10/25/1999 SCHOOL COUNCIL - QUASHNET SCHOOL Minutes

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QUASHNET VALLEY SCHOOL COUNCIL MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1999 Members in attendance: Bob Tippo, ..Robin Geggatt, Sharon Balzarini, Sunny Merritt, Reid Riberdy, Vicki Kelly 1) Tim Souza and Maura Manning- no longer involved with -school council . Need one more teacher. 2) PTO meeting - a lot of people attended Brian Gillie night . Three new teachers : Terrill-gr. 2 (1-year) ; Dean-gr. 1 (1- year) ; Cannon-gr. 6; Cheryl Maclntire . (T-eachers have 1 year off; K-eliminated this year - 22 in each class . Grade 4 River low numbers 1 year. grant - reduce class size in one school only - would have liked to'. have spanned that out over 3. schools . Talked 'about SPED issues and teachersinclusion. 3) System goals - discussed memo 'of October 7 from Sherwood Fluery - and the highlights of that memo . Common areas discussed 4) * looking into getting walkie talkies - Maintain safety - domestic problems - abductions can happen. * 100, 000 request to put a -computer in each classroom has been proposed. * School budget - $12 . 9 would be okay for the budget . * Class size and space - a problem now. Teachers are on carts and in audio-visual rooms Added 3 SPED offices in shop room Not ideal conditions for classrooms or sped. * ,SPED is always a problem and concern. 504 plan for children with physical/medical problems - 6 as of this time in Valley School . Not a SPED problem but medical . * Professional Development - 900 hours a year of teaching time is required by law - we are okay. Professional development days of a possibility. } 5) Other - Ockway Chapel - Built 1831 - one room school house in cemetery owned by the town_. , In very bad shape - has not been used since 1900 - Meeting House - 1831 - and school house for town and Wampanoaq.