The council will discuss a process for creating a mission and vision statement at the next meeting.

Motion Passed:  Approval of the agenda passed with a motion by Amy Hounshell and a second by Brenda Tincher and the consensus of the council.

There were no previous minutes

Michelle Jackson volunteered to be council secretary and all members voted in favor.

Vicie White nominated Brenda Tincher to be vice chairperson with a second by Amy Hounshell.  All members voted in favor.

Meeting dates were set for the monthly council meetings (4:00)

July 31, 2023

August 21, 2023

September 11, 2023

October 9, 2023

November 13, 2023

December 11, 2023

January 8, 2024

February 12, 2024

March 11, 2024

April 8, 2024

May 13, 2024

June 10, 2024

Mr. Fugate gave members a copy of the school ememrgency plan and discussed the plan with the council.  Megan White made the motion to approve the plan, Michelle Jackson seconded the motion and all members voted in favor of approving the plan.

Mr. Fugate discussed the daily and instruction schedule.  The disctrict calendar is available online and Mr. Fugate informed the council the school day will start at 8:00 am and dismiss at 3:10.

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Mr. Fugate discussed the upcoming Otus training. Otus is a program to improve the ability to study data and communicate standards mastery to parents

Acadience is a benchmarking assessment that will inform teachers about reading ability.  As part of Senate Bill 9, students scoring below the 25th percentil in reading will have a reading plan created, with involvement with all stakeholders.

No budget was available for review.  Mr. Fugate informed the council of some problems with the munis system and with BES being a new school, there are some glitches.

The council worked on classroom rosters, grouping by taking into considerations proficiency levels from previous MAP assessments and behavior issues.  The council wants classes to be as well balanced as possible.

Mr. Fugate discussed the need for both bylaws and policies.  He said he spoke the KASC, which is an organization for school councils, and their reccomendation was for the council to adopt their sample polices and review and modify them throughout the year to fit the needs of the school.  Each member was given a copy of the bylaws and polices.  A schedule will be made to review policies throughout the year.

The current CSIP was discussed, but it was created using data for MRC and was based on KSA testing.  The new CSIP cycle will begin soon and the new plan will be tailored to BES.

Amy Hounshell made the motion to adjourn.  Vicie Pelfrey seconded the motion with all members voting in favor.