Pepper Drive School
School Site Council Minutes
January 26, 2015
A. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:24pm by David Carrillo.
Members Present: Ted Hooks, Martin Urueta, Susan Larson, Kim Sellers, Dorothy Martin, David
Carrillo, Kris Telleson, Colette Rickon
Members Absent: Tonya Brown, Jessa Smith
Non Members Present: Tammy Scholder
B. Approval of the Agenda
The agenda was presented to council. David Carrillo asked that a motion be made to approve
the agenda with no corrections. Colette Rickon made the motion to approve the agenda with
no corrections and Dorothy Martin seconded that motion. The motion was carried
unanimously.
C. Approval of Minutes
David Carrillo asked that a motion be made to approve the minutes from December 2014. Kris
Telleson moved to approve the December 2014, minutes and Martin Urueta seconded. The
motion carried unanimously.
D. Public Communications
No information was shared at this time.
E. Digital Learning Program
Mr. Hooks presented information regarding the District’s Digital Learning Program, also known
as the iPad rollout. There was a delay in the rollout due to technical issues, but Apple sent out
engineers who completed the iPad imaging. At this time, all schools in the District, 3rd-5th grade,
have been deployed. Devices are going home with students, and teachers are working on work
flow and effective use of apps to support student learning.
The District is using two programs as an addition to core curriculum: DreamBox and Achieve
3000. DreamBox is a math component that allows students to work on basic math skills at their
individual level. Achieve 3000 is a language arts component that provides non-fictional articles
at their individual Lexile level.
A question was asked by Mrs. Sellers if 1st-2nd would continue AR since Achieve 3000 isn’t
available until 3rd grade. Mr. Hooks explained that AR would not be the preferred program, but
that the District is looking into another program to support 1st-2nd in reading comprehension.
F. Facilities Update
Mr. Hooks reported updates that have been made on Pepper Drive’s campus. The well is now
tied into the irrigation down to the sprinklers in front of Room A. Eventually, they will be
extending the well water down to the lower grass field so the grass stays green. Mr. Hooks went
through a priority list of improvements being made to the exterior of the campus and also
described the three classrooms that have been remodeled. Mr. Telleson asked where the
money came from for the remodels and repairs, and Mr. Hooks explained that it came from the
District’s General Fund. The next step is to get teacher and parent input as to the priority of
other repairs around campus. Mr. Carrillo asked if there are any plans to improve the look of
the wall that lines the Marlinda Way sidewalk. Mr. Hooks explained that there are no plans as
of yet but we can look into it. There was discussion about tiles that were created for Pepper
Drive’s 50 year anniversary and the desire of having them put back up, possibly in the new MPR.
G. Assessments
Mr. Hooks explained that the open window for the SBAC assessments for 3rd-8th will be from
March through June, but we will probably take the assessments more toward June. The interim
assessment (practice assessment) will be available for students to practice the assessment. This
new assessment asks questions in a different way than previous assessments, where students
are applying knowledge to particular concepts rather than using skills in isolation. Mr. Hooks
shared the five different question types that are included in the SBAC assessments. He also
shared that teachers K-8 have a digital library available where teachers can be asking SBAC-like
questions.
H. General Announcements
President’s Day holidays coming in February. JumpRope for Heart is on February 18th.
Mr. Telleson asked if we have spent any money. Mr. Hooks explained that we have purchased
materials that should be arriving soon and we have budgeted for four teachers to go to New
York for Lucy Calkin’s training.
I.
Adjournment
David Carrillo adjourned the meeting at 4:10pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Tammy Scholder.