HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-04-23-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2012 -2013 Academic Year
Meeting Date /Time: Location. Secretary:
Tuesday, April 23, 20113 Harrington 1st floor conf /roam i
7 :30 -8 :30 am
Elaine Mead _
In Attendance (Council Members):
x Elaine Mead (Co-Chair) Micah Viana {Co- Chair} (Absent)
x Judy Crocker x Amy Chamberlain
x Michelle Motta Dardeno . Rucha Londhe
x Cindy Salamone x Geri O'Neill
x Nancy Taylor Khuarshida Shahidullah (Absent)
Invited /Ad Hoc:
Standing agenda Items
Minutes
1. Approval of outstanding minutes from
Approved
March 25, 2013
Agenda Topics Discussed
2. Draft of district Mission, Vision, and Beliefs
The principal shared the draft of the LPS
Mission, Vision, and Beliefs. Dr. Ash and his
Administrative Council created the draft and
are seeking feedback from the faculty, staff
`
and parent community during the coming
year. School Council members are asked to
review the draft, look for alignment in our
school improvement, and offer feedback
during the 13 -14 school year.
3. Traffic Safety Update
The community representative shared the
work of several committees who are
working on traffic safety on school grounds.
One goal is to increase bus riders —there is
now on -line registration. The community
representative is advocating that Harrington
become a Safe Routes to School Partner.
Safety issues on school property including
fire lanes, handicap parking, and maintaining
a "peaceful" arrival and dismissal
experien
4. Fallow -up from LETS CHAT
The principal communicated that there was
follow -up with the Department Heads for
Health and Wellness regarding n utrition
Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2012 -2013 Academic Year
Next meeting: May 21, 2013
lessons. The council also discussed
perspectives when sharing concerns about
programs or practices at the school. The
desire to assume positive intent and to
maintain civil discourse was noted.
5. LETS CHAT - April 26 1h and feedback
The final LET'S CHAT session was discussed.
Five members of the Council attended:
Michelle Motto Dardeno, Micah Viana, Cindy
Salamone, Rucha Londhe, and Elaine Mead
6. Future Meeting Agenda
The May meeting will be devoted to
reviewing the draft of the School
Improvement Plan. The draft plan will be
sent out on prior to the meeting to all
Council members.
7. Handouts provided to Council Members
• List of Field Trips at Harrington by
Grade Level
• Final version of LET'S CHAT feedback
survey
Next meeting: May 21, 2013