However, it may also state that one parents has ultimate
decision making authority over certain issues or, in unusual cases, that one parent has sole parental responsibility.
Christine Quinn is attempting to circumvent the parental
decision making authority of every parent in New York City that sends their children to public schools.
The ASU Alumni Law Group represents parties in actions to establish (or contest) paternity, which involve issues of
legal decision making authority, parenting time and child support.
This federal law, which replaces No Child Left Behind, shifts significant
decision making authority away from the federal government, providing each state with more flexibility to distribute funds, design accountability and evaluation systems, and devise supports for struggling schools.
This charter renewal proposal, which became the charter contract between Santa Barbara Charter School (K - 8) and Santa Barbara Unified School District,
designates decision making authority to a Circle of Trustees (which includes teachers) and school directors.
Unlike a judge, commissioner, or arbitrator,
decision making authority does not reside with the mediator, but rather with the parties seeking to resolve the dispute.
A parent who has been granted sole or
joint decision making authority (sometimes referred to as «custody») following a divorce or allocation of parental responsibility case («APR case») may delegate that authority to another person for up to nine months.
It sounds innocent enough, but some state lawmakers are wary that it may be a power grab by the governor, because it would take some
key decision making authority away from the legislature.
Historically, most of the
educational decision making authority has been at the state level — but that's less true than it used to be, with programs like No Child Left Behind and Race To The Top.
Many teacher evaluation plans already include dispute resolution processes that involve a PDEC or sub-committee of both teachers and administrators, but in most of the plans, the final
decision making authority still resides with the superintendent.
In a joint custody arrangement, both parents have the authority and must agree on major decisions relating to their child whereas in a sole custody situation, only one parent has
such decision making authority.
Once that process is complete, the Judge is the one who ultimately decides all of the terms of the divorce, including the Parenting Plan terms (custody, child support,
decision making authority etc.).
Based on Washington State Revised Code - Title 26 - Chapters 26.09.002, 26.09.187, and 26.09.191, the court decides on either sole or
mutual decision making authority, and residential provisions based on the best interest of the children.
The parties usually share parental responsibility which includes both parents sharing in all of the decision making regarding the child or designating which parent will have
decision making authority as to certain aspects of the child's life.
Instead of one parent either «winning» sole custody or losing it, parents can now
split decision making authority in a way that allows both of them to «win.»
Parents in the stage of separation and divorce shall submit a jointly agreed parenting plan to the court specifying how their children are to be raised
including decision making authority, time sharing allocations and a method for resolving / mediating disputes outside of court.
Father also argued the court erred in granting Mother sole
legal decision making authority and failing to make specific findings to do so, as required by A.R.S. Section 25 - 403.
The LSC is not an advisory body — it has
real decision making authority in the school including hiring the school principal, evaluating him or her every year, deciding whether or not to renew his or her contract after four years, and approving the entire school budget and annual strategic plan (called the school improvement plan).
This charter renewal proposal, which became the charter contract between The Renaissance Charter School (K - 12) and New York Department of Education,
designates decision making authority to the school's board of trustees, knowing that the board would informally delegate that authority to a Collaborative School Governance Committee and the School Management Team.
If parents shared a relatively equal amount of time with their kids, and they each had
joint decision making authority, they were said to have «shared custody.»
The Five Star Club is a key buyer program designed to connect exhibitors with highly qualified buyers who have
decision making authority and budget.
Democracy deserves the chance to run its course and
the decision making authority of boards should not be muted by state mandates and anti-local control legislation.
School board members and Coloradans alike want to see students reach their full potential, and House Bill 1162 will lead to transparency that will ensure appropriate usage of education funding without interfering with the school board
decision making authority.
Portability would divest local school districts, principals, and other school leaders of this important
decision making authority, diminishing the effectiveness of the funds and creating a cumulative negative effect on learning opportunities for high - need students.