HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-22 Coolidge School Council MinutesA.W.Coolidge School Council
Minutes of the Meeting of March 22, 1994
Coolidge Library/Media Center
Present:
L. Chomsky, P. Hichborn, A. Lahood, M. Pacino, C. Perletz,
D. Reinemann, R. Welsch
The minutes of 3/8/94 accepted as is. The Mission Statement
was finalized and completed - after 3 readings, it was accepted
as:
"The mission of Coolidge Middle School is to create a
varied, challenging environment that develops confident learners
who can be both collaborative and self-directed, possessing the
skills to acquire knowledge and wisdom through a lifetime."
Al Lahood distributed handouts on:
Parker Middle School -3/2/94- School Council Notes
RMHS - Master Plan A
Coolidge Core Values proposal
R. Welsch distributed information on How Schools are
Shortchanging The Gifted.
The council was impressed with the Core Values proposal.
Members felt that it was an excellent beginning and possible
blueprint for future action. The Council members hoped that the
School group would include a time frame and areas of
responsibility.
The Council felt that the statement of Core Values should be
kept to a few reasonable attainable needs. Council members. made
some revisions to be presented to the current group who submitted
this proposal. These changes are included with this report.
See attached sheet:
In the original proposal, several other Needs objectives
were listed and should be held in obeisance for future reference
as well as the staff development needs.
Council members turned their attention to the second
improvement plan category "Develop means for meeting diverse
learning needs". Larry Chomsky agreed to update his computer
record on this plan and present it to the school council members
at the next meeting for additional review.
Next meeting dates: March 31, 1994 7:15 P.M.
April 5, 1994 7:15 P.M.
For March 31st date - S.C. members are asked to read through all
the handouts and review the second plan category on diverse
learning needs for redundancy, current process on accomplishment
and to decide on what needs to be done both long and short term.
Core Values
Goal: %
To Establish a committee which will formulate a statement of
core values for Coolidge Middle School.
Rationale:
The school meeds some central beilefs around which to
structure all learning.
Needs Objectives:
* Need to survey staff and parents regarding core values .
* Need to schedule meetings to discuss common beliefs.
* Need to produce a draft statement of core values.
(John Duria had some suggestions based on his Wellesley
Middle School efforts
1. Think critically
2. Take risks
3. Be responsible for their actions
4. Be caring citizens in a larger community)
* Need to revie W suggestions from staff and parents.
* Need to produce and communicate the statement of core
values for Coolidge Middle School.
Staff Development Needs:
The statement of Core Values will determine the direction of
staff development and other needs.