1.3: Decision-making

February 2020 Teacher Input Survey Results: Survey to be completed next in 21-22 SY.

Examples of teachers and administrators making decisions together(non-covid):

• Building Committee- Meet to discuss the function of the school

• SIP Team- Meet six times per year to review and create the school improvement plan. Representatives from each department of the school are represented.

• PLC Cycle - Content teams are working together to establish consistent processes within the BHS structure for effective collaboration around student achievement.

• Other Teacher-Admin Groups:

  • SAT Feedback from Proctors

  • Student Handbook Committee

  • Discipline Clarification Team -Administration, school support, personnel, teachers

  • PBIS Committee

    • • PBIS Tier 1 Tardies, Attendance, PBIS Pillars, Disrespect and Disruption

      • PBIS Tier 2 Establishing Intervention Systems

  • High School Content Leader Meetings

  • Curriculum Committees

  • Evaluation Committee

  • Tardy Policy Committee Established 2017

  • PLC Launch Committee

  • High School Class Size Committee

  • Evaluation Committee

  • PBG (proficiency based grading)

  • Blended classes

  • Proficiency Based Report Card (High School Report Card)

  • Food Policy

  • Flexible Seating/Classroom Furniture

  • Belvidere Education Association

  • Trauma Informed Training

  • Restorative Justice Training

  • Calendar Committee

Teachers, Your formal input is used to make important decisions regarding:

• Decreasing Tardies

• Determining Learning Targets

• Creating Proficiency Scales and Rubrics

• Developing Curriculum

• Creating Assessments

• Establishing Department Norms for Student Expectations

• School Improvement Planning

• Finding Solutions for Building Concerns

• Effectively Using Buc Club/Win Time

• Recognizing and Celebrating Successes

• PBIS Recognition (Friday 5, Fabulous Faculty)

• The Evaluation Process

• Establishing New Clubs Based on Student Interest

• In Content Leader Meetings

• High School PLC Stage 4 & 5 collaboration

• School Calendar

"Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking."

-Malcolm Gladwell

Updated Spring 2021