Lakeview School Advisory Council/Shared Decision Making Team Minutes

February 13, 2008 @ 3:45 p.m. in the Media Center

Members Present: Joan Bower, Peggy Atkinson, Khizran Usman, Kathy Miranda, Debbie Hayden, Kathy Fenton, Marian Behrman, Jackie Mendolia, Terry Luthy, Linda Knight, Bill Duke, Melissa Tomasso, Amy Nevins, Elyse Nutter, Janet Cole, Diane Wall, Geoff Gibbs

Absent: Sue Hlohinec, Pete Berkery, Terri Sayre, Shari McDuffie

Also Attended: Kyle Lundquist, Jennifer Yahraus, Leslie Silver

1/09/08 SAC/SDMT Minutes Reviewed and Approved- Teri Luthy moved to approve the minutes, and Peggy Atkinson seconded. Motion carried.

Internal Funds: Kathy Miranda passed out information regarding building rental funds to help the group better understand the funds that were discussed for the use of the fitness track. Child care funds were also reviewed.

Grade Level Presentations: Linda Knight discussed the desire by parents to learn more about the grade levels. They will be held on April 30^th for grades 1-5. The Kindergarten Orientation is set for April 29^th. Ms. Usman talked about concerns that parents didn’t get what parents were looking for. Ms. Bower said parents are hungry for more than brochure/internet information, and we are proceeding with the presentations. Ms. Bower welcomes ideas for making the presentations better. We need to review our school’s/parents’ needs each year. Jackie Mendolia and Amy Nevins both brought up the disappointment of the presentations from the parents point of view. Melissa Tomasso and Teri Luthy gave the opposite view. They liked the presentations but need to tweak the information. Ms. Bower said our parents and students are our customers. Teri Luthy agreed and said new parents would welcome the presentations. Diane Wall said we just need to show actual spelling tests/words. Marian Behrman asked where we can get information from parents. Ms. Bower said parents on SAC/SDMT and PTO are giving ideas. Teachers should also think about ideas.

Academic Placement Forms: Ms. Bower reviewed what ideas came from PTO – concerns and needs regarding the names of teachers on placement forms. The parents need to put three names, not just teacher B, teacher B, teacher B. Elyse Nutter suggested that forms not be accepted if parents didn’t follow the rules. It was also mentioned that Ms. Bower keep “a teacher that is not a good fit” on the form. Diane Wall agreed from the teacher’s point of view.

Fitness Course: Ms. Bower stated that the fitness course was approved to be located on the Oak Park side near the pavilion and basketball court.

State of Learning: Ms. Bower discussed the purpose of SAC/SDMT as advisors to the principal. Ms. Bower and Mrs. Lundquist gave an ACTIVBoard presentation on fall/winter schoolwide data. Mrs. Yahruas and Mrs. Silver helped to field questions and explain data. In October we changed to SuccessMaker data. Children learn at their own pace in the lab. The information in 3-5 is for FCAT preparedness. Also discussed SRI (Lexile levels) and SCPT (pre-assessment tool) comparing students from fall to winter. These are helpful when determining if a student is struggling with a particular skill in both fall and winter. ORF (Oral Reading Fluency) assesses the ability to have automatic word recognition. Our scores are extremely strong. On the Mark is given three times a year for Kindergarten and 1^st grade. These are all individual records. The Stanford 10 test, for both 1^st and 2^nd grades, is included in School Improvement Plan.

Meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

Next meeting: March 12, 2008 @ 3:45 in the media center

Respectfully submitted by: Melissa Tomasso, Secretary