HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-05-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2013-20,14 Academic Year
Meeting Date/Time: Location:
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Secretary:
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March 25, 2014 Hacrrington 1st floor conf/room Nancy Taylor
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In Attendance (Council Members):
—X Elaine Mead (Co -Chair)
—X Micah liana
—X Judy Crocker
-Array Chamberlain (absent)
—X Michelle Motta Dardeno (Co -Chair)
Mucha Londhe (absent)
— X—Geri ONeill
— Travis McCready (absent)
—X Nancy Taylor
— Kathy Martin (absent)
Invited/Ad Hoc:
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1. Approval of outstanding minutes:
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Micah Viana
2, Review 4- status of outstanding action items
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3. Family Engagement Goal 3 — Feedback and
* Fall conferences @ 99% participation
Questions
0 PTA open dialogue
o Let's Chat series: should we have a Let's
Chat about what we learned from Jerry
Shultz. Faculty is doing a survey about
what we have learned.
0 Possible topics: Placement? The hiring
process? Everyday Math strategies?
Council member felt Math would be well
received. Safety and Security?
0 Ms Mead discussed the adoption of
ALICE for Security. COUTICil member felt
this trainiing should be automatic like a
fire drill. The focus is on evacuation.
Instructions are very clear and direct.
Ms Mead shared that our evacuation has
become very efficient.
0 Ms Mead and staff can send out ernails
to either the whole or part of the
Harrington community. Council
members cornmented that the new
system is very effective.
0 We have met the goals we had set forth
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for goal #3.
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Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2013-2014 Academic Year
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Suggestion B1
5. Future Agendas.,
April — District Goals — drafting School
Improvement Goals and Implementation
Plan for 2014-2015
0 The box is not being used very much, but
what has been in it has been praise.
Families, in, the community feel there is a
lot of outreach to, the community.
Council member rnade the suggestion
that the supaestion box be on line.
• Safety and plan for Let's Chat. Hovv will
we craft our feedback system
• Ms Mead Suggested a discussion of our
transient population. Should we create
a protocol and checklist for the needs of
this population? What do we do
academically, socially to reach out to
these parents? Council member shared
that a welcome kit is given to new
families. Assistant principal has written
a grant for hand held translators,
Should Let's Chat will be about
Placement? We need to make it
valuable for each, grade level. Possible
date — May 2, 2014. Last Let's Chat had
a very good turnout® Ten families were
represented.
Item
1, Create a Let's Chat about placement for the May 2
meeting. Include teachers (classroom and resource)
and guidance.
2. Send out District Goals: they are aligned with school
goals
1. Map out plans for Let's Chat series for 2014-2015
2. Should we re -do, the survey?
3. Could we survey the "new comers?"
4. Transportation -- council i-neiiiber(5iiiiriutes)
5. Recruitment for new members
Ms Mead
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