2nd S.A.C. meeting – 12/15/04
The meeting commenced at 4:15 p.m.
In attendance were two parent S.A.C. members, Tammy Traub and Mary Jane Norton; 6th-grade student representative, Phillip Traub; 7th-grade student representative, Iysha Trevorah; teacher representative and secretary, Leny Chernyak; faculty member and chairperson, Denise Tuggle; dean and acting principal of the Student Leadership Academy, Douglas O’Connell; new community representative and parent, Bob Nemitz; and Vicky Marble, principal of the Student Leadership Academy as of January, 2005.
The agenda consisted of five items, relating to school policy.
First, beginning with 3rd Quarter, in January, the position of ambassador will become a position of reward, possibly determined by good grades, among other factors. Students may be pulled out of class for a period, for a day, or for several days per month to give tours, answer the phone, and help with other office duties as specified by a list of criteria Bob Nemitz offered to establish and allow students to expand upon.
Second, Internet use by students SHOULD NOT be happening during school hours unless it is related to the FCAT or academics. Students may be allowed to go on “approved game sites” (i.e. those approved by either the Administration or faculty).
Third,
there needs to be a policy about “how to enforce policy.” An all-inclusive
handbook, which is in the works, is set to contain OFFICIAL information about uniforms, parent pickup, and other
standards of the
Fourth, because 2:15 p.m. is considered late for parents to be picking up their children from school, a list of about 5-to-15 students not picked up may be compiled and calls made home to their parents so that this is resolved. Another possible solution, carried out at other charter middle schools, is an establishment of an after-school program consisting of snacks, tutorials, and computer lab access.
Fifth, student safety being paramount and a liability, NO student may be outside unsupervised.
With consensus reached to revisit all of the above items, none of which were contested, the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.