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School Council -Arthur W Coolidge Middle ioip JUN 23 p 3' 35
Date: ' 014_6_111 Time: 2:50 PM
Building: School -Coolidge Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Address: 89 Birch Meadow Drive
Purpose: School Council Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Members - Present:
see below
Members - Not Present:
see below
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sarah Marchant, Principal
Topics of Discussion:
School Council Meeting Notes
Members Present:
Sarah Merchant Principal
Paul Guidetti, Teacher
Linda Snow Dockser, community member
Lauren Ream, Parent
Ms. Pink, Assistant Principal
1. We accepted minutes of last meeting.
2. Planformeeting:
• Review Handbook
• Review Core values
3. Core Values
students have already worked on Core Values
Mr. G. read his class the core values. They are best at practicing at assemblies.
#8. Struggle with hallways - when not being watched. It would be nice to shift culture so that they don't need
to be watched.
#g. Empathy. Discussed in choices classes. Research for addressing bullying shows shows that:
• Shifting staff to where bullying would happen.
• Staff as a presence changes the dynamic.
• Contributes to the culture by building connections.
At Coolidge, adults are in the hallway. But maybe more spots where we can monitor.
4. Dress Code
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C graders feel they should be respected for their decisions. Want to start a petition.
Last year, took out 2 inch thick straps out of the handbook.
It is in the best interest for males not to say anything. Judgement enters into the teacher -gid relationship.
If we can't enforce the dress standards then why address it?
The code currently gives parents guidelines. The title states " standards'". When kids gel spoken to, it might
click later on. Gives parent a place to start.
Discussion about what happens at the high school. More than the dress that's catalyst for judgement.
Dress Standards:
Change to make to standards: from will to may.
There is a disagreement over the appropriateness of flipflops as to if they constitute safety issues.
Grades:
Can we add a list of grades between progress report time and the quarter report?
"Homework is on Etlline" but isn't always. (page 9)
Teamleader is supposed to upload on to Etlline. There is a "middle man ". Parker has no middlemen.. Will
seek out advice.
Partnerships with parents
• Addressed at parent night
• Goal is to forge new relationships with parents
• Parents have felt that they weren't involved
• No pro- active PTO.
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