Site Council Notes – November 3, 2008

Agenda

1. Introductions
2. Meeting with Climate Committee
3. Approval of September minutes
4. Status of LSAC
5. Revised Bylaws
6. Discussion of curriculum across grades

Members Present: Rob Gibson, Tricia Barry, Melissa Dragich, , Linda Kapranos, Chris Tebben, Carol Schrader, Ingrid Petersen, Annie Tabshy, Tom Fuller, Dana Barbarick
School Climate Committee: Cynthia Thomas, Shelly Kennedy, Jen Edler, Diana Kruger, Carol Hewig
PTA Representative: Craig Williams

Meeting with School Climate Committee to align plans (first half of meeting)

Ideas:

- Buddy classes – gardening, tutoring, reading
- Fridays, last 40 min., 5th- 8th graders select activity to teach to lower grades (chess, science, Spanish)
- Peer mediators
- Spirit weeks
- Bullying books across grade levels
- Wacky Wednesdays led by older students

• Decision made to meet with all staff committees for second half of each Site Council meeting
• Question: Where should concerns about school culture be addressed?

Status of LSAC

-LSAC to be merged back into Site Council

Status of Vision Statement

- Family action statement to be addressed at PTA meeting on November 19th for family input/feedback
- Carol to summarize for PTA promotion

Revised Bylaws

-“Hollyrood-Fernwood” changed to “Beverly Cleary”
- Change in election process – took out “drawing lots” to determine length of membership – everyone to serve for 2 years
- Date approved to be added…

Discussion of Work Plan

• Review of work plan established at spring meeting

• Alignment of student learning/teacher planning

• Next steps:

a) November 17th - Rob to talk for 5 minutes regarding plan to look at math across grade levels
b) Teachers to discuss at team meetings on December 8th and discuss what is helpful with planning and what are expectations for students coming in each year.
- Annie to come up with template for meeting?
c) Teams to share out at staff meeting on January 5th
d) January 12th site council meeting - decide next steps based on teachers’ input
e) From there we will research and develop a model for Beverly Cleary, then look at grants for 2009-10 school year