September
11, 2003
Present: Pat Bliss Abby Gerrity Jason Mocherman Mark Seul
Tracy Brady Lisa Hlohinec Kate Mocherman Sam Sharff
Mary Byrd Sue Hlohinec Linda Nook David Turner
Ali Dvoskin Bonnie Kuhla Janice Piedra Dusty Twining
Chuck Evans Judy Lyon Charmaine Pontlitz Katrina Ward
Judi Ex Bob, Marvin Jim Popielinski Russell White
Guests: Evie Eddins Becky Moyer Bonnie Sullivan
The meeting was called to order at 2:00
p.m. by Chuck Evans.
Approved as written.
Mr. White requested that the request
for members to submit their “position papers” on A+ dollars be incorporated
into the minutes. He also questioned why
all members had not submitted their papers as requested, and why those that
were submitted had not been circulated prior to the meeting. It was explained that the papers that had
been submitted would be distributed at the end of the meeting and would not be
discussed at this meeting.
Under Ground Rules, Mr. White
questioned “consensus” and A+ dollars.
It was explained that it was stated further in the minutes what the
procedure would be if a decision could not be made.
Becky Moyer explained there is a new
format this year. For the 2003-04 school
year, SAC will decide the number of goals to include for the School Improvement
Plan, but the district will decide how they must be measured. Last year SAC chose 11 goals and met 10 of
them. The percentage in writing had not
increased from the previous year.
Evie Eddins reported that even though
we are an A+ school, the No Child Left Behind data states we are not making
adequate progress in school performance.
She went on to explain that the criteria for this report is totally
different than the criteria used for A+ status and there weren’t any high
schools that made adequate progress in this report.
Judy Ex reviewed the money that was
spent for 2002-03, and what account the money was deposited in and then
withdrawn from when needed.
Mr. White questioned why this report
couldn’t be distributed prior to the meeting, so it could be studied and
discussed at the meeting. It was
explained to him, that this report is for informational purposes only and
approval or decision is not required.
Mr. White questioned why the school
uses Dell computers and why Best Buy couldn’t be used as a county vendor for
schools. It was explained that schools
can’t pay retail, and the decision is made at district on equipment.
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Becky Moyer explained the differences
between Adequate Yearly Progress designation and the calculation of School
Grades.
For NCLB, the performance of each of
these subgroups is then compared to a state goal, which is based on 100% of all
students achieving proficiency by 2013-14.
Members of SAC were requested to read
the My Florida Education report provided by the Florida Department of
Education, and then ask questions.
Question: How did Riverview High School receive
an A grade, and not make Adequate Yearly Progress?
Answer: These two entities are measured by
two different standards from the state of Florida.
Mrs. Gerrity pointed out that teachers
are doing a pretty good job teaching white children to read adequately, but
with the minorities they are doing an abominable job. She questioned what is being done to make it
better. “If you have a tenth grade student who is at the second grade reading,
it is impossible to teach that child English”.
It was pointed out that 211 students
have not passed FCAT. Two solutions were
suggested:
Vision/Mission
Statement
Linda Nook stated that the current
Vision/Mission Statement had not been revised since it was originally written.
She would like it to state what we are going to be about. It will be revised at the next meeting, and
she requested that SAC members put their ideas in writing and bring them to the
next meeting or email them to her or Bonnie Sullivan.
Strategic
Plan For Excellence
Becky Moyer used a power point presentation
to inform SAC members of the new five year strategic plan for excellence. Last year eleven goals were selected and ten
of those were met with only six being adequate.
For the 2003-04 school year, Sac members agreed on the goals in the
following areas: Reading, Math, Writing,
Science, Arts, Technology, Career Preparation,
and Safe & Orderly Schools.
These goals will be shared with Curriculum Coordinators, and they will
be requested to report to SAC within the next 2 weeks, with an outline of their
respective strategies and resources to address each goal. Evie Eddins will be collecting data and
preparing a report on FCAT.
A copy of the goals is attached to
these minutes. It was also explained
that we cannot just maintain percentages, they must improve over last years.
It was suggested that when the Climate
Surveys are sent home, put on the automatic phone message for the parents to
please complete and return the survey.
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2003
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Advisory Council – Meeting Minutes
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Strategic
Plan of Excellence (continued)
This year, the School Accountability
report must be made available to all parents in August as opposed to last
year’s due date of November. The report
is not required to be sent home, only made available.
Goals
and Strategies for 2003-04
Linda Nook shared that the three-year
graduation acceleration plan is in effect.
Students still must pass FCAT and very few have applied for this
plan. She also explained that with this
plan, students may have problems getting into state universities, as they have
no obligation to accept only eighteen credits.
Linda Nook reported that 2003-04
enrollments exceeded the projected number by 40 students. The 2004 graduating class will have
approximately 520 students.
The next SAC meeting will be held
September 25, 2003 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 3:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted by:
Bonnie Sullivan
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