St. Lucie Public Schools School Advisory Council Minutes School: TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL Date: 8/27/13 Time: 5:30 – 6:30pm Welcome/Introductions/Attendance ‐ Myrna Belgraves The meeting was called to order at 5:30pm by Mrs. Belgraves who welcomed the group and thanked everyone for attending. Mrs. Belgraves introduced herself and each member was provided the opportunity to do the same. Review/Approve Meeting Minutes – Myrna Belgraves Minutes from the May meeting were presented. However, a vote could not be had due to the number of existing members present. Per the by‐laws the new membership will be established at the September meeting. Therefore, all potential new members were encouraged to attend the September meeting. Review Norms & By‐Laws – Myrna Belgraves Each member was provided with a copy of the bylaws to review and asked to bring any questions, concerns to the September meeting. Suggested changes offered by the district office were highlighted in yellow for each member to review. Official vote will be held in September. Additionally, Mrs. Belgraves reviewed the group norms and shared with the new members that the meetings were run using a modified Roberts Rules of Order structure with motions used to bring up new business or approve actions and the thumbs up or down used to signal votes. Officer VOTE Needed: Mrs. Belgraves encouraged anyone interested in serving as Co‐Chair and Secretary to contact her so they could be placed on the agenda for a vote at the September Meeting when the official membership will be established. School Improvement Plan – Henry Sanabria Ms. Belgraves asked that we amend the agenda to allow Mr. Sanabria to present the School Improvement Plan as the computers usually shut down at 6:00pm. Mr. Sanabria shared a power point highlighting the school data and showcasing the focus for the upcoming 2013‐2014 school year. The plan is due at the district office in September and a vote will be required at the September 17th meeting for final approval. The document is currently in progress! Discussions resulting from presentation include: ‐
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New Teacher Evaluation System and how it will affect or impact common core. It was stressed that the curriculum may change but the best practices of teaching must remain the same. Lesson Study – Reviewing roll alike teachers lessons and discussing what teachers have learned. Creating common labs. Mrs. Mueller inquired if the FCAT will be blended with other scores to create the school grade? Mrs. Rodriguez shared that the formula was very complicated, but 50% of the school grade came from FCAT scores and felt that TCHS did well on FCAT this year. As indicated by the school data previously shared. However, everyone will have to wait until the school grade was released later in the year as the other 50% included AICE, Dual Enrollment, Industry certification etc. The total cost of professional development surrounding the SIP is $17,700. Administrative Update – Denise Rodriguez Mrs. Rodriguez thanked the group for attending and welcomed the new members. She discussed the school mission and vision and stressed that the school will continue the push towards personalization and graduation. The “We Believe” statements were shared and initiatives to encourage all staff to work with data to improve the school were discussed. Presently the school has two open positions in science and ESE. There are long term subs which have worked with the school since opening currently in those roles. TCHS received two new staff allocations: Project Success Coordinator – Barbie Casales her focus is on identifying youth at risk for drugs & alcohol abuse and conduct survey, workshops and one on one counseling. Second, Multi‐tiered Student Support System (MTSS) Julie Gilmour also working with at risk youth to address attendance, tardies, low credits (Academic related issues). Ms. Gillmore will attend future SAC Meetings to share her progress as a part of the MTSS update. Guidance Update: Denise Rodriguez Mrs. White was unable to attend the meeting. Mrs. Rodriguez shared that guidance was currently leveling out classes and conducting schedule changes for graduation purposes only. Frivolous request will not be granted. Guidance goal is to meet with all senior students by the end of September. Then they will proceed with Junior credit checks. Activities Update: Eric Evans Mr. Evans discussed upcoming activities and important school events. The events sparking discussion:  Senior Meeting 8/28/13 – Directly following the SAC meeting in the Auditorium 7:00pm  Circle of Hope 9/17/13  Senior Pinning 9/20/13  Bowl for Kids 9/21/13 1pm – Any SAC member interested in participating in this event should contact Mr. Evans.  Deficiency Notices 9/24/13 District Advisory Council (DAC) Update: Bernadette Bodnar (Tabled) Mrs. Bodnar could not attend the meeting. BLPT Update – Lori Applebee (Tabled) The BLPT Update was tabled until the September meeting Open Forum – Myrna Belgraves Request to send out connect ed to dual enrollment students so they will not be left out of notices. Additionally, their email addresses should be collected. Mrs. Rodriguez shared that Mrs. King Co – Senior class sponsor currently collects seniors email addresses and communicates with them. During the senior night there will be opportunities for parents to provide email addresses as well. Mrs. Denig felt that the senior meeting required more notice, therefore more parents could attend. Mrs. Rodriguez apologized and shared that the information can also be found on the school website and discussed the challenges with the new school messenger system, which can now email the messages to parents in addition to a voice message. Next meeting September 17th 2013 Mrs. Belgraves thanked everyone again for attending and Meeting adjourned at 6:35pm!