DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes, Tuesday, 8 December 2009

3:15 p.m. – Room 113, FA

Committee Members Present: McKenzie Briere, Donna Bushey, Mary Carr, Rachel Haas, Kathy LaBare, Helen Martin, Jennifer Whittaker

Committee Absent: BOE, Jerry Griffin, Sarah Mosher, Chris Stromer, Carol Van Riper

Meeting called to order by Mary Carr at 3:18 p.m.

Minutes of 10 November 2009 were approved with 2 corrections.

Shareholder Reports

Davis

-Donna Bushey presented to PMA and 2^nd grade on website data mentor

-Helen Tracy starting Backpacks for Kids on 10 December

-Kiwanis Read Aloud 11 December

-Stephanie Affinito visit to develop lit. centers and answer ELA questions 16 Dec

-Santa visit 2x, 14-15 December

-Jim McCarthy sing along 22 December

Flanders

St. Joseph’s

-5^th grade Social Studies test taken and scored

-Comlinks backpack program started 19 November

-300 Make a Wish Angels purchased for sale by students

-Concert on 17 December

-PBIS December trip to Massena to see Tales of a fourth grade nothing

Middle School

-$22 yearbook sales slow

-Quarterly PBIS reward planning for January

-Bus drill done till spring

-Planning staff development around 7 Essential Elements of Middle School

-Mission statement regarding “Whole child” formed

-Centralized printing issues, confidentiality and ease of quick 1 off print

-Construction starts June 2010

-Christmas concert 9 December

Middle School Student

-Dance on 11 December

-Tupperware sale before holidays

Franklin Academy

-Winter concert 10 December

-Food drive ongoing for needy

Franklin Academy student

-Student Council formed 2 goals

-1. Upgrade tech to include flat screen televisions in cafes and lobby

-2. How to keep kids in school or get them to return to school

BOE

CSEA

-Contract negotiations ongoing

MAA

MFT

-Concerns over reconfiguration

-Central printing issues

Parent

-PTA meets 8 December

-Box Top Pizza Party Contest started

-4 children chosen from Toys for Tots

-Craft Day 19 December from 10-12am

-Santa visits 1^st and 2^nd grade on 14 December

-Santa visits pre-K and K on 15 December

Superintendent

-A-fund review audit underway

-Business office aware of printing issues

-Escaped mid year cuts, serious trimming for next year, staff cuts by attrition

-Central administration teams meeting Fridays with rotating Bldg principals

-Wellness Committee meeting 17 December-revising recess and classroom food

-One Call Now is ready for pricing

Old Business

-Goal 1-Perception Survey

-Looking at My voice survey from Pearson

-Grade 3 and up

-Expensive

-Perhaps purchasing the Resource Guide

-Looking at corporate sponsorship

-One Call Now has a survey tool

-Goal 2-Reconfiguration

-Committee has met once

-Broken in to 4 sub-committees, cachement area, transportation, facilities, and educational impact

-Will reconvene 14 December

-Goal 3-Comprehensive Strategic Instructional Plan

-Revising TERC training contract

-Feedback has been good

-Becoming better trained in using data

-Fostering better communication among ranks

-Marlene LeRoy and Kathy Seymour attended worthwhile conference

-25 staff utilizing Data Mentor

New Business

-Reconfiguration

-Jennifer Whitaker on Cachement sub-committee

-Donna Bushey on Educational Impact sub-committee

-Questions about Young Fives and Pre-K

-Questions regarding aggressive timeframe

Other

-Shared Decision Making Plan revision year

-Wellness Committee addressing staff related issues (recess and food in rooms)

-Next DWSIC meeting 12 January at FA Room 113, 3:15 p.m.

Meeting adjourned by Mary Carr at 4:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Melissa J. Smith

St. Joseph’s Community School

518-483-7806

mjsmith@malonecsd.org