New Prospect Elementary
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LSAC Meeting Notes LSAC Meeting 3-24-09
In attendance: Charlia Faulkner, Charlie Feehan, Lisa Pinkerton (Parent), Heather Pullen, Rebecca Evans, Jenny Idichandy (Parent), Kim Tobin (Parent), Jim Brooks I. Welcome/Introductions II. Email addresses III. Approval of Minutes (strategic plan, walkthroughs, moving students from level 2-3, special ed test scores, comparison of scores from other elementary schools, budget cut, math update, other concerns) IV. Jim Brooks: Community Development/ Improvement - Bike Lane along Kimball Bridge - Road will be improved from Waters Road to North Point Parkway - Curb and gutter will give an extra 4 feet; grass medium and sidewalk will be added to both sides of Kimball Bridge. - Work will be happening along the street grate - 11,000 square feet will be utilized for the construction site - New drainage structures will improve roadways and encourage safety for cars and pedestrians - School itself will not be disturbed while construction is taking place - Construction will hope to begin in about 3-4 weeks - Plans for hours and amount of time spent on the project have yet to be determined V. Katie Reeves Community Meeting Update - Next mtg. will be 9:30am on April 21 at Manning Oaks ES - Technology plans for district VI. 2009-2010 Nomination/ Election - New business partners and parents will be nominated for next year. An article will be put into the nuggets this week to announce nominations. - Two new teachers will be appointed for next year by Mrs. Faulkner - Election will be held at the end of April for the next school year VII. 2009-2010 School Budget Review/ concerns - School budget has been presented to the staff - Last yr: 110,956 to spend on budget, this yr. 62,126. - 2 machines will be taken out of the building; conserving $6,000 - Laminating film will also be taken out of the school - Teachers will be working to conserve materials for next year - Grade Level Projection: Kindergarten Roundup will determine K projections/ teacher jobs for next year; 86 have been projected for K next year; First grade- 89, Second-76, Third- 97, Fourth-105, Fifth- 97. - Furloughs: 6 days of “furlough days” for the teachers have been proposed by the governor. Furlough days have already been given to administrators and assistants. The bill to determine teacher furloughs is waiting to be passed by the governor.
VIII. Next LSAC Meeting is on TUESDAY, May 19, at 2:00 J
Some additional thoughts brought up: - Mr. Feehan brought up school improvements/ SPLOST funds that could be used in order to promote improvements - Mrs. Faulkner brought up conserving energy / Dr. Loe is prioritizing a list of improvements to be made to schools
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 In attendance: Charlia Faulkner, Terry Bryant, Laurie Ferguson, Heather Pullen, Rebecca Evans, Lisa Pinkerton, and Kim Tobin I. Greetings II. Approval of Minutes III. Email Addresses Update IV. Strategic Plan Presentation · Teachers talk to the plan and what it involves · Similar to bylaws of school · In reading, we are looking at moving more of our students from Level 2 to Level 3. We will be using checkpoints, CRCT, Running records, Pre and post tests for each unit, and book adventure data · Looking at baselines and where we want to go · GPS walk thru’s are also being used as part of the implementation plan · Also discussed impact of special education students and goals for meeting 08-09 baselines · Third objective is to improve the achievement of students in science · We hope to get a grant to have a science lab and someone who will run it · All goals must be measurable
V. ITBS Results · Fall 2008 for grades 3-5 · Looked at based on Ethnic Distribution (Total Enrollment: 607, Males: 283, Females: 324) · Economically Disadvantaged (37) · Charts based on comparisons of Crabapple, Shakerag, Dolvin, Ocee, and the County Avg. · Great scores! J · 3rd Grade: Reading (85%-3 point gain), Math (96%-6 point gain), Language Arts (92%-3 point gain-HIGHEST SCORE IN FULTON COUNTY), Social Studies (90%-5 point gain), Science (88%-3 point gain) · 5th Grade: Reading (88%-4 point gain), Math (91%-4 point gain-HIGHEST IN FULTON COUNTY), Language Arts (88%-2 point gain-HIGHEST SCORE IN FULTON COUNTY), Social Studies (86%-1 point gain), Science (86%-3 point gain) VI. Katie Reeves Community Meeting Concerns · Budget update *Expected 30 to 40 million dollar budget cut expected for the next school year *Dr. Loe wants to preserve all positions, but something might have to give if at least 70% of budget goes to salaries · Math update—concerns brought up at meeting *Still some concerns about gaps of information (mainly discussed on middle and high school level) *Are textbooks being used appropriately? *Is more training needed for math? *If concerns-go to teacher first, then CST, and then principal
VII. Other *The next LSC meeting will be Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 2:00. Next meeting: 1. Discuss K-8 Math Level Report
9/30/08
In attendance: Charlia Faulkner, Charlie Feehan, Lisa Pinkerton (Parent), Cynthia Clement (Business Partner), Terry Bryant (Business Partner), Heather Pullen, Laurie Ferguson, Rebecca Evans, Jenny Idichandy (Parent), Kim Tobin (Parent) I. Welcome/Introductions II. Email addresses III. Purpose of LSAC—not individual student items, but rather larger school ideas or issues IV. Strategic Plan Update · Has been approved · Very school specific · Will discuss more at a later date (next meeting) · We met AYP this year (based on attendance and test scores—subgroups) V. Discussion from Milton/Alpharetta Cluster · Superintendant’s Cross Functional Team X Factor: 90 day project, several teachers and principals, looking at: Truth in grading, distance learning, choice, insurance, etc. · UGA/Writing: Starting to look at writing portion of SAT for entrance · State of Student Achievement: CRCT scores were good at New Prospect, received breakdown notebook from Martha Greenway at district office for county with comparisons to other counties, also available online · New Schools: New John’s Creek High School (starting naming process), Birmingham Elementary School, possible redistricting in 2012-2013 due to new high schools, etc. · School Awards: 2nd Grade received Distinguished Achievement Award for Reading on CRCT from the Superintendant · Accountability Statement: County coming up with at county level, discussed wording and possible perceptions (i.e. school of choice), you can preview and provide feedback on website, or email Dr. Loe directly · Early Release: Next one on Wednesday, October 15th (Vocab Parade at NPES), handout give that shows topics discussed across county on Early Release Days · Truth in Grading: Child must be graded upon how they are performing according to their chronological year/grade they are in. · Handouts received for Standards for Cluster Local School Councils, 2008-2009 Meeting Calendar, Accountability Statements, and 2008-2009, 2009-2010 Fulton School Calendar VI. Renzulli Learning: Shared website with LSAC committee and different features that make this a valuable program VII. Superintendant School Address: Is on the Fulton County website if you wish to watch and see what she has to say about her ideas to improve Fulton County schools VIII. Parent Concern-brought up issue and Ms. Faulkner read email concern · Her children are being tutored afterschool to keep up with the curriculum · Tutoring for all different reasons at school · Is tutoring necessary or a curriculum (from county) concern THINK ABOUT: · What do you think about curriculum? · Do you think our curriculum is age appropriate? · Is it more difficult than it was in years past? Some thoughts brought up:
IX. Next LSAC Meeting is on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th , at 2:00 J
April 16, 2008 1. Members for next year: Lisa Pinkerton, Charlie Feehan, Kim Tobin, Terry Bryant, Charlia Faulkner, Laurie Ferguson, Heather Pullen, and Rebecca Evans. 2. Still need one new member—letters of intent are due back by April 29th, and elections on May 1st. 3. Changes for next year: New superintendent, new budget, rezoning concerns, etc. 4. An email will go out if any letters of interest come in and where ballot boxes will be located if needed. 5. Our first meeting for next year will be in September—the third Wednesday in September at 2:00. 6. On Monday, April 21st, at 7:00, our new superintendent will be at Milton High School talking about new math and continuous achievement. Her children went to Fulton county schools. 7. Budget 101 flyer details how the board goes about where to cut money, etc. It provides a lot of information. 8. Budget Calendar with meeting dates and recommendations are included in packet as well—proposed step and 2.5 % salary increase. 9. One big concern is that there aren’t as many teachers being produced as there used to be. Fulton really needs to step up with their salary and incentives in order to keep teachers.
January 16, 2008 In attendance: Lisa Pinkerton, Charlia Faulkner, James Eubank, Laurie Ferguson, Heather Pullen, Rebecca Evans, Charlie Feehan I. Welcome back! 2008! II. Discussed happenings of Cluster meeting III. Charlia will keep everyone posted on budget and Superintendant search. IV. LSAC for next year—needing to publicize openings: Ideas: 1. Kim Tobin (already agreed) 2. Stan Kelly (need to talk with) 3. Mimi Harris (need to talk with) 4. Mr. Tauscher (need to talk with) *Lisa Pinkerton is willing to roll off of committee or stay in—please let her know what you’d like her to do *Charlie Feehan is willing to stay one more year * James Eubank will be rolling off V. Discussed and watched Raising Cain video. Boys learn differently and we need to recognize that they learn differently and that they will act differently in the halls, etc. than little girls do.
November 14, 2007 Members in attendance: Charlia Faulkner, Lisa Pinkerton, Laurie Ferguson, Heather Pullen, James Eubank, Terry Bryant, and Rebecca Evans Welcome! Approval of Minutes Enrollment: Enrollment is pretty consistent. Right now we are up to around 650. We are anticipating more enrollment right after the winter holiday break. This is usually a surging time. This isn’t anticipated to be a large number. We will remain around the same number. ITBS Testing: Scores should be going home in this Thursday’s papers. ITBS scores will be discussed at the next early release for teachers. 5th and 4th will be reviewing together. 3rd and 2nd will be reviewing together to make sure that everyone is on the same page and locate any weaknesses we see based on groups. New Prospect did well. School Safety Location: For our school safety plan and strategic plan, we will now be going across the street to the new park. This will allow more flow in traffic and more places for the children to be to help with organization during such a crisis. We are awaiting approval from the park at this time. Discussed Highlights of Nov. 14 Cluster LSC Meeting
Two high school math teachers came and talked with the cluster group to discuss the new math and dispel any rumors about the new math. One discussion that came up was that the new math has a lot to do with writing. Math is not just numbers. Math does involve writing and you have to be able to explain how you got the answer that you did. Any test that comes up between now and college, they are going to ask for the written form of the answer or presented in written (not numeric) form. We are looking at multiple approaches to build critical thinking in math skills.
2008-2009 Calendar: First Day of school: August 11th Last Day: May 22nd (89 instructional days in 1st semester, and 91 days in 2nd semester) 2009-2010 Calendar: First Day of school: August 10th Last Day: May 21st (90 instructional days in 1st semester, and 90 days in 2nd semester)
Next Meeting Date-January 16, 2007
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 In attendance: Charlia Faulkner, Heather Pullen, Laurie Ferguson, Rebecca Evans, Charlie Feehan
New Prospect Council Bylaw:
Changes: Transfer definition of membership from school council law changes document into our own bylaws. This can replace the current article five in our bylaws.
Changes: The principal is no longer required by law, but can be the chairperson. Add that sentence to this section.
Future Meeting Dates:
Election for Chair, Vice-chair, and secretary
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