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Estabrook School <br />School Site Council <br />MINUTES <br />November 28, 2oi6 13:45-5:0o p.m. <br />In Attendance: <br />Jeffrey LaBroad, Principal <br />Katie O'Hare Gibson, Assistant Principal <br />Lori Verity, Grade 2 Teacher <br />Katrina Roscoe, Grade 3 Teacher <br />Martha Lamb, TLP Assistant <br />Pauline Benninga, Parent <br />Hema Gandhi, Parent <br />1. Approve Minutes from October 24, 2016 <br />-Approved <br />2. Estabrook School Improvement Plan Progress Update <br />-School Improvement plan for 2017-2018 already being considered <br />-Academic Goal: <br />*Literacy team have been moving ahead strongly in use of tools and technology to <br />support learners. <br />*Robotics program going strong- Lexington Minuteman is running an article <br />related to Lexington Police Dept. coming to visit to educate students first hand <br />what robotics look like in action. <br />*Maker Space is formally open to faculty next Monday with an overview of the <br />space. <br />*Reading as our core homework plan- continue to see minimal impact <br />conversationally around this plan. Our goal was to see reduction in stress and <br />non change to academic performance. Meeting with district to analyze success of <br />homework plan, including surveys and score analysis, focus group with faculty, <br />and focus group with parents. Homework plan success will be summarized by the <br />end of the school year. Estabrook's final assessment of the new homework plan <br />will not directly impact the district homework plan outcomes. However, our <br />anecdotal notes will support the district in making their decision. <br />*Principal Roundtable was successful. <br />*Co -Teaching model continues to progress. <br />-Social-Emotional Goal <br />*Digital Citizenship meeting with parents next Wednesday for coaching families <br />around monitoring/appropriate use of technology. <br />*Faculty and community education continues. LEF to fund Jessica Lahey, The <br />Gift of Failure. She will come the third week of March for a community event, <br />including staff with shift of meeting times. Goal to have date for the event in place <br />