HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-05-22-Harrington-minHarrington Elementary School Site council — Meeting Minutes
2011 -2012 Academic Year
Meeting Date /Time: Tuesday,
Location:
Secretary:
May 22, 2012 @ 7:30 am
Harrington 1 St floor conf /room
Amy Chamberlain
In Attendance (Council Members):
❑x Elaine Mead (Co- Chair) ® Suzanne Cherenson (Co- Chair)
❑9 Judy Crocker ❑x Amy Chamberlain
❑x Michelle Motta Dardeno ®Rucha Londhe
[X ] Cindy Salamone ❑9 Liz Sherriff
❑x Nancy Taylor [X ] Micah Viana
Invited /Ad Hoc:
❑ ❑
Standing agenda items
Minutes
1. Approval of outstanding minutes
Amendments to be completed by Suzanne
Cherenson.
2. Review + status of outstanding action
School Site Council Election Update
items
- Unanimous agreement to not proceed with an
election, given 2 seats and 2 candidates (1
returning member — Michelle Motta Dardeno, 1
new member — Khurshida Shahidullah). Both
candidates will be asked to join School Site
Council.
- 2012 -2013 School Site Council membership was
finalized, with the Council Co -chair position TBD.
Michelle Motta Dardeno was recognized for her
power -point presentation and leadership at the
Parent Dialog Night.
Agenda Topics Discussed
1. Parent Dialog Night Feedback
School Cite Council members who attended
feedback session offered highlights of meeting to
committee members.
Discussion centered on the following:
- How can we better communicate to the parent
community that the survey was anonymous?
- How can we become a friendlier school while
maintaining a safe environment that is also
culturally sensitive (i.e. during arrival and
dismissal times)?
- How can we move HAWKS work forward with
students as well as extend HAWKS promises to
the parent community and Harrington staff?
2. Finalize Goals for 2012 -2013
Beginning discussion on parent education goal
occurred.
Other Business
1. Nancy Taylor's request for $592 for individual, re- usable plastic reading boxes for second and
third graders was approved.
Action items
Item
Responsible
Due
A statement will be composed and sent out on the
Suzanne
Prior to next
Harrington List Serv, consisting of:
Cherensen
meeting
- description of the School Site Council mission
- 2012 -2013 membership
- review of how new parent representatives were
determined this year
- parent member statements
Site Council notes taken during Parent Dialog Night will be
Michelle
Prior to next
compiled and placed on the Harrington website.
Motta
meeting
Dardeno
A parent email expressing concern over perceived lowered
Elaine Mead
Prior to next
academic expectations during the final weeks of school was
meeting
discussed. The concern will be followed up on.
1. Next meeting: June 12, 2012 @ 7:30AM
Agenda Topics Held for Future Discussion
Finalize Parent Education and Collaborative Engagement Goal
Offering babysitting services to parents during various parent school activities.