BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

S.A.C. Minutes

March 11, 2004

2:15 p.m.

 

 

Members Present

Deb Markley, Karen Rose, Joe Bazenas, Steve Bloom, Karen Chester, Tracy Witzer, Traci Douberly, Debra Reese

 

Guests Present

Cathy Letts

 

Karen Chester called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.

 

The minutes from the February 12, 2004 meeting were reviewed.  Tracy Witzer motioned to accept the minutes and Karen Rose seconded the motion.  Consensus was reached.

 

Karen Rose reviewed budget expenditures from last year compared to this year.  Funds available to date are $1,626.99.

 

SIP Proposals:

 

National Art Education Association (NAEA)

Cathy Letts requested $939 (registration, workshops, airfare and hotel) to attend the NAEA 2004 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 16-20.  The conference is offering alternate photo processes and computer animation workshops that will offer techniques for incorporating this curriculum into the middle-level education.    Tracy Witzer motioned to accept the proposal and Karen Rose seconded the motion. Consensus was reached.

 

Deb Shannon withdrew her request.

 

Principal Selection Process

Pat Lucas was unable to attend the meeting. 

 

Instructional Time

Karen Rose discussed the importance of instructional time and the need to discontinue pulling students from classes to attend extracurricular activities/meetings during their core classes.  The administrative staff and lead teachers met and all agreed they do not want to interfere with the focus students needed for their main content areas of instruction.

 

AIM 

Karen Rose confirmed that AIM Academy will be in place this fall for the 6th grade.  The AIM focus group is in the process of creating a brochure and application, which should be complete by Spring break. 

 

FCAT Update

Joe Bazenas confirmed that as of today 100% of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students have taken the reading and math portion of the FCAT.  We have some makeup tests for science. Brookside is well within the threshold of NCLB.  Student feedback was very positive and confident.  We are aligned, and teaching what we are supposed to be teaching at Brookside.

 

Summer School Programs

Joe Bazenas discussed summer school for 6th graders, with criteria based on an AIP.  Level 1 & 2 5th graders will be identified by the elementary schools along with assistance from Brookside.  There will be two (2) three week summer school sessions

 

Other Business

The PALS office is looking for approximately 100 summer school mentors to work with 3rd graders with their reading skills.  They currently have 437 signed up who will need a mentor. 

 

Concreteables

Construction for the concreteable additions will begin during spring break and will take four months to complete.  The concreteable is two stories with five classrooms on each floor.

 

There were no further questions or concerns.

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Chester, Chairperson

 

 

 

 

Karen Rose, Principal