SB 5170 - DIGEST

Authorizes a collaborative school-based governance model that will require decision making to shift from a centralized process to a shared school-based team process involving educators, school staff, students, and parents of students.

Requires each school to: (1) Be responsible for developing written procedures that describe the model and how staff, parents, and students are involved in the process; and

(2) Annually submit a progress report to the superintendent of public instruction with the initial report detailing the planning process used by each school and providing suggestions and lessons learned for other school districts to consider in their planning process.

Requires school districts and bargaining representatives for school district employees that are impacted to bargain a memorandum of understanding to implement this act.

Requires grants to be provided to school districts with schools implementing or interested in implementing the model.

Requires the grants to be used for team meetings outside of the regular school day to plan and implement the model.

Expires June 30, 2030.