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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-11-HASTINGS-min MORNI rn PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE APRIL 19TH Meeting School Based Site Counci|— AAaria Hastings Elementary Date Monday, 3-11-2019 Tim e 7:45 amm-830 am Locaflon Library, Maria Hastings Elementary, 7 Crosby Road, Lexington, MA Members Present Kim Ryan, Deb Krasnom, Louise Lipsitz, Lisa Contre, Anne Knight, Brenda Rich, Beverly Montgomery,. Grace Lee, Jane Ka|inski l. Approve minutes ofl-7-l9meeting a. Grace Lee moves to approve the minutes, Kim Ryan seconded, all members approved unanimously. 2. Member input a. Saturday was the FUNdraiser, over 2OOpeople bought tickets. There was a paddle raise for books, the money raised will go into the shared literacy library used amongst faculty for the students. 3. Building update a. VVehave started focusing onthe furniture going into the building. The building team has been meeting with teachers from each department in the building tolearn what their furniture needs are and what preferences they have for furniture. b. There will be different types of stools and chairs to accommodate the needs ofall learners, there will bea smaller teacher desk, there will besome hydraulic desks that allow for students tostand while they work, every learning space will have abean bag for student totake abreak. c. Each learning space will have linoleum flooring. The bulk of the flooring will betwo shades ofgrey. Each ofthe three floors will have aspecific color accent on the floor tiling and the walls. One floor will have yellow, one will have blue, and one will have green. d. There will be spaces on the vva|| to hang student work sothat itvvon't damage the walls. e. Each classroom will have a much larger whiteboard to either write or hang student work. On the opposite wall is a sliding whiteboard and tack board to hang student work. f. The library will be divided so there will be work areas and lots of space for the book collection and technology. g. As you enter the building there is a neutral floor color. You will see the library, which will have a glass window so that you can also see students learning. The mosaic will also be down this hallway, outside of the library. h. In the lobby, there will be a bench tucked in by the staircase. i. We will have a cafetorium with a stage and when you look outside of the cafetorium you will see the mosaic. We are hoping for oval or round tables in the cafetorium for a more comfortable feel. 4. Hastings data collection for discipline discrepancy a. Members of the Human Rights Committee and the Commission on Disability of Lexington looked at discipline data that is reported to the state. This data was focused around suspensions and expulsions. The data showed a noticeable discrepancy amongst minorities and students with disabilities. b. Administrators in the district created a Call for Action, which had action steps to address the disparity. Assistant Principals looked at the reason behind why students are receiving this consequence and what are the steps of the process. c. At Hastings, we are collecting data on Major and Minor write-up forms. Our data ranges from being disrespectful to an adult, to having a verbal argument with a peer, to ignoring an adult direction. The majority of write-ups happen during unstructured times when there are lots of kids in one space with fewer adults. d. Anne Knight is meeting with the SSP staff and reviewing this data to help inform and plan for the future on other ways to respond and promote positive reinforcement. e. Many students who are written up are on an IEP. As the curriculum becomes more difficult, these students interact with more adults, and become increasingly frustrated with how "easy" the curriculum seems to be to their peers, which can result in acting out behavior. f. Hastings is one of the only schools that are tracking minor forms, in addition to major forms. 5. Strategic planning for District a. Julie Hackett has launched a strategic planning process with a joint council (administrators in the district). The group has gotten together to meet twice to think about things we want to keep in our professional practice, things we want to leave, and dreams we have for the district. Maureen Kavanaugh will crunch this data to create a summary of what was brought up. 6. Information from Sarah Davison regarding a community project she is doing for grades K-2 to promote conversations around race and ethnicity. b. Sarah Davison is a first grade teacher in the building who is in the administrative program at the EDCO Collaborative. Sarah's main project is to create book bags for family K-2, which contains books, discussion questions, and projects around race and ethnicity. 6. Member Questions: a. What will happen to used furniture - will be recycled, used elsewhere. 7. Motion to end the meeting by Beverly. Grace seconded. All members agreed to adjourn at 8:35.