North Port High School

SAC/SDMT

January 12, 2004

Minutes

           

Members in attendance:  George Kenney, Kathy Lower, Mike Pelfrey, Anne Rehth, Jim Clark,  Ellen Hughes, Prisicilla Fuentes, John Salafia,  Jasmine Rahak, Rich Carney, Linda Thornton, Atanas Kobryn, Cathy Ziner, Janice Deller

Members Absent:  Jack Donoghue, Iona Janniere, Julie D’Abrosca, Ron Barche, Kelsie McKenzie, Megan D’Abrosca and Dustin Bennett

Visitor:  Josie Saavedra

 

Meeting was called to order 5:35

Motion by Kathy Lower and 2nd by Anne Rehth to approve December 8th Minutes, motion passed

Minutes of the November 17th meeting will be presented at next meeting

 

Operational Guidelines:  Dr. Kenney suggested that in the future we might want to consider changing the guidelines on students and voting.   Suggested that perhaps  students have a collective vote instead of individual vote since our school has 5 students. 

 

Old Business:  Funding of Secretary position for SAC.  It was discussed that most schools do not typically pay this position.  This committee decided not to fund it.

 

New Business:  Dr. Kenney discussed the outline for the remainder of the school year.

·          Enrollment projection is 1807 up 300

·          At the End of the Month registration for next year will take place

·          District is committed Reading and is budgeting on Reading Coach per school.  This is a protected position

·          Dr. Kenney will be visiting Kansas City as a member of a newly formed Reading Committee to observe a model-reading program there.

·          NPHS will be the only HS in the state to house the first ever Hydrogen/electric power plant.  The only other location in the state of Florida will be Disney World.  The plant will be located out by the bus loop.  This plant will generate electricity that will be provided to FPL.   FPL and construction have met to discuss these plans

·          Dept of Energy and possibly Gov Bush is expected to visit us in April in reference to this Hydro Plant

·          A Diversity Forum is being formed with parents and teachers and will be meeting on Thursday Jan 22 at 6:00

 

Parent Opening  -Kathy Stasher’s submitted her resignation and it was accepted.  Nominations for a new parent rep will be taken at the Feb 14th Report Card night.  Ballots will be sent out in the April Newsletter, which will go out before 3/22/04.

 

Term Limits for SAC.  Rich will update us at the next meeting when some of the member positions are up for re-election or expire.

 

Next meeting is Feb 9th at 5:30.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:15

 

Respectfully submitted

Janice Deller