School Leadership Team

What is the School Leadership Team (SLT)?

The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school.
They also make sure there are resources to support those policies.
SLTs:

  • Provide ongoing evaluations of a school’s educational programs and their impact on student
    achievement.

  • Play an important role in school-based decision-making

  • Help to make school cultures more collaborative.

SLT Decision Making

SLTs must use consensus-based decision making. In this type of process, all participants contribute to and help shape the final decision. By listening closely to one another, members come up with solutions and proposals that work for the group. This approach is empowering because each member has the opportunity to influence team decisions. When all members are able to voice their opinions and concerns, they are more likely to stay invested in and connected to the work of the team. This sets the stage for greater cooperation and mutual respect.

Future Meetings:

09/23/2024 @ 3:00PM

10/21/2024 @3:00PM

11/18/2024 @ 3:00PM

12/16/2024 @ 3:00PM

01/13/2025 @ 3:00PM

02/10/2025 @ 3:00PM

03/10/2025 @ 3:00PM

04/07/2025 @ 3:00PM

05/12/2025 @ 3:00PM

06/16/2025 @ 3:00PM

SLT Members

There are three members of the school community who must be members of the SLT:

  • Principal

  • Parent Association/Parent-Teacher Association President

  • United Federation of Teachers Chapter Leader

The other members are elected parents and staff members. The SLT must have an equal number of parents and staff.A SLT should have a minimum of 10 members, and a maximum of 17 members. The exact number of members on a school’s SLT is stated in the team’s bylaws. Regardless of the total number, the SLT must have an equal number of parents and staff members. An SLT can also include students (a minimum of two students is required in high school SLTs) and representatives from community-based organizations (CBOs) that work with the school. Students and CBO representatives do not count when determining whether a team has an equal number of parents and staff. The exact composition of a school’s SLT is stated in the team’s bylaws.

The SLT Role

  • An SLT is responsible for developing a school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP).

  • An SLT makes a yearly evaluation of the principal’s record of developing an effective, shared decision-making relationship with the SLT members during the year. This evaluation is given to the community district or high school superintendent.

  • The SLT is not responsible for the hiring or firing of school staff. However, according to Chancellor’s Regulation C-30, the SLT must be consulted prior to the appointment of a principal or assistant principal.

OUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM

Cristina Gonzalez
Principal

Alfredo Pelaez
UFT Chapter Leader

Vincent Lu
PTA President


Vicky Kwan
Elected Parent


Shu Mei Zheng
Elected Parent


Xiu Qin Liang
Elected Parent

Mei Yan Chen
Elected Parent

Debra Gonzalez
Elected UFT

Lu Zhang
Elected UFT


Rebeca Tapia
Elected DC-37

SLT Meeting Minutes 

june 4 2024 @ 2PM

Overview of last meeting

  •       Call to order

  •       CPC Concerns (Ms. Hu)

          
    1.  Phoneline accessibility in Chinese and Spanish voicemail (will follow-up and check)
    2.     Incident reporting/calling with parents in their home languages (will address)

    3.    Voicemail needs to be setup and have the languages that parents prefer

    4.     Office hours need to be indicated on the flyers, with time availability shared with parents

     5.  CPC will work on supporting the parent’s preferred language on their application

    6 . Transparency of application to programs – computer lottery, priority is also considered according to need (decision by principal)

    7. Program applications start with parent’s interest form

    8. All applications are a computer lottery

    9. Our organization is revamped, so we can have more after-schools

    10. Meeting with CPC about block party

  • Reading of previous meeting minutes

  • Updates

  • Elections – PTA, SLT, and Title 1 will be June 4, 2024, morning and evening meeting for elections

  • Principal will meet with new PTA

  • Tentative staff 2024-2025 organization is out

  • 2024-2025 Budget has not been released

  • Renumeration forms

SLT Meeting Minutes 

May 16, 2024 @ 2PM

Overview of last meeting

  •       Call to order

  •        Reading of previous meeting minutes

           Updates…
    1.    Clinic will be in room 111 (approved), they will be remodeling – painting, buying furniture, rewiring etc. (moving in August 16, after summer school is over
    2.     Mental Health Services will be where the nurse is at now

    3.    Conducting EOY assessments

    4.     SS, STEM and ENL have proven to have a positive effect on student learning

     5.  Small group instruction is working!

    6 . Math teacher survey…not enough time, integrate skills into applicable real life, work on how to support timing, maybe dramatic play through numbers

    7. CEP – it will be more of what we do great here

    8. Afterschool – STEAM for girls in grades 3-5, Chess club, Brooklyn Premiere Soccer, PS 169 Saturday Academy Remotely

    9. Our organization is revamped, so we can have more after-schools

    10. Meeting with CPC about block party

SLT Meeting Minutes 

April 16, 2024 @ 2PM

Overview of last meeting

  •       Call to order

  •        Reading of previous meeting minutes

  •        Updates…
    1.     Clinic – expand our clinic, 1 more nurse, 1 behavior therapist (bring direct access to mental health services)
    2.     Instructional focus discussed for 24-25, small group work will continue, device concern, need large technology department, 4th and 5th graders will have 2 periods of technology next year to be prepared for CBT

    3.     CEP – developed by principal and parents, ongoing updating process (goals and plans, learning gaps, needs, small groups

    4.     ELA Teacher/Student survey – reflection of the school year, based on results, adjustments will be made for next year

  •         Things that went well this year…staff and students loved: phonics, readers theater and PBL projects

  •        PTA – Start thinking of what went well, and what we can do better next year

    **We discussed about meeting a different day of the week and the consensus was agreed that the meetings will remain on Tuesday.

SLT Meeting Minutes 

March 19, 2024 @ 2PM

Overview of last meeting

• **Ms. R. Rodriguez sitting in for Mrs. C. Gonzalez

• **Committee agrees to the PTA vice president sitting in for today’s meeting

• Call to order

• Reading of previous meeting minutes

• Roles and Responsibilities of School and District Leadership Teams Webinar

SLT Meeting Minutes 

december 18, 2023 @ 11:00 aM

Overview of last meeting

• Call to order

• Reading of previous meeting minutes

Recap on class size – teacher to student ratio

Grades K, 1, 2 and 3 (1:20)

Grades 4 and 5 (1:23)

• We may lose some classrooms next year (SEL, 403, etc.)

44 classes in use, 47 classes needed

• The concern will also be if we have enough teachers

• We may need less teachers, next year, but more teachers the following year

Budget Update

• $346,000 debt paid

• 1 enrichment afterschool – Theater

• Before/After school intervention programs (including the program for students with other abilities, immigrant students, etc.)

• Chess program during the day (3rd grade, 5/8 classes participate)

• A possible soccer program

• A possible sports program (basketball) on Saturdays – waiting for follow-up

• In contact with organizations/programs that can be housed in 94 for next year and following years

• Substitute teacher money runs out 12/22/2023

• One teacher resigned, her remaining salary will be used for coverages

5th grade Computerized Testing

• Trial test in January

• Challenge of both content and technology knowledge for students (they need to know how to use the keyboard)

• Proctors will be trained

• Grade 5 students will be involved in technology integration

• Possible money will be dedicated to students practicing, using the computer before/after school


Gratitude to the PTA

• Gift for every student

• Gifts will be distributed Friday 12/22/2023 to promote attendance


Chinese Lunar New Year preparation have begun