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CFD - Site-Based School Management

1) Poudre School District supports site-based school management where principals have authority to make decisions for their schools in accordance with district policies, laws, budgets, and directives from district administration. 2) Principals must seek input from stakeholders like staff, students, parents and community members on site-based decisions depending on the circumstances, but are ultimately responsible for leadership decisions. 3) If a school wants to request a variance from district policies, they must submit a written request explaining the variance and reasons to district administration for review and approval.

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CFD - Site-Based School Management

1) Poudre School District supports site-based school management where principals have authority to make decisions for their schools in accordance with district policies, laws, budgets, and directives from district administration. 2) Principals must seek input from stakeholders like staff, students, parents and community members on site-based decisions depending on the circumstances, but are ultimately responsible for leadership decisions. 3) If a school wants to request a variance from district policies, they must submit a written request explaining the variance and reasons to district administration for review and approval.

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CFD - SITE-BASED SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Poudre School District affirms the practice of site-based management at each of its
schools, consistent with the terms of this policy and the governance hierarchy specified
in District Policy CA. Under this practice, principals shall have the authority to make
decisions and take action at their schools in accordance with the following terms and
conditions:

1. Site-based school decisions and actions shall comply with governing law; Board
of Education policies; and District policies, regulations and administrative
guidelines & procedures. Principals and other school-based personnel may
make hiring recommendations, but shall have no authority to hire employees.

2. Site-based school decisions and actions shall comply with oral and written
directives issued by the superintendent and cabinet-level administrators.

3. Site-based school decisions and actions shall comply with District contracts
(including but not limited to employee agreements) and District budgetary
restrictions.

4. As required by law and District policy, each school in the District shall establish a
School Accountability Committee (SAC) that includes the principal or principals
designee. The SAC shall provide advice, input, consultation and
recommendations to the Board, superintendent, principal and District
Accountability Committee as specified in law and District policy.

5. Subject to the terms and conditions in paragraphs 1 through 4 above, principals


shall determine whether stakeholder input is necessary or appropriate based on
the circumstances of each site-based decision/action at their schools and if so, to
what extent. Stakeholders whose input may be necessary or appropriate include
but are not limited to administrators, licensed and classified staff, students,
parents and/or members of the community. Stakeholder input on site-based
school decisions and actions is not intended to supplant the leadership duties
and responsibilities of the principal as school site leader, which duties and
responsibilities are specified in the principals job description and in directives
that may be given from time to time by the superintendent and cabinet-level
administrators.

The principal shall be accountable for both the implementation and results of his or her
site-based school decisions and actions. This includes the school sites compliance
with governing law; Board of Education policies; District policies, regulations and
administrative guidelines & procedures; oral and written directives issued by the

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superintendent and cabinet-level administrators; District contracts (including but not
limited to employee agreements); and District budgetary restrictions.

If a site wishes to request a variance from District policies; regulations, administrative


guidelines or procedures; oral or written directives issued by the superintendent or
cabinet-level administrators; District contracts; or District budgetary restrictions, the
principal must present a written request to his or her supervisor that describes the
requested variance and the reason(s) for the request. Using his/her discretion, the
principals supervisor shall determine if the variance request should be presented to the
superintendents cabinet. If the variance request is not so presented, it shall be deemed
to be denied. If the variance request is so presented, the cabinet will evaluate it and the
superintendent will then take action on the request.

Adopted by Board: April 1994


Revised by Board: September 22, 1997
Revised by Superintendent: January 22, 2007
Revised by Superintendent: January 14, 2013

CROSS REFS:
CA, District Governance

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