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Home My WebLink About2012-05-03 School Council - Wood End Elementary Minutesotp''e"`°_ (P IzIf.7- Wood End Elementary School School Council Meeting MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL May 3, 2012 A meeting of the Wood End School Council was held on Thursday, May 3, 201t„ rom 3:15 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. in the conference room of the Wood End Elementary School, Reading, Massachusetts. Council Members Present: Richard Davidson, Sandy Emery, Debbie Hattery, Joanne King, Sally Mucica, Barbara Sheehan, Monette Verrier, and Maria Walsh. Call to Order Principal Davidson called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. and Joanne King recorded the minutes. A quorum of Council Members was present, and the meeting, having been duly convened, was ready to proceed with business. Agenda, Minutes, and Introductory Business All members present reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting held on April 5, 2012. A motion was made to accept the minutes by Monette Verrier and Debbie Hattery did second the motion. Minutes were approved. Blue Ribbon Site Visit The site visit for the Blue Ribbon Conference on Thursday, April 12, 2012 was a great success. Mr. Davidson thanked Maria Walsh for all she did to support this event. The visitors were impressed with the school and students. Students who served as tour guides for guests visiting the school were enthusiastic and eager to participate. Kindergarten Update Due to enrollment, there will be one full day kindergarten class taught by Jackie Peffer and one half day kindergarten class and preschool program taught by Sarah Bielicki. The projected enrollment is 20 students for the full day program with a waiting list, and 19 students for the half day program. Kathleen Ingemi will move to Joshua Eaton to teach a full day kindergarten program. "Wood End at a Glance" Brochure Debbie Hattery passed out the guide for new families for review. The information includes a family support network for each grade level, Edline website, child care information, and a letter from Mr. Davidson as well as a map of the Wood End community. This guide will be passed out on Move -Up Day on June 14 th Debbie continues to work on having students create videos to be posted on Youtube giving tutorials or answering questions families may have. She will update the School Council at the next meeting in June. z oar*! - ZZr7 w � m D 3 mm >�:oc N 7: A meeting of the Wood End School Council was held on Thursday, May 3, 201t„ rom 3:15 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. in the conference room of the Wood End Elementary School, Reading, Massachusetts. Council Members Present: Richard Davidson, Sandy Emery, Debbie Hattery, Joanne King, Sally Mucica, Barbara Sheehan, Monette Verrier, and Maria Walsh. Call to Order Principal Davidson called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. and Joanne King recorded the minutes. A quorum of Council Members was present, and the meeting, having been duly convened, was ready to proceed with business. Agenda, Minutes, and Introductory Business All members present reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting held on April 5, 2012. A motion was made to accept the minutes by Monette Verrier and Debbie Hattery did second the motion. Minutes were approved. Blue Ribbon Site Visit The site visit for the Blue Ribbon Conference on Thursday, April 12, 2012 was a great success. Mr. Davidson thanked Maria Walsh for all she did to support this event. The visitors were impressed with the school and students. Students who served as tour guides for guests visiting the school were enthusiastic and eager to participate. Kindergarten Update Due to enrollment, there will be one full day kindergarten class taught by Jackie Peffer and one half day kindergarten class and preschool program taught by Sarah Bielicki. The projected enrollment is 20 students for the full day program with a waiting list, and 19 students for the half day program. Kathleen Ingemi will move to Joshua Eaton to teach a full day kindergarten program. "Wood End at a Glance" Brochure Debbie Hattery passed out the guide for new families for review. The information includes a family support network for each grade level, Edline website, child care information, and a letter from Mr. Davidson as well as a map of the Wood End community. This guide will be passed out on Move -Up Day on June 14 th Debbie continues to work on having students create videos to be posted on Youtube giving tutorials or answering questions families may have. She will update the School Council at the next meeting in June. School Improvement Plan Mr. Davidson asked the Council for suggestions to the updated report on the School Improvement Plan. Those suggestions included the following: Health and Wellness Focus — the school commit to snow shoeing each year for Grades 4 -5 to use the new equipment purchased. It was recognized that due to a lack of snow this year, it was impossible to take students out for this activity; Parent Focus Groups — multiple parent groups be held to promote participation; Building Based Safety Committee — the school maintain the "walk to school on Wednesdays" program; Provide RTI (Response to Intervention) models in all subjects, consider flexible groupings for math, but recognize the need for additional support staff; Initiate School -Wide Review of Writing — Need to create common assessments, focus on writing across the district especially during transition years (Grades 5 to 6 and Grades 8 to 9), and look at student work; New Family Support Network — provide families with brochure ( "Wood End at a Glance ") as part of registration process and at Open House, Family Support Network contacts will personally contact new families to welcome and provide resources as well as follow up within the first 1 -2 weeks of school, and a survey will be sent out in the spring to get feedback on ways to improve outreach efforts. Wood End Technology Committee Update Principal Davidson will hold off until the next PTO meeting as he is waiting for additional information. Other Business The "Help Wanted" notice has resulted in two new staff members joining the School Council next year, Stephanie Malone and Mia Gaska. They will attend the next meeting in June to meet the committee. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m. The School Council will resume discussions at the next meeting on June 7, 2012. Respectfully submitted, Joanne King Recording Secretary, 5/8/2012 04/27/2012 10:50 781 - 942 -5428 WOOD END SCHOOL PAGE 02 'RECEIVED Wood End School T CCLERK MASS. School Council Meeting REr,��IM May 3, 2012 1011 APR 30 A 135 Agenda 3.15 p.m. i 1. Review and approval of minutes From April 5th meeting" 2. Discussion/Feedback regarding the Blue Ribbon site visit on April 12`h 3. Kindergarten Update — one full day and one half day next year 4. Updating "Wood End at a Glance" guide for new families 5. Review of revisions to School Improvement Plan for next year 6. Update on three year technology plan 7. Response to "Help Wanted Notice" for School Council 8. Other