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BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOOL-BASED SITE COUNCIL 55 Middleby Road, Lexington, MA 02421 781-861-2510 APRIL 27, 2018 MEETING MINUTES APPROVED JUNE 1, 2018 PRESENT: Lynnette Allen, Megan Brown, Lucia Brower, Tatiana Cochis, Meg Colella, Kimberly Hensle Lowrance,Amy Kvaal, Zeba McGibbon, Sejal Petal, and Deirdre Schadler. ABSENT: Amelia Brower, Erin Cerat,Jon Cunha,Allison Gullingsrud, Kristen Gray, Ruth Litchfield, Huan Liu, Beth Murnaghan, Debbie Side, Melanie Tanionos, and Shawn Wood. MEETING SUMMARY: Meg Colella began the Site-Based Council (SBC) meeting at 8 AM. She reviewed the agenda, explaining that several of the items were follow-ups to previously discussed items, included here to address any outstanding questions from parents. Meg was asked what the Bridge community could do to support a safe school environment for staff and students. She explained that major changes need to go through superintendent (the new superintendent begins July 1),but that she was empowered to make adjustments as needed and welcomed ideas from the community. A question was asked about extracurricular activities at Bridge (e.g., Literacy Night, Movie Night, Spring Fling). How can we ensure that the people attending are from our community? Meg explained that, in response to questions about events like these, she has made some changes: 1) program participants must enter and leave through one door; and 2) if a second entrance is needed, a volunteer must stand at the door the entire time it is open.Additionally, program leaders know to call the police if anything suspicious occurs. For these events, Meg and her staff cannot disclose personal information to volunteer leaders about others in the Bridge community—such as restraining orders or custody agreements.Any problems ensuing from those situations should be addressed with the police. Another question was asked about the windows in the building—both external ones into classrooms and the windows in or near classroom doors. Can these be covered or obscured in some way to prevent someone will ill intent from looking in? Meg explained that there is a legal requirement for all rooms to have windows that are unobstructed. Questions about changing the glass—putting in a film like what is on the library door, for example—must be addressed by the superintendent in consultation with the facilities department. A parent asked about the live shooter training that was held yesterday at Lexington High School. Meg explained that this event was for teachers and staff, and was designed to prepare them for a live shooter incident and/or an intruder in the building. Fiske also held this training yesterday,while Bridge held a similar training four years ago. Meg is working with central administration to plan additional safety trainings over the summer. 1