HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-15-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2012 -2013 Academic Year
Meeting Date/Time:
Location:
Secretary:
January 15, 2013
Harrington Room 170
Amy Chamberlain
7 :30 — 8:30am
Conference Room
In Attendance (Council Members):
Elaine Mead (Co- Chair) Micah Viana(Co- Chair)
Judy Crocker . Amy Chamberlain
Michelle Motta Dardeno Rucha Londhe
Cindy 5alamone Geri O'Neill
Nancy Taylor Khurshida Shahidullah
Invited /Ad Hoc:
Standing agenda Items
Minutes
1. Approval of outstanding minutes
Amended and approved.
Agenda Topics discussed
2. Discussion Topics — Parent Education SIP
• 14 parents and 4 staff members
Goal 43
attended.
a. LET'S CHAT: School Security and
■ Parents shared reasons for attending.
Safety Feedback on Jan. 11 session.
■ Ms. Mead explained school district's
coordinated emergency response
system without offering details that
could compromise safety (i.e. naming
specific evacuation locations).
Parents voiced wanting a balance
between safety and maintaining a
welcoming community.
Several formerly out -of -state parents
discussed how lockdown practice
drills with students became routine
overtime and were well received.
■ A summary of the meeting will be
submitted for the January Herald.
b. Communication Plan for LET'S CHAT
■ Flyers will be sent home today to K -2
— January 24 - Literacy
parents.
* Babysitting services will be
advertised and provided by two
Barrington Site Council members in
the cafeteria.
■ There will not be an online
component to this workshop.
Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2012 -2013 Academic Year
c. Suggestion Box — Ideas that have come
• Student request that recess balls be
forward
inflated.
■ Parent question regarding frequency of
student recitation of The Pledge of
Allegiance. Ms. Mead clarified that the
pledge is recited once a week as a school
and left to teacher discretion as to
greater frequency; some staff build it
into their daily routine.
Anonymous parent request for
information on additional best practices
at Harrington besides HAWKS.
3. New Item — District Budget Update
■ Ms. Mead noted that there are no
proposed cuts in the new budget.
+ Twenty classrooms will be maintained.
• There is support for full time elementary
Assistant Principals.
a A public hearing in Jan. will be held at
Harrington.
Action Items
Item
Responsible
Due
1. Harrington Herald Site Council summary notes
will be
M. Dardeno
Jan.
finalized.
2. Let's Chat flyers will be sent home to K -2 parents.
E. Mead
Jan. 15
3. Student question regarding deflated recess balls
will be
E. Mead
Jan.
directly responded to.
4. Parent question regarding the Pledge of Allegia
ice will be
M. Viana
Jan.
directly responded to.
Next meeting - Feb. 26; secretary - Nancy Taylor.
New Agenda Item - Follow up on feedback loop for Let's Chat.