Local School Advisory Team (LSAT)

 

About LSAT

Every DC Public School is required to have a Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) which is composed of elected teachers, parents, non-instructional staff, a WTU representative, a student, and a community member representative. The role of the LSAT is to advise the principal and SWWHS administration in a number of ways including:

  • School culture, student achievement and family engagement

  • Assessment and implementation of the Comprehensive School Plan (CSP) (See CSP for School Year 23-24 here).

  • Alignment with strategic goals/objectives of DCPS

  • Allocation of school resources and to sign off on the budget

  • Additional issues as they arise

The LSAT also has specific, required roles as outlined by the contract with the Washington Teachers Union and the Elementary and Secondary School Education Act (ESEA).

DCPS’ LSAT Guidelines can be found HERE.

Meetings are held monthly on the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30 pm and are open to the public. On occasion a meeting or parts of a meeting  may be closed to the public due to discussions involving confidential personnel information as outlined in WTU contract. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all meetings are virtual, please look out for meeting registration email via Jupiter. 

LSAT Members 2024-2025

Administrators:

  • Sylvia Isaac, Principal

  • Latoya Grant, Assistant Principal

  • Jenny Tully, Assistant Principal

Faculty Representatives:

Union Representative:

  • Art Klawender

Non-Instructional Staff Representative:

  • Kip Smith

Student Representative:

  • TBD

Community Member Representative:

  • John Ralls

SWW Home and School Association (HSA) Representative:

Parent Representatives:

 

scheduled LSAT meetings for the 2024-2025 school year:

  • September 4, October 2, November 6, December 4, 2024

  • January 8, February 5, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, 2025

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