May 7, 2008 @ 3:45
p.m. in the
Members Present: Joan Bower, Khizran Usman, Debbie Hayden, Kathy Fenton, Linda Knight, Bill Duke, Melissa Tomasso, Amy Nevins, Janet Cole, Diane Wall, Geoff Gibbs, Shari McDuffie, Teri Sayre, Sue Hlohinec, Derek Nelson, Pete Berkery, Marian Behrman, Elyse Nutter.
Absent: Peggy Atkinson, Kathy Miranda, Jackie Mendolia, Terry Luthy.
Also Attended: Debbie Arlandson.
4/21/08 SAC/SDMT Minutes: The minutes were reviewed. Teri Sayre mentioned that it was actually Terry Luthy that said “students seem bored with technology, strongly prefer foreign language” and not her. Mrs. Nevins actually wanted both foreign language and technology. Teri Sayre moved to approve the minutes with changes and Elyse Nutter seconded. Motion carried.
Technology: Debbie Arlandson, guest. Mrs. Arlandson came to discuss what she plans to do with technology next year. She is excited about her new position and feels the opportunities are endless. She and Ms. Bower are taking the comments made at last month’s meeting and expanding on them. Mrs. Arlandson created a website that will be up and running soon to help students and parents become more familiar with what technology will be accomplishing next year in K-5. The district’s detailed K-5 curriculum is the foundation. Ideas she is working on, but not limited to, include building e-mail pen pals from other counties, students learning about other cultures through online research, power point presentations, digital photography and video as well as infusing specific grade sensitive curriculum. Derek Nelson suggested that a class/workshop be offered in the fall to parents to help bridge the technology gap. This could walk parents through what students are learning at school.
The next and final meeting is scheduled for May 14, 2008. Please bring your SAC/SDMT notebooks to be turned into Tami Bradley, in the front office. Please submit names if you would like to serve on the SAC/SDMT board in 08-09.
Campus Update: Ms. Bower was very excited to announce plans to renovate Lakeview. The cafetorium will begin construction in the fall of 2009 to be located where the current Pre-K, K and 1st grade playground is. Occupancy date is scheduled for the fall of 2010. The administrative building is also scheduled to start construction at the same time as the cafetorium in the fall of 2009. Building 100 (current administration and cafeteria) will begin construction to classrooms in the fall of 2010 with an occupancy of fall 2011. It was noted that the wooden portables where first grade and fifth grade are located will be either demolished or relocated this summer. The surface of the walkways on the HVAC portables will receive a hydrosylica abrasion to dull it and take the glare out. The fencing around the campus has been put on hold due to upcoming construction and should be in place at the completion of construction. There will covered walkways to the new administration building and cafetorium. As we are all ambassadors, we should let others know that the money going toward the school improvements comes from the capital improvement/building fund and does not come from referendum money used for teachers/staff salaries/instructional materials.
Meeting was adjourned at 4:31 p.m.
Next meeting: May 14, 2008 @ 3:45 in the media center
Respectfully submitted by: Melissa Tomasso, Secretary