School
Advisory Council
March
21, 2005
Minutes
Mrs. Schaefer
called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
Introductions were held at this time.
The following SAC members were in attendance: Garen Schaefer, Mary Beth
Slane, Thomas Buchanan, Sandy Kleer, Magda Cruz,
Marcy
Kennelly, Michelle Cruz, Patti Adams,
and Michele Ralich.
Special Events
Committee:
Ms. Welsh
shared information about the College/Spirit Days. Teachers will be asked to decorate their
space with college memorabilia. Staff
members will be asked to wear t-shirts, ball caps, etc. representing their
college. Students will also be
encouraged to dress in college gear for one day. A date will set in the near future. PTO has also suggested incorporating a
College Savings Night where our business partner, Washington Mutual, can
present information about saving for college.
Multi-Cultural
Day.
1. Chorus will be singing at the Opening
Ceremonies.
2. Teams will be decorating locations on
campus to represent different regions being represented.
World Wide
Experience Club:
1. Background painting of the fence is
complete.
2. Students have been studying the
3. Mrs. Wysocki will be sketching out the
creatures this week so that students can finish the mural.
Parent
Involvement Committee:
Mrs. Adams
does not have any new information to share at this time. Jody Osgood is organizing the Multi-Cultural
Fair to take place on May 16.
Principal
Update:
1. The referendum passed.
2. FCAT is finished and Stanford 10 is
almost over.
3. Peabody and Gates testing will be given
this year to grades K-3.
4. New vocabulary program (Elements of
Reading: Vocabulary) for next year will be incorporated into our Core Program.
5. Budget is due in mid-April. We have gained 43 additional students from
the start of the school year.
6. Spring Break is next week.
7. Administration Team is planning out the
last 8 weeks of school and preparing a checkout list for end of year
responsibilities.
8. Next year, teachers return August 1 and
students return on the 7th.
9. Michele Ralich is our new Administrative
Assistant replacing Judy Solum whose last day will be Friday, March 24.
Mrs. Kleer
questioned the additional 30 minutes to be added to next year’s day. Mr. Buchanan shared that Specials will be
extended from 45minutes to 55 minutes.
The
Old Business:
1. Stanford and FCAT Problem A Day booklets
for next year. Admin. team will discuss
and decide who will coordinate the copying and distribution for next year.
2. Carnival will be discussed in more detail
at the April 10th PTO meeting.
The carnival is scheduled for the 28th of April.
Treasury Update:
1. No additional money has been spent since
the last update. We have $2432.68
remaining in the budget.
New Business:
1. The HOSTS program is in need of an
account to help supplement associated costs that have not been budgeted
for. Mrs. Schaefer will add this to the
agenda for the next SAC meeting.
2. In the next month, we will know if Tuttle
has been selected to be retro-fitted for technology.
3. We need to update our old computer lab to
better accommodate computer based testing.
4. We also need to look into new software
programs that are available such as Success Maker. A team will be visiting various schools to
see the different programs that are available and look into data that is
available.
5. At this point, we anticipate needing an
additional K and 5th grade teacher based on next year’s numbers.
6. Mrs. Cruz shared a concern over current
parking situation.
7. Raptor is due to arrive after Spring
Break. There will be three options
available: Driver’s License, Florid ID,
or people may fill out an application and if approved the school will create an
ID card. A picture label will be printed
each time you visit that includes the date.
A new counter has been ordered for the front office to provide a station
for this new system.
April 18, 2006
is the last scheduled SAC meeting for the 2005-2006 school year. A motion to adjourn was made by Garen
Schaefer at 3:45. Mary Beth Slane
seconded. The meeting was adjourned at
3:45.