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Site Council Minutes for August 14, 2006

Members present:  John Hines (Parent Co-Chair), Valerie Atkinson (Non-Teaching Staff Co-Chair), Marilyn Mauritz (Alternate Teaching Staff), Joe Laconic (Teaching Staff), Kandy Hedlund (Parent), Jennifer Purtell (Parent), Dave Mergens (Teaching Staff), Bonnie Bellows (Teaching Staff), Isreal Moses (Guest), Mike Sodomka (Interim Principal), Tim Hauskers (Non-Teaching Staff).

Absent Members: Union Representation, Lauren Rekonen, Andy Mosca, Sam Buffington

I. Agenda approved unanimously.

II. Minutes approved.

III. Open Forum:

Dave Mergens:  met with facility planning, scaling down some parts due to budget, such as track the amount of turf around the perimeter.  Looking good.  Bids will go out October 13, closed for bid November 7, award bid in December to be completed by August 2007.  Bid for bleachers, artificial turf and press box, moving retaining walls, soccer and football field with softball field part turf.  Will need to get school board and superintendent on board for front entrance.  Homecoming is October 6, an alumni group wants to help.  The Athletic Hall of Fame has been put in the cafeteria hallway. 

Valerie Atkinson:  No treats tonight and a sign up sheet is being sent around.  All meetings will be in the library on second Monday, next meeting is September 11^th.  April 9^th and or April 30^th there will be meetings for SCIP approval.   

IV. Principal’s Report

• John Bianchi will not be returning to Humboldt, I’ve been appointed as interim principal for 2006-07 school year.
• Hiring AP next week
• Hired English (Matt McCloud), 2 math (Lee Barnett and Chris Vanderhyde), FACS (Lori Belair), Social Studies (Lauren Rekonen), autism (Paula Richards) and science (Diane Schroepfer)
  • Cut Deb Shipp (AP), Mary Zehrer (counselor), Michael Ekblad (.5 science), Diane Schroepfer bumped Mary Hanson due to SLC coordinator cut, Karen Greenberg (FACS) bumped
  • math teacher due to licensure and other reason, Taube chose to take a  year off with her child

• Schedules coming out next week, due to change over there has been some challenges and we want to send out good schedules instead of those with multiple errors.

• AVID training
  • AVID trained Ts training Ts
  • Reading strategies
  • Cornell Notes
  • Tutoring
  • Recruitment and parent information
• New superintendent, plans:
  • Raising expectations for all schools
  • Accountability at all levels
  • Accelerating the pace of excellence
  • Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of systems
  • Strong relationships with communities and families
  • Pay close attention to high schools
  • Pass referendum
• $13 Million increase on current referendum
  • Humboldt currently receives $280,000 from the referendum funding
• Principles of Learning
  • Staff will receive training on Accountable Talk and Clear Expectations
• Advisory
  • Front loading during opening week
  • Welcome back day 1
• Orientation Wednesday August 30^th from 5:30-7:00
  • PU Locker, lunch card, schedule, bus schedules, meet teachers, athletic info, AVID

V. Site Council Goal Setting for 2006-07

• Phase two for planning and ensuring phase one is completed
• Need to keep presence before the Board meetings as needed.
• Need to work to maintain a sound academic school, by showing the school board what we are doing to improve academics.
• Increase parent involvement
• Increase community outreach
• Develop a process for hiring a principal for 2007-08 and we will present this to District staff
  • Valerie will examine what we did when we hired John Bianchi

We know the building is not attractive which will help in recruiting, but we need to maintain sound academics if we want to get the support of the Board. 

We need to get parents involved at Humboldt, continually recruit for involvement through activities (extra curricular and otherwise), also need to get community involved more so.  Mergens and Hauskers will approach Girl Scouts, Sodomka will recruit at NBH and Boys and Girls Club, Mauritz, Hines and Purtell will recruit August 30^th at orientation.  Having students recruit for support for the school, is generally very beneficial for our cause.  There are businesses in the area which are interested in supporting the school if they knew how.  Having a Humboldt Homecoming Parade may be something we consider in upcoming years.  We need to have fun events which builds school spirit.  We also need to plan for our 120^th anniversary will be coming up within the next few years.  We need to plan for this celebration, the district needs to give us an exact date that Humboldt opened, there is some confusion surrounding when the school opened, because there was a Humboldt ALC school which was built on the flats and the Humboldt HS opened later.  Mergens is planning an alumni event for Homecoming.  The staff need to be approached for picking up the task of the Homecoming/Turf ribbon cutting for next year, Atkinson and Mergens will bring this before the staff.

VI. The Site Council recognizes the dedication of the Michael Schulze for his effort        above and beyond his call of duty.  Michael will be presented with a certificate        and letter acknowledging his efforts during opening week.

VII. Approval-by the Site Council to support the District’s choice of Mike Sodomka as            the Humboldt Senior High’s interim principal for the 2006-07 school year-   (Unanimous).

VIII. September 11^th Site Council meeting will include: 

Principal Selection Process

Community Outreach

Open House Report

IX. Adjourned at 7:43 PM

Respectfully submitted, Mike Sodomka

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