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SITE COUNCIL 4/17/15 Bridge SBC 4/17/15 In attendance: Julia Mabuchi, Russ Bosbach, Deirdre Schadler, Jean Kelly, Meg Collela, Naomi Priver, Lynnette Allen, Bronte Abraham, Zelda Rubenstein, Betsy Conway, Kristen Gray (Observing for Admin program), Erin Maguire, Angela Change, Nimisha Asthagiri Topics: Digital Literacy & New trafÐc pattern Lynette Allen, School Librarian, presented what the Library is teaching the students about digital literacy. She distributed handouts. The program begins in 2nd grade and utilizes the common sense media curriculum. In 2nd & 3rd grades, the students are introduced to the internet and discuss beginning safety and how it's important to get your parents permission to explore the internet. In 4th & 5th grades the students learn about how your digital footprint lives with you forever. What is wise and safe use. The program is being piloted by Bridge and Hastings and will be revised as the program develops. The program will expand to include all Lexington elementary schools. Erin McGuire, Asst. Principal, presented the work she's done with the 5th grades around social media. She also used the common sense media curriculum as her guide. She distributed handouts. Anyone can sign up to receive common sense media emails. She spoke to the kids about being mindful about what you post. Use as a guide: Would you show what you're posting to your grandmother? Ms. McGuire used real life situations to help them understand why keeping things private is important. She will continue to work with the students. The discussion continued with the group around social media, keeping track of this moving target, and how it is being handled at school. Meg Collela, Principal, presented the new trafÐc pattern that has been approved the the committee that has been working together for 2 years. There was an Environmental Partners study presented to the group that included parents, Ðre dept reps, police, central administration, bus reps. The program will begin in Sept. The details will be mailed home to families in May and over the course of the summer multiple times. New parking spaces will be added - the number of spaces will increase from 108 to 134. The new plan includes the busses dropping off and picking up in front of the school; live pick up on the side of the building; a new sidewalk being built; adding a crosswalk from the school to the Res area; car labels being sent home and students being released from the cafeteria. Parents will not be allowed to enter the school parking lot until a certain time each afternoon, and there will be no idling on Middleby Rd. at any time.