Meeting Minutes,
Committee Members Present: BOE(Carol Hunter), Donna Bushey, Mary Carr, Rachel Haas, Kathy LaBare, Laura Hunter, Helen Martin, Sarah Mosher, Chris Stromer, Carol Van Riper, Jennifer Whittaker
Committee Absent: McKenzie Briere, Sophie Child, Keely Dunshee
Meeting called to order by Chris Stromer at
Minutes of
Shareholder Reports
-2 March was Dr. Seuss Day
-Kindergarten registration 8-12 March
-Cooperative Extension Ag Literacy Day 16 March
-Bucket Filler Assembly for students on ˝ day March 18
-Teacher Session for Bucket Filler and Grade Level meetings 18 March pm
-Staff Development 19 March, am and pm sessions
-Kindergarten Concert 31 March at Middle School
Flanders
-Several staff attending DW Lit Plan meeting
-Preparing for June Funfest
-Prepping for March Classroom Olympics on 18 March
-Stephanie Affinito attending small group readings
-Target 3 training on 24 March
-Staff
Development on 18th and 19th March
Middle School
-Staff Dev. 18th and 19th March with 7 Essential Elements of Middle School
-Looking at what pieces are missing and creating goals
-Map new bldg plan and temp homes during construction
-Issues with E-School during progress report times
-Discipline referrals down 33%
-Overlapping testing coming up
-24 March Academic Showcase
-PBIS reward on 1 April
Middle
School Student
-Dance 12 March
-Selling Jerry’s Kids Shamrocks
-Lip Sync phenomenal
-Celebrated Dr. Seuss Day
-Raising
money for
-10 March Blood Drive
-Musical, 26 and 27 March, All Shook Up, tickets available
-3 students
to
-Department meetings on 18th and 19th March
-Girls
Basketball going to State Championships
-Also selling Jerry’s Kids Shamrocks
-Sophomore and freshmen fund raisers going on
-Musical practice continues
-Successful
bake sale for
BOE
-Reconfiguration Committee work done
-Subcommittee work on PMA and looping starts
-Prioritizing of Snow Days for return
-2 more retirements
-BOCES $ lower is good budget news
-Workman’s Comp and Health Care $ up is not so good news
-Budget election 18 May
CSEA
-Contract negotiations still on hold
MAA
MFT
-Valentine’s Family activity went well
-Scholarship applications out there
-EWY proposals due 15 March
-5 retirements
-Awaiting passage of 55/25 law
Parent
-Niagara Chocolates earned $1400, actually 1000 less than normal
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-Relay for Life Team forming
-Valentine’s Craft Day went well
-Swim Night on 26 March
Superintendent
-Grant writing
-Reports to SED
-MMS and MSJ tech grant
-10% poverty level +School in Need=25 thousand for 10 classrooms
-Public Health Community Coalition grant for 2 community gardens ($4000)
-1
garden at YMCA and 1 at
-Budget issues
-Request for tech teacher at 3-5th level or MMS
-All Users issues being cleared up
-19 February EAP compliance modules completed by MSJ personnel
-EAP vice president will be on hand 18 and 19 March for questions
-Observations and Superintendent hearings
-1-Call training soon
Old Business
-Goal 1-Perception Survey
-Student council thought 90% would blow off survey if given in homeroom
-suggests student council, 2 reps from each homeroom, and 200 random
-BOE okay with no survey given this year
-2 bldg request survey-possibly looking to review administrator
-360% feedback has principal survey for $350
-Goal 2-Reconfiguration
-Committee work done, preliminary report going to BOE
-Forming sub-committee to address PMA, looping, and regular classrooms
-Pre-K to 5 bathrooms still an issue
-Goal 3-Comprehensive Strategic Instructional Plan
-District Wide Literacy Committee has 2 more work days
-Dana Rutherford assisting committee
-includes IST, RTI, AIS (elementary only)
-final meeting 29 March
-trying to form IEPs that best meet needs of each student
-button off website outlining professional development at bldg levels
-Shared Decision Plan feedback
-very little received
-was confusing to many
-will be redone correctly and commented will be kept on file
-Chateaugay Scheduling model
-tabled
indefinably
New Business
-April meeting date struck from calendar-occurs during break
Other
-Next DWSIC meeting 11 May at FA
Room 113,
Meeting adjourned by Chris Stromer at
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa J. Smith
518-483-7806