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2014-2015 QUASHNET SCHOOL COUNCIL Meeting: Tuesday, March 3, 2015-3:15 PM to 4:15 PM Quashnet School Conference Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Patricia DeBoer, Principal; Margaret Morrison, School Adjustment Counselor; Stephanie Manning, Teacher; Colleen Fraser, Parent; Kathy O'Neill, Parent; Sarah Provencher, Parent (Also present: Mashpee Enterprise Reporter Ryan Bray) MEMBERS ABSENT: Jack Phelan, Community Member at large Our Four Maior 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 Meetina Handouts: ■ Agenda ■ 213115 Meeting Minutes ■ 2015 School Council Parent Survey—DRAFT ■ SY14115 Quashnet School Parent/Student Handbook 10 -Station Fit Trail Information Packet AGENDA/MINUTES 1. Minutes from our 213115 School Council meeting were approved. 2. We finalized our 2015 Parent Survey. Survey link was emailed to families on Friday, March 6, 2015. The survey will remain open until Monday, March 16, 2015. We made the following final changes to the survey—prior to the survey link being emailed to families: A. Insert as Question #2: My child/children currently receive(s) the following additional services/supports at the Quashnet School: Answer choices --Enrichment, Special education services, Social emotional support, Health- related support, not applicable B. The following questions were slightly adjusted (wording): The Quashnet School teachers show respect for my child. (#6) The Quashnet School meets the social and emotional needs of my child. (#9) The Quashnet School meets the academic needs of my child. (#10) The instructional program at the Quashnet School is challenging for my child/children, (#22) The Quashnet School succeeds at preparing my child for the next grade level. (#24) My concerns are addressedfacknowledged with respect and in a timely manner. (#35) 3. Family -to -Family Mentoring Program: Possible name for program ---"FALCON FAMILIES" Start small -2 to 3 families Transportation element Look into liability for mentor families Boundaries Training Send email to all families --describing our plans and seeking mentor families. Follow up in the blog. Connect with Big Brother/Big Sister organization—their advice Schedule first dinner: At our meeting we talked about Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 6:00 – 7:30 PM (I checked the master calendar—our tentative date conflicts with our STEAM night—possible other date: Monday, April 13, 2015) At dinner—First: fun activity involving parents and children; then everyone eats together; children leave for supervised activity; icebreaker (challenge all parents face); maybe a guest speaker