Table of Contents

Home Page

Academics-Faculty
Administration
AFJROTC
Alumni News
Athletics
AVID
Bands
Boosters/Volunteers
Calendars E. A. Laney High School New Hanover County Schools NHCS Calendars Football Spring-Summer Workouts Clubs
Customer Service Survey
Daily Bulletin
Driver's Education
Enrollment
Grade Level Information
Graduation Project
Groupwise E-Mail
PTSA
Reading Strategies
Scholarship Sources
School News
School Leadership Team
Senior Profile
Small Learning Community
Student Handbook
Substitute Teacher Request
Summer Activities
Technology
Youth Development

The name shall be the Emsley A. Laney High School Leadership Team (SLT).
 
 

The mission of Emsley A. Laney High School is to prepare all students for the future by striving for excellence in pursuit of a quality education.

The purpose of the School Leadership Team shall be to:

1. Prepare, review, and monitor the School Improvement Plan.

2. Act as the school's problem solving team.

3. Report to the faculty at each scheduled faculty meeting.
 
 

Section 1: The School Leadership Team shall reflect diversity. The SLT shall be composed of:

a. Five parent members to be elected by the Parent/Teacher/Student Association (PTSA) and one parent to be appointed by the principal.

b. Fifteen members from the faculty and staff. Five members to be elected each year by the faculty and staff for a three-year term insuring that SLT membership includes both experienced and new members. Faculty and staff who are nominated for membership shall have given their permission for their names to be placed in nomination prior to the nomination.

c. The Vice-President of the Student Council Association will be the student body representative.  The Vice-President of each class will be invited to represent their class on the School Leadership Team.

d. One administrator to be appointed by the principal of Emsley A. Laney High School.

e. Three members will be appointed by the SLT choosing from a list of people recommended by the principal to insure diversity and equal representation of all departments and school groups.

f. Three members from the Support Staff, two being elected by the Support Staff and one appointed by the principal.

g. The school principal will serve ex officio.

Section 2: Faculty and staff members shall serve for three years; student and parent members shall serve for one year but may be re-elected. The administrator shall serve at the discretion of the principal.

Section 3: Membership is not transferable and resignations shall be by written notice to the chairperson.

Section 4: If a faculty or staff member resigns his/her employed position, (s)he may no longer serve on the committee in that representative position.

Section 5: By consensus of the members present at a regular meeting, the SLT may appoint a replacement to serve in a position vacated or keep the position vacant until the next spring constituent election.
 
 

Section 1: Regular meeting dates shall be established by the SLT at the last meeting in June. Meeting dates and times for regular and called meetings shall be posted on the school calendar, designated SLT bulletin board, and distributed to all members.

Section 2: A quorum shall consist of at least fifty percent plus one of the voting membership of the SLT.

Section 3: All regular and special meetings of the SLT, its standing committees, or special committees shall be open.

Section 4: The SLT shall make decisions and delegate tasks by consensus.

 
 Article V: Amendments

These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the Emsley A. Laney faculty and staff.
 
 

Section 1: The Executive Committee of the SLT shall be the Chairperson, Secretary, designated administrator, and the school principal as an ex officio member.

Section 2: The Chairperson and Secretary shall be elected annually by a consensus at a regular meeting in the spring.

Section 3: The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings.

Section 4: The Secretary shall keep a record of the attendance, minutes, and decisions made at all meetings. The Secretary will be considered the custodian of current and past SLT minutes to pass on to the future Secretary. The minutes shall be posted for all Laney faculty and staff and distributed to others.

Section 5: SLT members shall attend all meetings as scheduled. Members must notify the Chair or Secretary when unable to attend a meeting.

Section 6: SLT members shall serve as routine liaison with their constituents.

Section 7: SLT sub-committees may be formed including members of the SLT as well as other faculty and staff members. Sub-committees shall include a total of five to nine members. Sub-committees shall serve as advisory committees to the total SLT with sub-committee decisions subject to the approval of the SLT.
 
 

Section 1: The following code of conduct shall apply at all meetings:

a. The Chairperson shall conduct meetings in such a way as to ensure that each member has ample opportunity to contribute to the discussion and that the discussion is orderly.

b. Viewpoints of all members shall be respected.

c. Clarifying questions shall be welcomed.

Section 2: All decisions made by the SLT shall be by consensus. If consensus on a particular issue proves to be impossible, the Chair may call for a vote with a simple majority carrying the decision providing a quorum is present.

Section 3: The Executive Committee shall be responsible for establishing the agenda prior to each meeting. Agenda items for future meetings may be suggested by SLT members during a designated portion of each meeting. Additional items may also be suggested at any time to an Executive Committee member.

Section 4: Issues concerning school philosophy, policies, or practices shall be discussed by the SLT. Issues raised by SLT members as agenda items may be:

a. Placed on a future meeting agenda.

b. Referred to the Executive Committee for further study with feedback within two meeting periods.

c. Referred to a sub-committee to explore the issue and report back to the SLT.

Section 5: The standard procedure for a non-voting participant to bring issues to the SLT is to submit a request to any member of the Executive Committee that they be included on the agenda.

Section 6: Meetings are to be held at the school. A meeting may be held at a different location providing notice is given.

Section 7: The calendar year shall begin with the last meeting in June at which time the yearly calendar meeting dates shall be established. Alteration, elimination, or additional dates may be established at any meeting by consensus, provided that at least one week is allowed for public notification of changes.

eBay

Visitors as of December 27, 2006

Back to Laney Home Page