The most important governing body for our District is the Board of Education. Two student representatives sit on the Board of Education and all meetings are obviously posted for public input. The Quality Education Committee (QEC), along with the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, serves as the recommending body to the Board of Education with regard to academic programs. QEC is comprised of two high school student representatives, a building representative (teacher) from each school, an administrative liaison from each level (elementary and secondary), a parent representative from each level, two voting Board of Education members, and is Co-Chaired by the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and an appointee from the Education Association. As such, stakeholders from across the district have an opportunity to present new ideas and to vote on recommendations made to the Board of Education with respect to academic initiatives. 

Similar structures exist for all other District Committees; each building and grade-level has an opportunity to have representation and provide input on critical decision under the purview of their respective committees. Such committees include:

· District School Improvement Committee

· District Intervention Committee

· District Grading and Reporting Committee

· District Assessment Committee.

The District recognizes that some decisions are at the discretion of the building and should involve the input of the staff in that particular building. For these decisions, each building has a Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) that meets monthly to address issues/decisions that are specific to that building. The staff also has significant input on the direction and effectiveness of their own Professional Development through the implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). By implementing the PLC model, the District builds the capacity of its teachers through internal expertise and supports the value of teacher collaboration. Moreover, staff completes an annual evaluation of the PLC process in a continuous effort to ensure that this important District initiative is effective and beneficial to improving student achievement.

Students are also given multiple opportunities to provide feedback and leadership through building-level surveys, Youth Advisory Programs, and Student Council. Additionally, at the Middle and High Schools, student leadership is encouraged through multiple student clubs, not the least of which are the National Junior Honor Society and the National Honor Society respectively.