Davis Senior High School

Site Council Meeting Minutes

December 13, 2006

Present: Sarah O’Keefe, Mike Cawley, Jean Meyer, Clarissa Ton-Nu, Susan Lovenburg, Bill Wheeler, Sarah Davis, Marlene Sizemore, Jasmine Segall, Steve Williams, Sheila Smith, Kevin White, Mike Michel-Eveth, Amy Schulte

Not present: Kaitlin Louie, Susan Hulsizer

1. Approval and review of minutes

The minutes of the November 30, 2006, meeting were approved as corrected.

2. School Site Plan

Sarah O. “walked” the council through the plan as presented to the council. The first 20 pages are simply the template we have been given. The power point information Mike Cawley presented in October is included. Sarah explained where the various components of the plan had originally been written (if they came from another source such as WASC reports), and she and Mike Cawley answered questions from council members. She encouraged individuals to review the information carefully and take time to review data and text.

Page 28, third paragraph: the “ParentConnect” program name was corrected, and language referring to IEPs and 504 Accommodation plans was edited in the fourth paragraph.

Page 29, top paragraph, should include the CAHSEE courses in English and Math as courses to improve student achievement.

A duplication of text on pages 41 and 42 was noted for correction.

Page 43 starts the specific goals we decided upon at the November meeting.

The words “at least” were suggested in the goal language, “to increase one proficiency level for all students,” so that it would read, “to increase at least one proficiency level for all students.” This change would be on page 43, 44, and 45.

On the same 3 pages, in the Means of evaluating progress toward this goal, “Student Grade” should read “Student Grades.”

Marlene commented that there is data indicating class size needs to be 15-18 to make a difference. One-on-one tutoring also is effective with low-achieving students. She has spoken to educators about the importance of small class size and of individual tutoring.

She is concerned that additional FTE to make a class size of 20-25 would not be the most effective way to spend our limited fund.

Marlene also wanted to be sure that the possibility of one-on-one student tutoring was included.

The language “investigate expanding one-on-one tutoring programs” will be added as a fourth bullet on page 43.

Sarah O’Keefe will also check on the legality of paying tutors with SIP funds.

Steve questioned how the goal of improving student connectedness could be measured in terms of academic performance and raising proficiency level.

Sarah O asked whether asking if anecdotal evidence could be included on page 45 as a means of evaluating progress toward this goal. The surveys, Marlene pointed out, might also help determine success in connectedness programs.

The committee agreed that improving attendance would be a more applicable mesure of successfully addressing our third goal of improving student connectedness; thus page 45 will be modified to replace the line “Increase at least one proficiency level for all students” with the words “to improve attendance.”

Pages 46-68 are from the district office and cannot be edited.

Page 69-73 has the bylaws from the template with the DSHS information plugged in.

Steve suggested that in Article II, Section D, on page 70, the words “for cause” be added at the end of the first sentence.

Article II, Section F dealing with vacancy: will be amended after “member” to say “by appointment.”

Article V, Section D:  add the words “attending a duly-noticed meeting” after the word “council” in the final sentence.

Article VII

The suggestion to have 21 days inserted in the Amendments paragraph.

Pages 74 on are templates.

There is language on page 74 that explains restrictions in the spending of our funding.

The plan was approved as amended.

Other business:

Mike Michel-Eveth, a chemistry/physical science teacher new to DSHS, was welcomed to the committee.

The next meeting will be in February.

Meetings are in the Large Conference Room unless otherwise announced. Meetings are from 3:00 – 4:30, although during the allocation process meetings run until 5:00 P.M.

February 22, 2007

March 22, 2007

April 26, 2007

May 24, 2007

Minutes recorded by Jean Meyer