PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY

SAC/SDMT MEETING

September 2, 2003

M I N U T E S

Meeting called to order at 3:20 p.m.

Those in attendance: Jane O'Malley, Ruth Wright, Milt Sabanovich, Dotti

Rosenfield, Susan Fairey, Kris Martin, Cynthia McGrail, Lynn Nilssen,

Melissa Barnes, Ginny Becker, Marta Calabrese, Candace Dearing, Jennifer

McMahon and Sheri Paulsen.

Welcome to our new Phillippi parent representatives, Lynn Nilssen and

Melissa Barnes.

First Item: ESOL

FTE Ten Day count meeting was last Thursday, August 28, 2003. Our

enrollment is 46 students short of projections. Payback to the district

was in the amount of $105,000. We have $46,000 to address our ESOL issue.

(Currently 14 ESOL students speak Spanish. 15 requires hiring an ESOL

teacher to serve their needs.) The committee agreed to wait to see how

ESOL testing works out before deciding on the hiring of additional staff.

Second Item: International Baccalaureate

Decisions need to be made soon about pursuing an IB program for our

school. The county is in favor of the idea and is willing to provide

District monies for support. There is a $3600 application fee, training

expenses and funding for substitutes (so representatives from the staff can

visit an IB elementary) needed to begin the process. The visit should occur

before the Sept. 16th Strategic Plan for Excellence goal-setting meeting.

We must also consider that school choice begins prior to the holidays. The

IB program could draw students to choice at Phillippi from an over-crowded

Pine View. A system is being worked out to determine which teachers will

take the 3 hour trip to Indian River, in Vero Beach. It was pointed out

that SAC/SDMT reps. or team leaders should be considered because of the

decision making process that would follow the trip. Once the visit is made,

the staff can make an informed decision about whether or not IB is for Phillippi.

Third Item: Capital Outlay

SAC/SDMT reps. brought back their teams views on whether or not to spend

$12,000 on lap tops (dedicated stations) to prepare us for the grade-book,

attendance programs that the county will be requiring in the fall. The

information was charted as follows:

K-Technology

1-Technology

2-Possible TV/VCR programs that specifically target our low level readers

3-Technology

4-?

5-Technology

ESE-Search other funding options

share computers?

address other needs

Classified-Listening centers, boom box, video camera for PSNN, printer,

**4 Fire proof file cabinets for cumulative records**, PC's (rather than

ibooks?), a lap top for our tech support, tinted cafeteria windows,

wireless microphones

Specials-water fountains, Elmo presenter and technology.

The committee agreed that the staff should be called to prioritize needs

and that cum. storage should be addressed first if it means that we are

out of compliance with state statutes.

Other Item:

Sheri Paulsen will be forming a grant committee to help teachers seek out

and write grants to meet classroom needs.

Vice Chair Dotti Rosenfield adjourned the meeting at 4:40.