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�g gitgyr� Joseph Estabrook Elementary School 117 Grove Street ® Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 Sandra A. Trach (781) 861-2520 Principal strach@lexingtonma.org Fax: (781) 862-2145 ESTABROOK SCHOOL SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday,May 9, 2018, 3:30-4:15 pm Estabrook School Conference Room Welcome In attendance: • Sandra Trach, Principal/Co-Chair • Pauline Benninga, Parent/Co-Chair • Jeffrey LaBroad,Assistant Principal • Amy Burk,Math Specialist • Katrina Roscoe, Grade S Teacher Absent: • Steve Chang, Parent • Joyce Dvorak, Parent Review draft of the 2018-2019 Estabrook School Improvement Plan The Estabrook Site Council reviewed the draft 2018-2019 School Improvement Plan: • It was discussed that the School Improvement Plan is an important document. It speaks to what has been done and what has been valued, and serves as a roadmap of purpose and course for the school. • The council commented that they were pleased we were refining and improving our practice--not changing course. The council feels this will be important with new leadership. It was said, "plan speaks to 'what we're about'" • There was substantial discussion about the STEAM(Science, Technology, Engineering,Arts and Mathematics) goal and how to weave parts of the goal together.Suggestions were made to possibly look at the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) to create overarching themes. The council also suggested finding ways to connect existing content opportunities together. There was discussion about the importance of 'perseverance, 'the iterative process, and 'authentic learning'as part of thegoal. • Under the professional learning'goal, it was suggested that the school add '...and math progression'to the sentence: 'Continue to learning walkthroughs with a focus on literacy progressions and Standards for Mathematical Practices....[insert. and math progression.]' • The Council is supportive of the social-emotional goals and safety goals as written.