Deming Elementary School Site-Based Decision-Making Council

DEMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SITE-BASED DECISION-MAKING COUNCIL

April, 1998

The Deming Elementary School Site Council is composed of parents, staff and administrator. Each member is dedicated to innovative directions for staff and student development, curriculum development, educational activities and supportive programs for implementation.

Our goals:

To further develop Comfort Kits protocols for emergency preparedness.
To assist in transition of students moving to other schools in the district due to the establishment of new geographical boundaries, the addition of new classrooms at Acme and Harmony and the building of a new school in Kendall.
Begin transition of combining Maple Falls Site and Deming Site Council.
Provide process for optimum accomplishment of directional staff development towards SLIG goals.
Provide Grant application documents and subcommittee for approval.

Accomplishments:

A 'Schools in Transition' grant was written to facilitate the needs of children being transitioned to new schools.
As of February we have received $6,000.00 dollars to implement several components of the grant.
A theater piece, directed by Holly O'Niel, will begin in March and travel to Harmony and Acme schools.
Parents information programs will continue to be a part of the grant.
Continued effort seeking other granting sources for "Schools in Transition" in order to create child art tiles for new building and further parent involvement.
Site Council provided pre-packaged comfort kits for purchase at conferences.
On going dialogue to combine Site Councils.
Design of protocol and application document for acquiring grants and moneys for educational development toward school goals.
Assessment tools identification in progress.

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Stephen Merz, Principal
Deming Elementary School
4956 Deming Road
P. O. Box 95
Deming, WA 98244
360 383-2040
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