3/31/2016 SCHOOL COUNCIL - QUASHNET SCHOOL Minutes

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2015 — 2016 — Quashnet School Council Minutes of Meeting Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:00 PM — 4:20 PM Quashnet School Main Office Conference Room Members Present: MaryKate O'Brien, Principal; Meg Morrison, School Adjustment Counselor; Stephanie Manning, Teacher; Colleen Fraser, Sarah Provencher and Kathy O'Neil, Parent Reps.; Will Cuozzo, Community Member Area of Responsibility: •;• Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational and statewide student performance standards ❖ identifying the educational needs of the students attending the school ❖ Reviewing the annual school building budget •'• Formulating a school improvement plan Agenda/Minutes: 1. Minutes were approved from previous meeting. Discussion regarding increasing consistency in the right choice ticket program continued. District wide initiative regarding Positive Behavior Interventions is being planned through the MTSS training. 2. Recommended handbook changes were presented on pages 4, 5, and 24. Changes were voted on and approved to be presented to School Committee. Discussions were based on whether non -school related clubs and activities should be in the school handbook, It was determined they should be removed as the handbook is for school policies. 3. The parent and staff school start time survey was reviewed, All options 1-5 were discussed as presented by the committee. All members of the Quashnet School Council voted on preferred options with a consensus of moving MMHS to an 8:30 AM start with keeping the elementary schools the same start time. As a second choice, the council voted on changing the elementary schools to an earlier start rather than the 9:15 AM option.