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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-29-DIAMOND-min Diamond Site Council Meetings 2018 - 2019 May 29, 2019 Meeting Minutes Members in Attendance: Jen Turner, Sam Bosbach, Dan Strollo, Emma Burtenshaw, PK Shu, Remy Coombs, Jenny Wright, Curt Barrentine Approval of 4/25/19 Minutes: Approved Principal's Report: • End of year activities • Staff PBL • Review of MCAS test • New Clarke Principle (Dane Depres) • Quebec Trip ongoing • Ubuntu Club Mural in front lobby • Construction punchlist finishing (???) over the summer o Landscaping(?) • Taiwan and Spanish trips next year? \_(`J)_% o Re Spanish trip: possibly not Spain? Considering a Western Hemisphere trip o Re Taiwan: mixed reviews in the past o Local options? • School Improvement Plan 2019-2020 o No formal update this year. District Strategic Planning superseding site planning. Jen updating Super with progress o Theme for next year: Building Bridges (draft) ■ How to ensure that committee work is not insular but rather holistic o Ongoing growth and changes of the DRUM work o Diversity work- anti-racism work? Coalition building? Building accurate narratives? o Traffic problems - Pushing for a new traffic study ■ SHAME works ■ New signage coming • 3 seats open to community members next year! Staff Report: • Team Fuji Museum Building PBL (World Geo, English, Life Science) o Reflection of practice year-to-year o More pre-teaching key content o Cost to academic learning - how to balance content and skills o Management- More adults? Parent involvement? Community members? o Logistics of space if/when more teams start doing more PBL o Feels authentic, yet messy • Discipline Committee work ongoing. Staff processing. o New form for discipline referrals to close communication loop with admin and staff. Demographic data tracking. Member Input: • Inconsistency with field trips across teams. Anything to do about this? o No desire to require alignment. Conversation for department heads. PBLs may be have components to this. In school field trips? Adjournment 7:58 am Next Meeting: Happy Summer!