Lamarque Elementary School
School Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
 
Members Present: Sally Mancheno (Principal), Don Knoepfle, Carla Johnson, Tish Temple, Kirk Hutchinson, Connie Lightfoot, Patricia Robison, Yasmin Rodriguez, Michael O’Brien, Elaine Stewart, Kim Deeb, Mary Kirsten, Karyn Muncy, Kristin Cawthorne, Nina Schwartz, Scott Bussell, Bruce Spicer.
 
Non-Members Present:  None
 
 
Tish Temple called the meeting to order at 3:50 p.m.
 
 
Review Minutes from last SAC meeting, September 11, 2007.
Don Knoepfle moved to approve minutes, Mary Kirsten seconded, SAC approved.
 
 
 
New Business:
Review of Lamarque School Improvement Plan:
·         Mrs. Mancheno explained the school vision and mission are the same from the 2006 – 2007 school year.
·         76% of the total population need to score 3 or higher in reading.
·         Some of the gain goals are high due to low number of students in a particular subgroup that can be intensively focused upon and the fact that Lamarque has had one year of experience as a school.
·         ESE teachers will be focusing on specific deficit areas based on last year’s and current data.
·         Lamarque reviewed each subgroup for each subject to analyze the school-wide data in order to set the goals for the 2007-2008 school year.
·         Professional Development:
o   The Lewis writing program will be implemented again this year to refine our writing skills and reach our writing goals.
o   Lamarque is maintaining some professional development activities, such as Marzano/McREL and will add ActivTechnologies and Kagan. 
o   The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Grant funds will cover most of the Professional Development activities.
o   Much of the professional development funds cover the need for substitutes in order to allow grade level teams to attend trainings together.
o   Lamarque is also utilizing current staff members as trainers.  Some staff members are being sent to “train the trainer” workshops to allow them to return to Lamarque as a trainer.
 
Yasmin Rodriquez moved to approve Lamarque’s School Improvement Plan as-is, Pat Robison seconded, SAC approved.
 
 
 
Close of S.A.C. meeting
Tish Temple moved to adjourn meeting at 4:45, Yasmin Rodriguez seconded.  Next scheduled meeting to occur on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
 

 

Respectfully submitted by,

Carla Y. Johnson

Recording Secretary