SITE COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 11, 2007



	SITE COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 11, 2007 Site Council Minutes Monday, February 11, 2007 Members Present: Valerie Atkinson (staff, co-chair), Mike Sodomka (principal), Lauren Rekonen (staff, secretary), Suzanne Fields (parent), Derby Campo (community), Jennifer Purtell (parent, co-chair), Preston McMillan (staff, union representative), Catherine Farrell (parent), Beverly Babcock (staff, alternate), Bonnie Bellows (staff) Guests Present: Israel Moses (assistant principal), Members Not Present: Aaron Perrine (staff), Jodi Brennan (community), Tim Hausker (staff), Andy Mosca (parent), 1. Approval of Agenda: V. Atkinson a. Motion to approve agenda made by J. Purtell, seconded by S. Fields. Unanimously approved. 2. Approval of January 14, 2008 minutes: J. Purtell a. Motion to approve agenda made by J. Purtell, seconded by J. Laconic. Unanimously approved. 3. Open Forum: V. Atkinson a. Derby Campo: 1.) College Goal Sunday was last Sunday here at Humboldt. 25 Seniors attended to work to complete their FAFSA forms. An estimated 20 of those attendees were Humboldt. 2.) March 8^{th all Juniors are invited to take an ACT practice test. 3.) TRIO conference on the 16th of February. It is a student-leadership conference with 500 students attending at St. Olaf College. 15 Humboldt students will be attending.} b. Valerie Atkinson: 1.) 30 ACT practice books were just purchased for the Career Center. 2.) Today the 2nd drawing for the WOW cards were made. A boy and a girl from each grade and a male and female staff member are drawn each month to receive a prize. The WOW cards are given out by students and staff members to recognize good work and behavior. 4. Humboldt Complex Restructure Review and Discussion: V. Atkinson a. 3 meetings have been held to discuss and plan the restructuring of Humboldt Jr. and Sr. high for next year. This team consists of staff, parents, community members, and district employees. The meetings have been impressive in regards to their substance and their attitude and foresight about the future. A proposed timeline has been created and provided to Denise Quinlan. The team is beginning to look at specifics for next year, including the following: i. Developing a concrete environmental theme around the concepts of "social", "built", and "natural". ii. What will the staff development be like? iii. How will teachers be engaged and supported throughout the process? iv. There needs to be a project manager for the two buildings. They will go back and forth between the school and the community members. v. Year One: Jr. High science and social studies will be environmental classrooms. Math and English will be Disciplinary Literacy-based model classrooms. The teachers will be trained in these areas. vi. There has been a lot of discussion about "theme". vii. By Year 3: The focus and feel of the school will exude "environmental". viii. 3 parts of environmental studies: Built world, social world, and natural world. Projects in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade focusing on these 3 parts. ix. Five Year Goals: Interdisciplinary teams, job environment shadowing, labs beyond schools, cumulative projects, environmental focus in all classes, rigorous curriculum throughout all courses, activism resource for district. x. The plan includes different items and goals for years 1-5, with year 5 culminating in each classroom being a "model" classroom, and an overall feel of environmental studies. b. We will be giving our proposals to the district and they will do the work of looking for the grant money for it. 5. Principals Report: Mike Sodomka a. We have a new pamphlet, and new folder, and backpacks with gifts to give out at tomorrow’s showcase night. Recruitment will occur here. This showcase night is for interested students and their families to come in and have a tour of the school. b. The parent information fair was extremely busy with a steady flow of people. 60-70 people were signed up to call for the showcase night. c. 207 families came to conferences last month. d. A partnership with St. Paul College has been established. Humboldt students will be taking classes there. e. A partnership has been established with the Brick-Layers Association. f. A partnership with Latino Economic Development Council has been established to set up scholarships for undocumented students. g. A partnership with Genesys Works has been established. h. Senior Ivan Martinez is featured on KARE 11 news as an Academic All Star. i. There is a tentative community meeting for next Tuesday to go over the proposals for the Environmental restructure from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. j. This is SnoDaze Week. The dance is on Friday from 4:30 – 7:30 after the Student/Faculty Basketball game. k. There was an article about Humboldt in the Star Tribune last Sunday about the right path that Humboldt is on. l. We just were allocated $41,000 in additional Title 1 money. m. We have applied for a grant from Travelers to redesign our sound-system in the auditorium. n. The trimester ends on Wednesday, March 5. o. SPPS is piloting a publicity campaign to recruit. 6. New Business a. J. Laconic: Are we doing another capital improvement request? I feel as though we should change the door systems so that they are magnetically locked. Answer: No, that is against fire code. 7. Adjourn: J. Purtell a. Motion to adjourn made by J. Laconic. Seconded by J. Purtell. Unanimously approved.