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School Site Council (SSC)/School Governance Team (SGT) - Location: Library / Starting Time: 4:15pm |
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09/18/08 |
10/16/08 |
11/20/08 |
12/18/08 |
01/15/09 |
02/19/09 |
03/19/09 |
04/16/09 |
05/21/09 |
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San Diego Unified School District
Taft Middle School
February 21st, 2008
4:15pm - Library
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SSC Agenda |
SGT Agenda |
I. SSC Business
A. Approval of Minutes - 01/24/08
B. Public Input
C. Wilson Night
D. English Learner Support Teacher
E. Microsoft Settlement Reimbursement
II. Data Review
III. Budget
A. Budget as of 02/20/08
IV. Advisory Groups
A. DELAC Report
B. ELAC Report
C. DAC Report
D. GATE Report
V. Round Table
VI. Next Meeting - 3/27/08 |
I. Governance Business
A. Approval of Minutes - 01/24/08
B. Public Input
C. Master Schedule Update
D. After School Drama Program
E. New Superintendent
F. District Cuts/Layoffs
G. Vision Update
H. Graduation/Volunteers
I. Feeder Schools/Open Enrollment
II. Committee Reports
A. Civility Report
III. Round Table
IV. Next Meeting - 3/27/08 |
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San Diego Unified School District
Taft Middle School
School Site Council Meeting Minutes
February 21st, 2008
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Attendance:
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School Site Council Members Present: Mike George, Dan Swierczynski, Paulette Fillion, Dave Page, Marla O’Connell, Kelly Padilla, Michelle Cook
Absent: Frank Ciriza, Sue Ericson
Guest: Jennifer Kelley, Dina Weiss, Maria Montgomery, Regina Cavada (Student Rep.), Carol Tran (Student Rep.), Savannah Parker (Student Rep.)
The meeting was called to order at 4:23 p.m. Quorum was met.
SSC Business
- Approval of Minutes: Minutes of January 24, 2008 meeting were reviewed. Marla O’Connell moved to approve the minutes as written; motion passed.
- Public Input: None.
- Wilson Night: Staff felt that March 5 was too soon to prepare for this event. Mike George proposed that they concentrate on making April 16 a great Open House here at Taft, and possibly send some of our teachers on the bus to Wilson to welcome the parents and escort them back to the school. We will plan a “Meet & Greet” in City Heights early next school year.
- English Learner Support Teacher: (Handouts) Maria Montgomery, our ELST, introduced herself to members. Mike George informed members that we have spent a lot of time and money on second language resources and QTEL training. He doesn’t see a school-wide philosophy/atmosphere here at Taft regarding ELs. Maria gave members a handout outlining her job duties, and explained her responsibilities for completing state compliance items related to English Learners. The monies that fund ELSTs will now go directly to the school sites (EIA $). Mike informed members that her services here at Taft are invaluable because she acts as a mentor for our teachers, and works with Jennifer Paine to assist them in their classrooms. When it comes time to vote on the budget, Mike is recommending we fund Maria’s position 50% from EIA monies and 30% from Title I funds for a total of 80%.
- Microsoft Settlement Reimbursement: (Handouts) Nicci Krey gave members handouts that list specific software and hardware we can purchase with our $30,000 grant. Nicci and Brian Beisigl did a quick survey on items that would benefit Taft. The software proposal includes updates and remote desktops. The hardware proposal includes computers, projectors, printers and miscellaneous add-ons. Marla O’Connell moved to accept the computer software and hardware budgets as proposed by Nicci Krey and Mike George. All in favor; motion passed.
Budget
- Mike George went over changes in the current month’s budget from expenditures the previous month. He informed members that all monies will be carried over to next year’s budget.
Advisory Groups
- DELAC – None.
- ELAC - None.
- DAC - Dave Page discussed a handout regarding the 2008 Grade 8 Promotion/Retention Policy.
- GATE – None.
Round Table
Next Meeting
- March 27, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. in the library.
Adjournment
- The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Paulette Fillion |
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San Diego Unified School District
Taft Middle School
Site Governance Team Minutes
February 21st, 2008
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Attendance:
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Site Governance Team Members Present: Mike George, Dan Swierczynski, Jennifer Kelley, Dina Weiss, Dave Page, Marla O’Connell, Michelle Cook
Absent: Frank Ciriza, Eleanor Evans
Guest: Paulette Fillion, Kelly Padilla, Maria Montgomery, Regina Cavada (Student Rep.), Carol Tran (Student Rep.), Savannah Parker (Student Rep.)
The meeting was called to order at 4:23 p.m. Quorum was met.
Governance Business
- Approval of Minutes: Minutes of January 24, 2008 meeting were reviewed. Dan Swierczynski noted an addition under “Benchmark Assessments.” The last sentence should read, “Dan Swierczynski noted a 30% increase in his classes [on last year’s Units of Inquiry assessments] just by changing the phrasing of the questions. Marla O’Connell moved to approve the minutes as corrected; motion passed.
- Public Input: None.
- Master Schedule Update: Dina Weiss updated members on the preliminary master schedule based on a projected enrollment of 700-735 students. We currently have 34 teachers. Student estimates based on this year are 235 6th graders, 221 7th graders, and 246 8th graders. We’re projecting a class size of 36 students, with 45 in P.E. If we go to a six-period day, the bare bones number of sections to accommodate this number of students would be 7 teachers for 6th grade, 6 teachers for 7th grade, and 6 teachers for 8th grade. This does not include Special Ed, Striving Readers, Seminar or GATE.
- After-School Drama Program: Mike George has a commitment from the 6 To 6 Program, and just needs to find someone to teach the program.
- Vision Update: Mike George needs to pull the staff back together. He has requested teachers on the subcommittee to submit their commonalities, and then he would like to bring the team back together in April. We need to continue with the vision because it will be the driving force for everything we do.
- Graduation/Volunteers: A promotion committee has been formed and they have made a list of things they want to do with students. They will be contacting parents for their help, also.
- Feeder Schools/Open Enrollment: Mike George has started the dialog with feeder schools. On March 6 we will have Kearny Night, and the four principals representing the four academies will meet with parents. We are working with the elementary schools to plan articulation.
Committee Reports
Round Table
Next Meeting
- March 27, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. in library.
Adjournment
- Discussion ended at 5:32 p.m. The meeting adjourned concurrently with SSC at 6:20 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Paulette Fillion |
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