April+25+Agenda+and+Minutes

April 25, 2013

__ Meeting Outcomes – We will: __ 1. Discuss feedback pertaining to recent data analysis sessions, school improvement packets and related discussions, budget overview and safety event. 2. Discuss End of Year Awards. 3. Discuss cafeteria incentive program. 4. Discuss PTA Reading Challenge. 5. Share thoughts on how we move forward to make decisions for our school improvement initiatives for 2013-2014.
 * PLAN ** – What do we plan to learn?

__ Meeting Activities – We will: __ 1. All activities are worthwhile; we have so much to do that we are focused in the moment but then move on to our next work project. Send title of Kagan Structures resource to teachers and/or purchase book for summer reading with direction. Students loved the safety sessions. Town follow-up had about 35 students who showed up. Other Items discussed at this time: ***Open House for next year - Wednesday for the Ice Cream Social - 3:00 until 4:00 ***Buses unloading too early - Rose will remind drivers of unloading time which is 8:45. Many students are coming to school too early. Rose has established a procedure in the office for documenting early arrivals. A letter will be mailed home after three early arrivals by the same student. The early arrivals will be listed with the dates and times included on the letters. 2. End of Year Awards - Rose and Misty will visit with each team to discuss the current process and additional thoughts/options.They will give teachers the current list to examine what could/should be eliminated and how do we recognize all students. Members voiced parent concern. Structure of end of year assemblies might need adjustment; one suggestion was to just do fourth term awards and overall end of year awards (attendance /honor roll). 3. Cafeteria ladies: Please be sure to tell the teachers about the ball and be sure to give MIRs when deserved. Stick to it and continue to do it. 4. Continue reading challenge. It is okay to not give ice cream to those not participating as well as not give beach balls when not earned. TWEEK: For those kids who do not have anyone who do not read to them at home develop some sort of process for helping them next year. 5. We will wait to hear what our requirements are for the last two days of school; then, we will determine how to progress in making plans for 2013-2014 school improvement initiatives. Members were okay with EEA leadership discussing ideas and identifying priorities with their committee members. Rose will give ICab members the notes from our last three school improvement discussions so they can review them to prepare for the discussions with the committee members.
 * DO ** – What will we do to learn the outcomes?

__ Meeting Results – We: __
 * STUDY ** – What do our results tell us?

__ Future Actions – We will: __
 * ACT ** – What will we do differently next time?

__ Next Meeting __ May 23, 2013 at 7:45 AM