Present – Emile
Quinn
Teachers – Anne
Feely, Barb Henschell, Susan Ionescu, Gabrielle O’Berry, Robbie Thomas
Classified – Kim
Tubbesing
Community – Jack
Shultz, Dot Moore
Parents – Karen
Blackburn, Gary Gray, Sandra Ryan, Anita Weber
Absent – Terri
Ramey, Mollee McFarlane
1) Welcome –
Gabrielle O’Berry welcomed SAC members and started the meeting at 3:05 PM.
2) Budget – The
budget was presented. There was one new budget item. Kathy Rule was paid for
four hours during the February Garden Family Night ($92.85). The SAC balance is
now $7,671.12.
3) School Staffing
Budget – Mr. Quinn explained that our projected enrollment for the 2005 – 2006
school year is for 650 students. All schools are now being staffed with a
Data/Literacy Coach. The faculty has already reached consensus about the grade
level staffing numbers and for funding the following positions: an Academic
Improvement Program teaching position and an ESE aide for the SLD/EH resource classroom.
This would leave $23,000 in reserve. After some discussion concerning the AIP
program, the SAC members were asked to approve the staffing budget as described
by Mr. Quinn. All SAC members reached consensus about the 2005 – 2006 staffing
budget and it was approved.
4) Marie Carbo
Workshop – Mr. Quinn shared a ten-minute video with SAC members detailing the
Marie Carbo reading program. Mr. Quinn then explained that 6 staff members have
now made a request to attend this conference in New Orleans, LA this summer.
Mr. Quinn would like to send all six of these teachers to the conference, but
he would need SAC to fund the additional teachers. Mrs. O’Berry told the SAC
that 1 Kindergarten, 1 first grade, 2-second grade, and 2 AIP teachers would
like to attend. Mr. Quinn asked SAC to raise the amount approved at the
February SAC meeting from $2,400 to $5,000. SAC would be paying for four
attendees (conference fees, airfare, hotel) rather than for two. After
discussion concerning how important everyone thought it was for students to
learn according to their strengths and in a stress-free environment, the SAC
reached consensus and approved the use of $5,000 to send four rather than two
teachers to the Marie Carbo conference in LA this summer. (A total of six teachers
will attend.) Mr. Quinn also stated that the six teachers would need to commit
to work with one particular grade level and teach them the strategies and
skills that were learned at the conference. Mr. Quinn also stated that he is in
the process of securing a two-day Marie Carbo inservice workshop for all
teachers. Ms. Feely told SAC members that there was much enthusiasm from the
faculty for learning more about Marie Carbo’s reading strategies.
5) SAC Project
Update –
Garden Family
Night – March 10, 2005 – There were approximately 60 families in attendance.
Mr. Quinn’s two Giant Jam Sandwich story sessions were very successful.
Both sessions filled up quickly. The children, as well as the parents, had a
wonderful time.
For the next
Family Night on April 21, 2005, from 3:30 – 7:30 PM:
Mr.
Quinn will read How to Eat Fried Worms. Two groups of students (25
children in each group) from third and fourth grades will get to listen to the
first four chapters of the story and make a “cup of dirt” with Mr. Quinn. A
flyer will go out at the beginning of April. Students must sign up. Students
who are first to respond will be placed on the list until 50 children have
signed up. Mr. Quinn will do a session at 4:30 and 5:30 PM.
Homeroom
parents will be asked to call families to invite them to the event. Kathy Rule
will be paid to run the Media Center from 3:30 – 7:30 PM. We will ask staff to
volunteer to help students take AR tests and work the sign-in table.
Emile Quinn will get the popcorn supplies
ready. Robbie Thomas will make popcorn. Gabrielle O’Berry will get soda/water
from Kash-N-Karry, thanks to Jack Shultz.
The
Young Americans, Garden’s chorus, will sing from 6:00 until approximately 6:30
PM. Mrs. Tausan, Garden’s music teacher, will have the Young Americans perform
in the cafeteria.
The
parent workshop will be held in the Science Lab from
6:30 – 7:30 PM.
6) “Welcome New
Families!” Report – Mrs. O’Berry told the SAC members that Mr. Quinn had
discussed the idea of having a “Welcome to Garden” meeting for new families at
the last faculty meeting. The staff seemed receptive to the idea of holding a
welcome meeting before the “Meet Your Teacher” time. We will discuss this more
in depth at the April meeting.
7) Other – Sandy
Ryan asked Mr. Quinn what the district was doing in response to all of the
recent abductions/attempted abductions of children. Mr. Quinn stated that he
had recently gone over our current policies with Eve Bendix, Faculty Leadership
Chairperson. She will lead the discussion concerning our children’s safety at
the next Faculty Leadership Council meeting. Mr. Quinn also asked Detective
Bosze to go into each class to remind students about “Stranger Danger.”
Mrs. O’Berry
thanked Pastor Gary Gray and his congregation for hosting Garden’s Kindergarten
and First Grade conferences on March 21 and 22.
We appreciate
their support and kindness.
The meeting
adjourned at 4:05 PM.
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 @ 3:00 PM