The districtwide plan for SBDM would then be updated based on the findings of the task force. Based on the original timetable established in August 1995, the districtwide SBDM plan is expected to be updated and submitted to the board for approval in June 1996. The plan also presents subject matter objectives for improving 1995-96 TAAS percentage passing rates by ethnicity and economic status, including specific strategies, implementation initiatives, resource requirements, positions held accountable for implementation, benchmark dates and measurable outcomes related to accomplishing the stated objectives. The districtwide site-based plan is an essential component of the overall strategic plan for the district. TISD is commended for obtaining input from stakeholders throughout the district to improve and strengthen its SBDM process.
Middle schools have a principal, an assistant principal, an instructional consultant and counselors.
High schools have a principal, more than one assistant principal, an instructional consultant and more than one counselor. S.B. 1 designates the principal as the instructional leader of each campus. TISD has a graduated staffing plan for secondary schools that uses a pool of administrative positions from which middle schools and high schools are staffed based on student enrollment. Depending on student enrollment at a given middle or high school, administrative positions that can be used for assistant principals, instructional consultants and guidance counselors range from three to 12. Exhibit 3-8 summarizes TISD's secondary staffing plan.