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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-09-13-Harrington-minSchool Based Site Council at Harrington Meeting Minutes 2016-2017 Academic Year Meeting Date/Time: Location: Secretary: September 13, 2016 Harrington School, Room 170 Rucha Londhe 7:30 to 8:30 am (1" floor conference Room) In Attendance (Council Members): 0 Donna Bonarrigo, Principal 0 Ann Ostrowski, Parent Rep. ❑ Community Rep (TBA) LI Rucha Londhe, Parent Rep. 0 Orietta Barletta, Parent Rep. OMai Yang, Parent Rep. 0 Liz Class, Faculty Rep. ❑ Katie Evanson, Faculty Rep. 0 Shaun Dever, Faculty Rep. 0 Michelle Wright, Faculty Rep. Invited/Ad Hoc: Minutes Agenda Topics Discussed 1. Organizational items • June 2016 minutes approved a. Introductions • All (new and returning) Site Council b. Approval of outstanding minutes members introduced themselves 2. ' Review of School Improvement Plan for • Members reviewed the four goal under 2016-2017 the School Improvement Plan for 2016- 17. • Harington Faculty attended the Summer Reading Institute conducted by the Teachers College. Sessions will be held during the year too when teachers college faculty will be here at Harrington. • Various topics around socio -emotional goals being currently discussed are: individualized behavior support, forming overlapping support teams, refining referral processes and use of appropriate terminology such as "expected and unexpected behavior" as opposed to "appropriate and inappropriate behavior" • Changes to the playground — there has been a talk about this for quite some time. Money has been set aside from PTA funds. There is also some funding School Based Site Council at Harrington Meeting Minutes 2016-2017 Academic Year available from LEF. The Principal met with the Director of Facilities for school regarding playground changes. This is a very complex undertaking, the timeline is open. This may be an agenda item for a future Site Council meeting and/or a Lets chat session. Lextended Day also need to use the playground so at some point they also need to be brought into the dialogue. • There is an interest to repeat the Parent Survey conducted three years back. • The "Welcome to new Families" was not so well planned this year, but plans for next year are already being made. • The PTA International night during the first week of School was well attended. • The Harington School now has a Tweeter account that students can use. • There is a physical suggestion box for parents to send in questions, concerns, or suggestions. Another possible venue would be to set up a google form for the same purpose. It can be left anonymous. • Faculty reviewed the ALICE protocol — perhaps a good Lets Chat topic? • A member brought up the traffic safety issues and the signage at Lowell and Marrett Streets. The Principal is going to follow up. • A member reported that using ASPEN to access school report cards is not very easy and convenient. Also not convenient to find out the class teacher at the beginning of the year. Bowman is an easier online system. Suggestion was to review that system and make any necessary changes. • The position of the community rep is still open. 3. Enrollment and facility Update • Not discussed 4. Wrap Up & Future Agendas: • Starting next month the Site Council a. Let's Chat Calendar meetings will be held every second School Based Site Council at Harrington Meeting Minutes 2016-2017 Academic Year b. Future Agendas Friday 7:30 to 8:30 am. • The Principal will put together a calendar with tentative dates of future Lets Chat sessions. • Potential Lets Chat topics include: Playground changes, Parent Resource Library, ALICE protocol Action items Item Responsible Due 1. Past parent survey emailed to all members Rucha 2. Follow up on Bowman school's online system Donna 3. Follow up on signage on Lowell and Marrett Streets L Donna Agenda Topics Held for Future Discussion • Future Topics: Reviewing playground plans, parent survey, and traffic issues • Next Meeting: October 14, 2016