CamargoElementary School

SBDM Council Meeting

July 22, 2010 – 1:00 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m.

Reading of Mission Statement – The mission statement was read by Laura Miller.

Members Present: Sharon Smith, Amy Givens, Abby Evans, Tawny Neal, Stephanie Bryant

Members Absent: Dawn Justice

Guests: Laura Miller, Jodi Morrison, Lydia Hood, Vickie White

  1. Opening Business
  2. Approve Agenda – Ms. Smith reviewed the agenda with the council.Item 6c. Elect Vice Chair was added to the agenda. Amy Givens made a motion to approve the agenda. Tawny Neal seconded. The agenda was approved with consensus of the council.
  3. Approve Minutes – April 2010- Amy Givens made a motion to accept the April 2010 minutes. Abby Evans seconded. The minutes were approved with consensus of the council.
  4. Public Comments – Amy Givens asked how much money teacher teachers would be allotted for the 2010/2011 school year. Ms. Smith shared that this will be discussed during this budget report.
  5. FYI – Mrs. Smith
  • Susan Walters was hired for the 5th grade teaching position.
  • Dora Blevins was hired as a classified interventionist (7 hours a day)to implement the Fast Forward program in the computer lab to small groups of students as well as progress monitor reading and math data.
  • Open House Dates were shared with the council: Kindergarten 101 will be held August 5th from 5:30-7:00. Open House for Grades 1-5 will be held August 9th from 5:30-7:00.
  • JumpStart Kindergarten has begun. The students are attending classes from 8:00-12:00 for 2 weeks and eat breakfast and lunch while they are there.
  • SBDM training will be held at Mt. Sterling Elementary on July 28th and July 29th.
  • Tomorrow, July 23rd,council will conduct interviews.
  • Agenda books and homework folders have been ordered.
  • Frances and Ms. Smith are working on the agenda for opening day.
  • The building was cleaned prior to July 4th.
  1. Student Achievement – N/A
  1. Planning
  2. Present class list – The council was presented with the class lists for the 2010-2011 school year.
  3. Enrollment and projections – Ms. Smith shared the enrollment and projections for the 2010/2011 school year.

Grade Level / Number of Classrooms / Average Number of Students in Each Classroom / Cap Size
Kindergarten / 4 / 26.25 (over cap)
Notes: Kindergarten is over cap, but we cannot ask for a teacher until the students arrive and are accounted for. / 24
First / 5 / 23.6 / 24
Second / 5 / 22.8 / 24
Third / 4 / 25.4 (over cap) / 24
Fourth / 4 / 23 / 28
Fifth / 4 / 26.25 / 29
Note: In order to be eligible to hire another teacher, Camargo must have 432 students total primary, currently we have 439 students enrolled; therefore we are eligible for another teacher. If all the students show up at the beginning of the school year, then a new teacher will be hired for kindergarten.
  1. Set interview date and time for anticipated teaching positions

Teachers will be interviewed for an anticipated kindergarten and third grade teaching position(s) (due to Ms. Diblasi’s resignation and the uncertainty of the Spanish grant). In addition, the council has been given the go ahead to hire for the P.E. position. Interviews are scheduled for June 23rd beginning at 10:00 a.m.

  1. SBDM Policy Review:
  2. Review By-Law for date and time of SBDM meetings for 2010-2011

Council Meetings will be conducted on the fourth Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. The date and time for meetings were approved by consensus of the council.

  1. Budget Reports

a. Approve 2010-2011 Title Instructional Budget

Based on our daily average attendance, Camargo’s instructional budget was cut from $78,000 to
$71, 828.00. Teacher classroom money was cut from $300.00 to $250.00. Frances Allen is going to purchase general supplies for teachers such as dry erase markers so that teachers do not have to use their classroom money. A motion to accept the instructional budget in draft form was made by Abby Evans and seconded by Amy Givens. The motion was carried by consensus.

  1. New Business
  2. Approve 2010-2011 Title I Plan – Lydia Hood

Lydia Hood presented the Schoolwide Program Plan for 2010-2011. Some questions arose in regards to the number of staff positions allotted through Title I funds; Lydia Hood will follow-up on this. A motion to accept the draft was made by Amy Givens, Stephanie Bryant seconded it. The motion was carried by consensus.

  1. FRC – Fund Raising Approval

Some concerns have been brought to council in the past in regards to food fundraisers and obesity/wellness issues.Council approved the FRC fundraiser request, with the condition that food fundraisers will be limited to once a month. The FRC fundraisers were approved by consensus.

  1. Elect Vice Chair–Amy Givens was nominated for the position of Vice Chair. The council approved this appointment by consensus.
  1. Set Agenda for Meeting: August 26th at 3:00

Tawny Neal made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Amy Givens seconded. The motion was carried by consensus.

  1. Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.