Aim:
Maximize individual and
collective agency for the staff
Negotiate and approve master contracts
and
individual employment contracts,
establishing
wages, hours, and conditions
for all members,
employees, and
subcontractors
Chair: Art Richardson
Vice Chair: Sarah Wilkening
Secretary: Sean Anderson
Treasurer: to be elected
Open and voluntary membership - new members are voted in by
the co-op, after working for a candidacy period of 12 months.
All staff at Milestone are welcome to attend GIR meetings and
provide comment, but only worker-owners may vote.
Domain:
Members:
Co-op Roles:
Operational Roles:
Get It Right
Educators' Cooperative
Aim:
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Domain
:
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Co-op Manager
Aim:
Deliver Advisory as
described in the School Plan
Advisory Curriculum and all Operational
Procedures related to Advisory
All Advisors
Domain
:
Members:
Advisors
Aim:
Deliver course instruction as
described in the School Plan
Course Curriculum
All staff teaching courses
Domain
:
Members:
Course
Instructors
Aim:
Govern and manage the
school in a way that includes
students, teachers, and staff,
to meet all operational
obligations with outside
entities
All operational procedures and administrative
regulations
derived from the following sections of the
School Plan:
Governance - Facilities - Food - Staffing Pattern -
Calendar &
Schedules - Budget
Domain
:
Operational Roles:
Operations & Governance
Aim:
Domain
:
School Finance
Manager
Aim:
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Domain
:
Facilities Manager
Aim:
Domain
:
Health, Wellness,
& Safety Coordinator
Aim:
Domain
:
Director of
Operations
Aim:
Be accessible & welcoming to all, regardless
of income, race, ethnicity, gender expression,
culture, identity, age, neurodiversity, social-
emotional-mental wellbeing, or dis/ability,
while building agency & power for equity,
inclusion, and justice
All operational procedures and administrative regulations
derived from the following sections of the School Plan:
Worldview & Values - Services, Care, Climate, & Culture -
Justice
Domain
:
All staff who
request
membership and
are accepted by the
circle
Members
:
Operational Roles:
Culture & Climate
Aim:
TBD by Circle
Domain:
TBD by circle
Justice
Coordinator
Aim:
TBD by Circle
Domain:
TBD by Circle
Director of
Culture &
Climate
Aim:
Use relevant, real-life experiences &
problems for, differentiated, one-student-
at-a-time, hands-on learning
All operational procedures and administrative regulations
derived from the following sections of the School Plan:
Learning Program: Experiences - Goals - Assements
Domain
:
Members & Roles:
All staff who request
membership and are
approved by the circle
Members
Operational Roles:
Learning & Teaching
Aim:
Implement the Community
Learning program as described in
the School Plan
All Operational Procedures and
Administrative Regulations
pertaining to intersnships,
Academic and Career Planning,
and other community-connected
learning
Domain
:
CL & ACP
Coordinator:
Art Richardson
Aim:
Co-create a learning
environment that aligns with
the School Plan
Operational Procedures and
Administrative Regulations relating
to the Learning Program sections of
the School Plan which are not
delegated to other Operational
Roles or sub-circles
Domain
:
Director of
Learning & Teaching:
Sean Anderson
Operational Roles:
Aim:
Raise the profile of the School
Raise funds for the School
Provide oversight for all other
governing bodies of the School
All School Policies - adopt, revise, delete
Review all decisions made by Membership, Design Team, School
Meeting, and EC for compliance with law, contracts, and values
Legal and fiduciary responsibility for the School
Elected by School membership, to include at
least 3 students, 2 staff, and 2 community
stakeholders
Domain
:
Members:
Governance Board
Aim:
Provide oversight for all
financial aspects of the School's
operations
Right of inspection of the School's funds,
including budgets and audit reports
1 vote at all Board proceedings
Domain
:
Treasurer
Aim:
Keep clear and accessible public
record of all Board meetings, votes,
and proceedings
Public calendar, Agendas, Minutes
1 vote at all Board proceedings
Domain
:
Secretary
Aim:
Provide leadership to the
Board and School, guiding
from a commitment to the
purpose, worldview, and
values
Preside at all meetings of the Board and
Membership
General superintendance and direction
of all other officers of the Board
1 vote at all Board proceedings
Domain
:
President
Aim:
Support the President and
provide leadership in the
President's absence
All the powers of the President
in their absence
1 vote at all Board proceedings
Domain
:
Vice President
Aim:
Support the Aim of the Board
with active engagement
1 vote at all Board proceedings
Domain
:
Board Member
At Large
Aim:
Formally study, evaluate, and
revise the School Plan to ensure
the School is meeting its
purpose, worldview, and values
Edit, modify, and re-write the School Plan
Between 13 and 17 members, made up of:
Between 9 and 15 students
Up to 3 staff
1 guardian / parent / caregiver
Selected at random from a list of volunteers
Domain
:
Members:
Design Team
Aim:
Make all day-to-day governance
decisions not directly in conflict with the
School Plan
Make recommendations and provide
input to the Design Team, EC, and Board
Create, modify, and/or delete all operational
procedures and administrative regulations
All enrolled students
All staff
Domain
:
Members:
School Meeting
Aim:
Deliver the experience described in the School Plan, by:
Holding the Learning, Operations, and Culture circles
accountable and supporting their functioning
Responding to questions and concerns from the School community, accountability
partners, and community stakeholders that concern the aims of more than one EC
circle (or when a question/concern is not satisfactorily addressed by an EC circle)
Ensuring the flow of information between EC circles
Deciding who decides: assigning new issues to the EC circles, and/or
exploring and making decisions that concern the aims/domains of more
than one EC circle
Create, modify, and/or delete all Operational Procedures and
Administrative Regulations that concern the aims/domains of more
than one EC circle
Director of Learning & Teaching
Delegate from Learning & Teaching Circle
Director of Operations
Delegate from Operations & Governance Circle
Director of School Culture & Climate
Delegate from Culture & Climate Circle
Domain
:
Members:
EC Leadership
Aim:
Govern our School as a
participatory democracy
Create, modify, and/or delete all operational procedures and
administrative
regulations
Final decision regarding continued or non-continuation of employment
for all staff
Elect a Governance Board
"Call out" the Board's decision-making when necessary
Evaluate teaching staff
Adjust the yearly calendar when needed
Plan and approve special events
All enrolled students
All guardians, parents, and direct care-givers of
enrolled students
All staff
Community Stakeholders who
apply for membership
Domain
:
Membership
Aim:
Domain
:
Food Services
Manager
Aim:
Domain
:
IT Coordinator
Provide services to meet the
needs of all students with disabilities
while ensuring compliance with law,
contracts, and policy.
Aim:
All Operational Procedures and Administrative
Regulations pertaining to Special Education
Director of Special
Education, Special
Education Coordinator,
all Special Education
Instructors,
Other staff who request
and are approved
Domain
:
Members:
Special Education
Operational Roles:
Aim:
Maintain compliance
with all Special Education
laws, regulations, and policies
Domain:
All Operational Procedures
relating to Special Education,
reporting, paperwork, and
documentation
Director of
Special Education
Aim:
Organize and provide
services to students with
disabilities to help them thrive.
Domain:
All Operational Procedures
relating to Special Education
delivery and instruction
Special Education
Coordinator
Organizational Chart:
Milestone Democratic School
Governing Bodies per the School Plan
"EC" organized as sociocratic circles
Adopted by Get It Right for inclusion in contract
with MDS for 2022-23 school year
All staff who
request
membership and
are accepted by the
circle
Members
:
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