Schools have long benefited from support and assistance from people outside the building to help identify best practices in education; to provide targeted strategies for specific students in need of extra help; and to help prioritize among competing demands on resources and time. To ensure that the support from outside the school is consistent with and advances the school’s priorities and focus, school leaders need the ability to choose the kind of support that best meets their needs.
In 2011, schools will have the opportunity to again learn about different Networks and choose to either renew their current Network or select a different Network. Regardless of which Network a school chooses, schools will remain public schools subject to the authority of the Department, the Chancellor, and the community and high school superintendents, as well as all Chancellor’s regulations. Every principal signed a Statement of Performance Terms and operates under the same policies regarding student placement, suspension, collective bargaining agreements, financial reporting, and other areas as outlined by the Department and State law.