ADL Parents as Partners Meeting Minutes - April 4, 2013

Facilitator: Kelley Charland – tkmac22@hotmail.com – 881-5816

ADL Parents as Partners Links:

·          Our page on the ADL website: http://www.ccsuvt.org/adl/parents-as-partners/

·          Blog you can subscribe to: http://adlpap.blogspot.com (announcements and news)

·          Knowledge base: https://sites.google.com/site/adlparentsaspartners/kb (how-to documents)

·          School calendar in Google format: https://sites.google.com/site/adlparentsaspartners/calendar

·          ADL Rideshare Request Form: http://tinyurl.com/adlrideshare

WELCOME

Attendees: Kelley Charland, Laurie Singer, Paul McLaughlin, Elizabeth Logan, Nancy Bissonette

PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS:

§         We’ve done more work on the action plan to incorporate some of the action steps from the improvement plan we wrote for the State to address a “check mark” in Math for some students. We’re adjusting the way we’ll do summer school this year, and we’ll focus it on two 2-week sessions – one session for 5-6 and one for 7-8 – to help fill gaps and do some pre-teaching for the next grade level. We’ll build some fun activities into the weeks.

§         Another area of concern from the fall NECAPs was our special ed students, and we’ll be working to understand what more we can do to support those students.

§         We’re beefing up the student leadership program to ensure they have a voice in how things go.

§         We’re further adjusting our behavior programs to make them more incentive based (and not only consequence based).

§         Looking ahead to next year, we’ll transition to the new Common Core assessment base.

§         There’ll be more on School Report Night (June 6).

FINANCIAL REPORT: As of April 1, 2013, we have $2580.81. This reflects a deposit of $87.00 from Hannaford’s Helps Schools on March 26^th, 2013. Final profit on GASP was $133.26. This is reflected in our separate GASP account.

ROLLING CALENDAR:

April:

4/5: Dance at 7 pm

4/11-4/13: ADL Musical Production – “Hello Dolly!”

4/22-4/26: School Break

May:

5/6-5/10: Staff Appreciation Week

5/10: Dance at 7 pm. Last dance of the school year, except for Promotion Night for 8^th grade only

5/14 & 5/15: 8^th Grade Science NECAP testing

5/20: Teacher Inservice, No School for Grades K-8

5/23: Spring Concert

5/24: Memorial Day Assembly and BBQ

5/27: No School, Memorial Day Holiday Observed

PaP dates: 5/2, 6/6 with School Report Night

FOLLOW-UP BUSINESS:

Ø      A huge thank you to the GASP committee and parent volunteers for a wonderful job on the evening this year! I know it was a huge success and your hard work is very appreciated. Has the Knowledge Base for GASP been updated?

Ø      I am still working on making sure the Knowledge Base update is done for the Book Fair

NEW BUSINESS:

Ø      Work on Staff Appreciation Week is beginning. Elizabeth Logan and Kim Kinsley are co-chairing this event this year. Thank you Elizabeth and Kim! Elizabeth and Kim to speak. Elizabeth says that she and Kim have started work on this. There’ll be opportunities for the families and students to get involved to make the time special. Elizabeth will be contacting the parent reps to get the word out.

Ø      Do we need mints for the Science NECAP testing? If so, how many should be purchased?

ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION?

Ø      Kelley is going to reach out to the 8^th grade parent reps to get the ball rolling for promotion night.

Ø      Parents of upcoming 6^th graders will be invited to our next PaP meeting.

Ø      6^th grade info night on May 16.

WAYS TO EARN MONEY FOR ADL:

Ø      Please go online and register or reregister your Price Chopper Advantedge card for this school year. The website is www.pricechopper.com and you need to click on the consumer link in the Tools for Schools section of the website.

Ø      PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTINUE TO TURN IN BOX TOPS TO THE FRONT OFFICE! THANK YOU!

Our next meeting date is May 2, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Thank you for coming.