HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-09-22-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2015 -2016 Academic Year
Meeting Date/Time:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
7:30 -8:30 am
Location:
Harrington School, Room 170
(1St floor conference room)
Secretary:
Liz Class
In Attendance (Council Members):
JElaine Mead, Principal ! Michelle Motta Dardeno, Parent Rep.
❑ Mona Potter, Community Rep XJ Rucha Londhe, Parent Rep.
ii Jennifer Roney, Parent Rep. • Mai Yang, Parent Rep.
it Elizabeth Class, Faculty Rep. [-Jean Kelley, Faculty Rep.
a Vanessa Wilson, Faculty Rep. L! Michelle Wright, Faculty Rep.
Invited /Ad Hoc:
Documents /Exhibits Distributed:
Agenda; June Minutes; 2015 -2016 Meeting Schedule; Contact Information; 2015 -2016
School Improvement Plan; Current
LPS Homework Policy
Minutes
Standing Agenda Items
1. Approval of outstanding minutes
• June minutes approved
2. Review + status of outstanding
• J. Roney will find out about PTA grant money for
action items
faculty (amount and guidelines)
Agenda Topics Discussed
3. Organizational Items
• Secretary for meetings- each month assigned
• Co -chair for 15 -16- M. Dardeno
• Liaison to PTA- J. Roney
4. School Improvement Plan 15 -16
• Reviewed the 2015 -2016 School Improvement Plan
5. Homework
• Members concerned about expected use of
technology for homework
• Discussion to be continued
• All members to review current Lexington Public
School (LPS) homework policy for discussion in
October; feedback requested by Dr. Czajkowski
6. Enrollment and Facility Update
• Lexington Children's Place (LCP), the town preschool,
will make a temporary move to MinuteMan
• Harrington acquires LCP space, and with that can
house 3 additional classrooms
• Discussion about where students for these additional
classrooms will come from
o Redistricting?
o Temporary?
• Members discussed the need for updates of core
spaces used by all Harrington community members
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Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2015 -2016 Academic Year
Let `s Chat calendar
Future Topics
A ion Ite s
Discussion about itinerant teachers and what that
look like for a bigger Harrington community
Discussion about anticipated budget needs
furniture
classroom materials
0 October- Social Emotional Learning at Lunch
Recess: Teaching in the Middle of the Day
.�d daytime, before conferences, Friday morning
invite Julia Hendrix and Amy Chamberlain
November- PTA Meeting with Dr. Czajkowski
January- Math
daytime
invite Karen Tripoli and an Arsen
March- Safety and A.L.I.C.E.
;ry discussion before rollout for parents /student
evening
invite police and fire representatives
May hold open
Homework
Enrollment -- .
Enrollment Data
Student Survey
Techinology
Item
Responsible Due
LexSBSC Roundtable- clarify status J. Roney 10/20/15
Schedule October Lets Chat (and future
meetings); invite speakers for meetings