WEST WOODLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL
Minutes
Thursday, September 8, 2005 (LRC)
Present: Pat Johnson, Margaret Lang, Martin McGowan,
Susan Griffith, Bonnie Fromm, Jan Dalbey, Marilyn Loveness
3:50
Call to order
1.10 Welcome
and Agenda
1.20 Approval
of June Minutes
1.30 Principal
Report
*We have 349
students. This number is below the
district projection and puts us about $1,000 behind in our budget.
*Marilyn is happy
with the decision to go with the 2/3 multi-age class.
PTSA is ready to
support grades 2 and 3 classes with their larger class sizes (ie. an aide).
*Kelli Timberlake
resigned due to a promotion. Resource
Room is now staffed with a substitute.
We will conduct joint interviews with Whittier to fill the position.
*Lunch/recess
switching did not occur due to logistical difficulties.
1.31 Staff
Report
*Good start to the
school year.
1.32 PTSA
Report
*None
1.40 Kid’s
Inc. changes
*Director Anne Dame
resigned. Parent meeting scheduled for
tonight.
1.50 Curriculum
Night
*Sept. 15th
6:30-8:30
*Marilyn will talk
to Kid’s Inc. about childcare.
*Grades K-2: will
be sessions 1 and 2. Grades 3-5: will
be sessions 2 and 3.
*Conference sign
ups will be that night.
*Teachers/principal
will address topics such as: curriculum, homework, communication with school,
emergency preparedness, etc.
1.51
Conference Schedule
*We will have the 7
early release day schedule like previous years due to staff discussion.
*Marilyn will tell
parents that conference sign ups will be at Curriculum Night in Sneaks and will
have office give sign up sheets to teachers.
1.60 School
Survey
*Discussion of best
time to give this to parents.
*It will be handed
out at conferences so we can have the info. back by the next Advisory Council
meeting.
1.70 Hurricane
Relief Assistance
*Pat went to
meeting with Robert Radford. Focus was
how to help at school and how to support schools that are taking in students.
Help could take the
form of:
1. Fundraising
(change drive, portion of bake sale proceeds, etc.)
*Students Hunter
and Gerson are organizing the change drive.
Trina Manley’s class is organizing a raffle.
2. Wrist
band sales (SOS: Schools Offering
Support)
3. Blood
Drive (Pat will check with Red Cross)
4. Making
cards for evacuees
5. Donating
airline miles
6. Homeless
backpacks
7. CAMP
(Central Area Motivation Project) This
organization helps families who have moved here. Pat will check to see if we can help Yolanda’s (our Family
Support Worker) family or any other families who have moved to our area.
*In the
longterm: Promote disaster preparedness
at home for our families.
1.80 Open
Forum
*Marilyn reported
that most of our water fountains are turned on and OK to use.
*Marilyn would like
to (in the future) look at the roles of the 3 bodies of governance at West
Woodland (PTSA, Advisory Council, Building Leadership Team)
1.90
Adjournment:
5:00 PM
*Next meeting: Thursday, October 6 at 3:45 in LRC.
*Martin will bring
snacks.