DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes, Tuesday, 8 June 2010

3:15 p.m. – Room 113, FA

Committee Members Present: Mary Carr, Keely Dunshee, Kathy LaBare, Helen Martin, Carol Van Riper, Jennifer Whittaker

Committee Absent: BOE(Carol Hunter), McKenzie Briere, Donna Bushey, Sophie Child, Rachel Haas, Laura Hunter, Sarah Mosher, Chris Stromer,

Meeting called to order by Melissa J. Smith at 3:20p.m.

Minutes of 11 May 2010 were approved.

Shareholder Reports

Davis

-Reading teachers completed DIBELS and Fontas & Pinnell testing

-PMA Olders & 2^nd grade students visiting St. Joes & Flanders

-Field trips on going

-Pre-K Moving Up Day

-Kindergarten graduations

-End of the year celebrations

-SIC funds purchased Bucket Filler books for classrooms

-Slide show scheduled Thursday 24 June

-June 10^th ice cream served in cafeteria, donation by Stewarts through PTA

-Luncheon celebration Wednesday 23 June

Flanders

St. Joseph’s

-1 June 5^th grades went to Wild Center in Tupper

-Target 3 training finishes on 2 June

-3^rd grade to Upper Canada Village on 4 June

-Grade 4 Science test given and scored

-Staff received update from CSArch on building projects

-5^th grades to visit middle school

-2^nd grades and PMA Olders to visit St. Joes

-16 June School picnic

-22 June Fun Day

-23 June Moving Up Day

-24 June 3^rd and 4^th grade awards assembly

Middle School

-Voted on 3 SIC goals that closely relate to 7 Essential Elements

-Giving and scoring Grade 8 science exam this week

-Foreign language proficiency testing on final week

-Preparation for moving grades and classrooms are made

-Construction plans delayed awaiting SED approval

-Year end PBIS reward day being planned

-Field trips taken by the 8^th grade

-8^th grade celebration and academic awards finalized

-June Dance is the 12^th

-End of the year luncheon planned

Middle School Student

Franklin Academy

-Finals are being taken

-Gearing up for Regents Week

-Prom was successful

-Don’t drink and Drive promotion by SADD went well

Franklin Academy student

BOE

CSEA

-Contract negotiations still on hold

MAA

MFT

-Retirement Tea given at Golf Club to honor 5 retirees

-Academic Awards night on 14 June

-Making Strides for Cancer fundraiser involving a variety of goodie baskets

-Sponsoring several teams in Relay for Life 18-19 June at the Fairgrounds

Parent

-Staff appreciation week held at Davis

-9 PTA members on Relay for Life team

-Author night with Steve Swinburne went well

-Grandparent’s social went well

-6 attended a wood chip bee

-Ice cream social on the 9^th and 10^th

-Consignment sale netted $600

Superintendent

Old Business

-Goal 1-Perception Survey

-Goal 2-Reconfiguration

-Goal 3-Comprehensive Strategic Instructional Plan

-District Wide Literacy Committee roll out

New Business

-Goals for next year brainstormed

-scoring alternatives in planning stages with informal survey of options

Other

-Next DWSIC meeting 14 September at FA Room 113, 3:15 p.m.

Meeting adjourned by Melissa J. Smith at 3:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Melissa J. Smith

St. Joseph’s Community School

518-483-7806

mjsmith@malonecsd.org