Highland-Turner Elem School
January 23, 2020 7:00 AM
Highland Turner Elementary Regular Meeting
1. Call to Order
Discussion

Chairperson called meeting to order at 7:10 AM.

1.1. Roll Call
1.2. Adopt Agenda
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:  Adoption of agenda passed with a motion by Rhonda Cole and a second by Karen McIntosh.

Member Votes
Rhonda Cole Yes
Ashley Haddix Absent
Sabrina McElroy Yes
Karen McIntosh Yes
Melissa Smith Yes
Mary Stamper Yes
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1. Approval of December 30, 2019 Regular Called Meeting Minutes
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:  Approval of December 30, 2019 Regular Called Meeting passed with a motion by Karen McIntosh and a second by Melissa Smith.

Member Votes
Rhonda Cole Yes
Ashley Haddix Absent
Sabrina McElroy Yes
Karen McIntosh Yes
Melissa Smith Yes
Mary Stamper Yes
2.2. Approval of January 14, 2020 Special Called Meeting Minutes
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:  Approval of January 14, 2020 Special Called Meeting Minutes passed with a motion by Melissa Smith and a second by Mary Stamper.

Member Votes
Rhonda Cole Yes
Ashley Haddix Absent
Sabrina McElroy Yes
Karen McIntosh Yes
Melissa Smith Yes
Mary Stamper Yes
3. Student Academic Success
3.1. Attendance
Discussion

Chairperson stated that the semester ended with many students sick and that the attendance dropped in the 80%s for a few days.  Discussed the opportunity to add attendance to the incentive system for PBIS.  Will discuss with the PBIS team and discussion of making sure school level phone calls are being made by teachers and staff when students are absent.


3.2. CSIP Goals
Discussion

Chairperson reviewed the CSIP goals for Highland Turner and discussed the 30/60/90 day plan to help meet the goals.  

3.2.1. Proficiency, Growth, Achievement GAP, Separate Academic Indicator
Rationale

Implementing differentiated instruction in a blended environment will increase proficiency levels for reading and math. Proficiency and Growth

Providing quality support and feedback to teachers and students will increase teacher efficacy and student achievement. Achievement Gap

Implementing standards based curriculum and high yield instructional strategies will increase student achievement. SAI

 

Discussion

Chairperson shared a copy of the school plan for improvement and discussed in depth the three goals that were set for the school.  Vision and mission was shared and discussed with the council.  

3.3. Winter MAP Benchmarking
Discussion

Chairperson stated winter MAP benchmarking was complete and shared the data of preliminary Tier students for all grades. Discussion of different grade level with reading or math scoring highest.  

3.4. PBIS Implementation
Discussion

Tiered students have been identified for the behavior tiers. Behavioral screener has been completed for the winter benchmark.  MTSS meetings are help the first Monday of the month.  Discussed the need to make sure we are communicating more clearly tiered interventions with the parents.  

4. FRSYC SBDM Principal Agreement
Discussion

Chairperson stated that the FRYSC coordinator would not be at the meeting and would like to table the item until next meeting when FRYSC coordinator could be present to answer any questions.  

5. Kindergarten Position Interview Schedules
Discussion

Chairperson shared the timeline for the interview schedule for the kindergarten position and discussed a date for interviewing candidates.  Interviews will occur on Monday, January 27 beginning at 3:30 PM.  

6. Policy Updates and Revisions
Discussion


6.1. Wellness Policy
Discussion

Chairperson discussed the current wellness policy and asked for any suggestions to the policy.  All information was current and was shared with council.

7. Consider Budget
Discussion


7.1. SBDM and School Activity Budgets
Discussion

Chairperson discussed the SBDM and school activity budgets with the council members.  Chairperson shared that all SBDM money must be allocated by April 15 for remaining money.  Discussed purchasing additional chromebooks for 3rd grade classroom and pass down those used in 3rd grade classroom to 2nd grade.  

7.2. Title I Budget
Discussion

Discussion of items that were purchased with Title I funds including travel and any registrations for meetings.  

8. Communication, Sharing from Parents, Teachers, Students
Discussion

Wayne Sizemore attended the meeting and stated that during the audit there were some concerns about council members not knowing their roles.  He stated that if any additional training was needed he was available to schedule any training that were needed.  

9. Adjourn the Meeting
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:  Adjournment of meeting at 7:50 passed with a motion by Melissa Smith and a second by Karen McIntosh.

Member Votes
Rhonda Cole Yes
Ashley Haddix Absent
Sabrina McElroy Yes
Karen McIntosh Yes
Melissa Smith Yes
Mary Stamper Yes