School Leadership Team TrainingThe Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy will be offering borough-wide, two hour trainings for School Leadership Teams in January. The sessions will cover the Roles and Responsibilities of School Leadership Teams; Organization and Bylaws; Meeting Management; Consensus-Based Decision-Making. We recommend that teams attend training together, however individual members are welcome to attend. This training will satisfy the mandatory training required by Chancellor's Regulation A-655.To register for the training, call 212-374-2434 (this is an RSVP line only, messages are checked twice daily) or email Emccall2@schools.nyc.gov. Should you require to speak to someone, please call 212-374-4118. Additional training dates will be added for February (dates and training locations will be updated as soon as they are confirmed).
Borough
Date
Location
Time
Manhattan
1/12/10
Food and Finance High School525 West 50th Street, NY NY 10019
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Queens
1/13/10
P.S. 65 103-22 99th Street, Queens, NY 11417
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Bronx
1/19/10
Theodore Roosevelt Educational Campus500 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Brooklyn
1/20/10
Brooklyn High School of the Arts345 Dean StreetBrooklyn, NY 11217
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Staten Island
1/21/10
The Michael J Petrides School715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Should anyone need further clarification, please contact the Office For Family Engagement & Advocacy (OFEA) @ 212-374-2323.
Thanks
Office for Family Engagement & Advocacy
Central Office(212) 374-2323ofea@schools.nyc.govMartine GuerrierChief Family Engagement Officeraskmartine@schools.nyc.gov
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
School Leadership Team Training Session
School Leadership Team Training http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/OFEA/default.htmThe Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy will be offering borough-wide, two hour trainings for School Leadership Teams in January. The sessions will cover the Roles and Responsibilities of School Leadership Teams; Organization and Bylaws; Meeting Management; Consensus-Based Decision-Making. We recommend that teams attend training together, however individual members are welcome to attend. This training will satisfy the mandatory training required by Chancellor's Regulation A-655.To register for the training, call 212-374-2434 (this is an RSVP line only, messages are checked twice daily) or email Emccall2@schools.nyc.gov. Should you require to speak to someone, please call 212-374-4118. Additional training dates will be added for February (dates and training locations will be updated as soon as they are confirmed).
Borough
Date
Location
Time
Queens
1/13/10
P.S. 65 103-22 99th Street, Queens, NY 11417
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Borough
Date
Location
Time
Queens
1/13/10
P.S. 65 103-22 99th Street, Queens, NY 11417
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Summary of Changes to B-801 (School Based Budgeting)
Principals must consult with their SLT in developing the budget. The SLT must align the budget with the CEP. SLTs can request training and technical support for its budget responsibilities.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This regulation updates and supersedes Chancellor’s Regulation B-801 dated June 14, 1999.
Changes:
Reflects structural changes implemented following 2002 and 2009 amendments to the Education Law.
Eliminates those sections of the previous version of B-801 dealing with the budget request process and the process of approving the overall Department budget pursuant to Education Law § 2590-q.
Eliminates deadline for issuance of proposed allocation formulas to CECs and superintendents in order to maximize the time for the formulas to be finalized prior to their release (page 1, § I.A).
Creates process by which school principals, school leadership teams ("SLTs"), and community superintendents ensure that a school’s budget is aligned with its Comprehensive Education Plan ("CEP") in compliance with the requirements imposed by the 2009 amendment to the Education Law.
The revised process begins after the Mayor’s Executive Budget ("MEB") is released. The preliminary total budget set forth in the MEB is allocated among individual schools based on the allocation formulas (pages 1-2, § I.B).
The principal of each school, in consultation with the school’s SLT and school community, creates a school-based budget detailing how the school plans to spend its allocated funds (page 2, § II.A).
Principals also create a written justification demonstrating that the school-based budget is aligned with the school’s CEP. If the other members of the SLT reach a consensus that the budget is not aligned with the CEP, the SLT may submit a rebuttal. The justification and rebuttal (if any) are then given to the community superintendent. The superintendent can either approve the school-based budget, or order it to be modified to bring them into alignment with the CEP (page 3, § II.A).
The school-based budgets are then aggregated at the district level and approved by the Chancellor. The aggregated budgets and the Department’s administrative budget are then submitted to the Panel for Educational Policy for its approval (pages 3-4, § II.B).
Streamlines process by which principals and superintendents comment on proposed changes to the capital plan (page 4, § II.C). Previously, each superintendent was required to submit an annual capital needs assessment to the Chancellor. Under the revised regulation, the School Construction Authority does the initial work of drafting the proposed changes, and principals and community superintendents are invited to submit comments.
Clarifies data to be included in Financial Status Reports and School and District-based Reports (pages 4-5, §§ III.A, III.B). The previous regulation included references to categories of information that were overlapping or unclear. The new regulation clarifies these requirements.
When reasonably requested, the Chancellor or his/her designee shall provide training and technical support to SLT members or members of the school community in order to support their participation in the school-based budget development process.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This regulation updates and supersedes Chancellor’s Regulation B-801 dated June 14, 1999.
Changes:
Reflects structural changes implemented following 2002 and 2009 amendments to the Education Law.
Eliminates those sections of the previous version of B-801 dealing with the budget request process and the process of approving the overall Department budget pursuant to Education Law § 2590-q.
Eliminates deadline for issuance of proposed allocation formulas to CECs and superintendents in order to maximize the time for the formulas to be finalized prior to their release (page 1, § I.A).
Creates process by which school principals, school leadership teams ("SLTs"), and community superintendents ensure that a school’s budget is aligned with its Comprehensive Education Plan ("CEP") in compliance with the requirements imposed by the 2009 amendment to the Education Law.
The revised process begins after the Mayor’s Executive Budget ("MEB") is released. The preliminary total budget set forth in the MEB is allocated among individual schools based on the allocation formulas (pages 1-2, § I.B).
The principal of each school, in consultation with the school’s SLT and school community, creates a school-based budget detailing how the school plans to spend its allocated funds (page 2, § II.A).
Principals also create a written justification demonstrating that the school-based budget is aligned with the school’s CEP. If the other members of the SLT reach a consensus that the budget is not aligned with the CEP, the SLT may submit a rebuttal. The justification and rebuttal (if any) are then given to the community superintendent. The superintendent can either approve the school-based budget, or order it to be modified to bring them into alignment with the CEP (page 3, § II.A).
The school-based budgets are then aggregated at the district level and approved by the Chancellor. The aggregated budgets and the Department’s administrative budget are then submitted to the Panel for Educational Policy for its approval (pages 3-4, § II.B).
Streamlines process by which principals and superintendents comment on proposed changes to the capital plan (page 4, § II.C). Previously, each superintendent was required to submit an annual capital needs assessment to the Chancellor. Under the revised regulation, the School Construction Authority does the initial work of drafting the proposed changes, and principals and community superintendents are invited to submit comments.
Clarifies data to be included in Financial Status Reports and School and District-based Reports (pages 4-5, §§ III.A, III.B). The previous regulation included references to categories of information that were overlapping or unclear. The new regulation clarifies these requirements.
When reasonably requested, the Chancellor or his/her designee shall provide training and technical support to SLT members or members of the school community in order to support their participation in the school-based budget development process.
Summary of proposed changes to A-655 Regulation on School Leadership Teams
This is a summary of the new A-655 Chancellor's Regulation for School Leadership Teams. It incorporates changes in the recent School Governance Law. One area of contention is in the clause that the principal makes the final determination on the CEP if consensus can not be reached after appropriate intervention. This appears to conflict with the law (2590-h(15))as the principal is a SLT member, and therefore should not have final determination.Comment period is until January 25th. Comments can be sent to SLTpolicy@schools.nyc.gov.
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6CD79BF3-24B6-46D6-BA23-79309DA56B60/73820/A655121109.pdf
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This regulation supersedes Chancellor’s Regulation A-655 dated December 3, 2007.
Changes:
The SLT is responsible for developing the school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP) and ensuring that it is aligned with the school-based budget. (Page 1, Section II.)
SLTs must use a consensus-based decision-making process as their primary means of decision-making. (Page 7, Section VIII.)
The principal is responsible for developing the school-based budget, after consulting with the SLT, and ensuring that it is aligned with the CEP. (Page 1, Section II.A.)
To ensure the alignment of the CEP and the school-based budget, the principal shall provide to the SLT appropriate reports from Galaxy. (Page 1, Section II.A.)
The principal determines that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP and sends justification to the superintendent. (Page I, Section II.A.)
SLT members, other than the principal, may provide a response to the justification if they reach a consensus that they disagree with the principal’s justification that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP, and that the principal’s proposed budget is inconsistent with the goals and policies set forth in the CEP. The superintendent must then make a determination. (Page 1, Section II.A.)
If the SLT cannot reach agreement on the CEP, it should seek assistance from the District Leadership Team (DLT) or the community or high school superintendent. If no agreement can be reached following assistance, then the principal makes the final determination on the CEP. (Page 1, Section II; also Page 7, Section VIII.)
Support is provided to SLTs and DLTs by parent engagement staff or superintendents. (Page 1, Section II; also Page 7, Section VIII.)
SLT meetings, which must take place at least once a month during the school year, must take place on school or DOE premises. (Page 7, Section VII.)
Notice of SLT meetings must be provided in a form consistent with the open meetings law. (Page 7, Section VII.)
The SLT must be consulted prior to the appointment of a principal or assistant principal candidate to the school. (Page 7, Section X.)
The SLT shall provide to the superintendent an annual assessment of the principal’s record of developing an effective shared decision-making relationship with SLT members. (Page 2, Section II.B.)
Parent members of the CEC (and in an election year, candidates for the CEC) may serve as parent members of an SLT in the school their child attends. (Page 3, Section III.C.b.1.)
The SLT may amend its by-laws, if necessary. (Page 4, Section IV.B.)
The superintendent (or designee) will consult with the SLT regarding any school restructuring plans. The SLT shall participate in the joint public hearing regarding proposals to close a school or make significant changes in school utilization. (Pages 7-8, Section X.B.)
The DLT develops the District Comprehensive Educational Plan (DCEP), which includes annual goals and objectives for the district aligned with the Chancellor’s goals. (Pages 5-6, Section V.A.)
The Central Plan for school-based planning and shared decision making incorporates the individual district 100.11 plans adopted by the DLTs as well as the procedures set forth in this Regulation. The Office of School Improvement is responsible for maintaining copies of each district’s plan and for compiling them into the Central Plan. (Pages 5-6, Section V.A.)
A citywide high school subcommittee will be formed to meet on a monthly basis to review relevant data and identify issues impacting student performance at the high school level and will report on a monthly basis to the DLTs. (Page 6, Section V.C.)
Each SLT must provide a list of its members and a copy of its current by-laws to the DLT annually, by October 31. (Page 9, Section XII.)
Each DLT must provide a list of all SLT member names from the schools in the district and a list of its own members and by-laws to the Chief Family Engagement Officer annually, by November 15. (Page 9, Section XII.)
Parents may file grievances regarding the election of parents to serve on the SLT in the school their child attends within 7 school days of the election. (Page 9, Section XIV.B.)
Parents may appeal grievance decisions to the Chancellor (c/o The Office of Legal Services) within 10 days of receipt of the superintendent’s decision. (Page 9, Section XIV.C
) school based management teams developed pursuant to paragraph 26 (b) of this subdivision shall possess the following powers and duties: 27 (i) develop an annual school comprehensive educational plan [that is 28 aligned with] AND CONSULT ON THE SCHOOL-BASED BUDGET PURSUANT TO SECTION 29 TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-R OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE 30 EDUCATIONAL PLAN SHALL BE DEVELOPED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF 31 THE SCHOOL-BASED BUDGET SO THAT IT MAY INFORM THE DECISION-MAKING PROC- 32 ESS AND RESULT IN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PLAN 33 AND the [school based] SCHOOL-BASED budget FOR THE ENSUING SCHOOL YEAR.
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6CD79BF3-24B6-46D6-BA23-79309DA56B60/73820/A655121109.pdf
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This regulation supersedes Chancellor’s Regulation A-655 dated December 3, 2007.
Changes:
The SLT is responsible for developing the school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP) and ensuring that it is aligned with the school-based budget. (Page 1, Section II.)
SLTs must use a consensus-based decision-making process as their primary means of decision-making. (Page 7, Section VIII.)
The principal is responsible for developing the school-based budget, after consulting with the SLT, and ensuring that it is aligned with the CEP. (Page 1, Section II.A.)
To ensure the alignment of the CEP and the school-based budget, the principal shall provide to the SLT appropriate reports from Galaxy. (Page 1, Section II.A.)
The principal determines that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP and sends justification to the superintendent. (Page I, Section II.A.)
SLT members, other than the principal, may provide a response to the justification if they reach a consensus that they disagree with the principal’s justification that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP, and that the principal’s proposed budget is inconsistent with the goals and policies set forth in the CEP. The superintendent must then make a determination. (Page 1, Section II.A.)
If the SLT cannot reach agreement on the CEP, it should seek assistance from the District Leadership Team (DLT) or the community or high school superintendent. If no agreement can be reached following assistance, then the principal makes the final determination on the CEP. (Page 1, Section II; also Page 7, Section VIII.)
Support is provided to SLTs and DLTs by parent engagement staff or superintendents. (Page 1, Section II; also Page 7, Section VIII.)
SLT meetings, which must take place at least once a month during the school year, must take place on school or DOE premises. (Page 7, Section VII.)
Notice of SLT meetings must be provided in a form consistent with the open meetings law. (Page 7, Section VII.)
The SLT must be consulted prior to the appointment of a principal or assistant principal candidate to the school. (Page 7, Section X.)
The SLT shall provide to the superintendent an annual assessment of the principal’s record of developing an effective shared decision-making relationship with SLT members. (Page 2, Section II.B.)
Parent members of the CEC (and in an election year, candidates for the CEC) may serve as parent members of an SLT in the school their child attends. (Page 3, Section III.C.b.1.)
The SLT may amend its by-laws, if necessary. (Page 4, Section IV.B.)
The superintendent (or designee) will consult with the SLT regarding any school restructuring plans. The SLT shall participate in the joint public hearing regarding proposals to close a school or make significant changes in school utilization. (Pages 7-8, Section X.B.)
The DLT develops the District Comprehensive Educational Plan (DCEP), which includes annual goals and objectives for the district aligned with the Chancellor’s goals. (Pages 5-6, Section V.A.)
The Central Plan for school-based planning and shared decision making incorporates the individual district 100.11 plans adopted by the DLTs as well as the procedures set forth in this Regulation. The Office of School Improvement is responsible for maintaining copies of each district’s plan and for compiling them into the Central Plan. (Pages 5-6, Section V.A.)
A citywide high school subcommittee will be formed to meet on a monthly basis to review relevant data and identify issues impacting student performance at the high school level and will report on a monthly basis to the DLTs. (Page 6, Section V.C.)
Each SLT must provide a list of its members and a copy of its current by-laws to the DLT annually, by October 31. (Page 9, Section XII.)
Each DLT must provide a list of all SLT member names from the schools in the district and a list of its own members and by-laws to the Chief Family Engagement Officer annually, by November 15. (Page 9, Section XII.)
Parents may file grievances regarding the election of parents to serve on the SLT in the school their child attends within 7 school days of the election. (Page 9, Section XIV.B.)
Parents may appeal grievance decisions to the Chancellor (c/o The Office of Legal Services) within 10 days of receipt of the superintendent’s decision. (Page 9, Section XIV.C
) school based management teams developed pursuant to paragraph 26 (b) of this subdivision shall possess the following powers and duties: 27 (i) develop an annual school comprehensive educational plan [that is 28 aligned with] AND CONSULT ON THE SCHOOL-BASED BUDGET PURSUANT TO SECTION 29 TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-R OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE 30 EDUCATIONAL PLAN SHALL BE DEVELOPED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF 31 THE SCHOOL-BASED BUDGET SO THAT IT MAY INFORM THE DECISION-MAKING PROC- 32 ESS AND RESULT IN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PLAN 33 AND the [school based] SCHOOL-BASED budget FOR THE ENSUING SCHOOL YEAR.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Role of SLTs in Principal and Assistant Principal Appointments
Changes to C-30 Regulation
All schools
According to recent changes to the C-30 Regulation governing the selection, assignment, and appointment of principals and assistant principals, hiring managers must consult with their School Leadership Teams (SLTs) before finalizing principal and assistant principal appointments.
This consultation can take place at a regularly-scheduled or a specially-scheduled SLT meeting. In order to stay on-track with the recommended three-month guideline for completing C-30s, we encourage hiring managers to schedule a special SLT meeting if one is not imminent. The hiring manager must send an agenda in advance to all SLT members noting an agenda item to discuss the appointment of X position at the SLT meeting on Y date—do not indicate candidates’ names.
Attendees must sign an attendance sheet and the Agreement of Confidentiality/Certification at the SLT meetings. The hiring manager should send these documents, along with the meeting notification and agenda, to the appropriate ISC or CFN. Additionally, the hiring manager should send the appropriate C-30 Coordinator an email stating, “I have consulted with the SLT of [School] on [Date] and wish to appoint [Candidate name] to the position of [specific license area] effective [Date].”
For more information, please consult the Hiring Page on the Principals’ Portal. For questions, contact the Office of School Leadership at SupvSupport@schools.nyc.gov or 718-935-5226.
All schools
According to recent changes to the C-30 Regulation governing the selection, assignment, and appointment of principals and assistant principals, hiring managers must consult with their School Leadership Teams (SLTs) before finalizing principal and assistant principal appointments.
This consultation can take place at a regularly-scheduled or a specially-scheduled SLT meeting. In order to stay on-track with the recommended three-month guideline for completing C-30s, we encourage hiring managers to schedule a special SLT meeting if one is not imminent. The hiring manager must send an agenda in advance to all SLT members noting an agenda item to discuss the appointment of X position at the SLT meeting on Y date—do not indicate candidates’ names.
Attendees must sign an attendance sheet and the Agreement of Confidentiality/Certification at the SLT meetings. The hiring manager should send these documents, along with the meeting notification and agenda, to the appropriate ISC or CFN. Additionally, the hiring manager should send the appropriate C-30 Coordinator an email stating, “I have consulted with the SLT of [School] on [Date] and wish to appoint [Candidate name] to the position of [specific license area] effective [Date].”
For more information, please consult the Hiring Page on the Principals’ Portal. For questions, contact the Office of School Leadership at SupvSupport@schools.nyc.gov or 718-935-5226.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
UFT President promotes SLT Responsibilities Under Governance Law
UFT President Michael Mulgrew gave a power point presentation to Chapter Leaders and delegates on Oct. 14th concerning the responsibilities and powers of School Leadership Teams under the new governance law. He urged Chapter leaders, who are core members of teams, "to exercise those responsibilities immediately".
Mr. Mulgrew said, "we need an active SLT in every school".The vast majority of Chapter Leaders indicated that they had not "been informed of their new responsibilities or tackled their bylaws and the school budget" at the first SLT meeting in September.
The UFT plans to offer training "to educate members and parents about the new SLT role." Mr. Mulgrew said if the principal ignores the new law with regard to SLTs,the UFT district representative should be notified immediately.
I urge parents and the PA President on SLTs, to work with the UFT Chapter Leader on your team, to focus the principal on SLT responsibilities and powers.For more information and resources for School Leadership Teams, visit the SLT Support Center at sltsupport.blogspot.com.
Sincerely,
James Calantjis
718 458-4237
calantjis@aol.com
Mr. Mulgrew said, "we need an active SLT in every school".The vast majority of Chapter Leaders indicated that they had not "been informed of their new responsibilities or tackled their bylaws and the school budget" at the first SLT meeting in September.
The UFT plans to offer training "to educate members and parents about the new SLT role." Mr. Mulgrew said if the principal ignores the new law with regard to SLTs,the UFT district representative should be notified immediately.
I urge parents and the PA President on SLTs, to work with the UFT Chapter Leader on your team, to focus the principal on SLT responsibilities and powers.For more information and resources for School Leadership Teams, visit the SLT Support Center at sltsupport.blogspot.com.
Sincerely,
James Calantjis
718 458-4237
calantjis@aol.com
Saturday, October 10, 2009
NYCDOE Freedom of Information Law Requests
Freedom of Information Law or FOIL requests, can be made to the NYCDOE by anyone seeking record documents pertaining to the central office, specific district or local school. All you need to do is to send an e-mail to the Central Record Access Officer Joseph Baranello, giving a description of the documents you are seeking and informing him that you wish to inspect them, or receive copies, pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law. His e-mail is jbaranello3@schools.nyc.gov. Also, copy your e-mail to foil@schools.nyc.gov.
For more information, you can access Chancellor's Regulation D-110 on the NYCDOE website or click the link on this site. It will give you specific guidelines and list any restictions in providing documents.
The Central Record Access Officer must respond to your request within five days. The response will acknowledge receipt of your request and state a time frame for searching and producing the documents. There is a cost of 25 cents per page for printing unless you request and they are able to e-mail the documents.
FOIL can be a very powerful tool to inspect or obtain copies of documents that school officials might not want to share pertaining to budgets, school leadership and district leadership teams( ex. Minutes, DLT CEP's), attendance, graduation and other statistics.
Try asking for the records at your local school, district or central office first. If they are not cooperative or give you the "runaround", submit a FOIL request.
For a copy of FOIL, see: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/coog/foil2.html
For more information, you can access Chancellor's Regulation D-110 on the NYCDOE website or click the link on this site. It will give you specific guidelines and list any restictions in providing documents.
The Central Record Access Officer must respond to your request within five days. The response will acknowledge receipt of your request and state a time frame for searching and producing the documents. There is a cost of 25 cents per page for printing unless you request and they are able to e-mail the documents.
FOIL can be a very powerful tool to inspect or obtain copies of documents that school officials might not want to share pertaining to budgets, school leadership and district leadership teams( ex. Minutes, DLT CEP's), attendance, graduation and other statistics.
Try asking for the records at your local school, district or central office first. If they are not cooperative or give you the "runaround", submit a FOIL request.
For a copy of FOIL, see: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/coog/foil2.html
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