Lamarque Elementary School
School Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
 
Members Present: Sally Mancheno (Principal), Don Knoepfle, Carla Johnson, Tish Yarish, Nina Schwartz, Jenness DeBruler, Carolyn Lax, Lori Ackling, Yasmin Rodriguez, D’Arcy Denis, Michael O’Brien, Scott Bussell, Anniese Curley.
 
Non-Members Present: Michael Griffith
 
 
Tish Yarish called the meeting to order at 3:45 p.m.
 
 
Review of Minutes from previous SAC meeting on March
No corrections or additions.   Tish Yarish motioned to approve minutes, Yasmin Rodriguez seconded and SAC members approved.
 
 
New Business:
3rd grade FCAT scores are in. 
 
There was a high correlation between students who attended the “King Cat” club and FCAT scores.
 
“Lamarque Literacy Lion Club” – first grade students who scored below the 40th percentile on the SAT 9 will be invited to a summer school program.  This program will occur four Thursdays in June.  Parents will be given skills and make & take activities to implement with their students at home.  The students will be using the Waterford computer program with their parents at school.
 
Fly-Up Day is scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2007.  The students in each grade-level will be visiting next year’s grade level teachers to gain insight into what will be expected of them next year.
 
FCAT Survival day was filled with fun activities that the students enjoyed.  There were many volunteers that helped with the survival day.
 
Book Fair is doing well and profits are increasing daily.
 
Chorus will be performing for the entire school population.
 
High school students will be visiting each third grade classroom to read the story, Wild About Books, and have a class discussion with the students.  Every elementary school in North Port will be participating in this grant sponsored activity.
 
Yasmin Rodriguez updated SAC on the progress of the search for book making supplies.  Mrs. Mancheno expressed the desire to add a “student author” collection in the library for all students to check out and read.
 
 
Close of S.A.C. meeting
 Yasmin Rodriguez moved to adjourn meeting, Nina Schwartz seconded.  Tish Yarish adjourned meeting at 4:45. 
 

 

Respectfully submitted by,

Carla Y. Johnson

Recording Secretary