Synopsis of October School Council Meeting

**This is an unofficial account of the School Council meeting from Tuesday, October 1st.  The official minutes will not be approved until the November meeting. **

The meeting was called to order at 5:03pm. 

Minutes from the September meeting were unanimously approved (they are posted in the "Approved Meeting Minutes" tab above). 

REPORTS
PTA: Lucy Foley provided the PTA President's report. Fundraising activities are going well. Eagle Trek is scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd. A teacher's helper board has been put up in the teachers' lounge. 

FOUNDATION: Angie Claussen provided the Evansdale Education Foundation report. The Board approved budget items related to supporting teacher training in STEM, Daily 5, and gifted certification. 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: Dr. McGuire reported that enrollment is 593, up compared to last month. The FTE count was due to the county today. A few classes are still under-enrolled. School council will review the data on enrollment this year compared to last year at the November meeting. 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Dual immersion program: observations are being conducted in the immersion classes.

STEM: the STEM committee is now focusing on the Professional Learning component of STEM certification. The school has a 3-year plan for working towards STEM certification.

NEW BUSINESS
DCSD School Council training and requirements: the Chair of School Council will review district requirements for training and recruitment and be responsible for ensuring that the council is in compliance.

Security procedures: a discussion about the security procedures was held. Information from email feedback was reviewed, and teacher representatives in the school council provided information about the teachers' perspective. Dr. McGuire, Ms. McCloud, and Ms. Roth shared information about the security procedures. The School Council voted unanimously to adopt the recommendations discussed at the meeting. More details will be provided in forthcoming posts.

Sibling preference for non-resident families: a preliminary discussion was held regarding the possibility of developing a proposal to allow siblings of non-resident families preference for non-resident spots. The school council voted unanimously to establish a sub-committee to develop a draft proposal for review and comment by the council. 

DEVELOP AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30pm. The next meeting is scheduled for November 5th, 2013.