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EDGARTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Edgartown School Library
10:00 AM

AGENDA

I.            Approval of Minutes of March 16, 2010

II.            Parent Groups and Community Input

III.            Presentation of 2010-11 School Improvement Plan

IV.            Finance Report
            A.            Expenditure Report

V.            Superintendent’s Report
            A.            Leave Request

VI.            Principal’s  Report

            A.            FY11 Vacancies and hiring update
            B.            End of the year activities
            C.            Grade Configurations for 2010-11

VII.            Correspondence

VIII.            Old/New Business
            A.            Schedule Next Meeting

IX.            Executive Session

X.            Adjournment

THE EDGARTOWN SCHOOL
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Edgartown School SAC Meeting
March 16, 2010

Present: John Stevens, Bridget Mello, Michael Joyce, Karen Bressler, Sarah Parece

Approval of Minutes from January meeting

Student Council Report
•    Started a food Drive for the Food Pantry
March 15-April 2- Class that collects the most food will earn a fiesta lunch at Sharky’s

•    In the Process of Building the school Store-Hopeful that it will be completed before the end of the school year. Students are helping to build the store in the Wood Shop.
Holiday Store was open during Winter Concert- there are new items for sale

•    7/8 Dance in February was very successful- invited other schools as long as they had a chaperone
•    Planning a 5/6 Game Nights
•    3 Haiti fundraisers- 7/8 Dance, Peace Quilt, and Popcorn Sale during lunch. All were very successful.

Youth Task Force- Michael Joyce shared that they hope to have an all island dance for 8th graders at the High School.  A kind of welcome for incoming students

Draft/Planning for School Improvement Plan 2010-2011
Review and discussion of current SIP

Target Area- RTI
Grade 3 needs to be added on under strategies
DIBELS training added on
Diane Smadbeck is currently working with students and is in a consult role for non-SPED students
This year all 2nd grades had same reading time
Some additions/changes but the majority of this Target Area will stay the same


Target Area: Technology
Current plan call for the creation of a vision or a path for improving technology- this still needs to be done
Create student tech assistants to help teachers scan information in to be used on Smartboards
Develop a common place to share Smartboard lessons

Questions:
What do teachers need to learn in regard to the technical aspect?
How can technology be used as an extension of your current lessons?
How to use technology to enhance lessons?
It is important to keep in mind that technology in the classroom looks different for each grade level.
Sarah shared that her experiences in 7/8 Social Studies where a Smartboard is used on daily basis and in her algebra class as being extremely positive and enriching.
There are Kindles in the library for use.
Smartboard Training and Destinations Math trainings (both pieces of technology) will take place on the March 17th Professional Development Day.

Target Area- Improving Student Performance in Math
All strategies on Sip are being implemented.
Remedial math Specialists are suing the Math MCAS and G-Made to build their caseload.
Several PLC’s and Core teachers meeting are discussing strategies for answering Open-response questions of the MCAS.
Currently have Algebra Class in place for high achieving students.

Target Area-School Environment and Character Development
Upcoming Trainings of staff members in responsive Classroom
Last week of school- Developmental Design Trainings
Both are being funded by the Superintendent’s office/Grant $

Need to add on Support Group for Responsive Classroom as a strategy.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 10:00