Booker High School SAC Meeting

 

October 18, 2007- as approved 11/15/07

 

Attendance:  Kim Davis, Ricardo Galtazan, Tina McNeill, Barbara Reed,

                        Linda Ware, Constance White-Davis

 

Guest:                        Shelia Roby, SDMT parent facilitator

 

Agenda Items: SAC minutes –September 20, 2007 – reviewed and approved and

                                    to be posted on website by recording secretary.

   SAC Advisory Council Changes – addition of Freshman Class

            President Danielle Dygert; member name spelling correction;

            Adjusted percentages of school based and non-school

 based membership.  All corrections approved by SAC

Committee and corrections forwarded to the Sarasota

County School Board.

 

 

Principal's report

Parent Newsletter – to be published and mailed home November 1, 2007.

                                    SAC committee member, Ms. McNeill volunteered

                                    to assist with publication of this newspaper.

 

 PSAT Testing -  BHS had an increase of students participating in this

      Testing – 2006-2007 thirty (30) students participated.

2007-2008   one hundred seven (107) students

participated. 

                                          Students are more interested in testing this year and

                                           student concerns for achievement are on the rise.

 

            ACT Testing  -     BHS test 11th and 12th grade students.  There is a

charge for students taking this test.  Booker High has

received a donation of $1600.00 to assist students

who want to test but lack funds to pay for testing.

 

            Read 180 Update (5 labs) - The cost of installing this reading program in

five (5) is at a cost of software $170,000, hardware

$40,000 to $45,000, wiring $40,000, teacher training

$20,000 – Total cost approximately $285,000.00.

Possibility of donation dollars to obtain this teaching

program is to be explored.  The goal is to purchase

the entire package.

 

                                               

 

News article published by Sarasota Herald Tribune

                                                Regarding  Booker High School’s increased focus

on the implementation of reading programs as the

key to success for our students. 

           

 

 

 

            CTE Program            School Board has provided Booker High with

 advanced technology equipment and

 teaching/learning tools. 

 

            After-school Tutoring          Reading and math tutoring needs to be

                                                offered.  Decisions to be made as to days,

                                                (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and/or Saturdays).

 

            Student Awards Program:  November 17th –

 9th and 10 grade Most Improved Student.

            November 28  -

Honor Roll Recognition

Students to be given MP3 Players and Gift

Certificates.

 

            Student Agenda Books:     Every student must have an Agenda Book.

                                                Students are responsible for bring it to school daily.

                                                Agenda Books cannot be shared or loaned.

                                                Students must sign for Agenda Books.  Many

 students have lost, misplaced, and shared

their Agenda Books this year. Replacement

has been made available. 

A plan must be established for the issuance

of future Agenda Books – one which holds

the students accountable.

                                               

                                               

Community Forum:

             Ms. Campos in conjunction with Ms. White-Davis reported on the

            Booker High October community forum which focused on Next

Generation Learning.  Attendance was not as high as hoped. The main concerns expressed were attributed to the need for

 increased communication between school, parents and students.

 

To address the communication issues:

Currently there is Smart Web, where teachers can input student

 information and parents can access this information via home

 computer.   Smart Web has limitations and some difficulty being

 user friendly.  Smart Web updates must be used by all teachers

and must be maintained frequently by teachers.  Sarasota County

 School District is aware of the problems and is currently working

 on a new system which will better accommodate the school

 instructors, parents and students. It will take approximately two

 years to complete this task.

 

BHS TAP Advisory program, every Wednesday, creates a

homeroom situation for the Small Learning Community students to

identify and bond with one teacher and one group of students.

 

The newsletters and connect-ed messages need to be increased

And posted on the BHS website.

 

SAC suggested that another Community Forum be held at one of

The following locations:  Truevine Church, Newtown Community

 Center, or the North County Library.  Ms. White-Davis to follow up

 and advise.

 

 

Student reports: The following students were excused from this meeting due to

 student Homecoming events

 

Freshman class                   Danielle Dygert

Sophomore Class                Matthew Stolpe                   

Junior class                          Aaron McRae                                  

Senior class                          Jeremy Dictor

 

Old business:

SAC Committee has evaluated the language used in Patrick Jones book

“Nailed” and has declined his appearance at Booker High School.

 

 

New business:         November Agenda – Invitations to Booker High Data staff

 regarding testing, Literacy staff regarding reading programs

and Technical Support staff to provide demonstration of the

Active Boards and Smart Web.

 

Next SAC meeting:  November 15, 2007

                                    6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 

Motion to close / Meeting adjourned: 7:45