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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-27-CLARKE-min RECEIVED 2022 25 Feb, :31 am P`O)S MORAUNc o o p TOWN CL R K PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE an pp�� p APRIL I9T. EX�� G A. LEXING10 Jonas Clarke Middle School School Site Council Meeting September 27, 2021 7:00 AM Zoom Meeting, Jonas Clarke Middle School 17 Stedman Road Lexington, MA 02421 Google Meet link: Video call link: haps://meet.google.com/) i -zap'-cis Or dial: (US) +1 541-900-5157 PIN: 377 233 472# Agenda I. Call to Order, Welcome, & Public Comment a. Introductions of Site Council Members i. Members identified themselves and their role on the Site Council. b. Review of Site Council mission i. Make recommendations for the overall improvement of the school. ii. Recommendations appear in the form of a plan, the School Improvement Plan (SIP). II. Review &Approve Last Meeting's Minutes a. June 1 2021 meetin- minutes i. Dana Silverberg - motion to approve last meeting minutes. ii. Michelle Wright - second the motion iii. Vote - minutes approved. III. Selection of a parent co-chair for the site council. a. Role/duty: Help facilitate the meeting, ability to lead the meeting and assist in planning the agenda with the principal. i. Emily Sayre will serve as co-chair. IV. Staff, Parent/Guardian, & Principal Notes a. Discussing Clarke's School Improvement Plan 2021-2022- "Innovation Plan" i. Lexington Moving into an Innovation Plan (2 year cycle), rather than a SIP, as traditionally used. 1. Plan still seen as SIP by state 2. Law requires these plans are posted annually 3. Goal from now through early January is for the Site Council to develop this plan. 4. Would like to submit this to Dr. Hackett in February for her feedback, as well as the feedback from the School Committee. 5. March and April is a time to edit and revise, based on feedback. 6. Final submission of the innovation plan by May. 7. These plans will be highlighted in our "Joy of Learning" celebration. Clarke's celebration will take place in April. ii. 4 Goals from LPS Strategic Plan serve as the basis for our school innovation plan: Addressing Equity Gaps, Redefining Success, Cultivating Student Agency, Innovating for Sustainable Change. iii. Questions, Feedback, Comments for this Innovation Plan. 1. Parent - Clarification of the timeline as well as the individuals who approve the plan. (Superintendent and School Committee) 2. J. Clark - Question with respect to data measured and data collection process. a. D. Despres - we as a committee decide what data to collect and how to collect that data as well as measure our success. Also, revision is permitted along the way. 3. Parent - where has this shift come from? Is this just LPS or districts around Lexington? a. D.Despres - unsure if districts around us, but this shift is born out of the current situation and the pandemic. V. Reviewing Clarke's School Improvement Plan 2021-2022: "Innovation Plan" 1. Addressing equity gaps at Clarke. a. Seeing disproportionate numbers in Special Education testing requests as well as discipline (more specifically our Black and Brown students and requests for testing as well as disciplinary suspensions). i. Also hoping to look at last year's report card data to see if these gaps exist in academic data as well. ii. M.Barry-Ng - provided Site Council with an overview of the new district-wide Student Behavior Referral process. This will provide us with more data on our process and allow us an opportunity to review this data and provide/create innovations. iii. D. Despres - review of equity gaps as well as our RTI process. (This will be a focus in our next meeting). iv. J. Clark- MCAS data question: Are we using this to measure student growth? 1. D. Despres: Last year's MCAS has major validity questions, as it was a different test and measured the student process differently. This will be discussed at tomorrow night's Lexington School Committee meeting. V. M. Olsson -when we speak of equity gap, is this with respect to discipline or IEP's 1. D. Despres - confirm that it refers to both. vi. E. Sayre - reference to other interventions that are being implemented this school year. 1. Affinity groups 2. Homework help VI. Other items/questions 1. M. Alexander - Comment about email to parents regarding the announcements from Aspen to parents regarding team assignments. It would be helpful if there was a link in that email. 2. M. Alexander - It would be helpful if the PTO could put a link to that school announcements in their newsletter. 3. X. Zheng - Helpful that the food is free this year for everyone. Is there a way to provide feedback for food? 4. E.Sayre - 7th grader really enjoying this year. Not an overload of homework and much enjoyed. 5. D. Despres - school administration seeing students with a lot of younger behaviors (almost 1-2 years behind where typically on). As a school we are really trying to keep students' social and emotional health in order. This is something as a school we are trying to monitor. 6. D. Despres - next meeting October 27, 2021 @ 3pm.