HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-18-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2011 -2012 Academic Year
Meeting Date /Time:
Location:
Secretary:
18 October 2011 / 7:30am
Harrington 1st floor conf /room
M. Motta Dardeno
In Attendance (Council Members):
❑D Elaine Mead (Co- Chair) ❑D Suzanne Cherenson (Co- Chair)
❑D Judy Crocker ❑D Amy Chamberlain
D Michelle Motta Dardeno D Rucha Londhe
D Cindy Salamone D Liz Sherriff
❑D Nancy Taylor ❑D Micah Viana
Invited /Ad Hoc:
Standing agenda items
Minutes
1. Approval of outstanding minutes
Yes, with minor corrections.
2. Review + status of outstanding action items
n/a
Agenda Topics Discussed
3. Safe Routes to School
• Review of Lowell St crosswalk efforts by
TSAC /concerned Harrington parents.
• Status update regarding bus survey.
4. Pro - Social Discussion / NY Times article
• Review of content and applicability to
Harrington community.
• Member recommended 2 books by John
Gottman (Emotional Intelligence, Raising
an Emotionally Intelligent Child) as
supplemental reading related to this
topic.
• HAWKS acronym was reviewed and
noted to be "on- target" with points from
this article.
• It was shared that each grade is adopting
a letter from acronym to help make
HAWKS "real" (e.g. A =5 t " grade, W =2
grade, K =4 t " grade, S =1 grade)
5. Parent Education to support SIP goals
• E. Mead / A. Chamberlain to facilitate
discussion at October PTA meeting
Harrington Elementary School Site Council — Meeting Minutes
2011 -2012 Academic Year
Action items
Item
Responsible
Due
1. Communication plan re: Lowell Street crosswalk
changes (PTA list serv, backpack, signs around school)
S. Cherenson
(PTA Liaison)
E. Mead
(school- based)
Upon action by
TSAC (traffic
safety advisory
committee)
2. Notes /ideas from October PTA meeting
E. Mead /A.
Chamberlain
November
meeting
Agenda Topics Held for Future Discussion
1. Parent Survey
2.