HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-13-CLARKE-min.pdfPUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Jonas Clarke Middle School
School Site Council Meeting
December 13, 2023
7:00-8:00 AM
Main Office Conference Room, Jonas Clarke Middle School
17 Stedman Road Lexington, MA 02421
Agenda
I. Call to Order, Welcome, Council Business & Public Comment
a. Review and Approve Our October and November Meetings'
Minutes — approved.
II. Parent, Staff, and Admin Check -Ins: November in Review
a. Parents:
i. One parent: More comments this year than ever on their child's
report card. Appreciative of the additional notes.
ii. TeacherEase Roll-out for Families: The phasing of the training
and messaging worked, based on experiences and
observations.
1. What are the security levels of TeacherEase and other
platforms? What can we provide to the public for security
measures?
b. Staff: Suggestion: Adopt a theme for each grading period, to avoid
repeating comments for students?
i. Science teachers (and other departments) are meeting with 9th
grade staff to discuss transitions. They have given students a
survey. Principal asked for the results of the survey.
ii. LHS Principal forum was a setting for a continued conversation.
There is a need to unify the work/provide a summary.
iii. More conversation about the transition from middle school to
high school is needed. How do we help students understand the
transition from standards-based grades to letter grades? What
do we do in 8th grade to prepare students for 9th grade.
iv. Creat
c. Admin: Suggests looking at setting comment codes for staff, to be
used.
i. Opening gradebook in T2: Will need to prepare by setting and
communicating norms in collaboration with staff.
1. Not just parent norms —student norms as well. What's
the impact on the student body? What norms do we set
for managing students who are overly concerned about
grades? How do we support them?
PJ
III. Reviewing School Innovation Plan Progress
IV. Homework for Next Meeting Beginning Work on `24-'26 School
Innovation Plan:
4.2 Innovation Plan: Inclusive/Collaborative Process? Let's discuss!
V. Adjournment