School-Based Decision Making

Anderson County Schools

School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Councils

School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Councils create school policies and make a wide range of decisions, ranging from selecting textbooks to choosing a new principal. Most of our schools have a council which include three teachers, two parents, and an administrator. The teachers and parents are elected to the council.

All SBDM Council policies are designed to help improve student achievement and must be consistent with Anderson County Board of Education policies.

SBDM Council Member Trainings

State law requires all council members to receive annual training. New council members receive six hours of training. Returning members receive three hours.

Face-to-Face Training

Face-to-Face Training Registration

On-Line Training

On-Line training is currently available for experienced council members only. New council members are not eligible to complete this training.

Please consider the following before you start your training session:

Firefox is the recommended web browser.
These trainings will not work on an iPad or Android device. You must use a PC or Mac.
The only training units eligible for SBDM credit are:

Education in Kentucky
Program Reviews
Formative Assessment

Participants may take any combination of eligible online trainings but the trainings must total at least three hours to receive credit.
To receive training credit, please forward your certificate(s) to [email protected]. If the certificate is not received, SBDM credit cannot be awarded.
Questions? Please contact Edna Bird at 502-839-3406

To access these training units, go to http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ket-k-12-professional-development/?topic_id=1588. Select the training and click the launch button on its resource page. This takes you to the PBS TeacherLine website. Log in and enroll in the selected course. Each course has multiple modules. At the end of each module within the selected course, you'll need to take a quiz. The certificate releases once you meet all criteria and pass all the module reviews.

SBDM Council Member Training Verification Form

SBDM Training Verification Form

SBDM Resources

Kentucky Association of School Councils

All Anderson County schools are members of KASC. Many excellent resources are found on this site.

KDE - SBDM

Find information about SBDM Trainings, Technical Documents, Staffing Allocations, SBDM News and Statutes and Regulations at the link found above.

Kentucky Academic Standards

Pritchard Committee

An independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization of Kentucky parents and citizens working to improve education in the Commonwealth at all levels.

Kentucky Legislature

Search Legislative Research Commission, KAR, KRS, Kentucky Constitution, Legislative Record, Find a Bill or Find Legislator Information

Council Member Resources

SBDM Frequently Asked Questions

Find out answers to questions such as, Who can serve on SBDM councils? Why should I get involved? How do councils enhance student achievement? What are the roles of the Council? When and where does the Council meet?

Your Duty Under the Law

All council members receive a copy of this document and sign a proof of receipt every year.

Managing Government Records

All council members receive a copy of this document and sign a proof of receipt every year.

Proof of Receipt

All council members sign this document verifying that they received a copy of "Your Duty Under the Law" and "Managing Governmental Records." Please submit your signed Proof of Receipt to your principal.

Records Retention Schedule