Minutes
School Advisory Council
Present: Linda Knight, Marian Behrman, Dan Barnes,
Jennifer Yahraus, Linda Long, Khizran Usman, Nora Forbes, Julie Murray, Denise
Litchet, Debbie Flessner, George Laessig, Jan Coleman, Lisa Silva, Veronica
Genta, Debbie Mrstik, Debbie Merkley, Audrey Chopki (for Leslie Silver), Geoff
Gibbs
Linda
Knight called the meeting to order at 3:15.
Debbie Flessner made a motion to approve the minutes as stated, Julie
Murray seconded the motion. The minutes were approved.
Discussion
of Goals 4, 5 & 6 followed:
Goal
4--Science
Jan Coleman gave an update on the construction of
the Science Lab. Construction should
begin soon with the Lab to be up and running by the 2004 school year. SAC representatives were asked to go back and
talk to their teams about how to staff the Science Lab. Will it be staffed with a certified teacher,
an aide, or will it be used on a sign-up basis, or put on the Specials’ Rotation
Schedule? The SAC Committee will make
this decision.
Revision
to the Science Goal
1.
Add the following ideas under Description of Major Activities to
Achieve Goal:
a.
Utilize Technology--iBooks
b.
Thematic Units
c.
AIMS Activities
d.
Teleconferencing
Art—change
the wording for Expected Student Outcomes to “and/or” as printed in the January
14, 2004 minutes:
“Students will maintain or improve
their proficiency in K-5 art courses as measured through:
·
involvement in art exhibits, and/or
awareness and participation in community art activities (ex. newspaper
articles, community projects/festivals, art contests, visits to museums and
galleries),
·
authentic assessment,
·
tests.”
Discussion
came up about moving “LNN” from the Art Goal (it was never part of the Art
Goal) to the Technology Goal. Laurie
Rittmeyer and I (Jennifer Yahraus) discussed this issue and the only reason it
was mentioned last month was to give an example of an activity under “Increased
number of students participating in art related activities.”
By
involving more students in LNN, more students are being introduced to the
visual arts and the arts as a whole.
Music----No
changes were made to this goal.
P.E.—No
changes were made to this goal.
Goal
6—Technology
Jennifer Yahraus reported that the
Technology Committee along with two parents, Kelly Howard representing the PTO
and Jennifer Purmort representing SAC, met in December with Mike Horan,
Director of Instructional Technology, to come up with a five-year plan for
Lakeview. The following are the top
technology priorities as ranked by the committee and agreed upon by all. These priorities should be added under the
heading Description of Major Activities to Achieve Goal:
·
Laptop computers for every teacher
·
Wireless access
·
Mobile Cart
·
Teacher Training
·
Teacher Websites
·
Student Technology Activities
The
Technology Goal will be revisited at the March SAC meeting.
All
SAC reps were asked to look at Goals 7, 8, 9 and 10 before the next meeting.
Denise
Litchet made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Lisa Silva seconded it.
The
next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 3:15 p.m. in the