High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
SDMC Meeting
Agenda
9-14-15
Minutes Taken by: Ms. Shafer
Members Present: Mrs. Mosteit, M. Silva, Ms. Shafer, Ms. Alexander, Mr. Estrella, Mrs. Brownlee, Mrs.
Bush, Mr. Davis
Meeting Start Time: 3:30p.m.
Meeting End Time: 4:06p.m.
Members fought over who did not want to be secretary
Ms. Shafer volunteered
Mrs. Mosteit went over guide lines of the SDMC
Agenda items must be approved one week in advanced
One it’s on the agenda, the SDMC members discuss it then vote on it.
Mrs. Mosteit has final decision on vote rulings
Overview of agenda items:
Budget- 411 enrollment, estimation was 438 students. Budget is decided upon enrollment
27 students short which equals $97,200
$42,000 in supplies
$44,000 magnet money, part will go back
CTE $48,000 money goes back
Still have sub money, copy money, etc.
No big purchase items
District no longer supporting desktop computers in computer rooms
Each department will find out budget in November
Oct. 29th is the snapshot of enrollment
Discuss budget more at November SDMC meetings with the final numbers
Phones at lunch- Ms. Alexander explained that the students mainly use them for texting and social
media. Mrs. Mosteit said they did a trial run before with jeans and the students lost the privilege. Ms.
Alexander said a trial run with cell phones at lunch would be good. Brownlee expressed concerns with
phones spreading from lunch into the hallways.
Mr. Estrella made a motion to allow cell phones at lunch for a trial period
Mrs. Bush second the motion
Mrs. Brownlee said nay
Majority in favor – so cell phones at lunch passes
Shorts- Dickie style shorts, one inch above a knee, in khaki, grey, black, or white. Boys are asking for
shorts. Mr. Estrella pointed out that they are cooler for larger students. Many teachers expressed
opposition because of the risk with students wearing inappropriate shorts. Mr. Davis pointed out that it
is subjective as what is appropriate. Alexander suggested tableaux the shorts discussion for the spring.
Mrs. Mosteit said when we move into the new school, we’ll redo the whole uniform.
Shorts- tableaux until the spring
Skirt Length- handbook says dress code says “tea-length.” Mrs. Mosteit would like to change the length
to 1 inch above the knee. Ms. Shafer suggested at the knee instead because it’s longer and easier to
measure. Change in the policy for next year. Mrs. Mosteit wants teachers to use common sense. We
would not advertise that knee length skirts are acceptable, we will just tell the teachers.
Mrs. Alexander motions to change the skirt
Mrs. Brownlee seconded it
Majority votes to allow knee length skirts without announcing it to students
Friday College Shirt
Parent wants their child to be able to wear college t-shirt on Friday with college logo. Ms. Silva
said she likes that idea.
Ms. Silva- motions to allow students to wear college shirts on Fridays
Mr. Estrella- seconded motion
Majority agrees
New School Dress Code Committee
New dress code
Academic outfitters to help us design what we want
Differentiating grade by colors?
Open up, fresh start. What do we want the students to look like in the new school?
Mrs. Mosteit- in the spring we need to start a dress code committee with teachers and students
to redesign/plan the new dress code.
Next meeting is November 23rd
Email Mrs. Mosteit agenda items