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Parent Council Meeting
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
ADOPTED MINUTES
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order
at 7:34 pm,
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Agenda
Jonelle Bateman motioned to approve the May 9, 2006 minutes. It was seconded by John Young. There was a unanimous vote to approve the agenda.
4. Roll Call
The parent council members present were Julie Angeles, Jonelle Bateman, Sharyle Bloudoff, Brenda Clark, Caroline Elness, Nathan Fletcher, Karen Loughman, Ron Mayo, Ronda Melendez, Patricia Nesbitt, Joannie Netzler, Rebecca Plaud, Leah Ramirez, Donna Wright, and John Young.
5. Election of Officers
1. Council
Treasurer (This member will be responsible to do reports for the Parent Council
meetings and to come to the
Pat Nesbitt nominated Nathan Fletcher for Treasurer. It was seconded by Leah Ramirez. All were in favor.
6. Consent Calendar
Approval of Minutes
1. Unapproved Minutes of the May 9, 2006 meeting were reviewed and approved. Joannie Netzler motioned to approve the May 9, 2006 minutes. It was seconded by Leah Ramirez. There was a unanimous vote to approve the May 9, 2006 minutes.
7. Hearing of the Public
None were hear at the present time.
8. Information Items
A. Assessment Report
The Assessment Report was reviewed. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, briefly reviewed the report and answered various questions. She explained the difference between the API and AYP. Last year we met our API growth target. We failed to meet our AYP scores, but are working on meeting it this year.
B. Attendance Report
The Attendance Report was reviewed. Jonelle Bateman asked if there is a cap on our enrollment. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, briefly explained that it is based on supply and demand. That in the past she would meet with the Superintendent, and discuss it. This year we have a new superintendent, Dr Howard Cohen. An enrollment cap has not been discussed. She also stated that we have approximately 82 ESs and the maximum student amount for a full time ES is 27 Students.
C. Curriculum Director’s Report
The Curriculum Director’s Report was reviewed.
D. Department Goals
The Department Goals were reviewed. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, explained that we would be sending out an updated list next week, due to the fact that the Math Department Report was not included in the Department Goals for this packet.
E. ES Support Report
The ES Support Report was reviewed.
F. ESLRS Report
The ESLRS Report was reviewed.
G. Graduation Report
The Graduation Report was reviewed.
H. Group Education Activity Report
The Group Education Activity Report was reviewed.
I. Guidance Department Report
The Guidance Department Report was reviewed. Pat Nesbitt expressed what a great job Mary Halter is doing and that she is a great resource. Ron Mayo expressed a desire to have a Career day and how important that it is for the students to explore and get questions answered about possible careers. Pat Nesbitt mentioned that the PLAN test that Mary Halter has available is also a great opportunity. Ronda Melendez suggested job shadowing to explore possible professions for students.
J. Literacy Specialist Report
The Literacy Specialist Report was reviewed.
K. Math Specialist Report
The Math Specialist Report was reviewed.
L. Parent Support
The Parent Support was reviewed. Lori Porter explained that we how have 620 families signed up with the list serve.
M. Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed.
N. Vendor Report
The Vendor Report was reviewed.
9. Director’s Report
The Director’s Report was reviewed. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, briefly reviewed and explained that we have a new person for the Accelerated Reader Program, Cathy Moretto. Open House went very well. And Centralized intake is new this year, it is going great and that the students are given curriculum to get them started. Departments have many programs going and working on many others. That we have many programs as resources this year; Elluminate, for online classes, Odysseyware, and K-12 programs are some of our new resources.
10. Action Items
A. Learning Centers
Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, stated that our new
learning center is wonderful and is located at
B. Parent Council Committees
Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, requested that everyone review the committee list that they have already signed and sign up for any others. The lists were passed around for everyone to review. Lori Porter, Parent Support, briefly reviewed the pre-meeting, and discussed workshops for the Parent Training:
ES Training, and K-12 Training, Essay Writing for Upper and Lower Grades with Cher Silva, Organization/Time Management/Record Keeping, How to Motivate Your Child/Character Building/Learning Styles, What to Expect in High School/What your ES Can do for you/ High School Curriculum. We are looking into ideas for the students while the Parents are in the workshops. She also mentioned that we are currently doing a poll on line to look into a Parent Support Group for both centers.
In attendance at the planning meeting were; Sherri Nelson, Lori Porter, Ronda Melendez, Krista Larragoity, Ron Mayo, Brenda Clark, Kathey Bowman and Jonelle Bateman.
Donna Wright asked if they could have support groups outside
of
12. Council Comments
13. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:22pm. A motion to adjourn was from Pat Nesbitt and seconded by Nathan Fletcher.
The next Parent Council Meeting: Our regularly scheduled meeting is December 5, 2006. And that the CWCS Waterford office would send out an update list of the meeting, due to typo in previous mailer.
Minutes, September 12, 2006/ Z: PC Sept 12 2006 MCV 9/13/06