Site-Based Decision Making

School Centered Education and School Community Council are now Site-Based Decision Making. The name change is simply a way to be consistent with what the State of Texas uses

The purpose is to provide all concerned stakeholders with an opportunity to come together to Understand, Plan, Implement, Monitor, and Evaluate educational programs that best meet the academic needs of students at a particular campus.

Students, parents, community members, business community representatives, and school staff are stakeholders.

The SBDM team advises the principal in the areas of needs assessment, planning and setting goals, budgeting, curriculum, staffing patterns, training and development for parents and staff, school organization and management, and school safety.

The Resource Guide for Integrated District Planning and Decision Making, DISD Board Policy, the DISD Site-Based Decision Making Handbook, and the local campus committee bylaws contain the operating guidelines and rules for SBDM.

Stakeholders work together to reach consensus through collaboration and a no-blame, no-fault approach.

Absolutely. All decisions should be made with the child’s growth, development, and achievement in mind. The decisions made should address the needs of the whole child.

The CIP is a document developed collaboratively by the SBDM team and school staff that includes the school’s mission statement, school profile, school date, campus goals, school needs, strategies for meeting needs, resources needed, staff required, training required, timelines, persons responsible, and evaluation.

The Site-Based Decision Making tam should plan collaboratively with school staff to develop the Campus Improvement Plan

Increased and effective parent, business and community involvement in the school process, effective district and campus planning for the purpose of improved student performance, raised staff productivity and satisfaction, improved communication and information flow, and more.