3:00 p.m. in the Media
Thanks and Welcome: Thanks to Anne Talbott-Wycoff and Liz Cole for the excellent
refreshments, and welcome to Suzanne Kappelman, a new E.E.S. parent who
attended the SAC meeting.
Organizational Guidelines Ratification Vote Results: Ginny reported that the ratification vote on the SAC
Organizational Guidelines for 2002-03 was held on September 12th and
13th. The results were 44
votes for ratification and 0 votes against ratification. The approved and ratified Organizational
Guidelines will be forwarded to the county office by the October 4th
due date.
PALs Training: Several
of our SAC-SMT members attended training and leadership sessions at Brookside
Middle School on the evening of Thursday, September 19th. Those who attended reported on their
sessions.
Business
Partners Jane DeClercq and Ginny White reported that this session covered Bon
Secours school to work programs as well as strategies for getting more
businesses involved and recognition of business partners.
5-Star
Vicki Brewer reported that the session reviewed 5 start portfolios from
several schools and gave several suggestions and ideas for 5 Star
qualification.
Grants
Liz Cole reported that the session covered some basics of grant writing and
suggested helpful websites as well. She
will get a list of those web sites and either forward it to Robin Gersen our
school grants contact or put the list on BBS.
PTA
Donna Matherly reported that the session allowed parents to share ideas for
increasing PTA/PTO membership and meeting attendance and for increasing
volunteer involvement.
Volunteer
Coordinators Laurie Flowerday and Linda Baskind attended this session to get
all the needed updates on school district volunteer policies and procedures.
SAC
Tonya Wampler reported that her session viewed a power point presentation
that covered the role and function of School Advisory Councils.
For
those unable to attend their sessions, we can borrow the SAC power point
presentation and do another training here at our own school site.
Adequate Progress Report to SAC: Ginny reviewed the data included on the E.E.S. Report of
Adequate Progress submitted to the county in early September. Data was included from 11 school improvement
goals. A copy of the report was
distributed to all members. For the
2001-02 school year, adequate progress was achieved on ten of eleven of E.E.S.
school improvement goals. The only goal
where progress was stalled was Goal 3 Writing. Data from the Adequate Progress report is used for needs
assessment and planning purposes for the 2002-03 E.E.S. Strategic Plan for
Excellence.
Amended strategic Plan for Excellence (SPE) for
2002-03: Ginny shared a draft of the newly amended
SPE for this school year and thanked Donna Catanzarite and Isie Moon for their
participation in amending the plan.
Data from E.E.S. school performance from 2001-02 and longer range data
were used to determine some amendments to the SPE. After reviewing the plan, Ginny asked that each SAC rep do the
following:
1. Meet with their teams by Wednesday, October
2nd to review the plan and ask for feedback/input
2. Forward any comments, etc. to Ginny by 10/2 at the latest so that
any necessary meeting and revision can be completed by the plan due date
3. Have each team member sign off on their
participation in the review
The amended SPE will be forwarded to the district
office by Friday, October 4th.
A summary of the amendments to the plan include the
following:
1.
Several
adjustments in the goal percentage used for measuring goals --- these changes
an appropriate response to the data collected on 2001-02 school student
performance
2.
Fund
use details for School Improvement Dollars, Title I Funds, Title II Funds, and
PSTF Technology Funds
3.
Reading
Scott Foresman reading program; a Reading Mentor program
4.
Writing
an elementary writing resource consultant may be contracted
5.
Technology
two iMac labs (primary and intermediate)
6.
Technology
two wireless iBook computer carts
7.
Technology
staff development for the iBook computer cart
8.
Technology
a special area Technology study group
9.
Career
Preparation a 5th grade Career Day
10.
Citizenship
Respect/Reward class award achievement as an expected student outcome measure
11.
Citizenship
Citizenship and cultural diversity education through school programs and
enrichment activities
12.
Citizenship
new I-Spy classroom kits
13.
Citizenship
resources and presentations from the Child Protection Center
14.
Citizenship
monthly character words in the student agenda books
15.
Citizenship
diversity activity participation as an expected student outcome measure
16.
Family/Community
Family Reading Nights and Reading Celebration participation as a measure of
family involvement
17.
Family/Community
a Family Reading Night survey to measure parent involvement
18.
Family/Community
Title I funds support Parent Resource Center
19.
Family/Community
a parent resource web site information link from the E.E.S. web site
20.
Family/Community
extended E.E.S. Media hours for family reading (7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and
2:30 3:30 p.m. daily) as well as 5:00 8:00 p.m. Thursdays for Family
Reading Night.
Recognition Funds: Members shared their thoughts and the input
from their teams on the use of the recognition funds attached to the E.E.S. A
school designation. Ginny will put
together a summary of these and e-mail the summary to the staff by Friday,
September 28th. The E.E.S.
staff meeting on Monday, October 7th will address the recognition
funds and make a recommendation to SAC.
Then SAC can act on that recommendation at our October 23rd
meeting. The summary of suggestions
follows:
·
Use
funds for bonuses
·
Hold
back a percentage of funds for training (FCAT strategies, SPE goals,
substitutes, volunteer training, student recognition)
·
Several
percentage rations mentioned --- 50-50; 75-25; 80-20; 90-10; 10 0
·
Several
ideas about who would receive bonuses:
·
Include
instructional and classified (2001-02)
·
Include
instructional and classified (2001-02) who are still at E.E.S.
·
Include
retirees and those surplussed from our staff
·
Custodians
·
Food
Service
·
Transportation
·
Several
ideas about disbursal of recognition funds:
·
All
instructional and classified bonuses the same
·
Bonuses
prorated as an equal percentage of salary
·
Classified
bonus one-third of instructional
·
Classified
bonus one-half of instructional
·
Custodial
and food service $250 each
·
Transportation
·
Suggestion
that Melida come up with several possible scenarios for disbursal of funds to
help with the decision making process at the 10/7 meeting.
October SAC - SMT Meeting: The next regularly scheduled SAC-SMT meeting for Englewood
Elementary School is on Wednesday, October 23rd at 3:00 p.m. in the
Media. Vicki Brewer and Rita Hauer
will provide refreshments (thanks!!).