Site Council Notes - September 15, 2009

1.    Agenda Updates

• Summer changes
• Spring assessment data

2.    Review of Bylaws and Election Process
3.    Review of Site Council Purpose and Priorities
4.    Scope of Work this Year

• School Improvement Plan
• Curriculum Map
• School Culture

Members Present

Site Council:  Rob Gibson, Tricia Barry, Teri Geist, Carol Schrader, Dana Barbarick

Additional Items   

• Elected Site Council members should be listed in directory
• A place needs to be designated to place meeting notes (per bylaws)

Updates

• Teacher Change

- New teachers hired for fifth grade, Spanish, Music and PE

• Spring Assessment Data

- Moved to next meeting agenda so that staff can review on 9/1 meeting
- Writing will be the basis of our SIP

• 3rd Wednesday of the month will have late opening
• There will be no Professional Development days after the 9/1 meeting – furlough days instead (pending)

Review of Bylaws   

• Elections – late September/early October
• Need 2-3 staff (Update: Koren La Tocha and Blake Robertson have volunteered to fill these positions)
• Once staff is picked, parent members will be elected

Scope of Work This Year   

• Mainly based on School Improvement Plan
• Curriculum Mapping will move to teachers plate
• School Culture will be addressed through a new Beverly Cleary Leadership Team made up of teacher representatives from each grade cluster:
  

-    K-1. 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, Sp. Ed.
-    Teachers will meet 2nd or 3rd Tuesday
-    Team will be used to structure PD time
-    Teams will meet and reps will report back on Tuesdays will other reps and Principal
-    Question:  Could one of the reps report back to Site Council to keep it in the loop

How Can Site Council Add Value to Our School This Year    

• PD plans brought to Site Council to weigh in on
• Much of this will be determined as the year progresses
• Parent members and teachers can get a pulse from parents
• Survey in the spring pertaining to school satisfaction this year – site council to generate questions

Agenda for Next Meeting (October 20)    

• Approval of Agenda/Minutes
• Election Results
• Approve parent rep. (Dana?) as co-chair
• Leadership Committee
• Communication with Parents
• Community Issues