Site Council

Monday, August 27, 2007

Present: Valerie Atkinson (non-teaching staff, Co-chair), Derby Campo (non-teaching staff, alternate), Mike Sodomka (Principal), Lauren Rekonen (teaching staff, secretary), Jen Pertell (parent, member), Marilyn Mauritz (teaching staff, alternate), Bonnie Bellows (teaching staff, member), Jackie Lundgren (non-teaching staff, alternate), Beverly Babcock (teaching staff, alternate), Aaron Perrine (teaching staff, member), Israel Moses (Assistant Principal, guest), Steve Aeilts (Assistant Principal, guest), Jodi Brennan (community, member),

Not Present:  Joe Laconic (teaching staff), Tom Kranz (teaching staff, union representative), Tim Hausker (non-teaching staff), Andy Mosca (parent), Sam Buffington (community)

I.                   Approval of Agenda

a.       Motion made by D. Campo, seconded by M. Sodomka

II.                Approval of June 11, 2007 minutes

a.       Motion made by L. Rekonen, seconded by B. Bellows

III.             Open Forum

a.       Derby Campo:  Gear-Up program will be returning to Humboldt.  They will serve the entire incoming 9^th grade class for the ’07-’08 school year.  GearUP will take over the mentoring program and spearhead the AVID program and will collaborate with the other college prep programs with various activities and field trips.  ETS, GearUP, and Upward Bound will be at the 9^th grade orientation on Wednesday. 

                                                               i.      GEAR UP Advisors:  Kenny Zimmerman and Kim Snyder

                                                             ii.      Educational Talent Search Advisors: Derby Campo and Eve Lo

IV.              Nomination & Approval for open Co-chair position

a.       L. Rekonen nominated Jennifer Purtell

b.      Motion carried for Jennifer Purtell to become Site Council Co-Chair.

V.                 Principal’s Report

a.       Enrollment at 921, projected at 880 with the 10% no-show expectations.

b.      MCA data shows that Humboldt Senior did not make AYP for the second year in a row.  Humboldt must now send out a letter to all parents and guardians that our school did not make AYP. 

                                                               i.      Both the district and our school’s response to the low MCA scores and AYP data is to implement Professional Learning Communities. 

                                                             ii.      Humboldt is addressing not making AYP by implementing the 21^st Century Grant which is money that will be used for after-school enrichment courses.

                                                            iii.      Humboldt is expanding the AVID program for the ’07-’08 school year.  We are expanding from 3 sections to 6 sections. 

                                                           iv.      New tile and new carpeting have been installed in the hallways.  We did not receive the capital improvement money for a new front entrance, an updated auditorium, and new carpeting and tile for the classrooms. 

                                                             v.      We have several new staff members this year, including 2 staff members who have been added due to increased enrollment. 

                                                           vi.      There will be a consultant, Bill Sommers, working here at Humboldt helping us improve our curriculum and staff development. 

                                                          vii.      The SQR from last December is nearly completed. 

                                                        viii.      On September 15 there will be a Westside Boosters Football Fiesta at 9:00a.m. here at Humboldt.

                                                           ix.      Open house from 5:00 to 7:00 on Wednesday. 

                                                             x.      Conferences will be Oct. 11 and 16 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. 

                                                           xi.      October 12 is Homecoming. 

                                                          xii.      Advisory is now between 3^rd and 4^th hours.  There will only be 2 lunches, not 3, this year. 

VI.              Site Council Goal Setting for Upcoming School Year and Parent Recruitment

a.       V. Atkinson:  At the September 10^th meeting, all site-council members should come with an idea on how to recruit more parents for our site-council.  Goal #1 is to increase parent involvement on the site-council.

b.      Goal #2 is to have clear goals for all of the new initiatives for the school.

VII.           Approval for Site Council meeting dates as follows:

a.       Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 10, Apr. 14, April 28, May 12, June 2

b.      Motion to approve meeting dates made by M. Sodomka, Seconded by B. Bellows.  Unanimously approved.

VIII.        New Business: no new business

IX.              Adjourn

a.      Motion to adjourn made by V. Atkinson, seconded by D. Campo.  Unanimously approved.

Respectfully submitted, Lauren Rekonen