Janney Elementary School

School Improvement Team (SIT) 2008-2009

At a press conference on July 10, 2008, Mayor Fenty announced the City's intention to move forward with a public-private partnership for the Janney Elementary/Tenley Library site. Read the Janney SIT's July 2008 letter to the Mayor regarding this announcement by clicking here. Read more about the Mayor's plans and the history of this issue by clicking here.

The Janney School Improvement Team, or SIT (also known as a Local School Restructuring Team, or LSRT) is composed of the principal, six teachers, six parents, a student representative, and, at times, a community representative. Responsibilities of the SIT include:

•  developing the local school management plan,

•  receiving and making recommendations to the school plan,

•  monitoring and assessing the implementation of the school plan,

•  ensuring compliance with established guidelines, contract, and board rules, and

•  using assessment results to develop specific strategies for school improvement.

The SIT is also responsible for advising the principal on matters of school policy including (but not limited to) allocation of resources; school organization, curriculum options, maintenance and improvement of buildings and grounds, funding of equipment and supplies, priorities for staffing patterns, and monitoring student progress.

SIT meetings are held monthly and are open to the Janney community for observation. Parent representatives are elected by parents, and teacher representatives by teachers. Elections are held in the spring. Terms are for two years and are staggered to ensure continuity.

Staff Representatives ......................................................................... 282-0110

Parent Representatives

Kirk Rankin, Chair ......................................................................237-2263,
Allison Feeney ..........................................................................537-0397,
Jane Varner Malhotra..................................................................363-1676,
Cheryl Ohlson.............................................................................537-3787,
Karen Martin .............................................................................237-6854,
Andrew Smiles ...........................................................................362-2687,

PTA/SIT Representative

Sczerina Perot, and Karen Kalat,

Student Representative

To Be Filled

SIT Minutes 2007-2008

March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007

SIT Minutes 2006-7

September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007