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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-11-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes 2012 -2013 Academic Year Meeting Date/Time: Location: Secretary: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Harrington 1st floor conf /room Judy Cracker 7:30 --8 :30 am In Attendance (Council Members): x Elaine Mead (Co- Chair) Micah Viana (Co- Chair) x Judy Crocker x Amy Chamberlain x Michelle Matta Dardeno . Rucha Londhe Cindy Salarnone (absent) x Geri O'Neill x Nancy Taylor Standing agenda items Minutes 1. Approval of minutes from May 21, 2013 Approved as amended. Agenda Topics Discussed 2. Feedback from Let's Chat Survey Let's Chat was well received according to 41 parents who completed the survey. Suggestions included: Named topics, different meeting times, and location change for improved acoustics (library). FY14 dates: Oct (bullying prevention & intervention), Dec, Jan, March, May. 3. Traffic Safety Plan The School Committee's proposed traffic mitigation plan and policy were reviewed, including the status of an upcoming traffic engineering study. 4. Loose Ends a. Field Trips are experiencing: increasing a. Field Trips costs, PTA no longer finance buses due to b. School Improvement Plan (SIP) liability concerns, fewer chaperones dues to cost, greater student nursing care, gift shop pressure. Parents need to be educated on how trips connect with the curriculum. Suggested Harrington website link listing enrichment activities and trips. b. SIP includes mission, vision, and beliefs for each school and the district. Need exists to make SIP part of school language and create a Harrington we site link. S. Looking Ahead: Kathy Martin (G3) will replace Cindy a. Council Members for Next Year Sala mone and Travis McCready will serve for Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes 2012 -2013 Academic Year b. Feedback on Meeting Dates /Times a one -year term vacated by Khuarshida Shahidullah. 6. Handouts provided to Council Members Final copies of School Improvement Plan Action items Item Responsible Due 1. Place SIP into parent August packet. 2. Link class enrichment/field trips and SIP on website. E. Mead open August open Next meeting: September 24, 2013