BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
S.A.C. MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 AT 2:00
P.M.
Members Present:
Joe Bazenas, Dawn Carey, Karen Chester, Traci Douberly, Debra Markley, Debra Reese, Karen Rose, Tracy Witzer.
Guests Present:
Maureen DeCiantis, Cathy Letts, Linda Lyons, Dee Dunlap.
Karen Rose called the meeting to order. All members present introduced themselves.
Debra Markley motioned to elect Karen Chester as Chairperson. Joe Bazenas seconded the motion. All members voted unanimously in favor. Dawn Carey motioned to elect Debra Reese as Vice Chairperson. Debra Markely seconded the motion. All members voted unanimously in favor. Debra Reese motioned to elect Traci Douberly as Secretary. Dawn Carey seconded the motion. All members voted unanimously in favor. Karen Rose motioned to elect-in Debra Reese and Dawn Carey, who have both been on S.A.C. longer than the three years allowable under the S.A.C. Guidelines. Joe Bazenas seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
S.A.C. Meetings will be held at 2:15 p.m. on the following dates: October 9; November 13; December 11; January 8; February 12; March 11; April 8; May 13.
Debra Reese discussed PALS Leadership Training, which will be held September 25, 2003 at Laurel Nokomis School from 6-8:30 p.m.
SIP Proposals:
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Career Exploration/Business Visitation
Grade Level: Grade 8
Team: Exploratory – Business
Request by: Maureen DeCiantis
Students to Benefit: 200
Total Amount Requested: $1,400
Joe Bazenas motioned to accept the proposal. Dawn Carey seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
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Brookside Elementary School Tutoring Program
Grade Level: Grades 7 and 8
Team: Exploratory – Business
Request by: Maureen DeCiantis
Students to Benefit: 200 – 250 elementary students; 30-40 middle school students.
Total Amount Requested: $1,600 if $1,200 received from grant dollar amount lowered to $400.
Karen Rose motioned to accept the proposal. Debra Markley seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
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International Reading Association Conference
Grade Level: Grades 6 – 8
Team: Reading
Request By: Judy Dunn and Linda Lyons
Students to Benefit: 1,400+
Total Amount Requested: $2,450
Debra Reese motioned to approve a partial amount for airline/hotel costs and table the remaining amount until the next meeting. Dawn Carey seconded motion. All members voted unanimously in favor.
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Digital Camera Funding Request
Grade Level: Grades 6 – 8
Team: Art Exploration
Request by: Cathy Letts and Debra Markley
Total Amount Requested: $595.98 for two Sony Mavica MVC-FD 100 Digital Cameras
Karen Rose motioned to accept the proposal. Joe Bazenas seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
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After School Tutoring
Grade Level: Grades 6 – 8
Request by: Karen Rose
Students to Benefit: 1,400+
Total Amount Requested: $2,480
Debra Markley motioned to approve ½ of the request for the first semester and then revisit the other ½ at an upcoming meeting. Karen Rose seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
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After School Enrichment Program
Tabled until October 3, 2003 meeting.
There were no other proposals.
Karen Rose went over the budget process with the committee. Brookside was awarded $131,285 in A+ dollars this year. Karen Rose shared the Team Leaders/SDMT proposal for A+ fund distribution. They propose that funds be divided up among staff who worked at Brookside last year. After staff shares have been issued, the balance of A+ dollars would be divided among teams. Traci Douberly motioned to approve the A+ dollar allocations. Deb Markley seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
Joe Bazenas reviewed the School Improvement Goals for 2002-2003, indicating we met nine of our 11 objectives. It was recommended that S.A.C adopt six specific goals from the new District Campaign for Excellence IV as priorities for Brookside in the 2003-2004 school year. Debra Markley motioned to adopt the six specific goals. Traci Douberly seconded the motion and all members voted unanimously in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Karen Chester, Chairperson
Karen Rose, Principal