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COOLIDGE COUNCIL MINUTES -
May 5, 2010U'' JIB I I P 4- a
Respectfully Submitted and as Recorded and Understood by:
Ronda Henderson Paradis, parent
in attendance: Linda Snow Dockser, Michael Maday, Craig Martin,
Sarah Maltzman, Ronda Paradis, Marie Pink
Minutes from 3/31/10 meeting were unavailable and therefore were
tabled.
Blueprint for Excellence Institute / Coolidge Site Visit:
Feedback from visitors was positive and many expressed glowing
reviews including statements that this was the best Blue Ribbon
conference they had attended.
MCAS Testing:
The MCAS testing for math and science is next week (5/10/10-
5/14/10).
School Calendar:
The committee reviewed the draft of 2010-11 school calendar. Under
consideration is a modified ""early release" program for students to be
held on Thursday, 90-minutes early and to occur 12 times per year.
This option was discussed as an alternate to the current early release
on Wednesday at 11:30a.m. This model would allow for all seven (7)
class periods to occur on the early release day except each period
would be shortened.
Standards and Curriculum Input:
The online survey is ongoing and it being reposted on Edline with the
link to Survey Monkey. Great effort was taken in developing a brief
survey and a copy of the survey was submitted to our committee for
review and comment. A suggestion was made by Linda Snow Dockser
that an introduction be added to the survey that defines the survey
and the words used within.
Page #2, Coolidge Parent Council minutes of 5/5//10
School Handbook Review:
Mr. Martin announced a few addition and updates to the handbook as
a response to feedback and recent law modifications and culture shifts.
School Improvement Program:
The school improvement program was tabled until fall 2010.
Other:
It was suggested that the next parent council meeting should review
the following: bullying policy, what is currently allowed to be carried
by students into the school building, i.e. meds, etc., explanation about
Advisory, Project Challenge, and guidelines for public displays of
affection (PDA's)
Next Meeting Date:
The next meeting date TBA by Mr. Martin