School Advisory Council (SAC)
September 27, 2006
22 in attendance:
Brenda Aguayo, Francisca Aviles, Tracey Bailey, Nickie
Brown, Antoinette Bush, Audrey Davis,
Steve Dragon, Deborah Fipps, Priscilla Fitzgerald, Millie
Galan-Aguirre, Gabriel Gonzalez,
Julie Harrell, Heather Hettinger, Jane Hordatt, Rob Kanotz,
Myndel Miller, Maureen Prieto,
Cheryl Rocco, Martha Samuelson, Bill Sarazen, Diana Stoker,
and Maureen Taliento,.
Myndel Miller welcomed members back to the second SAC meeting
and introduced those who missed the first meeting. Members read and accepted the minutes of the
September 12 meeting. All agreed also to
accept the SAC Operational Guidelines in its entirety.
Principal Steve Dragon reviewed revisions to the School Professional
Development Plan (SPDP) and explained that four additional Topic Areas were
added, which reflect staff interest in professional development. Two points came up in discussion:
Cheryl Rocco noted that the Kennedy Center Project (#XV)
needed wording to show that participants would share their study schoolwide, to
benefit the whole school.
Maureen Taliento suggested adding option C (salary credit)
for compensation for professional development activities during non-duty time.
Both
of these points will be added to the SPDP before it is submitted for approval
by the district Friday, September 29.
The SAC members approved this amended School Improvement Plan.
Mr.
Dragon said staff would be notified of the SPDP once it was approved.
Maureen
Taliento clarified that activities other than SPDP activities may be part of a
teacher’s TPAS.
Mr.
Dragon invited SAC members to bring new topics of interest or concern to the
table. He gave an update on the building
renovation project, carefully noting that all plans are subject to change. At this point a company has been chosen to
submit a plan and there is a possibility that the construction will take place
in both buildings 1 and 2 during the summer of 2007, rather than during two
summers. To be continued…
Diana
Stoker brought up a question about traffic and student safety. Evidently the
neighborhood does not want speed bumps on
The
next SAC meeting will be Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Cheryl
Rocco
Recording
Secretary