1. School Planning and Management Team (SPMT)
Camille J. Cooper
Comer School Development Program
Director of Teaching and Learning

2. An Invitation OPEN APPLY LISTEN CELEBRATE USE STAND AND DELIVER
OPEN YOUR MINDS TO NEW IDEAS AND MAKE CONNECTIONS TO PRIOR LEARNING
OPEN
APPLY THE STRATEGIES TO YOUR WORK
APPLY
LISTEN RESPECTFULLY TO OTHERS- REFRAIN FROM SIDE CONVERSATIONS
LISTEN
CELEBRATE ONE ANOTHER – Use celebration tools
CELEBRATE
USE THE ROLE CARDS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
USE
STAND AND DELIVER – use the microphone please
STAND AND DELIVER
USE THE “NO NOISE” SIGNAL
TURN OFF CELL PHONES
TURN OFF
REFLECT, ENJOY, LEARN AND HAVE FUN
REFLECT, ENJOY, LEARN
An Invitation

3. School Planning and Management Team
Purpose of the Team
Provides strong academic focus based on child and adolescent development principles
Builds a student-centered agenda
Plans school activities
Coordinates and aligns multiple activities
Builds school community

4. SPMT Responsibilities
Develop the Comprehensive School Plan
Establish policy guidelines for school programs
Respond to school concerns directly or delegate to a subcommittee
Carry out systematic school planning related to climate, academic, staff development, and public relations
SPMT Responsibilities

5. SPMT Responsibilities con’t
Plan annual school calendar that integrates social ,academic, and staff development functions
Monitor and evaluate all school programs
Promote effective resource utilization, coordination, and program implementation
SPMT Responsibilities con’t

6. SPMT Focus Improving students’ psycho-social functioning
Improving curriculum and instruction
Creating effective programs for staff development and parent training
SPMT Focus

7. SPMT Focus con’t Monitoring the Comprehensive School Plan
Improving social relations between all adults in the school
Creating effective public relations
Subcommittee reports
SPMT Focus con’t

8. Recommended Composition of the SPMT
Administrator
Teacher (grade level, department)
Non-Instructional support staff (custodial/cafeteria workers, secretary, aides, etc.
Parents from organized parent group in the school (Parent Team, PTO/Chapter I)
Recommended Composition of the SPMT

9. Recommended Composition of the SPMT con’t
Representative from Student Staff Support Team
Community Leaders and/or Business Partners
Students (optional for the elementary school)
* The Comer teacher facilitator and Comer parent facilitator are staff support to the SPMT
Recommended Composition of the SPMT con’t

10. SPMT Subcommittees Social Committee Curriculum School climate
Classroom climate
Staff morale
Student social dev.
Develops relevant curriculum
Works with staff development Committee
Monitors testing reports and classroom grades
SPMT
Plans, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates all school activities
Public Relations
Coordinates school’s public relations campaign
Oversight of newsletter and general communications
Staff and Parent Training
Comprehensive School Plan
Requests from staff and parents
Changing needs of the school

11. ROLES ON A COLLABORATIVE TEAM
CHAIRPERSON
FACILITATOR
TIMEKEEPER
NOTE-TAKER (RECORDER)
ADMINISTRATOR
GROUP MEMBERS

12. Help create an agenda with input from the principal and team members
Call the meeting to order
Define the tasks clearly
Keeps the team on task
Push for decisions to be made
Keep discussions focused on children and the agenda items
Chairperson

13. Support the Chairperson & the Principal by helping the team with its process (relationship) issues
Listen actively
Help everyone participate
Help everyone be heard
Clarify confusion or differences by paraphrasing what is heard
Help differences to be discussed and resolved
Support & ensure that information summarized by the reporter or notetaker is communicated to other groups and teams
Facilitator

14. Note-taker (Recorder)
Record minutes of the meeting
List the key decisions made by the team
Record who will do what and when
Provide copies of minutes for the entire school community
Maintain a file of the minutes for each meeting
Note-taker (Recorder)

15. Let the team members know when they are at midpoint in time on an agenda item
Let the team know when 5 minutes are left and when 1 minute is left
Negotiate for more time if it is needed
Help the team begin and end on time, or negotiate to change time frame
Timekeeper

16. Principal/Administrator
Help set up meeting locations and times
Ensure that information is distributed as needed
Help members see the “big picture” (school board issues, goals, state and district mandates, etc.)
Help define and clarify parameters of the team’s power and responsibility
Help identify issues that might relate to the principal, superintendent, budget, board policy, school law, etc.
Help make the meetings child centered
Principal/Administrator

17. Group Member Represent voices of the school community
Communicate back to the school community or group represented the decisions made by the team
Communicate the reasons for those decisions
Be very active on the team and contribute ideas, insights, opinions, and suggestions
Listen, listen, and listen some more
Be willing to support a team decision, even if you do not fully agree with it
Group Member