Site Management Team

About our Site Management Team

Linscott Charter School departs from the traditional school governance model. The Site Management Team, made up of an equal number of parents (elected by the parent group) and staff, plus the Administrative Director, oversees operation of the school, including setting budget priorities. In addition, each class elects a parent representative, who acts as a liaison between the class and the SMT.

The Administrative Director is responsible for the school as the Site Management Team's chief executive officer and works in collaboration with the SMT to develop and execute the policies of the SMT; develops the annual budget in consultation with the Finance Coordinator and supervises all aspects of business activities of the school; serves as educational leader in the area of curriculum improvement; administers and supervises the entire K-8 school and its employees; develops, promotes and maintains positive relationships with students, parents and Linscott community, the community at large and with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District through leadership, interaction and communication; and supervises operation and maintenance of the school.

2008-09 SMT Members

SMT Meetings

SMT Meetings are held monthly and all parents are encouraged to attend. The meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the library. Use the form below to submit questions that you'd like addressed at the meetings or comments from a previous meeting.

SMT Goals

2008-09

Focus on Educational Leadership:
Goal: Organize and implement a process for ongoing program evaluation.

• Research instruments and processes used to evaluate educational programs
• Solicit input from staff
• Design a tool to use for data collection
• Collect data
• Analyze data
• Prepare report
• Review with SMT, parents, and staff

Develop Appropriate Parent Education Programs:
Goal: Increase parent involvement and effectiveness through improved parent education.

• Assess the needs of parents, students and teachers
• Design the appropriate parent education program
• Train staff
• Conduct parent education program
• Collect data and evaluate results

Continue to Develop Relationship with Community at Large:
Goal: Foster positive relationship with Elm Street community to demonstrate our commitment to community beyond our school campus, and as a way of decreasing vandalism and maintaining school ground.

• Include the community in regular social and fundraising events needed for the upkeep of the school grounds
• Access neighborhood watch groups to help oversee the use of the playground
• Use school to provide summer activities for neighborhood students by working with the City of Watsonville and Santa Cruz County

Contact the SMT

You may send queries to our SMT via e-mail. Note: Remove "NOSPAM" before sending e-mail.

Linscott Charter School 220 Elm Street Watsonville, California 95076 (831) 728-6301