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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-11 School Council - Walter S Parker Middle MinutesTown of Reading did C) FRK Meeting Minutes �. yC3 P� Je Board - Committee - Commission - Council: School Council -Walter S Parker Middle Date: 2023-12-11 Time: 5:30 PM Building: School - Parker Location: Conference Room Address: 45 Temple Street Session: Purpose: Monthly Meeting Version: Draft Attendees: Members - Present: Rochelle Rubino, Julie Celata, Lauren Lynch, Ginette Bishop, Grace Therriault Members - Not Present: Others Present: Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Rochelle Rubino Topics of Discussion: 1. Motion to approve minutes. Vote to approve minutes. Unanimous. The school improvement plan has been shared with the Team Leaders. It will be discussed at the Leadership Team meeting tomorrow. 2. Review grading policies. The policies were last reviewed in 2016. We need to consider more input. In considering the effort categories, there is no corresponding rubric for outstanding etc. Some ideas include adding other categories "cooperative", `needs to limit distractions", to be more descriptive in the effort and comment portions of the grade. Currently, teachers can add comments on "effort" and "conduct". Perhaps, there is a need for a rubric and add more meaningful communication from the teacher. Conferences at middle school? The current practice uses the team model which allows for student conferences with families (teachers can request them and or parents can request them). It might be beneficial to have a scheduled day or days for parents and teachers to have that planned ahead. This might help a child that might be on the cusp. Perhaps an email to parents on work habits from Advisory. The Principal will bring rubric ideas to the next meeting. She will solicit input on middle school conferences (survey) and academic progress info. Is there a way to use the parent portal to improve a parent's understanding of their child's progress? Consider a way to address competencies, skills and or other areas to tell us more about the student. This could be daunting for teachers that teach a large number of students (80 plus - 500 students). We need to look at balancing the load of any new criteria and also the timing of when to share that info (every other marking period or progress report). 3. How to understand by class and grade level for the rubrics. 4. What do the grades actually mean? 5. Looking at effort and conduct categories. SEL Competencies? Page I 1