3/31/2009 SCHOOL COUNCIL - KC COOMBS SCHOOL Minutes

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Lt KENNETH C. COOMBS SCHOOL COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 MAIN OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM 3:30pm Members Present: Donna Zaeske, Kim Richards, Barbara Cotton, Deb Greene, Liz Hendricks, Patti Kenny, Dan O'Neill, Kim Palmer, Liz Wilber The meeting was called to order at 3:30 No one was present for Open Forum The council members approved the minutes from last month's meeting. Motion to approve was made by Barbara Cotton. Kim Richards discussed Countdown to Kindergarten. Kindergarten registration begins April 8`h in the KCC cafe. Dan O'Neill told us he was asked if there would be any opportunities for children going to kindergarten to visit the cafeteria. Mrs. Richards said that they will get an opportunity to be in the cafe during the ice cream social that will be held on May 14th. Math Night is Thursday, April 16`h, it is going to be in conjunction with CPC (Community Partnership for Children) resource fair and we are expecting a great tum out. The CPC fair has at least 20 vendors expected at this time. Preschool Structure for 2009-2010: Ms. Zaeske explained that the KCC preschool would see some changes for next year. She said that the needs of the Mashpee preschoolers drive the changes for instruction and scheduling. Some of the changes that will occur include: The '/2 day program for preschoolers, age range is 3-5 years old with Friday scheduling changes. Fridays may include parent workshops at school, parent meetings and/or home visits by teachers. The administration and staff members are working on schedule ideas for Fridays. Liz Hendricks suggested that KCC work with preschools to help working parents to make plans for 1/2day preschool-to-daycare situation. Barbara Zuwallack will be contacted about this. There is an article in today's' Cape Cod Times stating the importance of high quality preschool programs. Research states that high quality early