April 7, 2004
Present: M. Behrman, J. Purmort, D. Litchet, J. Murray,
D. Flessner, J. Coleman, L. Knight, L. Silva, G. Laessig, L. Divirgilio, D.
Barnes, B. Norris, K. Lundquist, L. Long, S. Hlohinec,
D. Mrstik, C. Underhill, D. McCart,
V. Genta, M. Fullgrapp, L.
Silver, K. Usman, D. Merkley,
N. Forbes, G. Gibbs, J. Yahraus
Linda
Knight called the meeting to order at 3:17 p.m.
A correction to the March 24th minutes was made. Under “Other Ideas,” it should have read Guidance,
ESE, and Registrar Secretary instead of just Guidance Secretary.
Jan
Coleman asked that this meeting be dedicated to finalizing the budget. At the May 5th meeting, the
remaining goals will be discussed.
Since
everyone was in agreement with the following purchases from the budget, it was
decided to determine the total cost to see what money would be left to purchase
additional services:
1-Kindergarten Teacher $59,248
1-4th Grade Teacher 59,248
1-Science Lab Teacher
59,248
2-A2 Remediation Aides
(for 2nd
and 3rd grade) 45,966
Total $342,206
Money
left to work with totals: $154,761
Since
a 7-wheel rotation for Specials was agreed upon by everyone, the task now is to
determine what the 7th position would be. Some of the ideas discussed were adding a
Writing teacher, a Guidance teacher, or a P.E/Fitness teacher to the Specials
Wheel.
N.
Forbes made a motion to add a P.E./Fitness teacher to the Specials Wheel. L. Silva seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Money to work with $154,761
1-P.E./Fitness teacher
59,248
Money remaining $ 95,513
Discussion
followed about keeping the A2 Aide to teach Fine Arts on the Specials
Wheel. G. Laessig
made a motion to keep the A2 aide on the Specials Wheel. The motion was seconded by L. Silva. The motion passed.
With
$95,513 remaining, ideas were discussed about what to add. Ideas that were discussed were adding a
Guidance teacher, an A2 aide for ESE support, a 5th grade teacher,
and a Writing Coach.
After
much discussion, N. Forbes made a motion to hire a Writing Coach with the
emphasis being with grades 1, 2, and 3.
D. Mrstik seconded it. The motion passed.
Money to work with $95,513
1-Writing Coach 59,248
Discretionary money
1,013
Money Remaining $35,252
With
$35,252 remaining, ideas were discussed on what to spend the money on. These ideas included: A2 aide for CCC, A2 aide for ESE support,
and an A2 aide for help with iBook lessons.
D.
Barnes made a motion to give the balance of the money ($35,252) to “temporary
personnel services.” J. Murray seconded
the motion. The motion passed.
A
question came up about how the Science Lab schedule would work. Jan Coleman said that the schedule and which
grade levels would be worked with would be discussed at the next Lead Teachers
Meeting.
K. Usman made a motion to adjourn the meeting. G. Gibbs seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 4:38.
The
next meeting will be held on Wed., May 5, 2004 at 3:15 in the