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School Site Council
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SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM (ILT) SITE GOVERNANCE TEAM (SGT) Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:15 am Library Minutes SSC Members: bolded were present Parent Members: Teacher Members: Staff Members: Principal: Kirsty Holland (chair)* Claudia Walters* Treasure Love* Marceline Marques Artina Ellsworth* Brenna Kielty Carmen Sanchez* Maureen McGowan* Janeen Stastny* Ken Stastny* Instructional Leadership Team Members: Wendy Culver* Brenna Kielty Maureen McGowan Linda Olson Marilyn Tilos* Claudia Walters Michael Wilson Site Governance Team (* Next to Name) Mary Chicorel/Patricia Leming* I. Welcome Meeting convened by chair Holland at 8:20 am. II. Approval of Minutes from 03/06/12 Meeting Motion to approve (Kielty), seconded (Love), and unanimously approved. III. SSC Statement Regarding District Waiver Request to CDE Regarding Class Size a. Neutral, In Favor, or Opposing the Waiver Motion to oppose the waiver (Holland), seconded (Kielty) and approved by unanimous vote. b. Comments or Objections Attendees developed the following statement to be submitted with the vote: “We, the Juarez Elementary governing body, object to this waiver on the grounds that increasing class size negatively impacts our school learning environment. When students have better access to their teacher through smaller class sizes, they are more likely to succeed and not ‘fall through the cracks.’ While we understand the financial plight of our district, as teachers, parents, and staff, we cannot, in good conscience, approve this application for a waiver of penalties. Furthermore, we believe that the district needs to be held accountable to the California Education Code for class size. If penalties are waived it could set a precedent for future violations.” IV. Monitoring and Accountability Reporting Department Survey on School Site Councils a. Due April 13, 2012 b. Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5DNW58Z Marques shared the survey information with all attendees and asked that all take the survey prior to the April 13 deadline. I. Reports a. DAC (Walters) Walters reported that DAC discussed School Safety Plans, Title I allocations, especially Parent Involvement expenditures. Schools are urged to spend out their allocations. It was suggested that purchases include items for the Parent Room, including parenting books. II. Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 8:45 am (Holland), seconded (Kielty), and approved by majority vote. |