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Principals outline school-based management teams; committee sends policy 3415 back to sponsor for revision
Summary
Principals from four PGCPS schools described monthly school-based management teams focused on data-driven decision-making and stakeholder voice. The Policy & Governance Committee voted to return policy 3415 to the sponsor for revision, asking for clearer language on shared leadership and monitoring.
On March 24, 2026, the Policy & Governance Committee heard principals from Cooper Lane Elementary, Hyetszville Elementary, Drew Freeman Middle and PTOIC High explain how their school-based management teams (SBMT/SPMT) operate and voted to send policy 3415 back to the policy sponsor for revision.
Principals described SBMTs as monthly forums for shared decision-making that align with each school's School Performance Plan. "At our SPMT meeting, our school planning management team, we hold our meetings on a monthly basis," said Dr. DeMarco Clark, principal of…
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