Saturday, April 24, 2010
Chancellor's Regulation B-801-School Based Budgeting-4/21/10
Please see link for the new Chancellor's Regulation B-801(School Based Budgeting).Principals must consult with School Leadership Teams(SLTs) while preparing the school budget.School Leadership Teams must make sure the budget is aligned with the Comprehensive Educational Plan (see Chancellor's Regulation A-655 for more details). The principal must give written assurance to the Superintendent that the budget is aligned with the CEP. If a consensus of the SLT (other than the principal)believes the budget is not aligned with the CEP, they can send a written request to the Superintndent to intervene.The SLT can receive training in their budget responsibilities from the DOE "when reasonably requested".
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Revised A-655 School Leadership Team Regulation- 3/24/10
Please access the link to view the revised A-655 School Leadership Team Regulation, dated March 24,2010.The Regulation was approved by the PEP on March 23rd and replaces the 2007 A-655 document.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Latest Revision of Chancellor's Regulation A-655 (School Leadership Teams)
Subject: NYCDOE: REGULATION OF THE CHANCELLOR A-655
Revised Notice
March 8, 2010
Joel I. Klein
Chancellor
REGULATION OF THE CHANCELLOR
Number: A-655
Category: STUDENTS
Subject: SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS
I. Description of the subject, purpose and substance of the proposed item under consideration and identification of all substantial revisions to the item.
Chancellor's Regulation A-655 updates and supersedes the prior version of the regulation, dated December 11, 2009. The regulation sets forth the rights, responsibilities and composition of school and district leadership teams and the support provided to them. The regulation also describes the grievance process for SLT elections and the Central Plan for School-Based Planning and Shared Decision Making.
Since the initial posting of the revised regulation on December 11, 2009, the Department of Education has received several comments from the public expressing concerns over the respective roles of the principal and the SLT in the budget and CEP process. In response, the Department of Education has made the following substantial revisions in the regulation:
· If the SLT is unable to reach consensus on the CEP, even after seeking assistance from the DLT and the community or high school superintendent (who will attempt to facilitate consensus among the SLT), the superintendent shall make the final determination on the CEP.
· The principal will send a written justification to the superintendent explaining that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP.
· SLT members, other than the principal, may provide a written response to the principal’s written justification within 10 school days if they reach a consensus that they disagree with the principal’s justification that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP.
· SLT members, other than the principal, may dispute any decision made by the principal where members of the SLT (other than the principal) reach a consensus that the decision is inconsistent with the goals and policies set forth in the school’s existing CEP, by submitting a written objection to the community or high school superintendent. The superintendent shall provide a written response to the SLT and the principal within 10 school days of receiving the initial complaint, which response shall include the information reviewed and the basis of the superintendent’s decision regarding the dispute.
In addition, the Department of Education has made the following changes in the regulation in response to public comment:
· To ensure alignment of the CEP and the school-based budget, any member of the SLT may request (on behalf of the SLT) the Galaxy Table of Organization Report up to two times per semester and, in response, the principal shall provide this report within 5 school days. In addition, any SLT member may obtain the Galaxy Budget Allocations, which are posted on the DOE website when allocations are issued for the new fiscal year, and the Galaxy Table of Organization Summary Reports, which are posted on the DOE website at the beginning of each academic year.
· The final CEP and the school-based budget shall be posted on the DOE’s or the school’s official website and a copy shall be provided to each SLT member upon request at the school.
· To be eligible to receive the annual remuneration of $300, SLT members, including students and CBO representatives, must complete 30 hours of service on the SLT and attend a mandatory training session relating to CEPs and budget issues each year. This training shall be offered by the Department of Education.
· The superintendent will consult with the SLT regarding any school restructuring plans. The superintendent may not send a designee in his/her stead.
II. Summary of all public comments received following the initial public notice.
Comments received may be summarized as follows:
1. The provision allowing the principal to make the final determination concerning the CEP in cases where the SLT is unable to reach consensus even after it seeks assistance from the DLT, OFEA, and the superintendent should be changed, as it gives the principal too much power and undermines the consensus-based decision-making required by the law; it was suggested that the superintendent and/or the DLT should serve this function rather than the principal.
2. Additional training should be provided to SLT members on a variety of topics by different vendors.
3. When the superintendent consults with the SLT regarding any school restructuring plans, if he/she sends a designee to the meeting, the designee should not be the principal since the principal is a member of the SLT.
4. The justification the principal is required to submit to the superintendent (explaining that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP) must be in written form.
5. The regulation should provide that, if the SLT submits a response to the principal’s justification, that response should be due within ten (10) (rather than five (5)) days.
6. The CEP and the school-based budget should be made readily available for public inspection, including being posted on the Department of Education’s internet web site.
7. The SLT’s right to dispute the principal’s decision on the budget to the community or high school superintendent where members of the SLT (other than the principal) believe that the decision is inconsistent with the goals and policies of the CEP should be included in the regulation.
8. The SLT’s right to dispute the principal’s decision on any issue that conflicts with the goals and policies set forth in the CEP should be included in the regulation.
9. Any member of the SLT should be allowed to obtain from the principal the Galaxy Table of Organization (not the SLT version) in order to see the evolution of the budget, as well as the Galaxy Budget Allocations and Galaxy reports relating to city, state and federal categorical funding and related school expenditures.
10. The principal should not be allowed to be the chairperson of the SLT.
11. The first draft of the school-based budget should be reviewed by a budget subcommittee of the SLT to give advice and input to the principal.
12. The president of the Community Education Council should be a mandated part of the District Leadership Team.
13. The CEP should be prepared before the school-based budget is prepared.
14. There should be a separate SLT and DLT for District 79.
III. Information regarding where the full text of the proposed item may be obtained.
The full text of the proposed item can be found on the main page of the PEP website: http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6CD79BF3-24B6-46D6-BA23-79309DA56B60/78936/A655030810substantialrevisionposted.pdf
IV. The name, office, address, email and telephone number of the city district representative, knowledgeable on the item under consideration, from whom information may be obtained concerning the item and to whom written or oral comments regarding the item under consideration can be submitted.
Name: Melissa Harris
Office: Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy
Address: 52 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
Email: SLTpolicy@schools.nyc.gov
Phone: (212) 374-4117
V. Date, time and place of the PEP meeting at which the Board will vote on the proposed item under consideration.
March 23, 2010
6:00 P.M.
Michael J. Petrides School
715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island
Revised Notice
March 8, 2010
Joel I. Klein
Chancellor
REGULATION OF THE CHANCELLOR
Number: A-655
Category: STUDENTS
Subject: SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS
I. Description of the subject, purpose and substance of the proposed item under consideration and identification of all substantial revisions to the item.
Chancellor's Regulation A-655 updates and supersedes the prior version of the regulation, dated December 11, 2009. The regulation sets forth the rights, responsibilities and composition of school and district leadership teams and the support provided to them. The regulation also describes the grievance process for SLT elections and the Central Plan for School-Based Planning and Shared Decision Making.
Since the initial posting of the revised regulation on December 11, 2009, the Department of Education has received several comments from the public expressing concerns over the respective roles of the principal and the SLT in the budget and CEP process. In response, the Department of Education has made the following substantial revisions in the regulation:
· If the SLT is unable to reach consensus on the CEP, even after seeking assistance from the DLT and the community or high school superintendent (who will attempt to facilitate consensus among the SLT), the superintendent shall make the final determination on the CEP.
· The principal will send a written justification to the superintendent explaining that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP.
· SLT members, other than the principal, may provide a written response to the principal’s written justification within 10 school days if they reach a consensus that they disagree with the principal’s justification that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP.
· SLT members, other than the principal, may dispute any decision made by the principal where members of the SLT (other than the principal) reach a consensus that the decision is inconsistent with the goals and policies set forth in the school’s existing CEP, by submitting a written objection to the community or high school superintendent. The superintendent shall provide a written response to the SLT and the principal within 10 school days of receiving the initial complaint, which response shall include the information reviewed and the basis of the superintendent’s decision regarding the dispute.
In addition, the Department of Education has made the following changes in the regulation in response to public comment:
· To ensure alignment of the CEP and the school-based budget, any member of the SLT may request (on behalf of the SLT) the Galaxy Table of Organization Report up to two times per semester and, in response, the principal shall provide this report within 5 school days. In addition, any SLT member may obtain the Galaxy Budget Allocations, which are posted on the DOE website when allocations are issued for the new fiscal year, and the Galaxy Table of Organization Summary Reports, which are posted on the DOE website at the beginning of each academic year.
· The final CEP and the school-based budget shall be posted on the DOE’s or the school’s official website and a copy shall be provided to each SLT member upon request at the school.
· To be eligible to receive the annual remuneration of $300, SLT members, including students and CBO representatives, must complete 30 hours of service on the SLT and attend a mandatory training session relating to CEPs and budget issues each year. This training shall be offered by the Department of Education.
· The superintendent will consult with the SLT regarding any school restructuring plans. The superintendent may not send a designee in his/her stead.
II. Summary of all public comments received following the initial public notice.
Comments received may be summarized as follows:
1. The provision allowing the principal to make the final determination concerning the CEP in cases where the SLT is unable to reach consensus even after it seeks assistance from the DLT, OFEA, and the superintendent should be changed, as it gives the principal too much power and undermines the consensus-based decision-making required by the law; it was suggested that the superintendent and/or the DLT should serve this function rather than the principal.
2. Additional training should be provided to SLT members on a variety of topics by different vendors.
3. When the superintendent consults with the SLT regarding any school restructuring plans, if he/she sends a designee to the meeting, the designee should not be the principal since the principal is a member of the SLT.
4. The justification the principal is required to submit to the superintendent (explaining that the school-based budget is aligned with the CEP) must be in written form.
5. The regulation should provide that, if the SLT submits a response to the principal’s justification, that response should be due within ten (10) (rather than five (5)) days.
6. The CEP and the school-based budget should be made readily available for public inspection, including being posted on the Department of Education’s internet web site.
7. The SLT’s right to dispute the principal’s decision on the budget to the community or high school superintendent where members of the SLT (other than the principal) believe that the decision is inconsistent with the goals and policies of the CEP should be included in the regulation.
8. The SLT’s right to dispute the principal’s decision on any issue that conflicts with the goals and policies set forth in the CEP should be included in the regulation.
9. Any member of the SLT should be allowed to obtain from the principal the Galaxy Table of Organization (not the SLT version) in order to see the evolution of the budget, as well as the Galaxy Budget Allocations and Galaxy reports relating to city, state and federal categorical funding and related school expenditures.
10. The principal should not be allowed to be the chairperson of the SLT.
11. The first draft of the school-based budget should be reviewed by a budget subcommittee of the SLT to give advice and input to the principal.
12. The president of the Community Education Council should be a mandated part of the District Leadership Team.
13. The CEP should be prepared before the school-based budget is prepared.
14. There should be a separate SLT and DLT for District 79.
III. Information regarding where the full text of the proposed item may be obtained.
The full text of the proposed item can be found on the main page of the PEP website: http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6CD79BF3-24B6-46D6-BA23-79309DA56B60/78936/A655030810substantialrevisionposted.pdf
IV. The name, office, address, email and telephone number of the city district representative, knowledgeable on the item under consideration, from whom information may be obtained concerning the item and to whom written or oral comments regarding the item under consideration can be submitted.
Name: Melissa Harris
Office: Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy
Address: 52 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
Email: SLTpolicy@schools.nyc.gov
Phone: (212) 374-4117
V. Date, time and place of the PEP meeting at which the Board will vote on the proposed item under consideration.
March 23, 2010
6:00 P.M.
Michael J. Petrides School
715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Updated SLT NYCDOE Training Sessions
School Leadership Team Training
The Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy will offer borough-wide, two hour trainings for School Leadership Teams in March. All sessions will be convened from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The sessions being offered: 1- CEP and Data; 2- Working through CEP and Budget Alignment; and 3- Consensus and “No-Fault” Decision-making. We recommend that whole teams attend trainings with the Principal; however, individual members are welcome to attend alone.
Please advise members to pre-register for the training online. If you know of a team member who is interested in attending training and will require interpretation services, or is having trouble registering and needs to speak to someone, please call 212-374-4118 (M-F, 9AM - 5PM).
Borough
Date
Location
Time
Bronx
3/8/2010
Bronx HS of Science
75 West 205 Street
Bronx, NY 10468
5PM - 7PM
Brooklyn
3/9/2010
MS 113
300 Adelphi Street
Brooklyn, NY 11205
5PM - 7PM
Manhattan
3/16/2010
PS 30
144-176 East 128th Street
New York, NY 10035
5PM - 7PM
Queens
3/17/2010
Queens HS of Teaching Liberal
Arts and The Sciences
74-20 Commonwealth Blvd
Queens, NY 11426
5PM - 7PM
Brooklyn/Staten Island
3/18/2010
TBD
5PM - 7PM
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The Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy will offer borough-wide, two hour trainings for School Leadership Teams in March. All sessions will be convened from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The sessions being offered: 1- CEP and Data; 2- Working through CEP and Budget Alignment; and 3- Consensus and “No-Fault” Decision-making. We recommend that whole teams attend trainings with the Principal; however, individual members are welcome to attend alone.
Please advise members to pre-register for the training online. If you know of a team member who is interested in attending training and will require interpretation services, or is having trouble registering and needs to speak to someone, please call 212-374-4118 (M-F, 9AM - 5PM).
Borough
Date
Location
Time
Bronx
3/8/2010
Bronx HS of Science
75 West 205 Street
Bronx, NY 10468
5PM - 7PM
Brooklyn
3/9/2010
MS 113
300 Adelphi Street
Brooklyn, NY 11205
5PM - 7PM
Manhattan
3/16/2010
PS 30
144-176 East 128th Street
New York, NY 10035
5PM - 7PM
Queens
3/17/2010
Queens HS of Teaching Liberal
Arts and The Sciences
74-20 Commonwealth Blvd
Queens, NY 11426
5PM - 7PM
Brooklyn/Staten Island
3/18/2010
TBD
5PM - 7PM
For the latest on what's going on with the free H1N1 vaccine click below:
Saturday, January 30, 2010
CEPs now on School Web Portals for viewing
According to the Office of School Improvement, 2008-2009 Comprehensive Educational Plans(CEPs) are on the school's DOE web portal. Go to schools.nyc.gov and type in your school number which will take you to the school portal.Click on "statistics" and scroll down to Comprehensive Educational Plan 2008-2009.
However, in a random check of twenty five schools,sixty percent (15) did not have the CEP listed. The Office of School Improvement responded that three of the schools did have the CEP listed but the other twelve did not and they were determining if those schools submitted a 2008-2009 CEP.
The Office of School Improvement will be posting 2009-2010 CEP's starting this month.It is required under NYS Education Law.
If your school portal does not have its 2008-2009 CEP posted, please contact Sharon Rencher (srenche@schools.nyc.gov)from the Office of School Improvement.
In addition, contact Ms. Rencher for inquiries concerning the template for the 2010-2011 CEP. SLT's should be developing the 2010-2011 CEP and then aligning the school budget when it is allocated around April.
However, in a random check of twenty five schools,sixty percent (15) did not have the CEP listed. The Office of School Improvement responded that three of the schools did have the CEP listed but the other twelve did not and they were determining if those schools submitted a 2008-2009 CEP.
The Office of School Improvement will be posting 2009-2010 CEP's starting this month.It is required under NYS Education Law.
If your school portal does not have its 2008-2009 CEP posted, please contact Sharon Rencher (srenche@schools.nyc.gov)from the Office of School Improvement.
In addition, contact Ms. Rencher for inquiries concerning the template for the 2010-2011 CEP. SLT's should be developing the 2010-2011 CEP and then aligning the school budget when it is allocated around April.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
SLT Member Survey for Biennial Review Process
The Biennial Review survey is important to provide information to each district concerning how well SLTs are functioning according to State mandates.Each district then has to send its report to the State.It is important as a School Leadership Team member to be honest in your responses so that the problems concerning our SLTs can be documented.
The link to the survey is: schools.nyc.gov/offices/ofea/biennialreview. The deadline for submission is January 15.
E-mail to a friend
Biennial Review Survey
Dear School Leadership Team Member,
In accordance with Commissioner’s Regulation 100.11, an evaluation of SLTs will be performed every two years as part of a Biennial Review process. This survey has been designed for you by our office in consultation with District Leadership Team (DLT) members to provide candid information about the overall effectiveness of School Leadership Teams (SLTs) and your experience as a member of a team. Your full participation in team activities ensures that stakeholder voices are heard and considered in the important work of educational planning and shared decision-making at the local school level.
The questions in this survey correspond to DLT priorities as outlined in Commissioner’s Regulation 100.11. With your responses, DLTs will collect and process information from each school, allowing a fair assessment of district-wide implementation of the regulation based on actual team member feedback. The next Biennial Review must be completed by February 2010.
Please begin completing your survey by clicking the link to your district below. All surveys must be submitted by January 15, 2010 to ensure that DLTs have sufficient time to review the data and complete their review.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the children in our school communities!
Sincerely,
Martine Guerrier
Chief Family Engagement Officer
If you are aware of a team member who needs a translated version of the survey please email: ofea@schools.nyc.gov.
The link to the survey is: schools.nyc.gov/offices/ofea/biennialreview. The deadline for submission is January 15.
E-mail to a friend
Biennial Review Survey
Dear School Leadership Team Member,
In accordance with Commissioner’s Regulation 100.11, an evaluation of SLTs will be performed every two years as part of a Biennial Review process. This survey has been designed for you by our office in consultation with District Leadership Team (DLT) members to provide candid information about the overall effectiveness of School Leadership Teams (SLTs) and your experience as a member of a team. Your full participation in team activities ensures that stakeholder voices are heard and considered in the important work of educational planning and shared decision-making at the local school level.
The questions in this survey correspond to DLT priorities as outlined in Commissioner’s Regulation 100.11. With your responses, DLTs will collect and process information from each school, allowing a fair assessment of district-wide implementation of the regulation based on actual team member feedback. The next Biennial Review must be completed by February 2010.
Please begin completing your survey by clicking the link to your district below. All surveys must be submitted by January 15, 2010 to ensure that DLTs have sufficient time to review the data and complete their review.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the children in our school communities!
Sincerely,
Martine Guerrier
Chief Family Engagement Officer
If you are aware of a team member who needs a translated version of the survey please email: ofea@schools.nyc.gov.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
School Leadership Team Borough-Wide Training Sessions
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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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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