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Estabrook School Council Meeting Wednesday, January 16, 2019 MINUTES Members Present: Amy Burk, Steve Chang, Joyce Dvorak, Christina Gavin, Amy Klotz, Chhandomay Mandal, and Rick Rogers Approval of December 13, 2018 Minutes: On a motion by Amy KLotz, seconded by Joyce Dvorak, the minutes of December 13, 2018 were unanimously approved. Updates Principal Search Process Rick provided an update on the principal search. Applications closed January 4. Following a paper screen, initial pre-screening interviews were conducted by the Director of Human Resources Monica Visco and Rick on Tuesday, January 15. In the next round, candidates will be interviewed by the Search Committee on Friday, January 18. The committee will recommend 2-3 finalists to the Superintendent. Finalists will then go through a round of forums with staff, parents and students, as well as central office interviews. Gr. 4 NAEP & ELL ACCESS Testing Christina described upcoming NAEP testing (February 4) for 60 Gr. 4 students selected at random. Students will take one test in either Reading, Math or Science. Some discussion followed about the relation between NAEP and MCAS. The state-mandated ACCESS testing for over 100 ELL students is underway this month and will wrap up by January 30. Some of this testing is 1:1 which is staff-intensive. ELL teachers conduct this testing. Focus Topic for Discussion: SIP Goal #2: Social-Emotional Learning Please refer to attached School Improvement Plan Social Emotional Goal Update (January 16, 2019) for details. Rick provided an update on the first focus area of this goal: decreasing stress and increasing wellness. (homework, mindfulness, play-based learning). Christina provided an update on school-wide positive behavior support practices, including new student leadership recognition and leadership lunches. Rick updated the status of Responsive Classroom training. Amy Klotz spoke about aligning SEL lessons used in the pro-social block. Rick ended the meeting by briefly pointing out that much work has been done or is scheduled for later this year in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion. Discussion Points Council members asked questions and shared ideas after each area of the update. Among the points raised:  Maker Space: Chhandomay asked about the before/after school Make Space Clubs. Registration filled up within an hour of emails going out. Clearly there is interest in 1