Attendance
Faculty:
Leslie Jewkes – Principal
Annette Marchant – Teacher
Parents:
Heather Watson – Chair
Melinda Bezdjian
Jenn Crane
Heather McEntire
Karine Park
Irina Stoddard
Tami Yamane
Agenda Items
- Approval of January minutes
- Jewkes moved to approve January minutes as-is.
- McEntire seconded the motion.
- All in favor to approve- motion passed
- TSSP/CSIP are combined now
- Now called TSSP.
- Budget is around where it was expected to be at this time of year.
- Projections are currently being worked on- will report back next month with those numbers.
- May need addendums for excess in budget.
- Plans are measuring two very different things- growth component not effective in both plans.
- Growth goals are state goals based on Acadience testing scores.
- State and district expect 60% growth goal per classroom.
- Peruvian Park’s plan seeks 80% growth.
- Students are judged individually against other students who started in the same spot as them.
- Grade averages: % typical or above growth
- K- 76%
- 1st 90%
- Growth goals are state goals based on Acadience testing scores.
- 2nd 72%
- 3rd 81%
- 4th/5th –Acadience test is not required for all students above 3rd grade- only those whose test scores require additional testing-
- 4th 75%
- 5th 74%
- RISE- 69% growth goal
- Jewkes suggested SCC begin basing RISE goals on a growth- based scale in the future.
- Last year 5th made growth, other grades dropped a point or two.
- 4th grade SALTA was 94%
- 5th SALTA 100%
- Highly proficient marks last year were 84% and 73%.
- SALTA wants to leave it as a percent proficient or above, not growth based.
- Math
- Beginning of year 85%
- K 75%-85%
- 1st 57%-72%
- 2nd 65%-68%
- 3rd 48%-80%
- 4th 63%-74%
- 5th 69%-84%
- The above numbers include neighborhood class scores only.
- Beginning of year 85%
- SALTA classes are all in 90% or above.
- RISE math (neighborhood) year to year
- 3rd 87%-69%
- 4th 65%-68%
- 5th 51%-64%
- SALTA-
- SALTA classes vary with proficiency in reading/math.
- Wanted to leave at limit not growth goal- difficult to compare.
- Science
- Curriculum changing next year
- DRAFT plan
- TSSP Language Arts Goals
- Keep typical growth measure for k-3 Acadience.
- Suggested changing from proficiency to growth goal- 3% growth for 3-5 grades on RISE.
- TSSP Language Arts Goals
- Reading Inventory
- SALTA expected to be at advanced level.
- Measured as percentage of kids at advanced level (lexile)..
- 3-5 SALTA RISE Language Arts keep the same as percent proficient.
- TSSP Math Goals
- K-5 math composite, leave same.
- 3-5 RISE math change to growth goal of 3%.
- 3-5 SALTA RISE goal of 100% proficient.
- School Climate/Social Emotional Supports
- Paid for extra hours for behavioral aide this year.
- Will move budget funds for social emotional support aide into TSSP.
- General budget
- SALTA
- Non-fiction material purchased for SALTA- requested by teachers to stay the same. (Gives option to provide different levels of reading based on proficiency)
- Subs for SALTA $1700.
- instructional assistant for SALTA
- 5th grade likely will not need a class size reduction assistant for next year.
- Classroom reduction aide- 17 hour position- change from $7500-$8000
- Class reduction aides next year with TSSP funds.
- 4th grade will have larger classrooms- may need class size reduction aides in 4th grade as well.
- Potential need for 4 assistants next year.
- SALTA
- Technology
- Need to add to current inventory.
- Need to replace some inventory that is outdated.
- Exact needs and numbers will be determined soon.
- Can add technology spending into land trust plan.
- Teachers want to maintain use of Reading Plus – usage is being monitored and tracked- will follow up with pricing.
- After projections- if anything left in the budget Ms. Jewkes will let SCC board members know.
- SCC cannot vote on a plan until BLT has submitted their suggestions and plan is finalized.
- Any additional suggestions:
- SCC values spending on items with positive teacher feedback- Reading plus, etc.
- Maybe get priority rankings from teachers in case funds for next year are insufficient for all desired expenditures.
- LAND TRUST
- Language Arts Goals:
- Acadience 1-3rd Use pathways growth goal instead of benchmark to assess the 80% goal– looking for ‘typical or above’ (80% would move to growth goal rather than benchmark)
- 4-5th RI 75% will be at proficient –(benchmark) not using a pathways to growth goal on this.
- MTSS- Assistants: keep reading and math assistants budget items as is.
- Technology- will need to replace approximately two Chromebook carts.
- Substitutes, supplies and materials- no change
- Math Composite Acadience 2- no change
- Action plan steps- no change
- Language Arts Goals:
- Thermal issues electronics- no change
- Update from PTA President Heather McEntire
- Final spell-a-thon total- up from previous years. $23,651.
- The board commended PTA on a great fundraiser. It is a very successful fundraiser with a lot of parent and community support without having to sell items.
- Council member terms and elections
- People have expressed desire to be on the council.
- Possibility to have votes for board positions in the future election.
- Next meeting- figure out who will be up for re-election.
- New building updates
- Architects came to discuss new school design- Architect Firm is NJRA
- Adequate pick up and drop off space-
- Separating busses from cars.
- One designated area in front of school.
- People have expressed desire to be on the council.
- Sidewalk added from street side toward school.
- Added walkway to walk from Hill Haven to rear of school.
- SCC needs to advocate for crosswalk/sidewalk west 8425 S.
- Will tour Midvalley with SCC and PTA president when it is walk through ready.
- Later will do a staff/SCC walkthrough.
- School is being designed for 750 student capacity with 25 students per class.
- Room for supplemental Kindergarten- current plan has space for 6 kindergartens.
- Counseling center with dedicated safe space.
- Need way for kids to use restroom during recess without disturbing classes in session- use outside door in area for PE equipment.
- Available exit to recess straight out of cafeteria.
- Square footage is around 900 due to building codes/exit requirements.
- More staircases in case of emergency?
- Meeting Adjourned
