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Providing specialized educational programs and services to the children and youth who are a special part of our journey together.
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Strafford Learning Center's Leadership Team Charter
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Working within the framework of the Strafford Learning Center’s Board Policy, the Leadership Team will focus on the core decisions that directly affect the programs and services offered through the Center. The Team provides a forum to receive, process and develop ideas that have a substantial impact on programs and services. This includes the addition, discontinuation, modification and evaluation of existing programs and services.
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Purpose and Team Responsibilities
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The purpose of the Strafford Learning Center’s Leadership Team is to coordinate and support Center improvement through shared leadership by:
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 Leading the Center’s community in defining beliefs about the delivery of programs and services
Identifying areas for potential improvement in programs and services
Collecting relevant supporting evidence for improvement efforts
Establishing and prioritizing initiatives
Developing action plans
Seeking support for proposed initiatives from the staff
Periodic reporting on the status of pending initiatives to the Center’s community
Seeking ways to strengthen the relationship between the Center, member and participating school districts, students, parents and the community
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Minimally, the Team will consist of:
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1 SLC Executive Director
1 SLC Executive Committee Member
1 School Board Member from one of the member Districts
All SLC Program Directors
1 SLC Teacher
1 SLC Paraprofessional
1 SLC Therapist
2 Member Special Education Directors or designee
1 SLC Professional not included in a SLC program (Psychologist, Nurse, LD Specialist, School Counselor, Job Coach)
1 Parent of a student receiving SLC services
1 Regional Agency Representative
1 Community Business Representative
(It is intended that all SLC Programs and the SLC Professional Development Committee will be represented through this membership list.)
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The Team is driven by broad and open participation. Each group will be responsible for selecting the representative(s). Those selected will accept the role as liaison to the group. A full school year of service is expected.
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The Team is not intended to supplant existing methods of addressing the concerns of either staff members or stakeholders; nor is it intended to be a forum for resolving day-to-day problems. Staff members and stakeholders with a specific concern about daily activities should address the concern with the appropriate Program Director. Unresolved issues of this nature are referred to the Executive Director of SLC. Concerns related to the general administration of programs should be addressed by the Executive Director of SLC.
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The Team seeks ideas, concerns, and suggestions for the overall improvement of programs. The primary source of this information is through both formal and informal data collection. Individual members of the Strafford Learning Center staff are encouraged to communicate their ideas and concerns to the Team. It is also the Team’s responsibility to seek information and input from all stakeholders. Communication is valued. It is the responsibility of the Team to listen to, entertain, and respect all such input. Equally, it is the responsibility of the Team to make critical judgments as to the priority of specific issues. Establishing the priority of issues and concerns must be supported by the collection of relevant evidence and information.
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Decision Making Process for Initiatives
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This includes the addition, discontinuation, modification, and evaluation of existing programs. Having considered input, the LeadershipTeam will formulate specific recommendations for the improvement of programs and evaluation of member services to be placed on the agenda of SLC Program meetings for discussion and staff input. Input is received and considered by the Team. A majority vote of the members present of the Leadership Team will be required to refer the proposal to the SLC Executive Committee for action.Once the Executive Committee has acted upon a proposal, all members of the staff will be informed relative to the implementation of the decision. If the proposal is defeated, it may be reintroduced following the decision-making process.
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At the start of each school year, the Team establishes a schedule of monthly meetings to ensure maximum participation. The Team schedules additional meetings as needed.
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Facilitation is shared by team members on a rotating basis. An agenda is established by the Team at the end of each meeting for the subsequent meeting. Any additional agenda items must be presented to the Executive Director by the day preceding the Team meeting. It is the Executive Director’s prerogative to include additional agenda items as time permits.
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Minutes of Team meetings shall be taken on a rotating basis. Minutes will be posted on the SLC Bulletin Board in the reception office and distributed to the team members. Team actions will be reported in the SLC Newsletter and Executive Director reports to the Executive Committee.
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SLC Leadership Team Decision-Making Process
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A quorum for decision-making purposes will equal two-thirds of the membership of the Team. To the greatest extent possible, the Team will reach decisions by consensus. In the event the Team cannot reach decision by consensus, an action may be passed by a simple majority of the Team members present. Any member may request recorded vote.
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Amendments to this charter may be proposed by any formally recognized group within the Center or by a member of the LeadershipTeam. All proposed amendments are to be placed on the agenda for a meeting for consideration by the Team
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