6/6/2013 SCHOOL COUNCIL - QUASHNET SCHOOL Minutes

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2012*2013 QUASHNET SCHOOL COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting: Thursday,June 6,201415 PSI to 4:15 PM (Final Meeting for this SY 2013,2014) . Quashnet School Conference Room Present: Parent—Kellie ll1eg ; Teacher—Dianne Louf; Teacher—Diana Littleton; Member-at-Large—Jack Phalen; Principal—Patty Deoer Absent: Parent—Elizabeth ieira; Parent—Dan O'Neill our four areae of res onsib t 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; and 4. Formulating a school improvement plan egn Handouts: Agenda AGENDA 1. Deport card revision process-,49view/discuss current draft Assistant Principal Mi ryKate.O'Brien presented the Quashnet School Report Card revision process and progress: ■ I m prove what we have ■ Incorporate teacher input(survey) ■ Give parents specific information about their child's progress—broken down ■ Our ELA revision last year common core standards)—ubrics Mismatch exists--Metter grades Orsi rubrics—met, exceeded, not met Each grade level has identified power standards ■ Next step—work with network ad inistrator—autot acted system Length of document—report card—is ley Separate standards—no overlap—specialistslhorneroorn teachers ■ Communication with parents will take place in the fall—seeping their feedback on process and product, ■ School Committee review/approval - Hopeful to roll-out for the first trimester of the 13-14 school year. 2. voting at uashnet�J ne 25,2013 June 25th is the last day of school. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 AMI. Council members support having all voters enter and exit the gymnasium through the front exterior door of the gymnasium up through 11:40 AMI. The interior doors to the gymnasium will remain closed up through 140 AMI. The main entrance doors to the Quashnet School will rernain locked through 11;40 AMI. All cam pai ners need to locate themselves away from our extedor foot traffic areas. Extra police support has been requested just before and during our dismissal (front parking lot/bus area). Mfrs. De oerwill follow-up with the School Committee Chairman and the Superintendent on this issue—status of requests. , Staffingifediing for SY13,14 Suzanne Petten ill is transferring from Grade 6 Teacher to a Teaching Position at the Mlashpee Middle School. vincen a Nelson is transfening from Grade 3 Teacher to Librarian/Computer Teacher. Sherry Higgins is transferdng from Grade 4 Teacher to Grade 3 Teacher(taking Mrs. Nelson's position). Stephanie Lanoue is transferring from Grade 4 Teacher to Grade 6 Teacher(taking Mrs. Petten ill's position). We have 3 fourth grade teaching positions to fill—given the 2 transfers cited above and 1 retirement, We have 2 fifth grade teaching positions to fil"ue to 1 retirement and the need to add a section. We have 1 sixth grade teaching position to fill—due to I retirement. We have one special education teacher position to fill—added to meet student needs. . Other Thank you to the 2012-2013 Quashnet School Council members for volunteering to serge on the Council. Their input has been very valuable. - Iote: The March 7, 2013, and April 11, 2013, Quashnet school Council meetings were both cancelled. The May 16,2013, meeting ended up being cancelled. The only members who showed up were teachers Dianne Loin and Diana Littleton, Since both serge on the Report Card Revision Committee,there was little point to still hold our Council me fin .