Shared Decision Making Committee (SDMC)

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. Each committee is designed to involve professional and non-professional staff, parents, community members, and business representatives in establishing academic and other performance objectives of the school for each academic excellence indicator adopted in the Texas Education Code (TEC §11.253, TEC §39.051). The SDMC was authorized to fulfill the following responsibilities:

The SDMC is required to meet at least once a year to discuss the performance of the school and the school’s objectives. A record of all decisions and significant discussion items must be maintained by the committee. This information should be disseminated to appropriate school and district personnel as well as be available upon request for public review.

1. Implement all pertinent campus-level planning processes;
2. Develop recommendations for the school budget;
3. Submit recommendations for the school curriculum;
4. Recommend changes in the school’s staffing patterns;
5. Develop and approve the campus staff development plans;
6. Develop, review, and revise the School Improvement Plan (SIP) for the purpose of improving student performance for all student populations (after principal approval of the SIP, the SDMC presents the plan to staff for approval);
7. Review and make recommendations regarding the school’s organizational structure, and
8. Establish procedures to periodically obtain broad-based community, parent, and staff input.

The SDMC is required to meet at least once a year to discuss the performance of the school and the school’s objectives. A record of all decisions and significant discussion items must be maintained by the committee. This information should be disseminated to appropriate school and district personnel as well as be available upon request for public review.

 

1st quarter meeting - August 29, 2025

2nd quarter meeting - November 13, 2025

3rd quarter meeting - January 5, 2026

4th quarter meeting - May 18, 2026

Rashada Abraham     Rashada.Abraham@houstonisd.org   Principal

Andrea Palermo          Andrea.Palermo@houstonisd.org       Professional Staff - Teacher

Dina Gustin                   Dina.Gustin@houstonisd.org                Professional Staff - Teacher

Elizabeth Van der pol  evanderp@houstonisd.org                  Professional Staff -  Other school based professional  (Sped rep)

Etashma Carter         Etashma.Carter@houstonisd.org          Professional Staff - Non-instructional staff member

Antonia Ibarra-Torres   aibarrat@houstonisd.org                   Professional Staff - other

April Tekavec                                                                                           Parent

Natalie Dunn                                                                                           Parent

Emily Smith                                                                                            Community Member

Fernanda Quezada                                                                              Community Member

John Ferrata                                                                                          Business Representative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 29, 2025

November 13, 2025