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Governance Plan School Leadership Team The primary governing body of the QSI will be the School Leadership Team (SLT), which will set school policy, handle staffing issues, oversee the development and implementation of the curriculum, and coordinate the school development process. The SLT will have subcommittees for the following: Hiring, Curriculum, Student Life (Advisory, Student Government), Faculty Development, Budget, and Facilities. The membership of the SLT will consist of the following members: the QSI Principal, the UFT chair, an Early College Initiative representative, a DOE Region 3 representative, a Queens College faculty member, a Queens College administrator and a teacher at the QSI. There will also be 7 parents on the SLT, one of which will be the PTA president. When the first class of students enter Grade 9, the high school portion of the QSI, one student at-large member representing the high school and one additional parent will join the Team. A majority of the members of the SLT need to be present to constitute a quorum for a meeting to take place, and SLT decisions will be made by sufficient consensus. The principal will serve as instructional leader, executor of SLT decisions, and active administrator with a focus on solving problems. Teachers will play a full role in school governance. Faculty ownership of professional development, for example, is both expected and provided for. It will be site-based, driven by student data, and designed to improve pedagogical practice, especially in deepening teaching strategies for students with special needs, ELLs and struggling students. In addition, all faculty will initiate and maintain welcoming, working relationships with both the students and their families. We expect parents to be full partners in their children's education. Advisory Board There will also be an Advisory Board consisting of distinguished community members, representatives from community-based organizations, parents, and other interested parties, which will make recommendations to the Leadership Team and meet with the Team annually. Creating a democratic, equitable, socially concerned and engaged community is one of the core values of the Queens School of Inquiry.
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