10/23/2007 SCHOOL COUNCIL - KC COOMBS SCHOOL Minutes

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KENNETH C. COOMBS SCHOOL SCHOOL COUNCIL MINUTES Meeting of October 23, 2007 Main Office Conference Room The meeting was called to order at 3:30 PM. Present were Mrs. Barbara Cotton (Parent Representative), Mrs. Maria Cortez (Parent Representative), Mrs. Louise Doyle (Principal), Ms. Claudia Motta(Assistant Principal), Mrs. Palmer (Teacher Representative), Ms. Russell (Teacher Representative), Mrs. Wilber (Teacher Representative), and Mrs. Alison Taylor(Parent Representative). No one was present for open forum. Council introductions proceeded and new members for the FY 08 school year were welcomed. New members were provided with a copy of the pamphlet"School Councils". Discussion followed about the duties and responsibilities of School Councils per the attached summary. Emphasis was placed on management of the school's educational goals, overseeing the FY 09 budget proposals with the principal, and implementation of the School Improvement Plan throughout the year. The council members then reviewed the three-year budget projection for the Coombs School accounting for the FY09, FY10 and FY 11 school years. The three-year projection was a town request. Mrs. Doyle shared the personnel priorities particularly and also shared the School Committee's ratings for each request. Members were informed of the work being done by a Coombs paraprofessional, Mrs. Linda Ryan, regarding a Community Preservation Act (CPA) application to improve the Coombs playgrounds. The educational goals of the School Improvement Plan were reviewed. Mrs. Doyle will make a presentation at the December 12'4 School Committee meeting of the progress made in regard to those goals. Specifically, the goals address are as follows: ➢ 85% of preschoolers at KCC will enter kindergarten prepared to be successful with the literacy curriculum as measured by Reading Street assessments, work sampling, assessment portfolios and TROLL. ➢ 50% of students who are at risk will move to the some risk or low risk categories on DIBELS. ➢ 25 % of students at some risk will move to the low risk category on DIBELS.