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Weighted Student Formula/School Financial Plan Implementation Manual
Term
Information
Resource
Management
(IRM)
Instructional
Master Calendar
Non-instructional
Office of Human
Resources
(OHR)
Office of
Information
Technology
Services (OITS)
Personnel
Regional Officer
(PRO)
Quality Student
Support (QSS)
School
Operations (SO)
Standards Based
Education (SBE)
School
Community
Council (SCC)
Definition
• Registrars
The Information Resource Management Branch of the Office of
Information Technology Services develops policies, procedures,
and guidelines relating to information resource management,
coordinates the development of operational plans for the
information systems and services of the public school system,
and provides information technology support services for various
Department-wide computer applications. The branch sections
include the Student Information Services Section, the Information
Access Support Section, the Lotus Notes Support Section, the
Information Management Architecture Section, and the Student
Services Application Section.
Services which are provided in the classroom, face-to-face with
students.
The schedule of classes offered at a secondary school.
Services which are provided outside the classroom.
The state office which administers a comprehensive personnel
program for certificated and classified employees of the public
school system within the framework of established laws, policies,
and accepted principles of personnel management.
The state office which exercises technical oversight of information
processing and telecommunication systems, facilities, and
services of the public school system and department-wide
operations to ensure that information technology and
telecommunications support are being provided efficiently and
effectively, and in accordance with laws, policies, and accepted
principles of management.
The positions in each district which provide liaison between OHR
offices, complex areas and schools to facilitate timely and
effective employment and personnel management support.
The section of the AFP which addresses support for students
which are not successful; school or classroom programs for
students; behavioral, discipline, harassment, bullying programs or
procedures; and school procedures for safety and security of
individuals and/or groups.
The section of the AFP which addresses school administration
and school facility services.
The section of the AFP which addresses curriculum, assessment,
instruction, and professional development.
A group of individuals at each public school whose members are
elected by their peers to advise the principal on specific matters
that affect student achievement and school improvement. The
following groups are represented:
• Parents
• Teachers
• Noncertificated school personnel
• Community representatives
• Student representatives
The creation and maintenance of an SCC at each school is
mandated by Act 51/04, as amended by Act 221/04.
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