This site based management committee is composed of staff, parents and community representatives. SIT meets at least once a month, makes decisions that most affect teaching and learning, and reviews goals and student data and open to any parent or staff member. Decisions include budget, school goals, major purchases and staffing allocations.
It also serves as an advisory group for the staff, sharing parent perspectives and ideas. SIT has been in operation since the 1994-95 school year and operates with a Charter and Covenant. Revisions and updates to the Charter are made to best address the needs of the Shepardson students. Meeting summaries and upcoming agenda items are published in the school newsletter. Minutes of the meetings are published on our web page and are available upon request.
Membership on SIT is for two years and includes six parent representatives composed of four At Large, one District Advisory Board Representative, and one PTO Representative. The DAB and PTO reps are expected to attend these other meetings and facilitate communication between groups. The DAB parent represents Shepardson on district issues and may therefore request input from parents and staff in a variety of ways. All parent and staff positions are elected when there is more than one nomination; parents vote for parent reps and staff votes for staff reps. Parents are encouraged to contact any parent rep and share their thoughts and ideas.
Staff also has six representatives. These include one classified person as well as five teachers who represent classroom teachers, special teachers and special education. In addition, the principal and a community representative are voting members. The community member is selected by SIT if there is more than one person interested in serving in this capacity. Two non-voting positions are included to allow members to focus on the agenda: a facilitator and a recorder.
