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Leadership Team Minutes: 11/29/00

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In Attendance: Ms. Cohen, Ms. Pollock, Ms. Kral, Ms. Sherry Gregory, Ms. Sharon Jeffrey-Roebuck, Julian Stein, Mary O’Brian Miranda, Erin Feely-Nahem, Jim Tendean-Luce, Wendy Hersh, Sandra Morbito, Vladana Luicevic, Viviane Codderens.

Minutes taken by: Erin Feely-Nahem

The majority decided that an elected chair for the meeting was necessary, rather than a rotating chair as had been utilized in the past. Ms. Pollock and Ms. Cohen were elected to chair the meeting. Ms. Feely-Nahem was elected as secretary.

Last year’s Comprehensive Educational Plan, along with the Assessment Surveys created by last years team, was handed out by Ms. Gregory to Team members. Ms. Gregory suggested and all agreed to review the CEP document and the surveys drafted last year, for the next Leadership Team meeting on 1/04/01.

Comparison of test scores was discussed and the improvement and significant gains made in our 4th grade reading scores acknowledged. (33% gain in 4th grade reading scores).

In an effort to continue improvement on test scores in mathematics for both 4th and 8th grade, Ms. Gregory stated that she had increased the numbers of periods focused in this direction from 5 to 6 this year for middle school and one hour daily for grades K-5.

Another goal discussed, that had been stated in the CEP was about bringing Science to the lower school. The various ways this goal is being addressed this year were stated and are listed below:

Non fiction books are in the classrooms.

Science centers in the classroom

Ms. Kral’s class works with students from class 345 in science.

K- 3rd grade use a thematic approach, using non fiction materials, studying living things, animals.

Pre-K is studying science through cooking

3rd grade is studying the planets.

All of these are tied into a technological piece with computer software.

Behavioral issues, another goal in the CEP was briefly addressed.

Violence Prevention Grant: obtained
Working with the Beacon Program to have other activities happening for the children during lunch period. Game room, gym, and the library are now open during lunch period.
Buddy Program helps institute more responsible behavior. Lower school children with middle school students.
Book of the month provides a common language to all.
Mediation program will be instituted this semester.
Teachers Union contract has a Disruptive Student Clause which will come into effect next year.
Workshops for Parents and Teachers on cultural Sensitivity and discipline are ideas for the next semester

It was briefly mentioned that the Budget we are working with only allows for reduced class size in K – 3rd grade. In order to keep our middle school classroom size below standard for Public school, and to provide accelerated classes, money that could be allocated for other than teacher salaries must be used to augment the teacher budget.
Ms. Gregory does not believe in bridge classes.

Next meeting we will begin working on the Assessment Surveys, created by last year’s Leadership Team, as a tool for measuring and assessing how the parents feel that the school is meeting their children’s needs.

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