Location:Cafeteria of Park Lakes Elementary

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Minutes:

Date:October 11, 2016

Location:Cafeteria of Park Lakes Elementary

Start time:6:08 PM

Attendance: 46

Ms. St. Hilaire welcomed the parents and staff. The children were taken to the Media center for the duration of the meeting with the Sunshine counselors.

Quorum met - No

Ms. Stroud made a motion to accept the minutes as written, seconded by Ms. Green.

Chairperson Ms. St. Hilaire began the meeting letting parents know that there were translators available if needed.

The SAC Committee is as follows;

ESE REPMarina Peralta

ESOL REPMr.Thelusma

Parent REPMs. Sharon Barker

Business REPKelly Rito (Sunshine Aftercare)

SAF REPTBA

Non-instructional REP/SecretaryTanya Reid

TITLE ONELeslie Campbell

BTU – TEACHER REPMs. Seretha Stroud

CURRICULUMTBA

GIFTED TBA

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE:Ms. Orinthia Dias

Introduced the PLE staff in attendance; Ms. Hanlon, Ms. K. Williams, Ms. Seay, Ms. George, Ms. Stroud, Ms. Campbell, Ms. Butler, Ms. Louis, Ms. Clerveaux, Ms. Green, Ms. Turner, Ms. S. Williams Ms. Montano, Ms. Tarnoki, Ms. Wadsworth, Ms. Reid, and Ms. St. Hilaire.

Almost at the end of the 9 weeks. Upcoming 1230 last year at the height of the population. It is currently a little over 1100. 2 1st grade teachers and 2 4th grade classes were affected. School City assessments have been almost completed. These were in Math and Science. Admin. Is looking at the data and meeting with teachers to go over it on Thursday and Friday.

No school tomorrow, October 12th. School resumes on Thursday the 13th.

October 20th – ELA night

October 21st – Volunteer Breakfast

October 25th – ELL – Reading Night

Oct. 27th – Early Release day – 1:30

Oct. 28th – No School for students – employee planning day

Met with district regarding technology. 1 computer for 5 students for K – 3. 4th and 5th grade will have one computer per child.

Basic parent information:

Arrival: 8:35

Dismissal: 3:35early pick up time – no later than 3:05.

Uniforms are mandatory – khaki, navy blue bottoms, blue or white collared tops. Students may wear spirit shirts on Spirit Fridays, field trip t-shirts for field trip days.

Jeans are never permitted.

Make sure you have your ID at all times to enter into the school.

Mr. Bronstein – K – 2 - A P Guidance - K-2 Ms. Donaghy

Ms. Turner – 3 – 5 APGuidance – 3- 5 Ms. Campbell

Please contact them if you have any concerns.

Please make sure you keep up with your information and any changes need to be made. Mr. Bronstein sends out robo calls periodically, on Sunday night. If you do not get these calls please make sure you give us your most recent number.

Safety Updates – Ms. Lori Turner

Next week there will be a fire drill. Please do not drop off your students too early. There is no supervision until 7:45. If they are dropped off earlier we are not there to watch them.

SIP plan goals

Based on the FSA data from 2016 we will need to increase our reading levels by 6% as measured by the 2017 FSA assessment. Math needs to improve by 9% to make these goals. These scores will get us to a C.

Science scores need to improve by 9%. We want to make the students have the science background from K – 4. We incorporated the STREAM program to our school to increase the science gains.

Ms. Leslie Campbell – Title One update

Guidance component – We work with the students’ emotional learning during our GRAB time.

Over 100 children were honored at our first Kid of Character nominees. They were given cookies, a dog tag necklace and certificate. These students were chosen by their teachers and exemplified the character trait for the month of September which is Cooperation. There were so many students chosen so you as parents should be so proud of them. “We love your children and we are devoted to not only educating them but to help them to become better citizens, the full package. “

Ms. Campbell spoke about the importance of communicating with parents and a strong partnership between the school and the home. Remember to take time to read with your children as well, the recommended time is 20 to 30 minutes per day. Please make sure to have at the minimum 2 conferences with your child’s teacher, if you cannot make it in person you may ask for a telephone conference. As well, we can provide a translator if necessary. Parents are encouraged to read and add to the School Improvement Plan – Parent involvement section. We value and need your input to complete this very important component.

We welcome parents to come and speak to us with their concerns and questions at any time. Ms. Campbell and Ms. Donaghy can be reached at the Front Office.

ELA presentation – Ms. Green and Ms. Clerveux, reading coaches.

Ms. Ericka Clerveux – 3 – 5

Ms. Roxanne Green – K – 2

BAS – Benchmark Assessment System, every student from K – 5 will be taking this challenge.

Guided Reading – Scholastic Guided Reading Programs – delivers high-quality leveled texts and instruction to help all students become strategic and independent readers who love to read.

There is also a Literacy Lab where the teachers can check out book sets within fiction and nonfiction realms.

LLI – Leveled Literacy Learning – teachers will be working with students and assessing their individual reading levels and how to increase them to make gains.

i –Ready Instruction delivers engaging online lessons at each student’s level based on results from our online adaptive site. Again these results will be assessed per student to make the necessary gains to get them to on level.

ELA Night – October 20th.

There will be centers set up to help parents guide their children in the comprehension of the reading passage and strategies to help them to become better readers.

Please join us and tell your friends.

Mrs. Reid – Media Center updates

Spoke about the September book fair, we made a little over $6,400 which is $1,000 more than last year. With these Scholastic points we are able to purchase more books for both the media center and for incentives for the Accelerated Reader program.

Introduced to the parents how to go onto Tumble books at home, a free resource. Gave handouts as well. Spoke about the importance of using the public library and the free online resources such as online homework help through tutor as well as checking out electronic books.

Michael Barrett – PTA update

Encouraged parents to volunteer at the school. There are many volunteer opportunities such as classroom help, cutting out letters, setting up centers, bulletin boards, helping in the Media Center, mentoring students and helping with reading to mention just a few. Volunteering may also be done at home, with cutting papers and other such things as well as chaperoning for field trips. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to Michael after the meeting.

Any questions or concerns

Concern: daughter is in the 1st grade and she has purchased 5 jackets and she has not come home with any.

A:Ms. Campbell will speak with the teacher, there is a possibility that they may be in the lost and found. Encouraged the parents to write their names in the jackets.

7: 10 -Motion to adjourn the meeting. 1st – Green, 2nd – Wadsworth

Next Meeting - November 1, 2016

Applebee’s Restaurant our business partner sponsored our food for the evening.

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