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Lexington High School
251 Waltham Street Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
Laura Lasa
781- 861-2320, x 1002
Principal
lasa@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us
FAX: 781-861-2440
To: The Lexington High School Council
From: Laura J Lasa
Re: Minutes of April 13, 2015 Meeting
LHS School Site Council Meeting met on April 13, 2015, from 6:15-7:45 PM in the Guidance
Conference Room 154.
Present: Laura Lasa, Liz Moughty Curtin, Nancy Shepard, Polly Kienle, Suzanne Lau, Nanying Bian,
Paul Breitenfield, Kristin Tissera, Kim Effron and Eileen Jay. Absent: Ann Redmon, Walter Richardson,
Dave Winninger, Katherine Manning, Elise Santiago.
I.March 16, 2015 meeting minutes approved.
II.Announcements from Council members
A.Report on the recent Site Council Roundtable meeting
SBSC Roundtable on March 18, 2015 included speakers Len Swanton on Professional
Learning, Carol Pilarski on Supervision and Evaluation and Tom Plati on Technology.
Question for School Councils from the roundtable: Parent and student feedback on how
technology is experienced at home. This generated more questions in School Council:
What is the impact on home life? What access to the Internet are students expected to
have to do homework? What are the district guidelines?
Next meeting of the SBSC Roundtable on April 15, 2015 on preparation of the School
Improvement Plan.
B.Other announcements/questions
The School Committee sets athletic team fees; the District business office has details on
how the fees are used. They are typically used for bus transportation and officials.
American Pride Dance on April 10: 60 students in attendance and ended earlier than
scheduled.
Parent Academy on March 28: the event was well attended, the speakers were interesting
and the hope is that this event will be repeated.
Parent à Teen Dialogue at Cary Library on April 12: This was well done. The discussion
was very open and illuminating.
AP classes in course selection: Generally, the number of AP class requests is similar to
last year. The current enrollment for the new Honors Chemistry is 104 students. The
number of requests for AP Chemistry, Biology and Economics decreased, while the
requests for AP Psychology, US History and Computer Science increased.
Individual student meetings with Guidance Counselors were very positively received.
III.2015-2016 School Improvement Plan
A.Continued development
The SIP is due to Dr. Ash on May 7
The SIP includes an Academic Goal 1, Wellness Goal 2, and School Culture Goal 3
The School Improvement Plan provides an overall view of the schoolÈs focus.
Academic Goal 1, School Council input:
1.Move towards Standards Based Learning grading system.
2.Include executive functioning skill development to match expectations at LHS.
3.Provide consistent assessments across courses.
4.Homework: look at feedback from this yearÈs faculty discussions and what can be
implemented to improve homework practices at school and home.
5.Incorporate FLEX blocks into the weekly schedule.
Wellness Goal 2, School Council input:
1.Implement Grade-level self-advocacy targets: define verbal, written advocacy and
coping skills.
2.Develop online credit recovery options.
School Culture Goal 3, School Council input:
1.Develop a culture of positive expectations and recognition of positive
contributions to school and community life.
2.Hold discussion on the competitive atmosphere at LHS and its effect on the school
culture and climate.
IV.Adjournment
District Improvement Plan 2014-2015
1.Improve Academic Performance for All Students
2.Improve Social and Emotional Program Support for All Students
3.Improve Safety for All Students and Staff
4.Improve the DistrictÈs Capacity to Respond to Enrollment Increases