HOUSE BILL No. 4089


     January 28, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Cherry, Tesanovich, Kelly, LaForge, Dennis, Martinez, Schauer, Spade, Prusi,
Kilpatrick, Jansen, Minore and DeHart and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1206.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1206.  (1) THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ENSURE

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      THAT DECISIONS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE WAY A PARTICULAR SCHOOL

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      BUILDING OPERATES TO EFFECTUATE THE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ESTAB-

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      LISHED BY THE BOARD ARE MADE AT THE SCHOOL BUILDING LEVEL AND ARE

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      MADE USING SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING.  THE SITE-BASED DECISION

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      MAKING SHALL SET A CLEAR DIRECTION FOR THE SCHOOL, FOCUSING ON

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      PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT, STAFF PRODUCTIVITY, AND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY,

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      AND SHALL INCLUDE THE PARTICIPATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINIS-

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      TRATORS, PARENTS, PUPILS, AND OTHERS IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING"

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      MEANS A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THAT IS ESTABLISHED AT EACH


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      SCHOOL BUILDING AND THAT CONCENTRATES ON DECISIONS REGARDING

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      CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ISSUES AT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL BUILD-

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      ING, BUT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE DECISIONS CONFLICTING WITH SCHOOL

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      BOARD POLICY, DISTRICTWIDE PROCEDURES OR PROCESSES, OR THE LEGAL

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      AUTHORITY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.














































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