HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-11-09Meeting:
Kittredge School Council Minutes
November 9, 1993
7-9:30 p.m.
Kittredge School
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DANIEL LONG
TO~N
NORTH
Present
Winnie Bowersox
Diane Carney
Bette Ann Coyle
Kathy Flanagan
Barbara Grasso
Laurie Rottler
Absent
Kathleen Blain
The meeting followed the agenda set forth by Winnie Bowersox, Co-chair.
It began with a review of the training session which focused on team building
and effective meetings and concluded with the review of existing documents that
are guidelines for the School Council's work.
I. Ground rules for meetings were agreed upon. These can be modified as the
need arises.
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"Hopes and Fears" of the council members were shared. These included
that :
-The school council has a clear purpose- mission- and that we
canaccomplish our goals;
-Our solutions can be creative;
- A thorough ne~dsoassessment can be completed;
-There are several risk factors in being a school council member;
-We can be a blended team, working as a cohesive group for the
improvement of Kittredge School, not dominated by our titles as,
"parents,, "teachers", "principal", or "community representative";
-Communications be flowing between the school council, staff, and
PTO.
This discussion also raised the question of how the school council inter-
faces with the PTO and staff. The document entitled "Mass Education
Reform Act- Questions and Answers on School Councils" was reviewed.
Sections 24 to 26 clearly states what a school council should and should
not be. Also, School Council has no bearing on the PTO function. Ail
School Council meetings are open meetings.
The "Task Force 2000" document and the "T~sk Force 2000 Progress Report
Summary(5~93)" were reviewed.
Ail areas addressed by school council must be covered under the
goals set forth in Task Force 2000.
The review of all North Andover School Action Plans was initiated and
continued to next week's agenda.
The next Kittredge School Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
November i8, 1993, 7-9 pm, at Kittredge School. The agenda for the
next meeting is as follows:
1. Action Plan Development
A. Kittred~e~Needs (How will they be identified?)
B. Possible-Solutions (How will they be generated and selected?)
2. Budget Overview
3. Meeting Evaluation Form
4. Set next meeting date/agenda