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Quashnet School Council <br /> Date: 3/23/2017 <br /> Time: 3:304:30 PM <br /> Location: QS Main Office <br /> Attendees: MaryKate O'Brien,Margaret Morrison, Stephanie Manning,Colleen Fraser,and <br /> Sarah Provencher <br /> Norms: <br /> • Meeting time 3:304:30 PM <br /> • This is a safe place to speak freely <br /> • Do not be afraid to speak your mind <br /> • Decisions will be agreed upon with a consensus of the group <br /> • Cell phones available,but sound off <br /> Mission: What We Do: <br /> • In partnership with parents, families,and community,our mission is to promote academic excellence <br /> and character development while supporting and celebrating all students as they strive towards <br /> college and career readiness. (college, career, and civic readiness) <br /> Vision:Where We Want to Be: <br /> • Our vision is for every student to reach his/her full potential in a respect-filled,safe,and positive <br /> learning environment characterized by high expectations,quality instruction,continuous <br /> improvement, and civic responsibility. <br /> Aggnda Items Time Discussion <br /> Welcome- 5 minutes Minutes reviewed and approved. <br /> Approval of Minutes Announced new community member, Brett Calhoun, will be <br /> joining the council. <br /> Mission Statement 5 minutes Discuss addition to mission statement-reviewed DESE's <br /> definitions for College and Career Readiness and Civic <br /> Preparedness. Developed a new mission statement to read: <br /> In partnership with parents, families,and community,our <br /> mission is to promote academic excellence and character <br /> development while supporting and celebrating all students as <br /> they(strive towards preparing) to engage as active citizens <br /> as college or career,and civic readiness. <br /> MTSS/New School 15 minutes Three consultants were hired to support MTSS initiative in <br /> Initiatives the content area of literacy. <br /> Nancy Boyles-Close reading and literacy-all grades <br /> Tom Lee-Visual literacylthinking Grades 3&4 <br /> Steven Withrow-poetry Grades 5 & 6 <br /> Quashnet Renovation 15 minutes Review of plans,scope,and cost of project- <br /> Project Mrs, Fraser will assist at Town Meeting with flyers. <br /> Mrs.O'Brien will contact KCC and QS PTO to seek <br /> additional support. <br /> MPS/QS Blueprint for 15 minutes Reviewed district Blueprint for Improvement-more action <br /> Improvement oriented-several words identified for further <br /> discuss ionfe larification(Initiative 1.2-early and 3.1 internal <br /> and external). Request not to lose the term"rigor"which <br /> LNext <br /> s hi hl focused on in previous SIP. <br /> Next Steps 5 minutes Meeting-May 18,2017 3:30 PM QS Office <br /> e'II develop QS action steps for each initiative, <br />