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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-06 School Council - Wood End Elementary MinutesTopics of Discussion: The first monthly meeting of the Wood End Elementary School was held in the Conference Room of the Wood End Elementary School on October 6, 2014. Call to order: A quorum of members being present and the meeting having been duly convened at Wood End, Wood End Principal, Joanne King called the meeting to order at 3:15 and proceeded with business. Review and Acceptance of Minutes: Members reviewed draft minutes from the last meeting, which was held on May 5, 2014. There being no discussion, Mrs. Hattery moved that the minutes be accepted as drafted. Mrs. DlNapoli seconded the motion. The members then voted unanimously to approve the minutes. vote: Minutes Accepted 5 -0 -0 New Business: The members elected Debbie Hattery to act as Co -chalr and Lynda Michel as Secretary for the School Council for the 2014 -2015 school years. Parent Handbook Mrs. King did not have the hand book as It is currently getting reviewed by the district's legal counsel. She plans to have it posted on Edline by November 1, 2014. Some of the pleces getting revised Include the new Bullying, Gender and Harassment Regulations. Vag. I 1 Town of Reading RECEIVED *0F Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK EADING. MASS. Board - Committee - commission - council: 2014 OCT 21 A S 41, School Council -Wood End Elementary Date: 2014 -10 -06 Time: 3:15 Building: School - Wood End Location: Conference Room Address: 85 Sunset Rock Lane Purpose: First Monthly Meeting for 2014 -2015 School Year Attendees: Members - Present: Joanne King, Keri DlNapoli, Debbie Hattery, Fred Van Magness, Lynda Michel Members - Not Present: None Others Present: None Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Lynda Michel Topics of Discussion: The first monthly meeting of the Wood End Elementary School was held in the Conference Room of the Wood End Elementary School on October 6, 2014. Call to order: A quorum of members being present and the meeting having been duly convened at Wood End, Wood End Principal, Joanne King called the meeting to order at 3:15 and proceeded with business. Review and Acceptance of Minutes: Members reviewed draft minutes from the last meeting, which was held on May 5, 2014. There being no discussion, Mrs. Hattery moved that the minutes be accepted as drafted. Mrs. DlNapoli seconded the motion. The members then voted unanimously to approve the minutes. vote: Minutes Accepted 5 -0 -0 New Business: The members elected Debbie Hattery to act as Co -chalr and Lynda Michel as Secretary for the School Council for the 2014 -2015 school years. Parent Handbook Mrs. King did not have the hand book as It is currently getting reviewed by the district's legal counsel. She plans to have it posted on Edline by November 1, 2014. Some of the pleces getting revised Include the new Bullying, Gender and Harassment Regulations. Vag. I 1 WASH Mrs. King informed members that Wood End will Implement a safety committee that falls under the School Council, called WASH (Wellness, Allergies, Safety and Health). A WASH liaison, Alana Fustolo, has been selected and will be a liaison between School Council and PiO. Wellness will look at the area of social emotional well -being of children. Allergies will focus on having a more consistent plan in place district -wide. Safety will focus on overall safety of the building, traffic, lock downs etc. Health will focus on the healthy habits for all students. Mrs. King informed the members that Officer Muolo is the new School Resource Officer and will be working closely with her to provide continued safety to the students and staff at Wood End. Officer Muolo is willing to meet with the School Council to address any safety concerns /Issues. Officer Savio is the new Town Safety Officer. International Walk -to- School Day is Wednesday, October 8". Mrs. Hattery suggested that teacher checkpoints (i.e. top of Sunset Rock) would be a nice way to encourage more students to walk to school. School Improvement Plan 20142016: Mrs. King shared and briefly reviewed, with the members, a draft copy of the school Improvement plan. The two draft goals consist of increasing learning capacity of all staff and Implementing the MTSS (Massachusetts Tiered System Support). The members will review the draft copy and questions will be answered at the next meeting. Wood End Core Values: Mrs. King reviewed the new Wood End Core Values (Be Responsible, Respectful, Engaged, Honest and Safe) and highlighted the areas of Improvement (i.e. students quieter in the hall ways) as expected and unexpected behavlors are identified. She informed the members that the core values were rolled out to students using a video which Student Council members created along with staff support. Mrs. King will bring the full version to the next meeting for the members to review. Students will continue to be educated on the core values throughout the year. Each month one core value will be taught during an all- school meeting led by students. Similarly, Mrs. King would like to educate parents more on the core values and get the school community Involved. Adjournment There being no further business, the School Council adjourned at 4:00 with plans to meet again on Monday, November P. Respectfully Submitted, Lynda Michel Recording Secretary Page 1 2