January 2020 Minutes

  • Birch Creek Elementary School community Council

    Tuesday, January 28, 2020
    4:00 P.M. in the Media Center

    Agenda:

           Welcome:

                  Attendees: Jessica Gardner, Christy Barfuss, Dan Barfuss, Tamara Groll, Camilla Webb, 
                                   Kathy Christiansen (School Board), Layla Zayin, Laura Saunders
                  Excused: Trudy Wilson, Kathryn Christiansen, Heather Murray

           Approval of Minutes

                  Tamara Groll – Motion
                  Christy Barfuss – Approve

           Motion to Adjourn:

    Discussion points

           -April/May decision on budget needs to be made, plans to continue with what was set in motion
                  from the 2018-2019 school year
           -Acadience goal is 85%
           -School Proficiency report (5th & 6th grade) students who are taking RC tests, score higher on
                  their IR tests.
           -Decision made to include reminders to be passed out at upcoming PTC's for the RC tests that
                  can/should be done at home. These reminders will include instructions on how to access everything.
           -Goals are on track to be met by the end of the year
           -Budget started at $74,613, there is $24,987 remaining which is supposed to go to the Para professionals.
           -TSSA budget has wiggle room, proposed to buy more mindful resource tools, including a teacher
                  training based on a book "help for billy" and other professional development training on
                  behaviors. Discussed the possibility of hiring a behavioral specialist to come part time.
           -New budget for 2020-2021 school year
           -Keeping STEM cart.
           -Proposed purchases of computer mice for top 2 grade levels, preferably purchased by the end of
                  this school year so it can be used for end of year testing.
           -Discussed using budget for more hands on learning (school garden, activities that are nature
                  related) and to think of future uses within our budget to bring to our next meeting.
           -Questions on what the field trip budget is? And how are we allowed to use those funds?
           -Instructions were given on the Hats Off Award if you wanted to nominate a teacher(s) they are
                  due in 5 weeks, and to email Trudy for more info.

    Next meeting: Feb 25th at 4:00 P.M. and we will solidify the budget at this meeting.

     

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