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<br />SITE COUNCIL 1/30/15 <br />(13) ATTENDANCE: Lynnette Allen, Nimisha Asthagari, Angela Chang, Lee Noel <br />Chase, Meg Collela, Betsy Conway, Jean Kelly, Julia Mabuchi, Naomi Priver, Deb <br />Sabin, Deidre Schadler, Debbie Side, Roxana Spitaleri-Risso, Zelda Rubenstein <br />I.approve minutes <br />II.TrafÐc <br />A.Understanding where modules could go, will then reroute trafÐc <br />B.Roxana posted a parent sign-up but no one has signed up <br />1.can send again in next Bridge To Home <br />III.Enrollment <br />A.at 584 <br />B.no news, things moving through School Committee <br />IV.School Improvement plan <br />A.ÅRTIÆ good progress in below benchmark, other children getting ÅWhat I NeedÆ <br />1.in 4th grade pairing up between classes <br />2.30 min daily, in 8 week sections <br />3.teachers meet once a week and discuss what the kids need <br />4.try to communicate with parents Ä Meg will read teachersÈ announcements/ <br />websites, she can send something home as well as see that the teachers do <br />so <br />B.working across the district <br />1.working with Fiske on writing prompts <br />2.now pairing with Hastings <br />(1)consultant from ColumbiaÈs TeacherÈs College <br />(2)working on improving ReaderÈs Workshop <br />3.also pairing with Fiske <br />a)word study and phonics program through our Literacy Specialists <br />C.reinforcing good behavior <br />1.highlight more kids through the Bridge Patriot program with stickers, has <br />immediate impact, do make announcements on Fridays if above and beyond <br />D.All School Morning Meetings better than ever before <br />1.getting kids to stand up and do something <br />2.highlighting the students <br />a)different classes, specialists, student government leaders <br />E.Special Education Program Ä Therapeutic Learning Program <br />1.program at Bridge and Estabrook, each fed by 3 schools <br />a)planning together, worked with consultants <br />b)the two programs have similar students, similar programs <br />2.full time social worker now; has 9 children in the program then she has time to <br />work with other teachers/students <br />3.now has 2 full time teachers in the program (had been 1.5FTE) <br />V.Brainstorming <br />A.f/u Site Council meeting about safety <br /> <br />