Cole Leadership Council

The Cole Leadership Council (CLC) is how we ensure that families, students, and other stakeholders are involved in school decisions. We are grateful to have our innovation status which allows us to have such a well rounded council.

The purpose of the CLC is as follows:

Cole Leadership Council is a shared leadership group which will include 1- Principal, 1-DCTA representative, 1-paraprofessional educator, 2 teachers, 1-non teacher staff member, 2 community members and 3 parents (including one representative from an organization of parents, teachers, and students recognized by the school). As appropriate for meetings, 2 student representatives will also be members of the CLC. The staff members will be nominated and voted on by the whole faculty. If there are more than 2 community members or 3 parents who would like to be representatives on the CLC, a secret ballot vote will be sent home to families. Families will be given a week to return their votes. The team meets monthly. The CLC will make decisions based on consensus (DCTA Article 5-5-2). 

The leadership team will be responsible for establishing the conditions for student learning at the school, including all requirements in state statute and the following:

•  Identifying student academic needs based on all available student performance data;
• Advising on academic goals and priorities, based on student academic needs;
• Monitoring and managing consistent delivery of high quality curriculum to every student; 
• Communicating and updating all staff members of leadership teamwork;
• Identifying creative solutions to problems faced in the operation of the school;
• Revising the School Improvement Plan;
• Monitoring progress toward the goals of the School Improvement Plan Reviewing the principal’s recommendations for extra duty compensation or incentives if the rates exceed those established in the DPS/DCTA Agreement;
• Establishing community and parent involvement activities;
• Advising on the school budget;
• Advising on calendar and schedule;
• Providing input on Principal evaluations;
• Making recommendations regarding general school governance;
• Establishing school-based commitments.

The CLC shall have the following responsibilities:

• Meeting monthly with the entire CLC;
• Recommending final candidates to DPS for the principal position (when a vacancy exists);
• Advising on the school’s annual budget;
• Advising on the school’s master calendar and schedule;
• Making recommendations regarding the school’s curriculum, instruction, culture and behavior systems.

Interested in learning more? Check out our meeting slides here!