SAC/Management Team

Minutes

March 16, 2004

Members present:

Jan Komara, Sanford Bowen, Sue Meyer, Sharon Woerner, Susan Lomas, Kate Hinshaw, Mary Holmes, Lea Kitchner, Carol Wojtyna, Kathleen Powers and Terri Chivington

Students present:

Ashley Chivington

Kimberly Wojtyna

Meeting was called to order at 4:05pm

Ms. Komara presented her budget for the 2004-2005 school year.

She explained that the position presently filled by Vicki Kitchner, the Scheduling/Data Coach/Assessment person will be funded again next year by the referendum. This is a centrally allocated assigned position.

There will be an additional instructional position, the Literacy Coach that will also be funded by the referendum. This reading/writing coach will be in training at the Landings one day per week. This coach will be working principally with Emotionally Handicapped students. Jane Closs, one of our speech pathologists already coaches our developmental student population. Ms. Komara explained where staff will be placed by providing a map. There will be very little movement of staff this year. Mary Holmes, teacher, stated that she would like for her class to be placed in a permanent classroom with the rest of her team. Ms. Komara explained that she tried to be as fair as possible and that she would consider any recommendations. Susan Lomas says she feels that a PE aide is needed when there are two and three developmental classes in the gym at one time. Jan says that she would like to see smaller PE classes next year. Art/music and shop will be discussed with Team Leaders. Jan will be recommending they be done by semester next year. The DAT team will be going back to a rotation schedule for these classes. The budget is due April 8th.

Sandy Bowen explained the very basic Oak Park South (OPS) budget. He stated that Oak Park South will be opening with the 2004-05 school year at Venice Middle School in an empty wing. The facility will be funded for 40 elementary and middle school students to start. If after the 10 day count OPS has exceeded the 40 student estimate, additional units will be considered. Mr. Bowen projects a 20% increase of students staffed in to the program throughout the 2004-2005 school year. The program will be staffed by Mr. Bowen as the Assistant Principal, and ESE Liaison, a Behavior Teacher, an Intermediate Teacher, 2 Middle School teachers, one PE teacher, 4 classroom aides (A2), one time out room aide (A3), one security aide (A2) a principal’s confidential secretary and a registrar.

The an additional SAC meeting will be held next Tuesday, March 23rd at 4:00pm to discuss the final budget and the prom.