Foothills Middle School

Learning Improvement Team

Code of Cooperation

All stakeholders shall be represented as participating and supportive LIT members.  The LIT established the following Code of Conduct as a means to insure honest dialogue and productive relationships among the members of the team:

1.    LIT members shall actively listen.

2.    LIT members shall be open to differing viewpoints and perspectives.

3.    LIT members shall be committed to building positive relationships through trust and honesty within a mutually respectful environment.

4.    LIT members shall make a commitment to the efforts of the team through regular attendance, active participation and focusing on the agenda.

5.    LIT members shall avoid the negative and nonproductive behaviors of blaming, criticizing, interrupting, and dominating the feelings and opinions of others.

6.    LIT members shall not let differences become roadblocks.

7.    LIT members shall honor the time constraints of the meeting times (3:10 pm –5:00 pm)

8.    LIT members will find a substitute when they have to miss a meeting.

9.    LIT Members will turn cell phones off or to vibrate, and laptop use will be limited to LIT business.

10.  A quorum will comprise 2/3 of  LIT representation in order for decisions to be made.