Learning Improvement Team Minutes

March 12, 2008

            Operating Principle:  The committee will operate on a consensus basis, with

            each voice being heard.  Minutes from January 17, 1995:  “It was discussed and

             agreed that a significant majority of votes of team  members present would be

            required when consensus was not reached.  Significant majority means a ratio

            of 2:1 (example 6 positive votes to 3 negative votes).  Without a significant

            majority, the proposal will be considered “tabled” until brought up at a later

            date.

Team Members Present: Ray Birks, Heidi Bucholz, Allyson Rasmussen, Nancy Mowat, Penny Brown, Rhonda Noah, Tauni Hink, Josie Bryan, Edwina Seton, Carrie Arthur (6^th Grade Parent Rep.)

Recorder:  Chad Morgan

 

I-728

Budget allocation: $29,462      remaining: $9,778.12

…for professional development for educators, including additional paid time for curriculum and lesson redesign and alignment and training to ensure that instruction is aligned with state standards and student needs for extended learning opportunities for students, class size reductions, and facility improvements or additions to support class size reductions and extended learning opportunities.

CLASS MIX

Budget Allocation: $10,238    remaining: $ 4,537.70

...for instructional assistance time, instructional materials, staff development training, or other creative solutions to assist in providing services to remedy class student mix problems.

Medicaid Match

Budget allocation:  $12,405     remaining: $10,405.00           

… When determining the uses for “Medicaid Match” dollars, the following should be considered: 

Funds may be made available for any medical or academic related needs students have that parents or guardians are unable to provide.

Funds may be made available for meeting academic needs of students.  Those monies could provide para-pro services, bus/transportation needs, and after school tutoring for students. 

Funds may be made available for meeting academic needs outside FMS programs.  That may include summer school tuition or academic packets made available to parents for the summer. 

Funds may be used to help students with nonacademic needs that involve school related needs such as instruments and or clothing, payment of ASB card, etc.

 

AGENDA ITEM

Operational  (3 min.)

Review Code of Cooperation

Discussion – Code reviewed

Class Size/Mix Requests For Funds (10 min.)

Guiding Question – Are the request for funds in alignment with our building plan?

Proposal 1       Ray Birks – Technology Committee Request ($1,508.38)

Discussion – Need to purchase software for new classroom computers

Approved

Proposal 2       Tauni Hink – Healthy Living Request ($873.24)

Discussion – Attend the OSPI Healthy Youth workshop – a new requirement for Healthy Living in Washington State

Learning and Teaching may cover these costs

Approved – will cover all or partial cost depending on L&T response to funding this workshop

MYD (10 min.)

Guiding Question:  Is it possible to go electronic with MYD green slips so that we can eliminate them completely?

Discussion – Proposal to create a MYD communication process using the Skyward system.  Mr. Morgan will bring this proposal to the next MYD Articulation Team.  LIT reps will gain feedback from constituents and report findings.

WASL Schedule (15 min.)

Guiding Question:  Are there any modifications about the testing schedule that need to be made this year? 

Discussion – Review of 2006/07 schedule and the proposed schedule for the 2007/08 year

Proposal –

Adopt the proposed 2007/08 schedule

·      Have all substitute costs be covered by Admin. Match that may arise (example – itinerate coverage or teacher preparation time coverage)

·      Admin. Match dollars to cover two substitute proctor costs if needed

·      Admin. Match dollars to cover the test coordinator costs if needed

Approved

Middle School Counseling Plan Update (20 min.)

Guiding Question:  What are the implications for FMS next year?

Discussion – Jan Bullock guest presenter

Changes:

Adoption of the ASCA model (this model can be reviewed in Mrs. Bullock’s office)

Addition of an hour to the counseling secretary position

Addition of one full time middle school counselor to split time between the three middle schools

Suggestion to draft job descriptions/roles of the counseling office personnel (organizational structure).

Bilingual Program Review (10 Min.)

Guiding Question:  Why is the program review being conducted at FMS?  What is required of the staff?

Discussion – Northwest Regional Lab will be performing a comprehensive bilingual program review of the Wenatchee School District and will be at FMS on March 18.  This review will include classroom observations, teacher surveys, student, teacher, and administration interviews, and data reviews.  Further information and scheduled interview times will be coming from Mr. Waldren. 

WSD School Improvement Team Update (5 min.)

Guiding Questions:  How does the improvement team’s work affect FMS? 

Discussion – Mr. Waldren shared that the district improvement team is working on 5 focus areas:  ELL student achievement, low-income student achievement, middle school student performance, and special education achievement

Professional Development Proposal (10 min.)

Guiding Questions:  What professional development proposals does FMS need to recommend to the district for consideration?

Discussion – Team Leaders will complete the Professional Development Proposal worksheet for Jodi Smith with their constituents.

Reading Summit (5 min.)

Guiding Question:  What have we learned about reading that will guide our work next year? 

Discussion – Math and Science team reviewed their notes from the Reading Summit.

Proposal  - Our next Reading Summit  - Topics: Read Aloud Plan (Adrine Nestor) and Question Stem Engagement (Julie Schubert); considerations for next year’s building plan.

Immunizations Update

Discussion – Several students have not completed their immunizations requirements and will be excluded from school beginning Monday, March 17.  A list of those students is forthcoming.

Adjourned at 5:00

Next Meeting – April 9 @ 3:10