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Estabrook School Council Meeting
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
MINUTES
Members Present: Amy Burk, Steve Chang, Joyce Dvorak, Christina Gavin, Amy Klotz,
Chhandomay Mandal, and Rick Rogers
Transition to New Principal
Incoming Principal Lisa Riendeau will begin at Estabrook on May 1. Interim Principal Rick
Rogers will remain until the end of June. Lisa will not be involved in the daily operations of
the school. Rather she will use the time to learn about the Estabrook and Lexington
community. She will participate in key meetings involving planning for next year (e.g.
School Council, Leadership Team, building-based professional learning), as well some
district-level meetings & professional learning. She will be involved in hiring for next year.
She will also have the opportunity to meet with individuals or groups in whatever way she
determines will be most helpful.
Approval of March 7, 2019 Minutes: On a motion by Amy Klotz, seconded by Joyce
Dvorak, the minutes of March 7, 2019 were approved.
Setting Priorities for School Improvement Plan
We resumed our conversation about setting priorities for next year’s School Improvement
Plan. Rick shared the results of surveys completed by the faculty Leadership Team and PTO
Executive Board. Council members discussed the chart summarizing which action steps
were identified as a top 3 priority and which were identified as also important (limit 3
more). Council members also read the comments from the open ended questions (greatest
strength, most important thing missing from current SIP, most important thing to keep in
current plan).
The next step is to identify 8-10 items from among the 18 action steps to use in a survey
with the entire staff, as well as parents. After some discussion, 10 items were identified to
include in the survey.
Some key points from the discussion:
Remember that responses to this survey are based on individuals’ varied interests
and roles. It is also important to use data (when available) to help determine areas
of greatest need.
Parents may not be as familiar with some of the language (PBIS, restorative justice,
RTI). We will need to provide a short explanation.
We may want to identify action steps that involve the PTO and/or School Council,
such as improving communication and increasing involvement of ELL families.
The district template requires Academic, Social-Emotional, and Safety as goal areas.
Safety will be in the plan no matter what, but as an ongoing item, rather than an
improvement priority.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 – 3:30
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