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Meeting Minutes htECEIVED
"TOWN CLERK
READING, MA.
Board - Committee - Commission - Council: UN OCT 17 PM & 01
School Council -Birch Meadow Elementary
Date: 2017-09-11 Time: 3:00 PM
Building: School - Birch Meadow Location: Conference Room
Address: 27 Arthur B Lord Drive Session:
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Julia Hendrix
Keriann Zahoruiko
Gioia Butler
Valerie Gould Heithaus
Ashley Quinn
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
• Membership
Julia Hendrix will put out a call for staff and put a call for committee members in the Newsliash this week.
• Review of Birch Meadow Handbook
What are parts we should educate parents about?
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Minors and Major Behaviors 8 Family Contact
Families would like to know when they'll be contacted
Information for families about what it means when the principal is involved in behaviors
• Communication with families when we do see trends in behavior—what and how should the
principal communicate about these trends to families. Should it go out in the Newsflash7
• 1"PTO Meeting,October 4, 2017
o Principal presentation on the CORE Values and Behaviors at School—talk about
collaborative work style
o Survey of parents,"Something I'd like to know more about Birch Meadow is......
• Data to share for School Improvement Plan work
o Comparison of end of year benchmarks for literacy—grade levels and high needs
o %of Sped, Economic Need,and ELL for school
o MCAS Data
• Possiblegoals
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o A goal on the use of intervention time and data teams
Ideas for future PTO meetings for families
ALICE and Safety Information
The Literacy Continuum: benchmarking and instructional practices
Next Meeting:
o Review Oct.0 Parent Presentation—Julia
o Review F&P Benchmarks data and special populations data
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