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Board reviews shared decision‑making plan tied to Commissioner's Regulations 100.11
Summary
District staff reviewed the shared decision‑making plan required by Commissioner's Regulations 100.11, describing the district committee structure, building‑level teams and the school improvement (SET) process; board members praised the longstanding local structure but noted difficulty recruiting parent representatives.
District staff presented the Binghamton City School District’s shared decision‑making plan Tuesday and said the plan — reviewed every two years — implements the requirements of Commissioner’s Regulations 100.11.
Presenters described the district Excellence in Academics committee, which oversees shared decision making in each building and ensures site‑based teams complete an annual 10‑step planning process. The plan documents representation from stakeholder groups, communication chains for decisions, and school improvement focus areas including academics, attendance, behavior and family engagement.
Staff noted the SET (school comprehensive education plan) process and cited MacArthur Elementary’s WIN Time as an example of how building teams use student and climate‑culture survey data to set improvement goals. Board members praised the district’s long history with shared leadership (dating to the early 1990s) and said the structure gives teachers, aides and clerical staff a voice in planning.
Several board members raised a consistent challenge: recruiting peer parent representatives who can serve on building teams, since regulation requirements do not accept staff or aides as the required parent representative. Staff acknowledged the difficulty and noted parent mentors as one resource to fill that role.
The board did not vote on the plan Tuesday; staff said the document will come forward for adoption at a later meeting as required by policy.
