School Council 2007-2008 |
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| Nanette O'Neill, Chairperson |
(478) 988-7804 |
| Charlie Stevens, Vice Chair |
(478) 987-7421 |
| Daniel Brown |
(478) 987-4100 |
| Gayla Gibbs |
(478) 988-6160 |
| Janice Jackson, Secretary |
(478) 988-6160 |
| Todd Barker |
(478) 988-1666 |
| Elgin Mayfield |
(478) 919-0402 |
| Tucker Elementary School Council Meetings |
Notice of Regularly Scheduled School Council Meeting
Tucker Elementary School Council
1300 Tucker Road – Perry, GA 31069
Dr. Kim Halstead
478-988-6278/478-988-6379
khalstead@hcbe.net/ Website – hcbe.net (TES link)
Under the Open Meetings Act [O.C.G.A. 50-14-1 - 50-14-6], the following
School Council meeting will be held. Unless otherwise noted, the meeting will be held in the media center.
May 6, 2008 Tuesday, 4PM
Meeting/Election of Teacher Electing Body
May 13, 2008 Tuesday, 4PM
Meeting/Election of Parent Electing Body
March 18, 2008
The Tucker Elementary School Council met in regular session on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 5:15pm -6:00pm, at Tucker Elementary in Perry, GA.
School Council Members Present: Kim Halstead, David Westra, Rose McKinney, Lee Brown
School Council Members Absent: Wendy Dye, Natalie Watson
4 members were present, representing a quorum.
The following visitors attended the meeting: none
1. Call to Order
The principal, Dr. Halstead called the meeting to order at 5:20pm.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Dr. Halstead led the Pledge of Allegiance to the US flag.
3. Agenda
Dr. Halstead distributed the agenda posted pursuant to the
Open Meetings Act.
4. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the January 22, 2008 meeting of the school council were approved.
Motion: David Westra Second: Rose McKinney
Vote: all members approved
5. New Business:
• The principal gave council members a tour of the second grade wing.
• A question was asked by David Westra about how students went to different schools. A discussion was held concerning the Houston County Board policy on this issue. This information is available at the school.
• Proctors are needed for the CRCT. Information about that was handed out.
• SACS accreditation was discussed briefly with more to follow in future meetings.
• We need nominations for a parent slot to be filled on the School Council by Mar. 25
• Vacancies to be filled are: 1 year term for a teacher, as Lee Brown’s term expires; 1 year term for a business partner, as Wendy Dye’s term expires; 1 year term for a parent, as Jimmy Rabon resigned earlier because of job relocation
• Teacher election will be held in May.
6. Adjournment
With no further business to come before the school council, the meeting was
adjourned at 6:00pm.
Motion: Lee Brown Second: David Westra
All approved
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| Perry Primary School Council Meeting Dates |
Thursday, October 18,2007
Thursday, January 17,2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| *All meetings begin at 6 p.m. in the Perry Primary Cafeteria |
May 6, 2008 Tuesday, 4PM
Meeting/Election of Teacher Electing Body
May 13, 2008 Tuesday, 4PM
Meeting/Election of Parent Electing Body
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| School Council Agenda |
October 18, 2007
1. Welcome/Purpose
2. Revisit School Council By-Laws
3. Election of Officers
a. Chairperson
b. Vice-Chair
c. Secretary
4. School Improvement Plan
5. Fall HCLI results
6. Other Business/New Business
7. Adjourn
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| School Council Minutes |
Perry Primary School Council
October 18, 2007
The Perry Primary School Council met in regular session on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 7:00 in the school conference room of Perry Primary.
School Council Members Present:
Nanette O’Neill
Charlie Stevens
Todd Barker
Janice Jackson
Gayla Gibbs
Elgin Mayfield
School Council Members Absent:
Daniel Brown
6 members were present, representing a quorum.
No visitors attended the meeting.
Elgin Mayfield called the meeting to order at 6:05. The agenda was approved, seconded by Janice Jackson, and the business of the meeting began.
The first order of business was to update the bylaws. The following changes were made to the existing bylaws:
• The name of the council was updated to reflect the name: Perry Primary School Council.
• All member names were updated.
• All member responsibilities were updated.
• All meeting dates were confirmed.
• Number of members on the council was specified.
• Election month was specified.
Next, Officers were elected:
• Chairperson: Annette O’Neill
• Vice-Chair: Charlie Stevens
• Secretary: Janice Jackson
Details of the school improvement plan were discussed along with the Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals of the school.
The results from the Fall Assessment of the Houston County Literacy Inventory were discussed, and positive growth over the 2006-2007 school year was established.
The addition of additional handicapped parking spaces was also discussed. Mr. Mayfield was going to discuss the issue with the county painter.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:57.
[The next meeting of the Perry Primary School Council will be held on January 17th, at 6:00 p.m. in the school conference room.]
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| School Council Minutes |
Perry Primary School Council
Minutes of January 17, 2008 School Council Meeting
The regular meeting of the Perry Primary School Council was called to order by Chairperson Nanette O’Neill on January 17, 2008 at 6:05 pm in the Perry Primary conference room.
Minutes
Nanette O’Neill called the meeting to order. The minutes from the October meeting were distributed. The minutes were approved without any changes. Mrs. O’Neill then turned the meeting over to Mr. Mayfield.
Business
Mr. Mayfield began with discussing the Gold Award for Student Improvement that was given to Perry Primary .The Gold Award was given due to the fact that Perry Primary showed outstanding growth in student improvement on the CRCT. The award was only presented to only thirteen schools in the entire state of Georgia and Perry Primary was the only school in Houston County to receive this award.
The next item on the agenda was the winter HCLI results. The results of the winter HCLI for first grade showed that 9.05% of first graders are reading at Level E or below, 47.05% are reading at Levels F- I and 43.9% are reading at Level J or above. Compared to the 2006 -2007 HCLI results Perry Primary have 6.81% fewer at Level E or below, 3% less at Levels F-I and 9.76% more students at Level J or higher.
The Council was then informed of the Terrific Tuesday tutoring program. The operation of the Terrific Tuesdays was explained by Mr. Mayfield. Terrific Tuesday s is an in house tutoring program. First grade students are given a common assessment on Friday in the areas of Language Arts and Math. Those students who do not score satisfactory on the assessment are pulled on Tuesday for around forty five minutes for small group tutoring by the Literacy Coach and Math EIP teacher. Students are then reassessed on the following Thursday. The early results of this program have been promising.
The plan for Marvelous Monday was presented to the Council. Marvelous Mondays will be 150 minutes of common planning time for the entire grade level. Students will have “super specials” while teachers are given time to plan together, gather materials and organize materials for lessons. Marvelous Mondays will be held every other month.
The next item discussed was Perry Primary’s After School Tutoring (AST). AST is a 10 week program with 20 sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. Mr. Mayfield explained the mechanics of the program and shared that Perry Primary was granted approximately $9000.00 for this program.
Intersession, 2 days during the Fall break, will be held February 20th and 21st. Intersession is a time for students who are struggling to receive extra instruction in a small group setting.
The Spring Carnival will be held March 1st. Gayla Gibbs brought forth the concern of trying to get more parent volunteers for the carnival. Mr. Mayfield said he would work with PTO on addressing this concern.
Chairperson O’Neill asked the council their feelings on the length of the school day. The council expressed that the school day was too long. Mrs. O’Neill said she would draft a letter stating the council’s position.
New Business
Daniel Brown will not be able to continue serving on the School Council. Choosing a replacement was discussed. Mr. Mayfield will review the regulations and will contact Mrs. O’Neill. A special election will need to be held.
Other Business
Mr. Mayfield discussed HB900, the “GREAT” plan and the effects it could have on the education system. Council Members were encouraged to pass the word asking citizens to contact their representative asking them to not vote in favor of this bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Members present:
Nanette O’Neill Elgin Mayfield Gayla Gibbs Charlie Stevens Janice Jackson
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