HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-03-22-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda
2015 -2016 Academic Year
Meeting Date /Time:
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
7:30 -8:25 am
Location:
Room 170, Conference Room
Secretary:
Mona Potter
Attending:
X Elaine Mead, Principal X Michelle Motta Dardeno, Parent Rep.
X Mona Potter, Community Rep X Rucha Londhe, Parent Rep.
X Jennifer Roney, Parent Rep. X Mai Yang, Parent Rep.
X Liz Class, Faculty Rep. X Jean Kelley, Faculty Rep.
X Shaun Dever, Faculty Rep. ❑ Michelle Wright, Faculty Rep.
Invited /Ad Hoc:
Documents /Exhibits Distributed: February minutes; March meeting agenda; Summary of
Harrington Student Survey 2016; Ad Hoc Student Assignment Committee and District
Considerations
Standing Agenda Items
Minutes
1. Approval of outstanding minutes:
February Minutes
February minutes approved as amended
Agenda Topics Discussed
2. Student Survey
1. Analysis of Results
a. Reviewed survey results [for multiple -
choice questions] according to gender
and grade -level differences
i. While some differences reached
statistical significance, differences
in mean ratings across gender and
grades generally were not large
b. Reviewed responses to open -ended
questions by category and agreed that it
would be beneficial to break -down these
results according to grade and gender
differences as done with the multiple -
choice questions
c. Identified categories that warranted
further clarification and agreed to review
de- identified free text responses,
including comments related to lunch,
bullying, and academics
2. Communication Plan — faculty, students, parents
a. Planned venues /methods for
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Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda
2015 -2016 Academic Year
2. Student Survey
1. Analysis of Results
a. Reviewed survey results [for multiple -
choice questions] according to gender
and grade -level differences
i. While some differences reached
statistical significance, differences
in mean ratings across gender and
grades generally were not large
b. Reviewed responses to open -ended
questions by category and agreed that it
would be beneficial to break -down these
results according to grade and gender
differences as done with the multiple -
choice questions
c. Identified categories that warranted
further clarification and agreed to review
de- identified free text responses,
including comments related to lunch,
bullying, and academics
2. Communication Plan — faculty, students, parents
a. Planned venues /methods for
communication of results to faculty,
students, and parents, including faculty
meeting, all Hawks meeting, classroom
discussion, Let's Chat, written
communication
3. Goal setting
a. Discussed additional analyses to
complete on the survey to help
determine action steps /goals
b. Specifically discussed possible goals for
bullying curriculum
c. Discussed goal of developing pro - social
goals to include in the School
Improvement Plan (SIP) and the process
for obtaining faculty, student, and parent
feedback for the goals
3. Student Assignment Update — April
26th School Committee Meeting
1. Committee student assignments considerations
and district commitments were distributed and
referenced for review
4. Let's Chat Feedback and Plan for
May Let's Chat
1. Reviewed possibility of adding a Let's Chat
between 4/26 and 5/17/16 to discuss survey
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Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda
2015 -2016 Academic Year
2. Review current anti - bullying response
and curriculum at Harrington
L. Class, S. Dever
April Site Council Meeting
3. Look for possible Let's Chat dates
between 4/26 and 5/17/16 to discuss
student survey results
E. Mead
3/31/16
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