Gulf Gate Elementary School

 

SAC Minutes

August 27, 2002

2:45 pm

Members Present:

Janet Pederson             Catherine Kitto Cathy Levann               Melanie Saunooke

Teresa Morey               Eric Surette                  Mary Conway              Sally Francisco

Mary Compton Joe Martinez                 Susan Hasbrouck         Kim Robinson

Linda Fields                  Linda Niblock              Michelle Scotese                                 

 

*  Chairperson, Janet Pederson, called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m.

Welcome to 2002-2003 SAC - Importance and value of SAC stressed

e-mail address for Janet Pederson     ggsac@msn.com

child care to be offered at all meetings

 

* Color Coding to be used:  Red - Students/Parents   Blue - Staff   Green - Community Business

 

* Discussion of vacancies and job duties of members

            Co-chair to be responsible for group memory board -

Teresa Morey and Joe Martinez interest in co-chair - voted in Teresa Morey for position

Recording Secretary for meetings/minutes - Linda Niblock

Vacancies - 1 primary, 1 ESE?,  1 Intermediate

 

*  Voting rather than consensus meeting to be used in decision making

 

* Ground Rules of SAC Meetings                                 3.  Agree to disagree

            1.  Show respect for others                               4.  Honor time limits - Meetings end by 4 p.m.

            2.  Listen as an ally                                           5.  Respect confidentiality (no name calling)

           

*  SAC Survey - will review survey responses from May 2002 and report at next meeting

            Sub-Committee:  Melanie Saunooke, Cathy Levann, Janet Pederson

 

*  Tasks:  Distribution of "A+" School Funds - $ amt. as yet to be determined   

Team Leaders/SAC parents will meet with indiv. teams and report back w/ one proposal

Special Oct. meeting - Oct. 8, 2002 - review proposals from parents and staff

            Proposal to make the A Fund  $ process the same for a five year period

 

*  School Improvement Plan - review of data to be discussed at September meeting

 

*   Feedback on Existing Programs:

            Writing, Reading and ESOL programs now fully in place

            Concern noted regarding paperwork overload resulting from unfunded mandates

            Programs are synchronized so that all student are better having their needs met.

            Will need time to see how well this works. - Feedback by year end for staffing purposes

 

*  Budget and Staffing - to be addressed in spring (March)

 

* SAC Attendance at School Board Meetings - can we present arguments as a legislative body

           

* Legislative Platform - January-February to address issues

 

*  Close of Meeting:   next meeting date September 24, 2002

Use of +/ Delta System for Meeting review positives and negatives of  SAC  meeting progress