Shared Decision Making Plan

A District plan for school-based planning and shared-decision making

Plan (amended) by the Board of Education on February 10, 2026

Introduction

The Churchville-Chili Central School District has been involved in the Effective Schools Project since 1986. Churchville-Chili Senior High School, Ninth Grade Academy, Churchville-Chili Middle School, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, Churchville Elementary School, and Fairbanks Road Elementary School have teams in place and have been actively involved in the Effective Schools Project.

The Comprehensive District Education Planning Process became the foundation for our continuous improvement efforts during the 1998-99 school year. The Churchville-Chili Central School District’s mission statement reflects the commitment to all students reaching high standards. A continuous improvement philosophy supports this mission.

A District-wide Shared Decision Making (SDM) committee will be created yearly and meet at least once each school year to communicate progress of each building-level School Improvement Team (SIT) and be prepared to complete the Statement of Success biennially.

Mission Statement

The Churchville-Chili Central School District challenges all students to strive for excellence while developing their unique talents and becoming respectful, resourceful citizens and contributing members of an interconnected global society.

Key Elements

• There is a positive correlation between student academic achievement and staff and parent expectations for success.
• Educational expectations are standards-based, thereby holding all students to the same standards.
• All learners are entitled to curricular and instructional adaptations, accommodations, and services in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs.
• Collaborative, cooperative, collegial, supportive planning, especially at the building level and supported by central office personnel and the Board of Education (BOE), is key to sustained school improvement.
• The individual school building as a whole is the strategic unit for planned change.
• Communication among all members of the school community is essential in order to achieve the District’s mission.