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The Effective Schools Process has been used in the Thousand Islands Central School District since 1986. This process is based on the Effective Schools Model and the seven Effective Schools Correlates. Shared decision making is used to determine areas for school improvement that need to be addressed.

In 1986, the Thousand Islands Central School District began using the Effective Schools Model for structuring our school improvement efforts, a shared decision making process which continues today. Building Planning Teams (BPT’s) from each of the District’s four schools develop and implement their building action plans from needs assessment data. These teams report to the District Leadership Team (DLT). The District Leadership Team incorporates data from the needs assessment into the Comprehensive District Education Plan (CDEP). The DLT reports to the Board of Education for approval of the district plan. Ad Hoc Committees can be organized at any level as needed to address specific timely issues and concerns of the school community.

Building Planning Team members and/or subcommittees members will:

  • attend all team meetings, work sessions and presentations unless excused by the Building Planning Team chairperson.
  • review assessment data on student performance against federal/state and district standards (include analysis of disaggregated results). Monitor student performance on tests, exhibits, and portfolios with the entire faculty and, as appropriate, with parents and the community at large.
  • review needs assessment results, identify priorities, achieve consensus on priorities with the building faculty.
  • Develop required building action plan to reach specified objectives
  • monitor the action plan writing process to ensure that current pertinent educational research is incorporated.
  • Areas of focus at the building level should include:
    • The 7 Effective Schools Correlates
    • Student progress and assessment
    • Curriculum
    • Educational programs
    • Standards of excellence
    • Student recognition
    • Demonstrations, exhibitions, portfolios

    Areas not subject to shared decisions:

    • Civil rights of students and/or employees
    • Commissioner’s regulations
    • Collective bargaining negotiations
    • Tax rates
    • Districting
    • Board policy and/or Administrative procedures
    • Final selection in hiring of employees
  • Dispute Resolution:

  • The Building Planning Team operates by consensus.

    We believe that all three elements of a school district’s curriculum must be aligned and integrated with federal, state, and district standards.

    Thousand Islands Central School District acknowledges the need to create a curriculum design that meets the needs of the federal and state standards as well as those district goals that are unique to our community.

    Outcome Based

    Through Integrated Problems, Projects, or Units

    Term:

  • The initial membership term will be for three years. At the end of the initial three years, adjustments in Building Planning Team membership may take place. It is generally recommended that no more than three quarters of the Building Planning Team members be replaced at the end of any year.
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