2011-QUASHNET RIVER SCHOOL COUNCIL

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2010-2011 Quashnet School Council RukA_ Minutes CQP7111 Meeting: Thursday, February 3, 2011-3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Quashnet School Conference Room Present: Patricia DeBoer (Principal), Cary Marshall (Teacher), Maria Cortez (Parent), Barbara Cotton (Parent), Jackie Rastallis (Teacher) Absent: Jane Dolan (Parent), Jack Phelan (Community Member) Our four major areas of responsibility: 1. Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards 2. Identifying the educational needs of students attending the school 3. Reviewing the annual school building budget 4. Formulating a school improvement plan List of Documents for 2/3/11 School Council Meeting: 1. FY12 School Maintenance Budget Proposal 2. PowerPoint print out—Superintendent Bradshaw's further explanation of FY12 Budget 3. National Elementary Honor Society—Website information handout Agenda/Minutes 1. Superintendent Ann Bradshaw—FY12 School Budget Mrs. Bradshaw attended our School council meeting to provide an overview of the FY12 School Maintenance Budget Proposal. The School Committee voted on 2/2/11 to support the current bottom-line amount of$18,887,708. Mrs. Bradshaw discussed the variables: Special Education Transportation, Grants, and Prepays. She also hopes to be able to fund the Math Coach position for one more year and recognizes that we will need to add another third grade teacher. Trade-offs will have to be made in order to find the funds for these two positions. Mrs. Bradshaw shared that she is feeling optimistic about the FY12 budget and the budget process. 2. Friends of Mashpee Public Schools—Update/Sharing—Barbara Cotton Barbara Cotton shared that she attended the most recent FINCOM meeting. While at the meeting she made the suggestion of a mediator being hired to help mend the professional relationship between the school's leadership team and the town's leaders. Barbara said that distrust exists from the town's side, particularly in the area of prepays. I shared that often it is more cost effective to order materials in early spring that will be used in the following school year. When it comes to the personnel side of the budget, it is an imperfect science because one can never anticipate all the changes that might positively or negatively impact the budget. It is important that all information that is shared with the public be accurate and not distorted to alter public opinion.