School Community Council Meeting—April 23,2009
Members present: Kara Maynes, Tracy Stratton, KayLynn Hepworth, Janene Avery,
Kathy Milburn, Tisa Manus (present for Melissa Hamilton), Melissa Hamilton
(present by phone)
The meeting was conducted in Melissa Hamilton’s office by conference call with her as she was still out on medical leave.
Copies of the following documents will be given to all members of the
Committee: Acceptable uses of Trust Money, Unacceptable uses of Trust Money,
Review of Rules, and Minutes of the current meeting.
Mrs. Hamilton reported on the following issues:
Staffing for next year (09-10)
-Bruin Point did not lose any teachers
-Jean Hardy will be coming to teach 6th grade
-Dionne Sanderson will be returning as full time Title I Aide
while continuing to peruse her degree and teaching license
-OEK money to fund Kindergarten aides has been cut. Corrine Martinez can be
picked up out of school Title I funds for a half time aide position, not
necessarily in Kindergarten. Staff will decide how best to use her.
-Half time Special Ed. aide position is secure, plan to retain Marcia Hunt
-Preschool—Carol Lobato retired. Preschool will be run by 2 part time parapros
as teachers, one for morning and one for afternoon. Mary and Verna may
remain on staff if they so desire, to work with the new teachers. Positions
will be advertised immediately. Preschool is funded through Special Ed.
primarily for students with disabilities.
-Cindy will return as full time Reading First aide, funded by Reading First. The
following year Title I funds could possibly fund this as a half time
position since Reading First funds will be gone.
-Reading Coaches throughout the district will be half time positions except at
Bruin Point and Wellington. The following year the 2 full time coaching
positions will become half time positions since Reading First funds will
be gone.
Trust Lands
-Music program—previously funded music teacher for 19 ½ hours per week to
give each teacher ½ hour prep. District only funding enough for ½ hour
prep time for each teacher. Music teach can no longer take ½ of the class
at a time. Next year can fund ½ hour per teacher per week with 1 day
a week after school for violin.
-Critical Funds $5,550
-Scanners for grades 4-6 plus Library $500
-My Access on line writing for grades 4 and 6 $300
-Scantron type machine for Math (1 for entire school) $800
-UCIRA conference for 4-6th grade teacher to see Anita Archer $900
(K-3 plus Resource teachers funded by Reading First)
-Bob the Builder theme for posters and test taking strategy $1,200
materials; Science supplies (check at the High School
for Science equipment not being used)
-Fine Arts supplies for music teacher $600
-Teacher vertical team collaboration $1,200
(for subs, 1 per quarter per teacher and to serve as a buffer for
other areas if needed)
-Successmaker software program partially funded through Trust
Lands
-Keyboarding Program (cost to be determined when program is selected)
School Improvement Plan—will remain much the same with a few modifications:
-Writing assessment will be moved from 6th grade to 5th grad
-Professional Development will be derived from UCIRA
-Continued emphasis on Math and Reading, despite the end of Grants
-Continue with Music Program | 