SBDM
School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Councils create school policies and make a wide range of decisions, from selecting textbooks to choosing a new principal. The Atherton High School Council is composed of six teachers, four parents, the principal, and one assistant principal. Each Council member shall be elected by his/her constituent group. The principal shall serve as chairperson.
All SBDM Council policies are designed to help boost student achievement and must be consistent with Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) policies.
State law requires members elected to an SBDM Council to receive training in the process of school-based decision making. New council members receive six hours of training. Returning members receive three hours.