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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-04-13-HARRINGTON-min Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year Meeting Date/Time: Location: Thursday, April 13, 2017 Room 170, Conference Room 7:30-8:30 am Attending: Q Donna Bonarrigo, Principal Q Ann Ostrowski, Parent Rep. ❑ TEA,Community Rep ❑ Rucha Londhe, Parent Rep. Q Orietta Barletta, Parent Rep. Q Mai Yang, Parent Rep. Q Liz Class, Faculty Rep. Q Katie Evanson, Faculty Rep. Q Shaun Dever, Faculty Rep. ❑ Michelle Wright, Faculty Rep. Agenda Topic Minutes Est. Time 1. Organizational items A motion was made to 5 minutes a. Approval of approve the March minutes. March Minutes The motion was seconded b. Secretary for and they were approved today's meeting unanimously. — Orietta Barletta 2. Update on Playground Work is scheduled to be 10 minutes Plans done by start of 2017/2018 school year • Town will provide funding for plantings instead of private donations. 3. Publishing Survey Discussion on how to get 10 minutes Results results to parents and how previous results were shared with community. • Possibly share results with parents at the last "Let's Chat" which will be an open discussion on May 19. 4. Let's Chat about Recess • Next Let's Chat will be on 10 minutes Tuesday April 25. • Recess has become an important topic of discussion. • Often conflicts occur at recess and children don't know how to communicate those issues and with whom 1 Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year to discuss the issues. • How do these issues get communicated to teachers because aides are supervising lunch and recess. • There is now a recess suggestion box so kids have a forum to discuss issues that come up. • Have more discussions in the classroom about recess especially with the younger grades about rules and expectations. • Discuss skills on negotiating conflicts and maybe purchase more social skill development books. • Guidance lessons on how to make healthy decisions. • Review recess rules when seasons change. • Research the "Boks" program as additional before school program. Other schools have this parent-run program— look into implementing it at our school. 5. School Improvement • Academic Areas— Literacy 25 minutes Plan for 2017-2018 curriculum is changing. • Possibly replace Instructional Coaching goal with Technology "G-Suite"— transitioning to google drive, google classroom, google forms for assessments. • Keep RTI — maybe incorporate WIN blocks and combine reading & writing blocks. • Change bullets to letters. • PBIs not needed going 2 Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year forward because changed system. Now principal and VP are first line of consultation instead of team. They work with teachers and guidance counselors as needed and this approach addresses concerns more quickly. • Training for SSPs ongoing— incorporate pro-social approach to learning. • Playground improvements completed. • Discussed goal of building student resiliency. • Peer pressure and substance abuse— possibly more discussions on this. • Provide more resources for parents and teachers. • Incorporate in the classroom —for example, discuss a character in a story for younger children. Redefining success for students. 6. Wrap-Up & Future • Next Meeting: May 11, 2017 Agendas • School Improvement Plan • Last Let's Chat—5/19/17 Action items Item Responsible Status Bring School Improvement Plan to next D. Bonarrigo faculty meeting to get faculty input on goals achieved in 2016-2017 Handouts/ Documents to be reviewed April Minutes School Improvement Plan 3 Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Agenda 2016-2017 Academic Year 4