§18-5A-4. State Board to Establish Criteria for Selecting Schools of Excellence; Annual School of Excellence Awards
The state Board of Education shall promulgate rules, in accordance with the provisions of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, outlining criteria for the identification of schools of excellence. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, improvement in student achievement in comparison to state and national norms, improvement in reducing drop-out rates, […]
§18-5A-5. Public School Faculty Senates Established; Election of Officers; Powers and Duties
(a) There is established at every public school in this state a faculty senate which is comprised of all permanent, full-time professional educators employed at the school who shall all be voting members. “Professional educators”, as used in this section, means “professional educators” as defined in chapter eighteen-a of this code. A quorum of more […]
§18-5A-6. Establishment of School Curriculum Teams; Process for Teacher Collaboration to Improve Learning
(a) There shall be established at each school in the state a school curriculum team composed of the school principal, the counselor designated to serve that school and no fewer than three teachers representative of the grades taught at the school and chosen by the faculty senate: In instances where the counselor is assigned to […]
§18-5A-1. Intent and Purpose of Article
The intent of this article is to facilitate and encourage the involvement of the school community in the operation of the local schools to improve educational quality. This article is intended to establish processes at each school which provide opportunities for involvement of the school community in the operation of the local schools and to […]
§18-5A-2. Local School Improvement Councils; Election and Appointment of Members and Officers; Meetings; Required Meetings With County Board; Assistance From State Board
(a) A local school improvement council shall be established at every school consisting of the following: (1) The principal, who serves as an ex officio member of the council and is entitled to vote;
§18-5A-2a. Local School Improvement Council Modification for Certain Jointly Established and Across County Schools
(a) For the purposes of this section, "parent" or "parents" means the person or persons who have legal responsibility for a student, including parents, guardians or custodians. (b) Jointly established schools — (1) In the case of a school that is jointly established by two or more adjoining counties as provided in section eleven, article […]
§18-5A-3. County Board Authority to Designate Innovation Schools; Local School Improvement Council Proposals of Alternatives to Operation of School; Process for Requesting Waivers of Rules, Policies, Interpretations and Statutes to Implement Alternatives
(a) The intent of this section is to encourage and facilitate the design and implementation of innovative initiatives by local schools, working through their local school improvement councils, that meet the schools needs and circumstances. A school level initiative may propose alternatives to the operation of the public school that will enable the school to […]
§18-5A-3a. Waivers of Statutes Granted to Public Schools Pursuant to Recommendations Submitted by Local School Improvement Councils; Limitations
(a) The Legislature hereby grants a waiver from the statute or statutes indicated for the following school or schools pursuant to and for the purposes enumerated in the written statement recommending the waiver, with supporting reasons, approved by the local school improvement council of the respective schools and recommended by the Legislative Oversight Commission on […]