P.S. 18Q
The Winchester School
86-35 235 Court
Queens Village, NY 11427
TEL #718-464-4167
FAX#718-464-4273
Dream.Inspire.Achieve.
Laurie Ann Careddu Leigh DiScala
Principal Assistant Principal
School Leadership Team (SLT) Meeting Minutes
February 23, 2016
4:30-6:30 pm
Present:
L. Careddu, principal L.DiScala, assistant principal
J. Gavros(PTA co-president), S. Peritz, ,M. Singh, N. Trombino M. Zambrano parents
M. Amft(UFT chapter leader) K. Cicio and A. Scala, teachers
Minutes
-Motion to accept the January minutes
-Minutes accepted
PTA report
- Stop, drop and go program run by only John
- letters went out for volunteers
- Leigh suggested a flyer
- traffic concerns, councilman says lights can't be changed
- the light on Hillside Ave. doesn't allow a lot of time for cars to turn from school
- explore different options
Parent involvement
- Sending minutes of PTA does count as parent involvement
International night
- sending out a flyer
- May 20th at 6:30
UFT news
- breakfast in the classroom rolling out citywide
- in pilot schools is a disaster
- lots of questions like who is supervising, cleaning up
- across the district, SLTs should only be discussing CEP, budget, bylaws
Principal/AP report
- Ms. Naqvi- started in January
- Budget is in the red
- no money for per session, per diem, have to borrow money
- still getting enrollment- 2 more students enrolled today
- most capped school in district 26
- most likely won't have a kindergarten gifted and talented
- most likely won't be an issue to get back G& T
- population is growing
- could have 8 kindergarten classes with all the students that are zoned for PS 18
- put efforts and funds into the community
- Ms. Kaur- returned as a paraprofessional in room 104
- Ms. Guadagno is resigning
- don't anticipate any excessing
- can't buy land next to school as it is in limbo
- John and Laurie going to write a letter
Construction
Reso grant is just for floor and padding on walls in gymnasium
-Playground renovations starting in April
Lunar New Year
- Korean fan dancing, drummers
- Chinese singers
- food donated
- a huge success and will be annual event
Basketball team
- practice twice a week
- home game on Thursday
Graduation
- councilman Grodenchik will speak
Career day
- 17 parents are coming
- every class 4-6 visits
- variety of people coming like internists, architect, accountants, psychiatrist, college advisor, customs agent
CEP mid point review
- 1st annual goal- Laurie waiting for end of February for data but think we will meet this goal
-2nd annual goal- already surpassed goal, SOM assemblies, respect for all week,
New assembly program celebrating black history month, Ronald McDonald house, second grade collecting for animal shelter, fifth grade two food drives
- Suzanne is giving life skills training for fifth grade
- 3rd goal- will be meeting this goal
- 4th goal- every grade has had several workshops and teachers have done additional workshops during morning, afternoons
- 5th goal- have surpassed this goal with all events such as Diwali, Lunar New Year, talent show concerts, Masquerade Ball,
Next meetings
- 3- 16 at 8:30 am
- 4-13 at 4:30
- 5-17 at 4:30
-6-13 at 4:30