Jean Hines Caldwell Elementary School



Jean Hines Caldwell Elementary School

SDMC Minutes

October 18, 2012 7:20 a.m. Library

The meeting was called to order at 7:20 a.m. by Mrs. Lizabeth Allen, Asst. Principal. Present were: Mrs. Allen,

Mrs. Stewart, Ms. Armstead, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Arce, Mrs. Elizalde, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Parker, Ms. Mosquera, Ms. Nettles, Ms. Bickham Mrs. Lacy, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Woodard and Ms. Simmons. The minutes from the September 27, 2012, meeting had been previously disseminated and approved as read.

Norms

Mrs. Allen briefly reviewed the norms for the meeting: begin and end on time, silence cell phones, make sure all voices are heard, if you wonder ask, stay on task and focus on agenda.

Old Business

• Appraisal documentation forms will be addressed at the next meeting.

• At this time, there are no business partner updates.

New Business

I. New SDMC Members – Mrs. Allen recognized the newly elected SDMC Members. Each member will serve a two year term.

• Maria Elizalde

• Daphne Simmons

• Genia Walker

• Angela Stewart

II. Election of Officers – Mrs. Allen opened the floor for nominations for Vice-Chairman and Secretary.

• Mrs. Allen was elected as Vice-Chairman

• Ms. Smith was elected as Secretary

III. Curriculum and Instruction

Mrs. Armstead presented the various technological resources we have available to our students.

• I Station (3rd – 5th grade); In addition, Tier 3 5th grade students are participating in tutorials which gives them an additional 120 hours of I Station per week.

• Heart Beeps (1st – 5th grade)

• Reading Eggs (PreK – K)

• Success Maker (3rd grade)

• Study Island (3rd – 5th grade)

• ESL Reading Smart (2nd – 5th grade)

• Big Brainz (2nd – 5th grade)

• Renzulli (K – 5th grade) Please be sure and utilize Renzulli. The school district is monitoring usage.

IV. School wide/Teacher Incentive Programs

Mrs. Allen presented information on the reinstatement of school incentive program. Each teacher should find a way to reward students for academic achievement and excellent behavior. In addition, Dr. Morgan will re-implement Principal’s award program as a way to motivate students. Principal’s Awards will be awarded for common assessments and district benchmarks. Please keep in mind this falls under I-7 on the appraisal system. Ms. Stewart also suggested implementing a Kindness Tree and Star Student. Ms. Woodard suggest classes have a box where students submit names of classmates they see doing something good.

V. Elementary Goals

Mrs. Allen reminded the committee of the district/school elementary goals; focusing on reading and math.

VI. PTO

Mrs. Woodard presented information on upcoming PTO events. PTO will begin snack sales again. Order forms will be given to students and returned to the PTO office. Snacks will be distributed to classroom prior to dismissal.

The meeting adjourned at 7:55 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Charlene Smith

Secretary

FAC – A question was submitted about the report to duty time for morning dismissal and the sign out time for those who have morning duty. Teachers assigned to morning duty are expected to report to the cafeteria no later than 7:25 a.m. Teachers will sign in with the administrator on duty. Teachers reporting to morning duty on time are allowed to leave at 3:10 p.m. As a reminder, please remember all FAC concerns must be submitted 48 hours prior to the meeting.

“Building Futures Anchored in Excellence”

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