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School Site Council (SSC)/School Governance Team (SGT) - Location: Room 401 / 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
October 18th, 2007
4:15pm - Room 401
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SSC Agenda |
SGT Agenda |
I. SSC Business
A. Introductions/Election Results
B. Election of Officers (2007-08)
C. Approval of Minutes - 6/14/07
D. Bylaws Review
E. Title I Parent InvolvementPolicy
F. Home-School Compact
G. Set Meeting Dates
II. Data Review
A. Accountability Progress Report (APR)
1. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
2. Academic Performance Index (API)
3. Program Improvement (PI) Status
III. SPSA
A. Evaluate 2006-07 SPSA
B. Plan Implementation/Monitoring Process for 2007-08
VI. Budget
A. Review Budget for 2007-08
1. Carryover
2. Funding Changes
V. Advisory Groups
A. DELAC Report
B. ELAC Report
C. GATE Report
D. DAC Report
VI. Public Input
A. Parent Institute (Bob)
VII. Next Meeting - 11/15/07 |
I. Governance Business
A. Election of Officers (2007-08)
B. Bylaws Review
C. Set Meeting Dates
II. School-Wide Learning
A. Librarian/Roadblocks
B. Music/Drama Program
III. Public Input
IV. Next Meeting - 11/15/07 |
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San Diego Unified School District
Taft Middle School
School Site Council Meeting Minutes
October 18th, 2007
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Attendance:
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School Site Council Members Present: Mike George, Frank Ciriza, Dan Swierczynski, Paulette Fillion, Maru Pulido, Dave Page, Marla O’Connell, Sue Ericson, Kelly Padilla, Michelle Cook
Guest: Nicci Krey, Carolyn Cohn
The meeting was called to order at 4:25 p.m. Quorum was met.
SSC Business
- Elections: Teachers voted for Paulette Fillion, with Jennifer Kelly serving as Alternate. Frank Ciriza and Dan Swierczynski are incumbents and will serve the second year of their two-year term. Classified staff voted for Maru Pulido. Parents voted for Kelly Padilla and Michelle Cook. Sue Ericson, Marla O’Connell and Dave Page are incumbents and will serve the second year of their two-year term.
- SSC Officers: Paulette Fillion nominated Dave Page for Chairperson. Dan Swierczynski seconded and all approved.
- Approval of Minutes: Minutes of June 14, 2007 meeting were reviewed. Eleanor Evans moved to approve the minutes as written; motion passed.
- Bylaws Review: Sue Ericson inquired if terms could be served consecutively. Dave Page said yes, and members are often reinstated after two years. There is often a problem with recruiting, so if members wish to keep participating, they can.
Dan Swierczynski mentioned he would like to see students involved on the SSC. Dave Page explained that students misplace parents from the table, have difficulty understanding the meetings, and often have an attendance problem. They can also affect the quorum. Dave recommended we make an addendum to the bylaws that we encourage students to be at the meetings and value their participation, but they will not have voting rights. We can form an ad hoc committee to write an addendum for student representatives, perhaps from each grade level.
Sue Ericson questioned Article VI, Section 6 – Quorum. Specifically, why it stated 51 percent. Dave Page explained that it meant 50 percent of members, plus one, constituted a quorum.
Dave Page made recommendations for next year’s election process. He stated that usually the principal ties in the Title I meeting with the first Open House. At that time there can be an open election of parents/community members. Those interested in serving are able to come before the group to be introduced and state why they are interested in serving on SSC/SGT. This way parents can see who they are voting for, and ballots do not have to go home with students. Dave also recommended that Classified staff and Teachers should meet separately to decide how to hold their elections. Mike George stated that we could hold the Title I meeting with parents who are attending the Parent Institute classes.
- Title I Parent Involvement Policy: Mike George polled parents as to when the monthly Admin chats would be best. They agreed after work hours. He will also do the chats at Wilson to accommodate the parents of our bus students.
Members reviewed PI policy, and Dave Page said that we can always revise it at a
later time. Nicci Krey stated she would like to show the policy to staff members.An ad hoc committee was formed including Mike George, Frank Ciriza, Eleanor Evans, Dave Page and Nicci Krey, in order to review this policy.
- Home/School Compact: Mike George inquired as to what method is best for parents to be reached by teachers (i.e., individual meetings, conferences on minimum days). Dan Swierczynski felt that a combination of e-mail, phone calls and meetings should be individualized by teacher.
- Meeting Dates: Meetings shall run consecutively with the SGT on the third Thursday of the month at 4:15 p.m. They will be held on November 15, December 20, January 17, February 21, March 27 (due to Spring Break), April 17 and May 15. Sue Ericson motioned to set the above meeting dates and Marla O’Connell seconded. All in favor and motion passed.
Data Review
- Cognos: Mike George informed members about a district web-based tool called Cognos Reporting Warehouse that will allow teachers to access all school-wide data on students, even at home.
- Accountability Progress Report: Mike George shared Taft scores with members. In English/Language Arts, we have seen growth in the African-American and Asian subgroups in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Good, steady growth over 2-3 years points to stability, good teaching, and a stable student body. Nicci Krey shared math scores. There has been a huge growth in African-American, Asian, Filipino, English Learners, and Students with Disabilities subgroups. This can be attributed to a focus on data, smaller class sizes, and interventions for students who are low.
Mike George stated that our benchmarks go up in 2008—English/Language Arts to 35.2%, and Math to 37%. This will be a big step, and we will have to work very hard.
Our AYP score is 733. We were one of the few middle schools to make AYP this year.
Budget
- Mike George went over the October 17, 2007 Budget Status Summary with members. Our current balance is $7,502.42. A carryover of $139,916.00 was used to pay off our debt. It is important to be financially solvent right now so we can start planning and look ahead.
SPSA
- Tabled until November 15 meeting.
Advisory Groups
- Tabled until November 15 meeting.
Public Input
- Marla O’Connell shared a flyer with members for eight opportunities for SSC Training from October 23 through November 8.
Next Meeting
- November 15, 2007 a 4:15 p.m.
Adjournment
- The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Paulette Fillion |
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San Diego Unified School District
Taft Middle School
Site Governance Team Minutes
October 18th, 2007
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Attendance:
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Site Governance Team Members Present: Mike George, Frank Ciriza, Dan Swierczynski, Eleanor Evans, Jennifer Kelley, Maru Pulido, Dave Page, Marla O’Connell, Michelle Cook
Absent: Dina Weiss
Guest: Nicci Krey, Carolyn Cohn
The meeting was called to order at 4:25 p.m. Quorum was met.
Governance Business
- Elections: Teachers voted for Frank Ciriza, Jennifer Kelley, Dan Swierczynski and Dina Weiss. Eleanor Evans is a member due to her position as our SDEA Rep. Classified staff voted for Maru Pulido. Parents voted for Michelle Cook, Marla O’Connell and Dave Page, with Sue Ericson serving as Alternate.
- Governance Officers: Dave Page informed members that we needed a Chairperson, but to make the SSC and SGT meetings run consecutively it would be better to have one Chairperson run both meetings. Eleanor Evans motioned to follow this configuration and Dan Swierczynski seconded. All in favor and motion passed. Dave Page nominated Paulette Fillion to serve as Secretary of SSC and SGT to facilitate the minutes, and Sue Ericson seconded. All in favor and motion passed. Eleanor Evans nominated Dan Swierczynski to serve as Co-Chairperson of SGT and Frank Ciriza seconded. All in favor and motion passed.
- Approval of Minutes: Previous minutes of May 10, 2006 were approved on October 18, 2006.
- Bylaws Review: Dave Page motioned to change the name of the group from “Governance Team” to “Site Governance Team,” and Eleanor Evans seconded. All in favor and motion passed. Dave Page recommended the group form an ad hoc committee to look at the Bylaws if members would like to make changes. Kelly Padilla noted that the current Bylaws state that they will be reviewed every two years in Section VI(C), and every two to four years in Appendix 1(6). Dave Page stated that we should look at our Bylaws yearly. Dan Swierczynski noted that in Section VII, it states that there shall be one Student representative. Dan volunteered to look for students to serve, and we will designate one to have voting rights.
- Meeting Dates: Meetings shall run consecutively with the SSC on the third Thursday of the month at 4:15 p.m. They will be held on November 15, December 20, January 17, February 21, March 27 (due to Spring Break), April 17 and May 15.
School-Wide Learning
- Librarian: Mike George stated that he just received allocations today and he is funded for a Librarian. Darlene Bates, IMC, will help start the process to look for a full-time Librarian.
- Staffing: Mike George informed members that we are in need of an English/Language Arts teacher. He would also like math and language arts resource teachers. He needs to first set up a meeting with his Budget Analyst, then the staff, and will bring information back to SSC/SGT. He will report to SSC members via e-mail once he meets with the Budget Analyst.
- Music/Drama Program: Mike George stated that we are losing students to the School of Performing Arts and CPMA. We are going to try and bring these electives back to Taft to keep students in our neighborhood.
Public Input
Next Meeting
- November 15, 2007 a 4:15 p.m.
Adjournment
- The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Paulette Fillion |
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