The SAC/Management Team met on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 4:00pm.
People in attendance
were:
Dave Niederpruem, Lea Kitchener, Terri Chivington, Kathleen Powers, Janice Summersgill, Mary Byrd, Susan Lomas, Anna Mulligan, Phyllis Frederic, Jan Komara
PTSO Ideas: Golf tournament, cook book fundraising at Christmas time, need $2,000 funding but not enough money in the internal account to lend them
Equity Law Handbooks Books handed out file complaints, sexual harassment
Review of Guidelines for SAC/Management Team. Copies of Guidelines given out to each person (second time). They were approved again for 2004-2005. Sandra Washington may be a possible business/community partner if we change the meeting days to Mondays. This is acceptable to the whole group.
Officers are the same as Co-Chairs. The Staff Co-Chair is Jan Komara. The Parent Co-Chair is Susan Lomas as selected by group. Anna Mulligan is taking notes.
School Improvement Plan:
Handouts given out to each person. Statistics are from the state, where we are. FAAR pulled us up. Lea Kitchener and Jan Komara are working on the state plan. Professional growth and development 30 hours out of school time for their own growth which helps student achievement plan. Inservices are also occurring during professional days and inservice credit can be earned with study groups (many people did this last year). Submitted plans, which were approved. DAT Team making books, how will they learn, still being discussed. Is plan indepth enough to be approved?
Pg 25 of plan number of groups meet here family outreach, autistic.
Secondary reading teachers will need reading certification by 2006. 4/6 sessions 300 hours. Concensus of advisory council that this is our plan?
PTSO Carol Dixon would like to do a cookbook with recipes, drawings, etc. kids participate Terry will go more indepth with Carol: how to pay to produce. Janice thinks it would be hard to even finish by end of school year, should get started now for next sale by Holiday.
Golf dates May 21, 2005 at Meadows day after graduation. Stoneybrook May 7 or 14th 2005 day after prom. May 8th is Mothers Day. Saturday 8:30 Shotgun, April 24th 1st day of Passover, Jan suggests 14th or 21st. Stoneybrook more centrally located concensus 14th.
Fundraising cards for pizza $10 Dominos buy one get one free - $9 goes to foundation, sell at open house. Terry stated looking into Tupperware 60/40 fundraiser
November 30th
Literacy Night, Book Fair, Science Fair
7:00 8:30 Meeting with Dr. Norris (some other schools and SAC personnel)
6:00 dinner. Visit science fair, book fair, tech lab.
6:40 student entertainment, Lea, Phyllis and Janice Summersgill to coordinate. Minimum of 250-300 people for dinner Tuesday, 30th. Deb Downs, Angie Craft, Michelle Trizano Science Fair.
7:15 to classrooms end at 8:00
Oak Park South growth district meeting planning to move students next year from Pro Team. District Vision: Oak Park South stand alone vs part of another school? Our population has strong feelings about continuing with Center Schools Discussion of Attendance: population coming and going, varied population lines between teams is blurring.
5:30 meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Anna Mulligan & Beth Bourbeau