What is the School Leadership Team (SLT)?

The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school.
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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:

09/29/2026 @ 3:00PM

10/19/2026 @ 4:00PM

11/16/2026 @ 4:00PM

12/21/2026 @ 4:00PM

01/11/2027 @ 4:00PM

02/22/2027 @ 4:00PM

03/22/2027 @ 4:00PM

04/19/2027 @ 4:00PM

05/24/2027 @ 4:00PM

06/07/2027 @ 4:00PM

SLT Members

The following four members of the school community, or their designees, are mandatory members of the SLT:

• Principal
• Parent Association/Parent-Teacher Association (PA/PTA) President
• United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Chapter Leader
• Title I Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Chair/Alternate

Other members include elected parent and staff representatives. An SLT should have a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 19 members. The exact size and composition of a school’s SLT are stated in the team’s bylaws. The SLT must have an equal number of parents and staff members.

SLTs may also include students and representatives from community-based organizations (CBOs). Middle and high school SLTs must include at least two student members; schools serving grades 6–12 must include at least one middle school student and one high school student. Elementary and K–8 schools are encouraged, but not required, to include students. Students and CBO representatives do not count when determining whether the team has an equal number of parents and staff members.

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.