Wednesday, December 9, 2009

school improvement committee minutes 12.9.09

South Leake Elementary

School Improvement Team Meeting

December 9, 2009

In Attendance: Nettles, Clayton, Weathers, Withers, Ruffin, Rushing, Farrell, Truss, Todd, and Henderson

Time: 1:30-3:20

Place: SLE Library

 

Agenda

·       Review last year’s School Improvement Plan

·       Brainstorm ideas for this year’s plan

·       Adjourn

Minutes

These are ideas for this and next year’s plans in the following areas:

·       Student Achievement

o       Math Workshops for parents

o       Science Olympiad

o       Add an emphasis on science

o       Fund RtI

§       Coordinator and assistants

o       After-school and Extended Year program

·       Professional Development

o       Take teacher/parent field trips to successful schools

o       Seek workshops for parents and teachers from the Barksdale Group

o       Attend grant writing workshops

o       How to teacher from the frameworks

·       School Context and Organization

o       Change 5th and 6th grades to two teachers per grade

§       It will be easier for teachers to meet for planning

§       It will involve less transition time

o       Seek a drive around the building for safety when loading and unloading students

·       Family and Community Involvement

o       Conduct workshops for parent in how to be involved in schools

§       Parents Campaign

§       Parents for Public Eudcation

§       Saturday workshops

o       Community educational resource center

§       Boys and Girls Club

§       Mobile classroom

§       Downtown locations sponsored by local businesses

·       Bank

·       Prison

·       Tyson

o       Career Day at SLE

·       Bank

·       Tyson

·       Others

o       Job Fair for Parents

o       Parent Center

o       People to Call on

§       Duce

§       Ray Shoemaker

§       Woodards’ son

§       Marcus Mann

§       Arthur Gardner

o       Parent Field Trips

§       Pelehatichie Yoga Bear Campground

§       Golden Memorial

 

NEXT MEETING: January 6, 2010; 1 p.m. at the SLE Library


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