SAC MEETING MINUTES

Monday, September 24, 2007

The first SAC meeting of the 2007-08 school year was held on Monday, September 24, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. in the Math Lab. Ms. Daniels began the meeting with a welcome to new SAC members and briefly stated the purpose of the School Advisory Council. Each member then had an opportunity to introduce themselves to the group.

The dates and time to hold SAC meetings was discussed and the fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. was decided as a good time for everyone. The Operational Guidelines were handed out to each member to take home and review. The guidelines will be voted on at the next SAC meeting.

An election was held for Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to hold office for the next two years. Don Cramer was elected as Chairperson and Jenniffer Hoover was elected as Vice Chairperson. Margaret Roberson was elected as the Secretary.

Ms. Daniels then introduced Cheri Dame, Science teacher at Cranberry. Mrs. Dame gave a presentation on “Brain Pop”, a program she purchased for use in the Science Lab. She requested that the SAC Committee consider purchasing this program for the entire school and gave several options available at various prices. After questions and discussion the SAC Committee voted to use SAC funds to purchase the program for the teachers and also for the students to use at home. Mrs. Dame also requested $800 for use in purchasing consumables for the Science Lab. This was also approved.

Mrs. Rice then presented a request given to her by Mrs. Pappas, a second grade teacher at Cranberry for funds in the amount of $695 for the Florida Studio Theater, “Write a Play” program. This was funded last year for the second grade and was very enriching for the students. There was some confusion regarding this program and it was decided to table a decision on this fund allocation until Mrs. Pappas can come and give a thorough explanation of the program and how it would benefit Cranberry students.

Mrs. Daniels concluded the meeting with a presentation of the School Improvement Plan. After reviewing the goals for this year, members were given an opportunity to ask questions. A vote was then taken to approve the School Improvement Plan. It was approved.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted

Margaret Roberson, Secretary