ACME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Members Present:, Jackie Ebert, Jon Anderson, John Mumma, Anne Erlandson for Debbie Hecht-Reier/Alicia Scott, Ellyn Erickson,

Members Absent:  Classified Representative, PTA Representative

Introductions:

1.  Purpose:  We reviewed the By-Laws looking particularly at the information that sets the protocols for beginning the committee.

2.  Group Norms: We used a process to determine how we would behave together as a group.  We used index cards to write 5 behaviors that we would like to see at our meetings.  After each person wrote five individual ideas, the cards were shuffled and read aloud to the group.  The group discussed the idea and then began grouping the various ideas into categories.  After we finished we did a rough draft of the behaviors that we agreed upon.  We will Review/Revise/Adopt the norms at our next meeting.

3.  Calendar Dates:  We looked at the proposed ALT meeting dates along with the SIP activities to see how the two areas will interact.  We determined that the proposed calendar was fine and we will meet on these dates:  October 4, November 29, December 13, January 24, February 28, March 21, April 18 and May 16.

4.  Select the ALT Chair:  We selected Jackie Ebert to be the committee Chair.  Ellyn Erickson will be the recorder.

In Process:

1.  School Improvement Plan

We reviewed current plan and looked at list of important dates & Activities.  We discussed how to dissolve the Study Team – and select and Implementation Coordinator or Committee.   We decided to use the “Ad Hoc Committee Involvement Questionnaire” to determine the level of involvement that staff members want to dedicate to this activity.  This questionnaire will be due in the ALT Box by Tuesday, October 17^th.  (Changed due to publication date of Minutes)

2.  Scheduling

Class pick-up from lunch is important.  There have been times when the Lunch Supervisors have been waiting for an extended period of time for teachers to arrive.  All of these ParaEducators have assignments that begin directly after the official end of lunch.  It is not uncommon for a short phone call to parents, a task in the office or a wait for the restroom cause a delay on the part of the teachers.  We discussed how grade level partners could come up with a plan to collect another class and get them at least to the classroom for their partner, when there is a delay.  That frees the ParaEducator to get to their next duty.

New Topics:

1.  Class Load Issue:  We looked at the information that Ellyn put together using the contract language and the allocation that has been set aside for Acme this fall.  We need support in the 5^th & 6^th Grade classrooms.  The teachers in those classrooms will need to meet and determine the highest area for student need and then develop a plan to provide the support needed.

2.  Facilities

Room 8 is currently vacant and has become a hot topic in several groups.  With the size of the current Kindergarten, it will be needed next year for 1^st Grade.  That does limit the potential use, since it will only be for one year.  The Team decided to go back to their representative groups and ask for suggestions.  We will use a short process to allow total staff input and figure out a viable use for the space at our next meeting. Representatives will get suggestions to Jackie by October 17^th.

Next Meeting:    November 29, 2006

Topics:       

       School Improvement Plan: Ad Hoc Committee/Coordinator for Writing Plan 

       Facilities:  Room 8

       Class Load Decisions:  5^th/6^th Grades

Agenda items may be added to the agenda posted in the staff room or through the use of an Issue Concern Form.

ALT Norms DRAFT

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