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