Bay Village City School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

2120 - INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT

The Board of Education supports the concept of continuous instructional school improvement to maximize student learning as called for in the District's strategic plan.

In addition to adopting a Mission Statement and Educational Philosophy for the District, the Board shall create, as needed, policies which support the continuous instructional improvement process in each school.

The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines which will ensure that the following objectives can be achieved:

 A.Instructional improvement plans which are developed and implemented by each school's Board of Options so that both building level and District level goals for students can be identified and correlated, and then achieved through effective planning, problem-solving, and assessment.

 B.A District-wide, school-improvement plan which provides for building-level input for decision-making regarding program assessment, curriculum review, determination of performance standards, budgetary review, staff development, and the monitoring and assessment of student outcomes.

 C.Collaboration at both the building and District levels with parents, relevant institutions and groups, especially those in the community, who can support and facilitate school improvement in the District.

In order to enhance instructional improvement, the Superintendent is authorized to waive any policy that has been enacted in order to comply with the following Federal statutes/regulations and to request waivers from these laws/regulations from the Superintendent of Public Instruction:

 

Titles I, II, IV, VI, and Part C of Title VII of the ESEA Act of 1965

   
 

The Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act

   
 

The General Education Provisions Act

   
 

Parts of Education Department General Administrative Regulations

In requesting such waivers, the Superintendent is to abide by the procedures established by the State Department of Education.

Goals 2000 - Educate America Act

Revised 2/23/98