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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
School Council -Walter S Parker Middle
Date: 2016-12-07
Building: School - Parker
Address: 45 Temple Street
Purpose: Monthly Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
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Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Conference Room
Session: Open Session
Version: Final
Richele Shankland, Julie Joyce, Linda Michel, Andrew Spinali
Members - Not Present:
Audra Cahsins, Michelle Greenwalt, Priscilla Hollenbeck, Eileen Manning,
Annika Scanlon
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Richele Shankland
Topics of Discussion:
Agenda:
1. Review minutes from the November 2, 2016, meeting.
✓ Andrew Spinali motioned to accept the minutes.
✓ Julie Joyce accepted.
2. Update on School Happenings
✓ Parker Leaders — 35 students involved in school service projects
✓ A Christmas Carol: Field Trip Grade 7, Dec. 15
✓ Honor Roll Determination preliminary discussion
✓ Project 351 Ambassador for: Sarah Bacci
✓ Festival of Trees: record attendance, 3 Parker teachers worked with students to decorate
trees
✓ Grade 6 Dance: Friday, Dec. 9th
3. Update on progress towards SIP goals
✓ Team data meeting work
o First round of data meetings went well
o Team leaders gave feedback regarding the process/data
o District data coach is coming to work with the team leaders Dec. 15
o Data meeting conversations continue to be followed up on during regularly
scheduled team meetings
✓ Differentiated instruction
o Both PD Days in Nov. focused on DI
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o Most teachers have at least one of their goals focused on DI
o Several teachers taking courses/attending workshops on DI outside of school time
✓ Core values, toy drive, coat drive, food drive & assembly, posters around building
Meeting adjourned at 6:35.
Next Meeting: January 4, 2017
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