DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes, Tuesday, 9 February 2010

3:15 p.m. – Room 113, FA

 

Committee Members Present: BOE(Carol Hunter), Donna Bushey, Sophie Child, Mary Carr, Rachel Haas, Kathy LaBare, Helen Martin, Sarah Mosher, Chris Stromer, Carol Van Riper, Jennifer Whittaker

 

Committee Absent: McKenzie Briere, Jerry Griffin

 

Meeting called to order by Jennifer Whittaker at 3:17p.m.

 

Minutes of 8 December 2009 were approved with 1 correction.

 

Shareholder Reports

            Davis

            -SRO at Winter Concert at MMS

            -In school concert was held for children to hear/see

            -Reading Olympic success->10,000 minutes read for Gold-Mrs. Dupree, Finnerty, Bushey, and Mr. Walbridge ran the halls to cheers

            -Owl Rehabilitation presentation for PMA and 2nd grade

            -February 11-12, Brod Baggert will do a 1 hr writing activity with students

            -1/2 staff development day-Brod Baggert-Teacher Workshop

            -February 12 Valentine’s Day and 100th day of school celebrations

           

            Flanders

            -Quarterly PBIS went bowling with only 16-17 unable to attend

            -$5 Car washes held at bus garage earned >$100 with proceeds going to drivers for bus supplies to keep children occupied

           

            St. Joseph’s

            -Money jar for Haiti

            -Concert on Friday at MMS

            -Reward assembly held

            -Prepping for March Classroom Olympics

            -Joe Quatrini writing workshop held

            -Issues with reconfiguration

            -Questions regarding survey costs, liked the format

 

            Middle School

            -Staff Development covering 7 Essential Elements with a pot luck

            -8th graders Prevention Needs Survey

            -New social services rep in bldg-Clarissa Godfrey

            -Enhanced telephone system enabled cell calling

            -Unannounced lock down went well

            -Discipline referrals down

            -Concert on Friday

            -Yearbook sales ending

            -Spare Change drive for Haiti netted $390

            -Concerned about 8th graders at FA

 

            Middle School Student

            -Bottle caps collected for Syracuse cancer student 200caps =1 hr, netted 47 hours

            -Candy grams benefiting Haiti

            -Valentine’s Dance on Friday and twin day

 

            Franklin Academy

            -Musical, All Shook Up, practicing nightly

            -Regents Week went smoothly

            -Camfell Productions to appear sometime in May

            -Special Ed met with Marci Bright to smooth out problems

            -Moving 8th grade teachers met with High School teachers

 

            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

            -Meeting tonight

            -Budget-looks grim (doing more with less)

            -Tax levy down to 10%

            -Few retirements so far

            -90% below poverty line-90% free lunch-90% passing spoken of with reference to

                        -academic achievement

                        -curriculum choice

                        -frequent assessment

                        -timely assessment-moving forward

                        -external scoring

                        -more writing, less binary feedback (multiple choice)

 

            CSEA

            -Contract negotiations on hold

            -One group may be forming own union

 

            MAA

            -Contract approval at BOE meeting tonight

 

            MFT

            -Budget on minds

            -Race to the Top grant applied for

            -$700 million available

            -Valentine’s Day Family event Thursday at MMS cafeteria

            -55/25 retirement proposal in Governor’s budget

                        55 yrs old with 25 yrs service eligible to retire-tied to Tier 5

 

 

            Parent

            -Swim Nights 26 February and 26 March

            -Science night TBA

            -February Craft night 10-12 on February 13th

            -PTA meeting at 3 and 6 tonight

            -Dr. Park from Massena did dental screenings

 

            Superintendent

            -Set up dental clinic at Davis, no attendance

            -Michelle Thompson set up H1N1 clinic at FA

            -3 hours at Franklin County Public Health Community Awareness Coalition

                        -policy and environment issues

                        -sidewalks and lighting

                        -fresh foods and nutrition

                        -possibly move Farmer’s Market back into town

                        -restaurants serving fresh local produce

                        -community garden project

                        -community supported agriculture

            -Wayne Walbridge, Marcy Bright and Dana Rutherford meet to create District Literacy Plan, review RTI and IST process 1 March

            -Tech Committee writing grants for MMS

            -Tech Committee discussed 8th grade move tech-wise

            -Tim Whipple writing grants

            -1 Call feature for delay and emergency calls

            -Olympic Run at Davis

 

Old Business

            -Goal 1-Perception Survey

            -Looking at My voice survey from Pearson

                        -received price lists, money concerns

                        -Donna Bushey and Jerry Griffin will contribute to pilot 2 gr. levels at FA

                        -received 8 Conditions article

            -Student rep Sophie Child suggested asking students first before spending money

 

            -Goal 2-Reconfiguration

                        -Special Ed solutions

                                    -some students may have to go out of cachement

                                    -integrated co-teaching

            -PMA forming sub-committee: what’s best for students?

            -Bussing:1 pick up and drop off point!

           

            -Goal 3-Comprehensive Strategic Instructional Plan

                        -District Wide Literacy Committee recommends Handwriting w/o Tears

                        -New tools on Curriculum Mapper

                        -Excellent data work going in district

                        -AIS-District Wide Literacy committee planning

                        -Ed. benefit training in November

                        -PBIS functional behavioral plans

                        -District Wide Committee on professional development 4-1/2 days next yr.

 

New Business

            -Proposed new schedule model

            -Chateaugay’s model looked at

            -Will revisit next moth

 

Other

-Next DWSIC meeting 9 March at FA Room 113, 3:15 p.m.

 

Meeting adjourned by Jennifer Whittaker at 4:47 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Melissa J. Smith

St. Joseph’s Community School

518-483-7806

mjsmith@malonecsd.org