School Community Council Meeting Agenda
October 29, 2009 4:30 p.m.Recording requirement
Transcribing minutes
Minutes from previous meeting
Area 2 representative
Binders
CSIP Update
-Process
-Needs assessment
-Goals
Annual LandTrust Report
Safety
Leader of the Pack
Budget
Calendar
Other business/concernsNext Meeting: January 14, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.
School Comunity Council Members
The School Community Council includes parents, teachers, and the school principal. Parent members were elected in the spring of last year, and teacher members were elected by their peers at the beginning of the school year. The following parents will be serving on the School Community Council for the 2009-2010 school year: Kelly Simpson, Stephanie Waters, Diane Hadley, Michelle Rupprecht, Anjanette Jones, Andrea Robb, Michelle McDougal, Erika Blair, Lisa Blake, Christie Clayburn, and Veronica Hayes.
Meetings
All meetings will be held in the library at Westvale at 4:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public, and the agenda for each meeting will be posted at the school and on the school website one week prior to the meeting. The meeting schedule for the 2009-2010 school year is as follows:
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Purpose
The purpose of the School Community Council, as outlined by state law, is to review school test results, consider ongoing school improvement, help decide how to best use school Trust Lands funds, review safe walking routes and hazardous bus routes, and discuss school and community issues. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact a council member.
Communication
Minutes from meetings will be posted upon approval. The hope is to help our entire school community be well informed and provide everyone the opportunity to know what is being done at and around our school.
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Minutes for Sept. 24, 2009
In attendance: Becky Gerber, Veronica Hayes, Michelle McDougal, Anjanette Jones, Larene Dimond, Paula Booth, Leigh Banks, Christie Clayburn, Lisa Blake, Erika Blair, Kelly Simpson, Diane Hadley, Andrea Robb
1. Introduction of council members.
2. Election of new chair/co-chair for 2009-2010. Michelle Ruprecht withdrew as chairperson for council because she moved. Council will need to elect a new chair and co-chair. 1 must be a parent and the other must be a school representative. Paula Booth nominated Lisa Blake as council chairperson. Anjanette Jones seconded. Unanimous vote for Lisa Blake. Michelle McDougal nominated Larene Dimond as the co-chair. Paula Booth seconded. Vote was unanimous for Larene as co-chair. Council also needs a representative from Area 2. This will be advertised in the school newsletter to ask for volunteers. Kristin Malovich is absent.
3. Review SCC law and policy. Policy has been revised. Other changes are not yet finalized, but will be updated when final. Revisions include: meetings must be scheduled, agenda must be posted, minutes must be posted, notice to parents. The policy is in line with the law.
4. Review School Wellness Plan. These requirements are included in legislation. Items discussed: a. Lunch and breakfast guidelines – students have 15 – 20 minutes to eat and still have time to play. b. Non-food items as rewards – Westvale is using a treasure tower. There are also numerous other ways students are recognized, i.e., 200 Club, Caught Being Good, Picnic with the Principal, Trip to the Principal, Leader of the Week, Leader of the Month. c. Weekly fitness requirements – teachers and school do the best they can to give students 150 minutes per week.
5. Review AYP/UPASS data. Westvale did not make AYP (NCLB). This is an all or nothing rating. There are a total of 40 categories. Westvale received a “Yes” in 35 of these categories. Of the 5 remaining categories, 4 were for subgroups, which were passed under safe harbor designation. The remaining “No” was for Language Arts. The school did not pass the total progress for the whole school. UPASS was met with flying colors.
6. CSIP Update. The re-write was due last year, but was postponed due to the district split. This is a 3 year plan, typically includes Language Arts and Math. This year the new plan will be written and it will be a 5 year plan. The writing committee will consist of Mrs. Gerber, Ms. Worthington (literacy specialist), 1 additional teacher and 1-2 parents. Round table meetings will be held 1 time per month to teach the process and work on plan. First meeting is Sept. 30, 2009 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to review the process, timelines, templates and tools. Lisa Blake and Diane Hadley volunteered to attend this meeting. This will be an ongoing process with the final plan due the end of May.
7. Calendar.
October 1,2 Fall Recess
October 8 Literacy Night 6:00 – 7:30
October 13 Skate Night
October 16 Picture Re-takes – final opportunity for all tracks
October 19-23 School Bus Safety Week
October 21-22 Parent Teacher Conference for C and D tracks
October 26 – 30 Red Ribbon Week
October 30 Halloween Parade 9:30
November 2 Reflections due
November 4-5 Parent Teacher Conference for A and B tracks
November 19 Chick-Fil-A night 5 – 7 p.m.
8. Budget. SCC has $2,363.36
Access to technology is a big need for the school.
9. Other. Trax update: Trax will not be running until 2011. UTA, city and district are all aware of the school’s concerns, but it is not time for discussions yet. UTA does provide safety assemblies. Veronica Hayes will get additional information.
School Access: Teacher prep time is before and after school. Students arrival time is 15 minutes before school begins (8:35 a.m.). Areas of the school are restricted until this time for safety and supervision purposes. Students will be allowed to stay in for bad weather when the temperature “feels like” 25 degrees or less.