Leadership Structure

District Leadership Responsibilities

Board of Education (BOE):

• District Vision

• Determine where resource allocation should be applied

• Listen/Communicate concerns from stakeholders in the community towards instruction and school procedures

Administrative Team:

• Review district data

• Set goals for each school year

• Review district policy with regards to each school

• Maintain fiscal responsibility for district and each school

• Review/Update safety protocols for the school district

• Continually recruit and retain instructors for quality instruction

• Stay current with educational trends

District Site Council (DSC): 

• Meets annually (combo of all 3 BSCs)

• Look at district data and share thoughts/ideas on what is seen

• Communicate data to stakeholders (Superintendent's Annual Report is shared)

• Communicate district/building procedures and goals to stakeholders

• Share ideas from stakeholders to improve instruction and outcomes in student learning

• Provide feedback from community/families

• Give feedback on district/school identified concerns

District Leadership Team (DLT):

• Work with Dr. Sue Jenkins with School Improvement

• Look at State Board Outcome data to determine needs at building levels

• Develop a district action plan and goals for school improvement

• Look at the 4 Fundamentals of School Improvement set by the KSDE to: Set goals, Monitor progress

• Look at school/district data to drive direction of improvement

• Attend Executive visit w/Amber Miller (Regional executive)

• Attend School Improvement Day in Oakley with (Colby, Goodland, & Scott City)

TASN Team:

• Work with TASN with tiered supports at USD 211

• Attend meetings on school structure with tiered support

• Look at Fastbridge data and make decisions on tiered placement

• Communicate with building staff what the data is showing

• Receive training on subject area of need and train the staff on how to help improve students’ scores

• Look at trends and growth to determine effectiveness of program

• Expand framework to all curricular areas: Behavior, ELA, Math, SECD

Curriculum Council:

• Stay up to date with standards at the state and federal level

• Communicate with the curricular committees these trends

• Communicate with the staff events happening within the curricular focus

• Align state standards to curriculum used

• Review and analyze instruction to understanding in grade levels

• Place focus and instruction to help students achieve higher scores on state/national exams

Building Leadership Teams (BLT):

• Team will look at building data in the areas of: standards/behavior/SECD/classroom expectations

• Team will discuss scheduling and monthly activities/events

• Discuss/Analyze data to determine building level goals & action plans

• Communicate data and findings to the building staff members

Building SITE Council (BSC): 

• Meets monthly

• Look at building data and share thoughts/ideas on what is seen

• Communicate data to stakeholders

• Communicate building procedures and goals to stakeholders

• Share ideas from stakeholders to improve instruction and outcomes in student learning

• Provide feedback from community/families

• Give feedback on school identified concerns

Building Staff Members: 

• Follow building procedures/rules

• Support district goals/vision

• Communicate progress/concerns from classroom

• Collaborate with colleagues about data from BLT regarding: standards/behavior/SECD/classroom expectations

• Provide input regarding upcoming activities/events

• Gather procedural information from presentations during staff meetings

• Collect data for the BLT so they can make informed decisions