Nob Hill Elementary School

School Advisory Council Minutes

October 13th, 2015

I. Welcome:

Meeting was called to order at 9:05 a.m.

II. Reading of the Minutes:

Minutes were approved byMrs. Cohen-Colesand second by Mrs.DeJesus.

III.Training

Part 2: Shared Decision Making

The process for making decisions within the School Advisory Council was reviewed including a discussion of consensus and voting if needed.

IV. Title 1 Report

Mrs. Most shared there was still no budget for Title 1 funds. A copy of the proposed budget was distributed showing allocations for parent involvement and learning activities. Family Night on November 5thwill include a magic show, dinner will be served, and the academic component is “Accountable Talk”. The Title 1 mobile unit has been requested to attend.

The ‘Teacher of the Month’ and ‘Staff of the Month’ celebrationwill be held on October 27th and baskets and flowers will be donated. It was announced that Kathy Beckwith is Teacher of the Year and Pam Toloza is Staff Person of Year. Several parents have volunteered to provide baskets, gift cards, and secure donations for baskets on a monthly basis.

V. Principal’s Report:

Mrs. Floyd thanked Mrs. DeJesus, Mrs. Coles, and Mr. Kuma for the refreshments and recognition of teachers and staff. The budget is not yet finalized. Mrs. Floyd feels good about the teachers doing their interdisciplinary units, along with other great things for students. Mr. Rowe and Mr. Ciobotaru attended the Mayor’s Challenge to publicize Nob Hill. Currently we are working on trying to get more businesses involved in our school.

VI. School Improvement Plan:

At this time the plan is not complete, however, the focus is on student learning and activities related to reading, math, science and writing. As in the past, there will be a Professional Learning component as part of the plan along with objectives to promote student learning gains.

VII. Budget Update:

At this time the SAC budget has not been finalized. If there is extra money, the administration requests it be used for technology. This will be discussed at the next meeting.

VIII. Accreditation

Broward county schools will be going through the accreditation process next year. The members of SAC need to be familiar with the process and the standards. Standard 1 and its four indicators were reviewed.

IX. Concerns and Compliments:

Mr. Rowe stated that he is hoping to get 40 computers donated for classrooms from AmTrust. Mr. Davies states that he will get a massage donated each month,along with flowers, and an oil change. He is trying to get Panther tickets donated as well. Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

The next SAC meeting will be held November 17th, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.