DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes, Tuesday, 11 May 2010

3:15 p.m. – Room 113, FA

Committee Members Present: BOE (Carol Hunter), Donna Bushey, Keely Dunshee, Kathy LaBare, Laura Hunter, Helen Martin, Carol Van Riper

Committee Absent: McKenzie Briere, Mary Carr, Sophie Child, Rachel Haas, Sarah Mosher, Chris Stromer, Jennifer Whittaker

Meeting called to order by Carol Hunter at 3:22p.m.

Minutes of 9 March 2010 were approved.

Shareholder Reports

Davis

-Gib Brown visited PMA classes with Van deGraff generator

-Author Steve Swinburne visited

-Stephanie Affinito visited literacy centers

-Grandparents PTA social scheduled for the 15^th

-BEST Assembly will have Flanders Rock‘n’Roll kids

-19 May Science night at 6 pm

-Dibels testing starts 17 May

-2 day conferences being attended by several teachers

Flanders

St. Joseph’s

-1^st Family Fun Night was successful

-Author Natalie Kinsey-Warnock visited 3 May

-Math and ELA testing done and scored this week

-BOGO bookfair this week

-Staff appreciation breakfast on 4 May

-Field testing 13 May

-Crazy hat day coming up

-Target 3 training on 17 May

-Students participating in Nyssma on 21^st

-3^rd grades to Upper Canada Village, 5^th to Tupper Lake Wild Center

-Kelly Raynor from Grand Canyon U hosting luncheon on 19^th

-Staff development posted on website

-2 teams for Relay for Life

-Dibels testing starts on 17 May

Middle School

Middle School Student

Franklin Academy

Franklin Academy student

-Rotary Interact Club trying to stop use of retard as insult

-“1 Word at a Time” video suggested

-Student Council met regarding 8^th grade move

-8^th grade wing set up, HS access only at lunch

-Change of day cycle (2 day instead of 3)

-Anime Club fund raiser with the girl scouts: Japanese Culture Night, 21 May

-3^rd quarter report cards mailed out

-Prom tickets sold till 7 May

-Elections for student council and homeroom reps this month

BOE

-Budget hearing

-3 running for 2 open spots; Michelle Schumacher, Heidi Miletich, and Steve Dupree

-14 ½ positions cut through attrition

-Tax levy at less than 3 %

CSEA

-Contract negotiations still on hold

-Albany hearing on 17^th or 18^th

MAA

MFT

Parent

Superintendent

-District wide literacy plan-revisit in June for feedback

-Looking at use of grant funding

Old Business

-Goal 1-Perception Survey

-My Voice Survey has arrived, being given to Jrs and Srs

-Many new tools and requirements upcoming

-Teacher and Pricipal evals coming

-Hopeful for Race to the Top selection

-Goal 2-Reconfiguration

-Forming sub-committee to address PMA, looping, and regular classrooms

-Goal 3-Comprehensive Strategic Instructional Plan

-District Wide Literacy Committee established

-Summer BOCES workshops being explored

-Departmental tests

-Data driven assessments

-SED proposed changes to teacher and principal eval process

-1/2 days for next year chosen; 8 and 29 October, 18 Feb, and 17 March

New Business

-Goals for next year brainstormed

-use of videos in special areas

-building project updates

-update on 8^th graders by Jerry Griffin (October date?)

-testing and scoring (lack of subs) impact

Other

-Next DWSIC meeting 8 June at FA Room 113, 3:15 p.m.

Meeting adjourned by Carol Hunter at 4:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Melissa J. Smith

St. Joseph’s Community School

518-483-7806

mjsmith@malonecsd.org