A Shared Decision-Making Committee (SDMC) shall be established on each campus to assist the principal. The committee shall meet for the purposes of implementing planning processes and site-based decision making in accordance with Board policy and administrative procedure.

The committee is an advisory group to the school principal except for approval of campus staff development. The committee must outline procedures for addressing the areas of involvement listed under Responsibilities, below and for decision making. The principal will consult the SDMC in matters relating to the school educational program, but the principal has the final authority in fiduciary and financial decisions.

The areas that require involvement of the SDMC are:

 Implementing all pertinent campus-level planning processes;

 Developing recommendations for the school budget;

 Submitting recommendations for the school curriculum;

 Recommending changes in the school’s staffing patterns;

 Developing and approving the campus staff development plans;

 Developing, reviewing, and revising the School Improvement Plan (SIP) for the purpose of improving student performance for all student populations. After the principal approves the SIP, the SDMC will present the plan to the school-based professional staff for a vote of approval.

 Reviewing and making recommendations regarding the school’s organizational structure; and

 Establishing procedures to periodically obtain broad-based community, parent, and staff input.

The principal or designee shall ensure that the campus-level committee obtains broad- based community, parent, and staff input through ad hoc committees, Web site, newsletters, and other methods as appropriate.

Calendar: In addition to regularly scheduled meetings (approximately quarterly), the committee must hold at least one public meeting each year after receipt of the annual campus rating from the Texas Education Agency to discuss the performance of the school and the school’s objectives.

 

 

Name of SDMC Member	Position
Kimberly Jones	Kindergarten
Stephanie Cortinas	1st Grade
Alexandra Simms	2nd Grade
Vanessa Neihouse-Chavez	3rd Grade
Whitney Boepple	4th Grade
Amanda Behanick	5th Grade
Rebecca Alard	Ancillary
Luz Lorena Torres	School-based Professional
Irma Garza	Non-instructional Staff
Adriana Abarca-Castro	Principal

 

 

Quarter	Date
Q1	September 15, 2016
Q2	November 30, 2016
Q3	February 15, 2017
Q4	May 3, 2017

 

 

sdmc_agenda_nov30_2016 

 

sdmc_agenda_feb15_2017 

 

sdmc_agenda_may3_2017 

 

sdmc_meeting_minutes_sep15_2016 

 

 

 

sdmc_minutes_may3_2017