The Houston Independent School District (HISD) Board of Education established and approved the campus-level planning and decision-making process in 1992. This process includes the creation and maintenance of a Shared Decision-Making Committee (SDMC) at each school to review the district’s educational goals, objectives, and major district wide classroom instructional programs.

SDMC  is a committee of administrators, teachers, staff members, parents, and community members that help to make decisions to improve Browning Elementary School.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing all pertinent campus-level planning processes;
• Developing recommendations for the school budget;
• Submitting recommendations for the school curriculum;
• Recommending changes in the school’s staffing patterns;
• Developing and approving the campus staff development plans;
• Developing, reviewing, and revising the School Improvement Plan (SIP) for the purpose of improving student performance for all student populations.  After the principal approves the SIP, the SDMC will present the plan to the school-based professional staff for a vote of approval.
• Reviewing and making recommendations regarding the school’s organizational structure; and
• Establishing procedures to periodically obtain broad-based community, parent, and staff input.

Persons wishing to address the SDMC or bring an issue before the SDMC should contact Ms. Pedraza in the office for placement on the monthly agenda.