Venice Elementary School Advisory Committee

Minutes of meeting September 12, 2002

Members Present:

Amy Baker Bev Berstling Jeff Callan Linda Daniels

Kathy Dean Kristen Dougherty Debi Hammett Angela Holleran

Jan Molin Marie Naple Colleen Pazderski Jackie Ramsay

Jill Woodward Heather Williams Jason Katz

Opening and welcome by Amy Baker.

Election of President and Secretary: After some discussion, it was moved by Kathy Dean and seconded by Bev Berstling that Amy Baker be President and Debi Hammett be Secretary with Kathy Dean as backup, motion passed.

New SAC Guidelines were passed out and changes were discussed. SAC terms of service and requirements were discussed. Every member serves a two-year term. Attendance is a major part of achieving Five Star status for the school so all members were encouraged to attend every meeting. The two major changes were the requirement for a 72-hour notice of meetings and that each meeting requires the presence of a quorum.

Introduction of new members and the areas they represent: Jeff Callan, teacher; Linda Daniels, interim Principal; Kristen Dougherty, Business Partner; Angela Holleran, parent; Jan Molin, parent; Colleen Pazderski, teacher; Jill Woodward, parent; and Heather Williams, student. Kathy Dean moved and it was seconded by Bev Berstling to accept new members, motion passed.

Meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of every month at 8 a.m. in Media Center. The one exception is September 26^th, we will hold a special meeting to discuss the School Improvement Plan which is due October 4^th. SAC may have to consider having a meeting in early August to get the SIP done in time for the early due date.

Schedule of meetings is as follows:

September 26^th - special meeting for School Improvement Plan

October 10^th; November 14^th; December 12^th; January 9^th; February 13^th; March 13; April 10^th; and May 8^th.

Ms. Daniels presented the School Accountability Report. There will be more discussion at our October meeting. Topics could be: How do we get the grade? How are students tested (Stanford vs. NRT vs. FCAT)? Meeting Level 3 or above is what the report reflects. ESOL and ESE (except Gifted) are pulled out for reporting purposes. A new category this year is "Learning Gains". In this category, schools must show growth within the subject-they cannot stay the same or drop. This is a way to help schools identify areas of concern.

NEW BUSINESS

Class reassignments were necessary as the Kindergarten 10-day count was thirty below what was expected. There was an increase in First Grade. Mrs. Steinwachs was reassigned to First Grade bringing the Kindergarten levels to 18-22 and the First Grade levels to 20-21.

Amy Baker gave a report on the 9/11 assembly.

"Take Dads to Work Week" is September 23-27^th. Venice Elementary will have "Donuts for Dads" on Wednesday, September 25^th from 8:00-8:45 a.m. Refreshments have been arranged and Kathy Dean will coordinate volunteers to help set up, serve and clean up in the cafeteria.

The Site Analysis is done. To Ms. Daniels knowledge, no Principals have applied for a lateral move to VES. Mr. Zordich will be coming to the Faculty meeting on September 18^th to help determine the teacher representatives on the selection panel. After the period for Principals expires, the position will be open for Vice-Principals and a nationwide search will begin. Ms. Daniels will remain until a new Principal has been selected.

PALS meeting is Thursday, September 19^th at Brookside Middle School. The following people will be representing VES in various capacities: Robin Labolt, Amy Baker, Colleen Pazderski, Linda Daniels, and Jan Molin. Attendance is a requirement for Five Star.

DISCUSSION TOPICS FOR NEXT MEETING

Grandparents Day

Veterans Day

Safe Ways to School

School Uniform Update

Meeting was adjourned.

Our next meeting is September 26^th in the media center

Submitted by:

Debi Hammett