Meyzeek Middle School SITE-BASED DECISION-MAKING TEAM Tuesday, 26 March 2013 5:00 PM YSC Conference Room I.
Call to Order -The meeting was called to order at 5:01pm
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Roll Call Members: Sydney Travis, Kate Grindon, Renee Romaine, Chris Burba, Alexandra Moody, Shelli Medley, Raymond Green, Rachel Klein, Robert Byron, Sharonda O’Bannon-Morton, Angela Masden-Wilson Guests: Lisa Runkle, PTSA member
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Approval of Agenda
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Minutes Review & Approval Special Called Meeting February 25, 2013 -R.Byron motioned to approve, S.Medley seconded. The minutes were approved as read. Special Called Meeting March 8, 2013 -S.Travis motioned to approve, R.Romaine seconded. The minutes were approved with one correction to roll call name. Special Called Meeting March 15, 2013 -R.Byron motioned to approve, R.Green seconded. The minutes were approved as read. Receive minutes from Budget and Scheduling Committee Meetings email today’s agenda and approved minutes from the previous meeting(s) to Ms. Shawna Stenton (JCPS SBDM Office) and Ms. Bumpas for website update.
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Comments from the Chair Staffing update & consultation (if necessary) -Ms. Shawnte Clay has accepted the long-term sub job for the ISAP position. She is not new to the district, but new to the job. She will begin Monday, April 8 (the Monday after Spring Break). The position will be filled with single-day subs until Spring Break, so ISAP will remain open. SBDM Surveys
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Committee Reports Standing i. Technology ii. SBDM Policies
Ad Hoc i. Scheduling Committee ii. Budget Committee
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Speakers on Non-Action Items
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Old Business Parent Terms of Office (Lisa Runkle, PTSA)
-Ms. Runkle is the Parlimentarian for the PTSA. In light of recent SBDM discussion for parent terms on SBDM, she gave an update on PTSA policy. -The PTSA is still interested in having Fall-Fall positions, as this may increase willingness to serve. -The PTSA is looking at having one-year terms rather than two-year terms. Shawna Stenton created a list of current middle schools who have one-year terms. Her recommendation what that if we implement one-year terms, the last meeting of the year should be a “turn-over information” meeting so that knowledge can be passed down, and there won’t be a need for significant reeducation each year. -Ms. Runkle also noted that in other schools with one-year terms, many parents successfully run for a second consecutive term (ensuring greater continuity of knowledge). -We discussed the problem of special-called elections for 8th grade parents whose children have left Meyzeek (in the new Fall semester). -We discussed the possibility of having two elections- one in Fall and one in Spring. This is not desirable for the PTSA due to the amount of work involved in an election. -The PTSA has decided to table this decision until next year. Ms. Runkle will further investigate Noe’s election schedule (2 parents serving a 1-year term, 1 parents serving 2-year term). IX.
New Business SY 13-14 Master Schedule Update -Mr. Burba discussed possible scheduling options. The Council discussed a 6/8 team split. We discussed the various implications for such a split, including academic implications, student experience implications, composition of teams, intervention implications, and staffing implications. -The SBDM decided to move forward with a master schedule that includes a 6/8 split. -With this decision made, the administration can work on a master schedule. This schedule will be brought to SBDM for approval at the April meeting. SY 13-14 Section 7 Allocation -In this year’s budgeting process, we submitted 3 requests for Section 7 funding (per new district process). However, the district has decided not to distribute Section 7 monies via approval of school requests. Rather, Section 7 monies have been distributed on a per-pupil basis, as they have been in past years. -In past years, we have used Section 7 (at-risk) monies to pay for part of a teacher’s position, specifically Peggy Uhlman. This is an appropriate use of this money, as Ms. Uhlman works with at-risk students full-time. -Mr. Burba proposed using this money for this purpose again this year. 37% of the teacher salary will come from at-risk (Section 7) funds. The other 63% of the salary will come from the SBDM allocated budget. This leaves a remainder of approx. $400 in at-risk funds. This will go into the general at-risk supply account, as has been done in past years. -The Council approved these budget changes, and signed all appropriate paperwork. Policies Review -All Councils should review policies regularly to ensure that they are still applicable. At this meeting, the Council reviewed the following policies: -Instructional Practice -School Schedule -Student Assignment -ESS Budget Expenditure -Textbook Selection
-Professional Development -The Council opted not to revise any policies, but to leave them as read. R.Romaine made a motion to approve the policies, K.Grindon seconded. With no opposition, the policies stand as read. X.
Agenda Planning Next regular meeting: 23 April 2013 at 5:00 PM in the YSC Conference Room
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Announcements
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Adjournment -R. Green motioned to adjourn the meeting, A.Moody seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 6:23pm.