SITE COUNCIL MEETING Monday April 28, 2008 Site Council Meeting April 28, 2008 Members Present:  Valerie Atkinson (staff, co-chair), Jennifer Purtell (parent, co-chair), Lauren Rekonen (staff, secretary),  Suzanne Fields (parent),  Catherine Farrell (parent), Mike Sodomka (principal), Preston McMillan (staff, union representative), Aaron Perrine (staff), Joe Laconic (staff), Andy Mosca (parent),  Bonnie Bellows (staff), Tom Kranz (staff, union representative),  Tim Hausker (staff)   Members Not Present:  Jodi Brennan (community), student representative   Guests Present:  Isreal Moses (Assistant Principal) Agenda: 1.    Approval of Agenda: V. Atkinson a.    Motion to approve agenda made by J. Laconic, seconded by V. Atkinson.  Unanimously approved.   2.    Approval of April 14, 2008 Minutes: J. Purtell a.    Motion to approve agenda made by J. Purtell, seconded by B. Bellows.  Unanimously approved.   3.    Open Forum: V. Atkinson a.    A. Mosca:  Is the cell phone usage policy a school policy or a district policy?  (Answer: it a policy for both the school and the district.)  Mr. Mosca disagrees with the school’s policy about cell phones being confiscated for 24 hours from the students.  He considers it to be a safety issue.  The school is concerned with cheating through cell phones and classroom distractions.   b.    V. Atkinson:  Ms. Atkinson met with the Hawk Crew student leadership crew to get student feedback about the idea of having a West Side Circulator bus stop/shelter on school property.  The students liked the idea and had suggestions of what to include.  They also expressed concerns about who would “own” and upkeep the structure.  They liked the ideas about posible new landscaping.  They did not express concerns about the safety issues surrounding this bus stop proposal.  Ms. Atkinson considers it to be very important to include students on the committee involving this project.  In concerns to this project we are still waiting for more information.   4.    SCIP – School Continuous Improvement Plan: I. Moses a.    The Site Council reviewed the SCIP and discussed ideas of what should be included and how to make it the best document possible. b.    The SCIP is a document that is given to the district that lays out our plans for the coming school year and the rationale for those plans.  The SCIP provides information about our test scores and demographics. c.    The Site Council co-chairs, the principal, and other district employees will sign this document before May 2.   d.    Motion to approve the SCIP pending corrections given made by L. Rekonen.  Seconded by J. Purtell.  Discussion:  Most corrections are minor.  No corrections suggested change the content of the SCIP.  Motion unanimously approved.      5.    Principal’s Report: M. Sodomka a.    Budget is declining along with the enrollment, which is projected at 53 students less for next year.   b.    In real dollars the budget is $240,000-$250,000.  The actual number is  $65,699. c.    The following positions will be eliminated for the 2008-2009 school year: i.    1 Guidance counselor ii.    1 Curriculum coach iii.    1 Science EA iv.    1 Media Center EA v.    1 Hall monitor EA   d.    No classroom teachers were eliminated. e.    These changes only reflect the school’s general fund money.  The district funds certain programs such as Special Education, ELL, custodial services and nutrition services that the school has no impact on.   f.    Next Tuesday, May 5th, at 5:30 there will be a Spring Fling College Access Program event here. g.    The Cinco de Mayo festival is on Saturday.  Humboldt will be marching in the parade.  Everyone is invited to join. h.    Conferences went well last Thursday. i.    The AVID program is expanding next year.  More staff will be trained in the AVID philosophies.   j.    Prom went extremely well this year.  Over 100 students attended.   k.    7 band students performed last week in the Honors Ordway band.  It was quite impressive.   6.    New Business a.    The May 12th meeting is the last Site Council meeting of this school year.   7.    Adjourn: J. Purtell a.    Motion to adjourn made by M. Sodomka, seconded by J. Laconic.  Unanimously approved.