POMELO COMMUNITY CHARTER
GOVERNANCE COUNCIL
May 16, 2017
Library (Pomelo Community Charter)
3:00pm
WELCOME AJ Webster
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Elizabeth Baxter
ROLL CALL Catie Khatibi
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM April 18, 2017 AJ Webster
CHAIR’S REPORT AJ Webster
· Meeting times for 2017/2018 Governance Council meetings
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Andrea Ferber
· Vote to approve waivers for banked Tuesdays, selection committee, SSC/GC merger
· Instructional Grade Level Themes to begin 2017-18 school year
· Staff/Teacher retirements
· Recognition for GC members
· 100% student attendance brunch with parents, Monday, May 22@ 9:30-10:30 in parent center
· Upcoming events: talent show Tuesday, May 23 6:00-8:00, Making Movies that Matter Film Fest @Pomelo May 18 6:00-7:00
· Fundraising Efforts to maintain aides
· LCAP updates and submission
· End of Year Close Out/Planning for 2017-18
· GATE Parent Meeting- Student Showcase, Thursday, May 25 @ 2:45 in room 7
· Best Foot Forward Ballroom Dance Competition June 3 at ECR- 9:00 am
· Book Fair and Events May 15-19 sponsored by Team Pomelo, Movie Night June 2
· 5th Grade: softball game Friday, June 2 @ 8:15 all 5th grade parents welcome, Field Day, Tuesday, June 6 @ 9:30-12:30, Culmination Friday, June 9 @ 8:15.
· Shortened and minimum days: June 5- 2:00, June 6, regular 1:35 time, June 7-9 12:41 dismissals
· June 12- Pupil free Day
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUDGET Elizabeth Baxter
· Budget for 2017/2018
· Team Pomelo budget/ Red letter fundraising for Instructional Aide positions
BILINGUAL REPORT Cheryl Sanders
· Master Plan Institute
· EL PAC
· Proposition 58
· Reclassification Rate
· TSP Advisor Reflection
COMMUNICATION Cheryl Sanders
· Pomelo's new website
· Pomelo Magazine
· Kindergarten Shade
CURRICULUM Mike Bernstein
· Grade level themes
· Cool to be kind Campaign
SAFETY/DISCIPLINE Catie Khatibi
· Monthly Character Lesson: Friendly Rubric and/or Letters to our troops
o May 20th (Armed Forces Day)
§ Look around the room and donate some of the supplies
§ For the Troops (look at wish list)
§ Write a letter with the class
· No Behavior Card in May—Freeze Dance, Wednesday, May 31 @ 1:15
· Kindness Board—Bubble Blast, Friday, June 2 @ 1:15
o Students in the “money”
o Extra recess
· Citizen of the Month—Student Recognition in June?
o May 11th
o None for June 2nd
· Wonder—Replace missing books?
o Julie Ellis: if we want, she will use Scholastic money to replace the books not found
o Hold off until teachers start cleaning out their classrooms to see if they are found
· Principal’s corner
o Passed out Safe and Secure Plan
§ Condensed version
§ Share with grade level
· Concerns and/or suggestions
o For the Troops—before Memorial Day
o Rise by the music bungalow—Judy T.
o Think Sheets from the District
§ Teachers may use what they wish
NEW BUSINESS
· Meeting times for 2017/2018 Governance Council meetings
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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POSTED ON: Thursday, May 11, 2017