School Advisory Council (SAC) Minutes

October 23, 2002

1. Welcome and Introduction:

Introduction of Dr. Barbara Shirley- new Vice Principal

Facilitators- Dr. Barbara Shirley and Janet Ndah

Welcome back to Doris Jones, a retired teacher from Gocio

2. Handouts:

- Strategic Plan for Excellence 2002-2003 (cover page)

- Adequate Progress Public Input (last page)

- Item Analysis for classified, parent, student, and teacher

3. Climate Survey:

- Last year (2001-2002): pencil and paper form were sent out and returned to school.

600 were sent to families

136 were returned

- Option A- same as last year

- Option B- phone is survey with a two week window

- Consensus- paper and pencil to be mailed out.

- Through consensus questions 37, 40, and 41 will remain on this year’s survey. Questins 38, 39, and 42 will be be deleted.

- Ideas of statements to be added to next year’s survey questionnaire for parents are as follows:

Art, dance, and music instruction are an important part of the elementary school activities.

Art, dance, and music have had a positive effect on my child.

Increasing arts related programs is important to my child’s educational experience.

My child spends at least 15 minutes nightly reading.

- Ideas of statements to be added to next year’s survey questionnaire for students are as follows:

I spend at least 15 minutes per night reading.

- There were no new questions to be added to the teacher survey, however a separate survey will be sent out at a later date asking:

Clubs offered during the school day are enhancing our curriculum.

4. The new third grade retention policy for 2003 will be sent home to our K-5 school population via the Gocio Communicator.

5. Minutes of the September meeting were read, noting one mistake. The

correction was made and the minutes were approved.

6. Next Meeting to be held November 20, 2002 at 3:00 pm