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
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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
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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