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Date: 2018-12-03 Time: 3:00 PM WI DEC -4 PM 13 3
Building: School - Killam Location: Conference Room
Address: 333 Charles Street
Purpose: Monthly Meeting for December 2018-2019 School Year
Attendees: Members - Present:
Sarah Leveque
Nick Marrangoni
Tonia McGuire
Members - Not Present:
Jennifer Vogelzang
Kate Splaine
Others Present:
Christine Kelley
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Tonic McGuire
Topics of Discussion:
The second monthly meeting of the J.W. Killam Elementary School was held in the
conference room of the Killam Elementary School on December 3, 2018.
Call to order:
A quorum of members being present and the meeting having been duly convened at Killam
School by the Killam Principal, Sarah Leveque had called the meeting to order at 3:00 and
proceeded with business.
Review and Acceptance of Minutes:
Members reviewed draft minutes from the November meeting.
There being no further discussion, Ms. Leveque moved that the minutes for the month be
accepted as drafted. Mr. Marrangoni seconded the motion. The members then voted
unanimously to approve the minutes.
Vote: Minutes Accepted 3-0-0
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New Business:
Haverhill Street Construction: The town will begin work at the end of Haverhill Street,
this could affect our traffic flow at arrival and dismissal. There will be a police presence to
direct traffic at the construction site, but not at the school. We may need to delay tardy
times during the construction period.
Traffic Patterns: Cones and Cans were taken in, so that plows could get In. Reminders of
traffic flow patterns will be sent out in the weekly up-date. School Council could possibly
look at traffic patterns this spring with an effort to create the same arrival and dismissal
procedures to increase safety for our students. It is possible to look into a grant to research
our traffic patterns or have Reading Police Department conduct a small study. Suggestions
could include opening the gate onto Haverhill Street. Changes discussed this spring could
be implemented next fall. Parent education could include videos, brochures, and perhaps a
meeting.
Killam Parent Handbook: Ms. Leveque shared the"quick guide"to the Handbook will
families this week. She has received no feedback as of this meeting time.
Curriculum and Instruction Plans: Mrs. Christine Kelley, Assistant Superintendent
joined the school council to review curriculum and instruction plans for the district. Step 1
has been to work on a systematic approach in order to create uniformity across the district.
K-5 ELA and Math guides have been released and are available under the parent section of
the Killam website and the district website. Ms. Leveque will be unpacking these guides in
her weekly update beginning in January. The science guides are almost complete and will
be available later this year. The middle school social studies guides were the focus this year
as the standards drastically changed. Next year, elementary and high school social studies
guides will be the focus. Step 2 is to look at programs, resources, and pacing guides that
best support the standards.
Report Cards: A districtwide committee has been formed comprising of teachers and
administrators. Parents will be invited to give feedback at a later date. The goals of the
committee are to present timely Information to families that they can understand and be
quick and efficient for teachers.
Attendance: Attendance and tardy data was shared with the school council. Attendance
has improved, accept there was a significant dip on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving
with 58 students absent. Ms. Leveque will be discussing this with Dr. Doherty and
addressing this concern with next year In mind.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the School Council adjourned at 4:15 with plans to
reconvene on January 7, 2019 at 3:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tonia McGuire
Substitute Recording Secretary
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