DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes, Tuesday, 13 October 2009

3:15 p.m. – Room 113, FA

Committee Members Present: Donna Bushey, Mary Carr, Kathy LaBare, Sarah Mosher, Carol Van Riper, Jennifer Whittaker

Committee Absent: BOE, Jerry Griffin, Ray Pritchard, Chris Stromer

Meeting called to order by Mary Carr at 3:25 p.m.

Minutes of 9 June 2009 were approved.

Thank you to Jennifer Whitaker for treats.

Shareholder Reports

Davis

-Open House on 6 September was a success

-Fontas and Pinnell training October 5-8

-25+ signed up for lit center study group

-Bonesteele’s field trip

-Book Fair a grand success

-Best theme assemblies have started

Flanders

St. Joseph’s

-PBIS kick off with prizes

-5^th grades to conservation field day at 4-H Camp

-4^th grades to House of History

-3^rd grades to Upper Canada Village

-Perception Survey and goals look to parent involvement

-Desserts served at Open House 2 September

Middle School

-Reorganization meeting held

-Surveyed wants for in house staff development day

-Mr. Stewart presenting 7 Essential Elements of Middle School

-Data teams formed

-Sports teams doing extremely well

-5 week reports out

-6^th grade to High Falls Gorge

-6^th grade fund raising magazine sales

-Home bases off to a start

-22 October is Spirit Day with a Pep Rally

Franklin Academy

-Met twice, once with Mr. Griffin

-Survey to increase graduation rate, “Why do you come to school?”

-Mini-grants for SMART goals

-Homecoming and Pep Rally

-Open House 14 October

BOE

CSEA

MAA

MFT

-BOE Appreciation Week with apple pies

-Social gathering 22 October is a pizza party

-28 October family pumpkin carving

-28 October ice cream social, book fair, and pumpkin viewing

Parent

-Davis bookfair did exceptionally well

-Davis Open House successful

-PTA goal to up membership

-Trying dual meeting times, some after school, some evening

Superintendent

-14 October literacy team meets

-20 October comprehensive strategic development teams meet

-Attended St. Joe’s faculty meeting

-Recognized BOE with gifts

-Calling Service product demo

-New Microsoft sharepoint service demo

-E-School data IT snags

-Regional staff development planning

Old Business

-Relevance and length of perception surveys questioned

-Missing parent and student components

-Expensive, but perhaps grade level sampling

-Survey Monkey has no feedback component

-DWSIC now has button on Malone CSD main page

New Business

-District lice policy questioned, students found with nits being sent back to class

Other

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

Meeting adjourned by Mary Carr at 4:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Melissa J. Smith

St. Joseph’s Community School

518-483-7806

mjsmith@malonecsd.org