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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-17-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year Meeting Date/Time: Location: Thursday, November 17 Room 170, Conference Room 7:30-8:25 am Attending: 0 Donna Bonarrigo, Principal 0 Ann Ostrowski, Parent Rep. ❑ TBA, Community Rep 0 Rucha Londhe, Parent Rep. Q Orietta Barletta, Parent Rep. ❑ Mai Yang, Parent Rep. 0 Liz Class, Faculty Rep. 0 Katie Evanson, Faculty Rep. 0 Shaun Dever, Faculty Rep. ❑ Michelle Wright, Faculty Rep. Agenda Topic Minutes Est. Time 1. Organizational items A motion was made to approve 5 minutes a. Approval of outstanding the October minutes. The motion minutes — September was seconded and they were Minutes approved unanimously. b. Secretary for today's meeting — Shaun Dever 2. Revision of Parent Survey • Rucha shared a copy of 20 minutes a. Handout provided the Parent Survey results from 2014. She is working to make the necessary changes as discussed in the October meeting. • The group discussed their preference to remove a question regarding the number of years a family has had students at Harrington. • Add item to question #3: —providing information about community support, events and updates. • Questions were raised about information re: community support for families, especially for international families • Reccommendation: Representatives from Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year various nationalities to provide outreach and support to families. Other schools have a family liaison program. • Rucha will merge the two working documents to create a survey. She will share the link and we will move to implement the survey via e-mail. 3. Traffic Signal Update • The traffic signal has been 5 minutes installed. Council members shared their observations of the signal. It does not seem to be running at the proper times. Having it installed is a step in the right direction. 4. Playground Update • Donna shared that a 5minutes meeting with the building project management was positive. Plans are moving forward for a quieter alternative to an active play recess. 5. Let's Chat Dates and Topics • Donna recommended 10 minutes "New MCAS" as a possible January topic. Test items are being released slowly by the Dept. of Ed. Fourth grade tests will be • Other possible topics: Beyond Measure (Claire Sheth possible connection to this information), Parent Resource Library, Alice Protocol Education 6. Wrap -Up & Future Agendas 0 MCAS Updates within 5 minutes Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year Council • Student Survey — Sharing data and creating action items • Jan Meeting: Thu, 1/12 Action items Item Responsible Status Parent Survey (digitally) Rucha Londhe Let's Chat Topic: 2017 MCAS / Date? Donna Bonarrigo MCAS Schedule to Teachers & Families Donna Bonarrigo Handouts / Documents to be reviewed October Minutes Parent Survey