October 2017 Community Council Minutes
Community Council Minutes for
October 25, 2017
Attending: Cindy Pendleton, Ashley Drosher, Nicole Westmoreland, Dave Gerstheimer, Heather Cragun
- Mr. G showed the training videos about Trust Lands & how Trust Land money is generated, and how schools and community councils use that money in their schools.
- Reviewed the minutes from the last meeting of March 1, 2017.
- Reviewed our goals from last year.
- Improving reading by using more aides for help in grades K-2
- Increasing math SAGE scores by 1%
- Helping to supplement the salary for our Art Teacher
- Following up with Sara’s idea about the reading program at Sunset Elementary, Dave talked with the principal of that school.
- They don’t have a specific program, but instead group their kids into “Scatter Groups” for small group reading instruction in each grade. Grades K-2 have already begun doing that at Hooper this year.
- Ashley moved to approve the minutes. Cindy seconded it and the motion passed.
- Dave reported on how last year’s budget and how the money was used. He also shared this year’s budget. We have an increase from the amount we had last year. Most money was used for aide time in grades K-2. We did not have to supplement the Art teacher this year as we had anticipated. Though we could very well need to this year and any surplus monies we have would be used to help her with supplies she may need.
- The Leadership Team attended a conference in Florida over the summer about PLC’s and ELT’s (Essential Learning Targets). They have been teaching our staff about what they learned and it has been very helpful in focusing our planning this year. The fees for the conference will come out of this year’s budget. Our goals and budget will essentially remain the same this year. If there is a surplus, it will go towards technology for our school.
- Cindy suggested that the “General Supplies” category on our budget print out should be more specific. Dave said he would talk to the district guy to change that, or at least the wording, so it would not read “Supplies.”
- There was no new business.
- The dates for the next meetings were proposed and approved: Dec. 13, Jan 17, Mar 7 at 3:30 in the extra 4th grade room.
- Cindy and others would like to hear a report from the Leadership Team next time about what they learned at their conference. Dave said he would arrange that.
Meeting was adjourned until Dec. 13.