August 2012 Meeting Minutes

APPROVED SCHOOL COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, August 14, 2012
CALL TO ORDER – 5:03pm
Present:
Rudyard Alcocer
Cheryl Anderson
Veronica Barnes
Kristi Cross
Angela Dunbar
Lynn Kerr
Greta Massetti
Joli Mauldin
Gretchen McCandless
Dan McGuire
Denise Robinson
Absent: none
INSPIRATION – General happiness and enthusiasm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – The minutes of the May meeting were unanimously approved.
UPDATE FROM THE PTA PRESIDENT – Jennifer Hatfield:
Open House was a big success! We sold many PTA memberships.
EVANSDALE FOUNDATION: Jennifer Hatfield
The PTA and the Foundation are joining this year for a fundraiser (a walk-a-thon) on
October 5
th
(Friday). We are no longer using a contractor, so we can keep more profits
(hopefully 100%). Participating kids will receive a t-shirt. The goal is to raise $65k. There
will be a 50/50 split between the Foundation and the PTA for the first 31k; any surplus
goes to Foundation because they are better equipped to invest large sums of money.
NEW BUSINESS.
a. Assign officers:  Chair: Gretchen McCandless
Vice Chair: Denise Robinson
Secretary: Joli Mauldin
b. Revised staff allotment: overview of RSA document; we lost 5 allotment points over
the summer; we lost 3 homerooms and a part-time counselor, and a full-time EIP.
c. Overview of Homeroom/Grade Summary document. Max enrollment Kindergarten is
26, 1st-3rd is 27, 4th-5th is 34.
d. Overview of school’s CRCT performance last year: We did well in meeting or
exceeding AYP goals last year.
e. Discussion of magnet program enrollment issues particularly as concerns growing
disparity between magnet and non-magnet classrooms. Historical review of the
school’s evolving relationship with the magnet program. Plan of action: At September
and October meetings the magnet program will be discussed. Although not everyone
in attendance heard an action plan regarding the magnet program detailed in this
way, several attendees remember such a plan as follows: "The September meeting
will focus on reviewing the history and legal constraints for the magnet program. The
October meeting will be used to develop a plan of action or possible proposal for recommended changes to the magnet program." All agree that these discussions
may involve constructing a “T” chart with pros and cons about the specific features of
the Evansdale magnet program. The process for the October discussion will be
determined at the September meeting. Dr. McGuire will confer with R. Alcocer about
the possibility of approaching county office for an information gathering interview
Administrative Reports:
a. Enrollment: currently 662
b. Attendance: currently n/a
Agenda items for next time: a) allotment , b) magnet  (review historical data, study concerns,
outine plans for moving forward) c) morning tutorial
Next meeting is September 4
Adjourned 6:10 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Rudyard Alcocer
Secretary