Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-14-Harrington -min Harrington School Council Meeting June 14, 2011 Minutes Members Present: Suzanne Cherenson, Susie Lee-Snell, Elaine Mead, Susan Rosie, Liz Sherriff, Grant Smith, Amy Chamberlain Michelle Dardeno, Judy Crocker, Genevieve Ng 1.Minutes from May 17, 2011 approved 2.2011-2012 Schedule of meeting approved Transition of Site council members 3. a.Outgoing : Two parent representatives (Susie Lee-Snell, Genevieve Ng), two staff representatives (Grant Smith, Susan Rosie) were thanked for contributions during their tenure on the Site Council. b.Incoming : Interest expressed by 4 parents for 2 open seats. A member reviewed Clarke process for voting. Suggestions for improvement to the process included a) no photograph b) short paragraph (no less than 200 words) c) candidate information included in summer packets or in backpack in the fall. Action: S. Cherenson volunteered to help with mailer. Action: E. Mead to write to candidates. 4.Additional Topics a.Update on Transportation survey. The survey was completed, presented to Dr. Ash the previous week and to be presented to Town Selectman today. Goals include uniform traffic, dismissal and safety plans (e.g. dedicated bus lanes). Additionally, a neighbor of the Harrington school has expressed concerned about the traffic speed on Lowell Street. TSAC (Lexington Traffic Safety Advisory Committee) has been informed. b.Bridge School Parent Benchmark survey. During the month of May, Bridge school surveyed parents via SurveyMonkey to establish needs assessment from parent’s perspective. Action: E. Mead to contact Bridge school principal Action: S. Cherensen to contact co-chair of Site Council Action: A. Chamberlain to contact Bridge School Counselor School Improvement Plan overview - c. previous two goals to remain the same with change forthcoming in action steps. ProSocial expectations to be passed onto parents. “Responsive Classroom” initiative – d. district-wide elementary school principals attended a School Committee meeting to discuss this initiative. Thirty teachers across Lexington will attend workshop this summer (15 from Harrington). Harrington teachers will create a matrix across all school settings including HAWKS “key values”. Question about district morale – e. Council briefly discussed School Committee’s concerns about district morale. Members acknowledged that there are multiple perspectives and recommend that we try to be factual when discussing complex issues. This is the last meeting for SY2010-2011 Minutes Approved 9-27-11