MARCH 13, 2007 MINUTES

Attendees

Linda Frommer, Cindy Philips, Jan Prehn, Mary Sano, Suzanne Barbarasch, Maripat Wilkins, Millie Balsam, Paul Gralen, Salma Kandil, Walter Barry, Andrea Mone, Sarah Mackinnon, Tia Rabinovitz

Welcome, Agenda, Minutes

Addition to Schedule: Science Proposal (biotech) addition and Social Studies proposal updates

Future Agenda Items – Review and Approve 07/08 Budget

Next Meeting – April 10, 2007

Minutes for Feb Approved

Principals Report – Japanese 1A (likely), additional section of French 1A, two sections of Biotech . . .

JFC grant deadline on Friday March 16^th

Staff will be trained on Code Red; will be a Code Red drill

Presentation from Green Square Consulting (environmental action team)

Increasing enrollment (range could be 950-1100); could be facility expansion (team like wing); potential for additional 6^th grade teacher

Student survey – dances decreasing enrollment (last one cancelled)

Katia Peterson will present at Ed Council Meeting (April)

Budget - $32,125.74

Never completed gym murals – could be expenses for paint

Science Presentation (Noel Berghout and Sue Pound)

Video series The World of Chemistry (high school) - Supplement what can't be done in the classroom (8.3 Structure of Matter - explosions) (available on DVD)

Voyages Through Time CD-ROM based curriculum (9^th Grade Integrated Science) – 6 units (use those related to astronomy)

Text focuses on state standards (not a good source to meet district standards); astronomy poorly taught through labs

Example shown – galaxy collisions and mergers

Produced 2006

Did receive an Inconvenient Truth by lottery (remove)

Student Council Report

Student Council (Tia 6^th Grade President, Sara 6^th Grade Secretary)

Not enough budget to cover all of clubs; sent out letter to ask teachers to if they might be willing to run clubs without compensation

$500 short – fundraiser

Pennies for Patients (over $5000) – 6^th grade class winners donated money to charity

Fundraiser for electronic waste – April 23 (Earth Day) – posters and JTV spots; additionally in the "green" spirit, attention will be given to raising awareness of garbage problem on campus (again with JTV assistance)

Proposals

Request for updated list of total proposals and approvals

Social Studies Proposal – PARTIALLY APPROVED – Screens $538

1. 2 LCD Projectors 2K (To be covered by B&W Ball proceeds)

2. Screens – Approved

3. Camcorder (school purchasing multimedia cart 7-8?) - Hold

4. Camera (school purchasing multimedia cart 7-8?) - Hold

5. 3 HP Inkjet Printers (use PTA funds or additional sources for this)

6. DVD Library (no specific titles mentioned) – Hold

As a school, consistently ask much less from PiE – items funded by Site Council have been funded through PiE for other schools

Science Proposal APPROVED $1910.20

World of Chemistry

Voyages Through Time

Biotechnology Proposal POSTPONED – Need more information (who will be teaching; how will this be integrated into the science curriculum; how will the department manage the content/equipment)

Mini Single Cell GelStation

MiniVisionary Camera System

SURVEY –

Needs to go to Leslie ASAP

Site Council analyzes results (i.e. in the past more staff dev has been allocated to InClass due to feedback of inconsistent use)

Turn into Leslie by Friday (Students will discuss survey at Student Council Meeting), Paul Gralen will turn in teacher input, parent input will be submitted once reviewed by Karen Ersted