Phillippi Shores Elementary SAC Minutes

10/01/2007

 

1)    Meeting was called to order 3:30 p.m.

 

2)    Minutes from 9/24/2007 were approved.

 

3)   Old Business:

School Improvement Plan:

Data from the SIP was discussed by Mrs. Dearing.  Baseline for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades was explained.  The SIP indicated 3rd grade had 26 students below grade level.  Mrs. Dearing also explained the additional reading program which is currently targeting these 26 children in an effort to improve their reading level.  This program provides an additional 45 minutes of reading done individually with Mrs. Dearing or Mrs. Bennear.  It was also clarified that 3rd graders become the main focus of attention when scores are low because 3rd grade can be repeated up to 3 times if a student cannot maintain sufficient scores.        

 

4)  New Business:

Odyssey of the Mind

Talia opened new business with a discussion regarding an extra-curricular program designed to force student to think “out of the box”.  SAC funds were requested by Celeste Chiodo, OM Coordinator, to pay for OM registration fees which are required in order for Phillippi Shores to participate in the program.  The cost to register is $135.00.  It was discussed and agreed that OM meets the standards for SAC fund involvement due to the fact that it is an educational program.  Kim Feltovic made a motion that SAC fund the OM fee and it was seconded by Ruth Bennear.  All SAC members agreed and the motion was passes.

 

5)  Open Discussion

Budget:

Aside from Odyssey of the Mind, no other budget requests were made at this time.

 

Mrs. Dearing announced that our Pre-K through 3rd grade class size is down to 17.2 students and 4th – 5th grade class size is down to 18.4 students.

 

 

6)  Meeting was adjourned at 4:30.

 

 

Members:

Candace Dearing (principal), Talia Lee-VonBender (chairperson), Christina Pitchford Perez  (co-chairperson), Kim Feltovic (recording secretary), Ruth Bennear, Jennifer Bloomfield (Synovus Bank), Melissa Bowen, Christina Cevezo, Jennifer Gonzales, Barbara (in for Jack Haas/Publix), Luan Hedley, Nikki Kochis, Guilda Langston, Fran Rebman, Michelle Rietsch, Mary Tucker,

 

Future Meeting Dates:  11/05/07, 12/03/07, 1/07/08, 02/04/08, 03/03/08, 04/07/08, 05/05/08.