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Estabrook School Council Meeting Wednesday, November14, 2018 MINUTES Members Present: Steve Chang, Joyce Dvorak, Amy Klotz, Chhandomay Mandal, and Rick Rogers Approval of October 10, 2018 Minutes: On a motion by Joyce Dvorak, seconded by Amy Klotz, the minutes of October 10, 2018 were unanimously approved. General Updates  Professional Development Day: Rick referred council members to the Principal’s Corner in the November 12 edition of the Estabrook Buzz, describing the district- wide Professional Development Day on November 6. He noted that 15 members of the Estabrook staff were involved in a facilitating a workshop session.  Principal Search Timeline: Superintendent Julie Hackett will send out communication about the upcoming search for a permanent principal for Estabrook. Rick noted he expects the position will be posted in December with a goal of completing the process by the end of February. School Improvement Plan Rick will provide an update each month on a portion of the School Improvement Plan. For this meeting, he provided an update on four of the action steps listed for Goal One - Academic.  Literacy: Rick described the successful transition to using a new reading assessment called the Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) that provides more information about “teaching points” for teachers to use in their work with students. He commended the Literacy Specialists for their excellent work providing training and follow-up coaching in using the BAS, as well as the classroom teachers for their positive attitude about making this shift. Amy added a few comments from the perspective of a classroom teacher.  Mathematics: Rick noted that work in mathematics is focused on the use of math workshop in grades 3-5 in order to provide more effective differentiation. While no formal professional development is scheduled, the math specialists are working with grade level teams and in individual classrooms to support this work.  Co-Teaching: Rick cited this work as an area of particular strength in the school and praised the work of ETS Jenn Beaulac, Literacy Specialist Tom Grasso and Math Specialist Amy Burk in supporting the 4 classroom teachers and 3 special educators involved in his initiative. He has asked them to present this work to an upcoming LPS Administrative Council meeting being held at Estabrook.  Response to Intervention: Rick commended Assistant Principal Christina Gavin for her work to strengthen the Child Study Team process by having standing membership and utilizing a structured protocol. The purpose of CST is to: o Assist classroom teacher with problem-solving around an individual student. o Develop strategies to address an individual student’s needs o Determine if any new targeted interventions may be appropriate. o Determine If a referral to special education may be appropriate 1