10/14/2003 SCHOOL COUNCIL - KC COOMBS SCHOOL Minutes

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KENNETH C. COOMBS SCHOOL tL GO.,L n3: COMMUNICATION AND USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES CORE VALUE: Provide home/school/community alliances to enhance the learning opportunities of our students VISION: Staff and administrator will establish activities to improve home/school/community cooperation in the leaming of students. ASSESSNIENT: The principal will meet with PTO monthly in addition to the School Council to update on this information link. The Info-Net will be used monthly to cormnunicate with families. STRATEGIC GOALS IMPLEMENTATION To maintain a strong PTO. PTO core group will be planning monthly programs/activities. To connnunicate the importance of the home/school Teachers communicate academic issues and link. school policies through newsletters, journals, progress reports, etc. To provide a kindergarten backpack program to The Early Childhood Coordinator will increase home/school connections and learning. coordinate with PTO to supply backpacks and will rotate these among the classrooms. To create opportunities for families to more fully Conduct Grade level meetings with parents to understand curriculum, essential skills, expectations discuss curriculum: math night will b and their role in supporting our objectives. conducted in the Fall, SPED screening AM and 4 PM meeting will be conducted, Language Arts night in Spring. To collaborate with parents in sharpening the focus Devise a new conference format to be on individual student performance. implemented in the 03-04 school year. Parent conferences will be conducted for 3 hours in Nov/Dec on two afternoon, as well as evening conferences on same dates. Conferences are being expanded to at least 20 minutes per parent. The following will be dune: contact Boys and Girls Club, Kids Klub and food manager, send parent letter and work with guidance i arranging conferences by appointment. Increase use of videotaping and publishing To fully utilize the media in broadcasting the work school events through media liaison and om of our school and its community contribution. audiovisual teclmician (cable TV etc.) To add another regular program to bring community Brainstorm with teachers regarding appropriate Apt members into our school (beyond Transportation project for the year. Day). Plan on event per year to involve parents, staff To develop a cooperative program that will involve and community, e.g. Family Picnic, staff, parents, and community. International Fair, etc. To conduct 4-5 training seminars for all Unit C staff AM/PM sessions provided on policies andA at KCC. regulations, school law issues, scheduling, challenging students, pragmatic language, servicing students on Individualized Educational