Riverview High School

School Advisory Council Meeting

January 8, 2004

           

Present:            Pat Bliss                       Sue Hlohinec                Linda Nook                  Sam Sharff                              

                        Ali Dvoskin                  Judy Lyon                    Janice Piedra                Dusty Twining  

                        Chuck Evans                Bob Marvin                  Charmain Pontlitz          Katrina Ward

                        Abby Gerrity                Jason Mocherman        Mark Seul                    Russell White

 

Excused:           Judi Ex             Bonnie Kuhla                Kate Mocherman         Jim Popielinski

                        Lisa Hlohinec

 

Absent: Tracy Brady                 Mary Byrd                   Jorge Echeverri David Turner

           

Guests: Don Galster                  Becky Moyer               Bonnie Sullivan

 

Meeting Called To Order

Chuck Evans called the meeting to order at 2:08 p.m.

 

Review of Minutes

The members of the council were given the opportunity to read the November 13, 2003 minutes for approval, but due to the lack of a quorum at the beginning of the meeting the minutes were tabled until the next meeting.  

 

Revision of Renaissance Program

Janice Piedra suggested that the Renaissance Program be revised to use weighted GPAs as had been done in the past to determine what type of renaissance card the student would be eligible for.  Many honor students are upset because they didn’t qualify for a gold card as a result of the new guidelines, which only uses un-weighted GPAs.  A lengthy discussion took place regarding the current policy because it doesn’t take into account the degree of difficulty for the honors, AP and DE courses. It was pointed out that the degree of difficulty is the same for those students who struggle with regular classes and manage to earn A’s and B’s. The decision was made to change the GPA qualifications to:  GOLD – 3.67-4.00; SILVER – 3.33-3.66; WHITE – 3:00 – 3.32.

                       

Requested Expenses

Linda Nook feels the greatest need for the 10% of the school recognition money should be used for FCAT preparation and materials.

 

Career Resource Visitations

Venice High School has been scheduled for January 20th and 27th at 11:00 a.m.

Booker High School is pending confirmation.

 

Renaissance Learning Center Funding

Transportation is a problem for those students who can’t afford to use SCAT, and it was also  suggested that snacks be provided.  SCAT passes can be provided and requests could be made for parents and community to donate snacks.

It was also suggested that the computer lab be expanded to add compass.

 

January 8, 2004

River High School

School Advisory Council – Meeting Minutes

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Budgets

At the February 12th meeting, Deb Davis will give a presentation on statistics for the Critical Thinking Classes. 

The SAC budget preparation meetings for the April 8th meeting will be held February 12, March 11th and 25th.

Linda said she is looking at adding more reading classes for next year.

 

The next meeting will be held February 12, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. in the Omni Science Room.

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:25 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted:  Bonnie Sullivan