SAC Meeting

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

3:00 p.m. in the Media

 

MEETING MINUTES

 

 

  • Welcome Back:    SAC welcomes back several returning members from staff, parents, and the community.  New representatives joining SAC this year include Judy Kurzydlo (Kindergarten), Mary Sanchez (Discovery), Mandy Tannehill (Multiage), Sue Adams (4th Grade), and Kim Douglas (5th Grade).  By our September meeting, we should have a full roster including two new parent representatives and one new community/business representative.

 

  • Strategic Plan for Excellence Funds Expenditure:   After discussion, the SAC approved by consensus the expenditure of funds for follow up training by Mendy Michalec for the Write Reflections writing program ($900)

 

  • Operational Guidelines for 03-04:  Ginny completed a revision of the Operational Guidelines for the Englewood SAC-SMT with revisions according to current school board and state requirements.  The only specific change was a statement that SAC members shall be informed in writing at least 72 hours in advance of any agenda item which will come up for a vote.  The SAC approved by consensus the Operational Guidelines for 03-04, and these guidelines will be forwarded to the county office.

 

  • SAC Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary:  The SAC approved by consensus the following slate of officers for 03-04 --- 

Chairperson/Facililtator:             Ginny White

Vice-Chairperson:                      Anne Talbott

Secretary                                   Vicki Brewer

 

  • Meeting Dates for 03-04:  The SAC approved by consensus the calendar of dates for SAC meetings for 03-04.  Meetings will be the 4th Wednesday of each month with the exception of an early meeting in November due to the Thanksgiving holiday and a special meeting on Wednesday, December 10th when we will present our 03-04 Strategic Plan for Excellence to the School Board and visitors from the county office.

 

  • SAC Member Training:  PALs Leadership Training is scheduled for all new SAC members on September 25th at Laurel-Nokomis school at 6:00 p.m.  SAC representatives who have not attended this training should plan to attend.  E.E.S. will also have representatives attending sessions for P.T.A. Leadership, Volunteer Coordinators, Business Partner Coordinators, and Five Star School. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Adequate Progress Report to SAC:  Ginny reviewed a report which compiled student and school performance results for our 2002-03 Strategic Plan for Excellence.  In summary, the school showed adequate progress in 8 of 11 strategic plan goals.  Data for evaluating progress in Technology was not available.  School performance in Math Proficiency and Math Year’s Growth did not achieve adequate progress.  Ginny encouraged all SAC members to read through the report.  Copies will be provided for all staff members through their SAC representatives.  Ginny shared two additional reports which were submitted to the county which reflected school performance on our own Strategic Plan goals and also school performance according to the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program.  NCLB is a federal accountability program, which requires that every subgroup within a school population perform at a pre-set benchmark level.  If any subgroup fails to make that benchmark, the school is deemed to have not made adequate progress.  For 2002-03, Englewood had one subgroup (ESE) in Math that did not perform at the benchmark level.  Therefore the report states that adequate yearly progress (AYP) was not achieved.  Melida suggested that she do an overview of NCLB and the state’s A+ Plan and how they mesh together as part of our September meeting.

 

  • Strategic Plan for Excellence 2003-04:  The new strategic plan for Englewood Elementary will be submitted to the county office by October 3rd.  A core writing team has volunteered and includes Dan Cole, Jennifer Carroll, Isie Moon, and Ginny White with support from Donna Catanzarite and Melida Barton.  Others who may be interested should contact Ginny right away.  Our September meeting will include a review of the plan for discussion and approval by the SAC.  Ginny will get a copy of the plan to each SAC member in advance.

 

  • A+ Reward Funds:  One of the items on our September agenda will be the A+ reward funds earned by the school for our students’ A grade for 2002-03.  All representatives are asked to gather input from their teams before the September meeting.  At the meeting, the SAC will come up with 2 or 3 possible plans for using the A+ funds all of which are acceptable (by consensus) to the SAC membership.  After the September meeting, the faculty/staff will rank these plans and come up with a final recommendation to SAC, and then SAC will come to a final consensus at our October meeting and submit the information to the county office.

 

  • September SAC meeting:  The next SAC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24th at 3:00 p.m. in the Media.  Important agenda items will include –
    •  discussion/approval of our 2003-04 Strategic Plan for Excellence
    • key information about accountability under the No Child Left Behind program and the State of Florida A+ Program
    • A+ Reward funds (see above)

 

Please remember that SAC member attendance at all meetings is an important requirement for Five Star School recognition.  If you cannot attend, let Ginny White know in advance, and please arrange for a substitute from your team.  Thanks.