members throughout the organization. The advisory team will advise the school operations manager and principal as part of a decision-making process to ensure staff participation in decision making.

C.  Staff Behavior Team

The behavior team will review the school’s behavior policy, matrix, and consequences annually and advise the school operations manager and principal on necessary changes to these documents. The behavior committee shall also serve as an appeal board when a parent wishes to appeal a referral or decision made by administrator, as outlined elsewhere within this policy. The team shall be comprised of at least five members in addition to the school operations manager and principal. A staff member shall be appointed as chair, who shall not be the school operations manager or principal.

D.  School Based Leadership Team

The School Based Leadership Team shall be a group of experienced educators who come together to brainstorm researched based interventions to assist specific students and student groups who are struggling. The school-based leadership team is further defined in Teaching and Learning section of this policy manual.

E.  Master Schedule Team

The master scheduling team shall annually meet with the principal to provide advice on the development or modification to the school’s master schedule.

Adopted: May 5, 2020