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2011m2012 QUASHNET SCHOOL COUNCIL <br /> Meeting: Thursday, May 3, 2012-3:15 PM to 4:15 PM <br /> Quashnet School Conference Room <br /> Present; Patricia f e oer, Principal;Dianne Louf, Teacher; Dianna Littleton, 'leacher; Dan O'Neill,Parent;Maria <br /> Cortez,Parent <br /> Absent: Liz Vlelra,Parent; Jack Phelan,Community-at-large member <br /> Our Four Maio-Areas of Responsibility. <br /> 1. Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statevVide student <br /> Performance standards <br /> 2. identifying the educational needs of students attending the school <br /> . Reviewing the annual school building budget <br /> . Formulating a school improvement plan <br /> Handouts* <br /> A. Agenda <br /> B. Returned"Parent Perceptions questionnaires <br /> C. Page 4 of S Y 1 1-12 Parent Stud ent Handbook—contains: <br /> Current'vision and Mission of lashpee Public Schools <br /> Current Quashnet School omission Statement <br /> Minutes <br /> 1. "Parent Perceptions Questionnaire" <br /> We reviewed the feedback contained on the 18 thus-far returned'`Parent Perceptionsquestionnaires <br /> a. Responses from each parent were either mostly positive or mostly negative <br /> b. Improve communication—teacher to garent <br /> c. Consistencies on each grade level <br /> d. Need for organization/study shills <br /> e. Homework <br /> Stepp to Tal <br /> We will consolidate the parent responses from all returned questionnaires. <br /> Staff will review the consolidated information. <br /> We will develop a list of actions to take that will help us improve parent perceptions. <br /> i 2. Quashnet School's Mission Statement <br /> a we talked about the process of making changes improvements to our school's mission statement. <br /> a Our"Falcon Five" guiding principles have been successfully embedded in our school culture. <br /> a All parties need to be involved. <br /> We need one simple statement that all can say : Getting There Together) <br /> ■ Mission statement should be simple, clear, focused, straightforward, measurable, actionable <br /> ■ Current work with teachers will provide us with valuable information (should have it by our June <br /> meeting) <br /> A. what a student should look life behaviorally, socially, emotionally, and academically <br /> by the end of each specific grade and when he/she exits our school at the end of <br /> grade <br /> B. what policies and procedures are currently in place that help or huirt our ability to get <br /> our students to where we want them to be behaviorally,'so ially, emotionally, and <br /> academically <br /> C. Each teacher's reflection on his/her own classroorn practices---how things are <br /> addressed <br /> D. School-ode consistency(Practices and procedures) <br /> Meeting in adjourned at 4:20 PM <br /> Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 7, 2012. <br />