King Elementary PTO - December 2, 2015, General Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order by Josh Misiph at 7:10 pm at King Elementary School
Attendance: PTO Board: Josh Misiph, Kim Taylor, Stephanie Rosenberg, Haley Dutchka, Kate Meyer, Damian Roskill, Ms. Mulvey, Ms. Renault, 7 parents from K & 1
Presenter – Sarah Deluca PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention + Supports)
Sarah made a presentation on the current PBIS program that is currently being implemented in the Framingham School System.
o Will be introduced from pre k to 8th grades
o Training is through the May Institute at Framingham State
o Each school has a team assigned to coordinate activities with the school (coaches will sit on a district level also)
o Stacey Adelman
o Tracy Black
o Lydia Jones
o Mia Mulvey
o Linda Renault
o Kim Taylor
o The main focus is the promote pro social behavior and support student learning using a positive approach to behavior management and a preventative approach to negative behavior
o The PBIS is comprised of 3 tiers:
o Tier #1 is for all student and is an introduction to PBIS and lessons are based on the Core Values of King Elementary. King crowns will be used as reward incentive for students for good behavior and will be accumulated towards achieving a special incentive.
o Tier #2 is for students that may need additional support possibly in a group with students with similar needs.
o Tier #3 is for students that need individualized attention including IEP and also works with family support groups
o Brophy Elementary has implemented all three tiers in approximately three year. The focus of King this year is to fully implement Tier #1 and start to work towards implementation of the next two tiers. There are currently some activities in the other tiers ongoing and in the early stages of implementation by Lydia Jones.
? Is there any alignment of the PBIS principles with the before / after school program.
ü The before / after school program will be included in the rollout of this PBIS program.
o PBIS has been started on some of the buses by Kim Taylor
o Students have not been formally introduced to the program however the staff is starting to use the principals of PBIS prior to rollout after the holiday break.
o PBIS is based on data (ie certain time of day or certain behaviors) that help to develop the lessons targeted to address the behaviors.
o One main outcome of PBIS is the time in the classroom
o This will reduce the amount of time students spend on office visits.
o One example highlight 12,105 minutes saved on office visits or an extra 33.6 school days gained by implementing the PBIS program.
o Rewards are given for good behavior such as King Crowns, Cameron Cash, etc..
o The students will learn to expect positive behavior from the staff
o The students will be begin to feel good about themselves
o Parent involvement includes practicing cores values once it is rolled out to reinforce at home
o Kim has applied for a grant from a local bank for promotional items including a banner supporting PBIS.
President Update – Josh Misiph
· There were no open items from the November meeting
· The PTO presidents meeting highlights included the fiscal budget for 2016.
o King Elementary has a high number of staffing requests that need to be filled including four 2nd grade teachers and support staff to accommodate the growth of King Elementary School.
o The future plan for King is to only bring in 3 kindergarten classes in 2016 due to space constraints (the front wing will not be ready for start of 2016)
· BOKS session 2 will start 1/11 and will run two days a week
o There are 10 extra names on the waiting list
o Signup sheets will be coming before the break.
· The creation of a Fundraising Committee was discussed
o A 3 person committee was suggested and a call for volunteers will be communicated to the King parents
o The committee will field ideas and help to work on logistics of events
Vice Presidents Update – no update at this time
Fundraising Updates
§ Corn and Co. Popcorn – the orders are due on Dec 5th
§ Book Fair – will run each night and on the morning of Dec 5th
§ Sweatshirts – orders are due by December 5th and will be ordered next week
Proposals
Kate Meyer provided an update on the Lego Club below are the dates
Session Number Date
1. January 14
2. January 28
3. February 11- Early Release
4. February 25
5. March 10
6. March 24
7. April 14 Early Release
8. April 28
9. May 12
10. May 26
Principal’s Update – Kim Taylor
· Holiday Arts Celebration – December 23rd
o The event will start at 10:30 am and last for about 45 minutes
o The PTO will sponsor a parent coffee social after for about an hour due to early dismissal that day.
o PTO needs to contact Food services for pricing
· January STEAM Exhibition – January 14th
o The event will be held 6:00 – 7:30 pm.
o Parent will visit the classroom
o Another similar event will be held in June
· School Improvement Plan and School Committee Presentation – January 19th
o Kim will be presenting the King Improvement Plan to the school committee
o Highlights include:
§ Literacy
§ STEAM
§ PBIS
§ School Community
§ Space
· Family Science Night – March 2016
o This event is in the early stages on planning and will be held in March date TBD. The event will be workshop based.
· Winter Attire / Recess
o The goal is to get the students outside as much as possible and they should all have adequate clothing for the weather conditions. Boots, snowpants, gloves, hats, mittens, coats, etc…
Community Update – Josh Misiph
· Upcoming Events
o Pancake Breakfast & Scholastic Book Fair – Saturday December 5th
o Dining Night at Kelly’s – December 17th
§ Flyers will be sent out the week of 12/7
o Movie Night – January 22nd
§ Need movie suggestions
Open Discussion
· After the winter break a PTO bulletin board will be up in the school
· Investigate a Parents Night Out possibly partner up with MyGym. Logistics to be investigated
· What happened with Coffee Pond Photography?
o A 2 year contract was signed with them and they will start next school year.
· Creative Images as a possible photographer in the future.
· Before / After School Program Discussion
o There were concerns from some parents concerning the before / after school program currently at King Elementary. Some of the issues of concern were:
§ Staff Turnover
§ No Enrichment Activities
§ No Structure
§ Volunteering for Clubs (not mandatory)
§ No substance in the program
§ No educational activities
§ Accident reports not being filled out because the staff did not feel it was serious enough to report.
§ Kim Suggested bringing these concerns to Vilma and Joseph in a positive forum possibly a parents meeting.
§ The mission statement that was presented is not in line with the current activities in the program.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:28 pm
Next PTO meeting will be held on Wednesday January 6th, 2016