FOX TRAIL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
SCHOOL ADVISORY FORUM
September 21, 2015
Broward County Public Schools is Florida's first fully accredited school system since 1962
Meeting called to order at 2:20 p.m.
Welcome Back!
Introduction of Members
Lynda Borenstein and Angela Reed, Co-Chairs
Sign In Sheets
· Each member was reminded to sign in for every meeting
· Check email addresses to see if correct
Proposed Meeting Dates
September 21, 2015
October 19, 2015
November 16, 2015 (Book Fair, Location of meeting TBA)
December 7, 2015 – (Tentative)
January 11, 2016
February 8, 2016
March 14, 2016
April 18, 2016
May 16, 2016
A Word From Our Principal – Lynn Burgess
· Welcome Back! Great to see everyone new and former
· PTSA Meeting
o First meeting, Thursday, September 9th
· Volunteer Breakfast
o Thursday, September 24th
· SAF Chair
o Mrs. Gains
o Looking for someone to share this role with her
o Once a month morning and evenings
o SAF Meeting
§ Fort Lauderdale H.S.
§ September 22nd
§ Informative meetings
· Budget
o Increasing by leaps and bounds
o 1266 students
o 2 Position added for growth
o Health issues, needy issues
o 2 Positions, Classroom Assistance
o 2 Cafeteria Aides
o Impact school
· Mr. Garay no longer at Fox Trail
· Mrs. Maher will be teaching Science Special
· Kandice Ranger retired. Doug Peachey is our new Media Specialist
· Half ESE teacher
· Pre-K class, Mrs. Clarke is teaching Pre-K
· School is growing
· Not floating specials
· Patriots Day 9/11
o 4th grade students displayed their projects in the main hallway
o Great projects in honor of 9/11
· SMART Bond
o Great job managing the money
o Technology $284,000
o Everything has been delivered, except 10 pack ipads
o Retro fitting of the school completed
o Ordered 450 new devices one to one devices in 4th & 5th grade
o $100,000 still waiting for funds
o Asking for ideas, new creative
o Quotes on ideas from last year, extremely high
o Playground
o Parents votes and make decision
· PTSA
o Boosterthon Fundraiser
§ $50,000 from PTSA towards technology
o Replace things as needed
· Boundary
o Western Zone Schools are full
o Parents willing to be on the boundary committee, see Ms. Burgess
· ESE Updates
o New ESE Teachers
§ Brian Lucente, share with Flamingo Elementary
§ LuAnn Sicard
School Advisory Forum Update – Mrs. Gains
· First meeting
· September 22nd, morning meeting
· Looking for someone to share responsibility of attending meeting.
· You can phone in to listen to meetings
By-Laws, Guide for SAC members
· Shared by-laws with members
· Explained purpose of SAC
· Minimum requirements of membership
· Members required to complete Composition
· Duties of the SAC chair
o Meetings
o Committees
o Utilizing SAC funds
o SAC trainings and activities
· Asked if anyone is interested in SAC co-chair and recording secretary
o All members voted to have Co-chair and recording secretary remain the same
o Lynda Borenstein & Angela Reed, SAC Co-Chairs
o Deborah Puma, Recording Secretary
· Motion to approve by-laws, Everyone approved
School Improvement Plan – 2015-2016
· No data yet, will discuss at next months meeting
· Data driven school, end of year assessment helped for promotion retention
· Page 2 successes and barriers
· i-ready ESOL grant
· STEM, Japanese
· Stream Rti process
· Art, Music/chess, coding, science afterschool
· SMART Bond
· i-ready books
· Robotics
· 10 Marks
· Barriers
· Report cards now showing standards
· Technology i-ready
· Students have to be taught before testing
· Over abundance of testing
· Reliability and validity of the test
· Brought forth last year
· New
· Lucy Caulkins training
· LLI in first grade level literacy intervention Target grant
· Addressing the needs of students
· Accreditation Standards Update
· Submit artifacts
· Standard 1 newsletter
· Standard 2 Employee Handbook
· Standard 3 NESS Power Point
· Standard 4 Procedures for Code Black
· Standard 5 RtI Guide Response to Intervention
· Brain storming for accreditations
· Bring ideas to the table regarding SMART Bond funds
Next meeting
October 19th
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.