La Ballona
School Site Council Meeting
February 4, 2010
Members Present: Christine Collins, Irene French, Kelli Jones, Erica Thorup, Scott Kecken, Alix Bearman, Isabelle Reyes-Perez, Laura Chardiet, Bessy Reyna
Members Absent: Becky Godbey
Meeting Called to Order at 3:20
Approval of Minutes Minutes of January 7, 2010 meeting were approved as written. Motion by Isabelle and seconded by Alix. Motion carried unanimously.
Principal’s Report
o Helping Hands for Haiti--$1700 raised, article in Culver City News
o District Spelling Bee Monday 2/8
Safety Committee
o La Ballona Elementary School Emergency Plans
· Safety information in each classroom, available for substitutes.
· Student Request and Student Release gates for adults to pick up children.
· Each staff member has a certain job in case of emergencies (first aid, morgue, search/rescue, staff to stay with students, etc.)
· Procedures for specific emergencies: earthquake, lock down, fire
· Communication Procedures
o Safe School Plan Goals—Action Plan
· School Climate, Goal 1: At La Ballona, we foster caring relationships between students and noon duty aides and other supervisors on the playground.
· School Climate, Goal 2: La Ballona students are respected and valued as individuals who are positively contributing to our school community. Amy Anderson to hold a parent night to discuss effective strategies for preventing and handling bullying.
· Physical Environment, Goal 1: Make certain all adults and students who enter the school property know that La Ballona Elementary School is a Tobacco Free Campus.
· Physical Environment, Goal 2: Students take pride in keeping our campus a place where recycling is a regular practice. Possible assembly about plastics with Alix’s friend. Laura will contact Erica about getting middle school students to help with our recycling program.
Kindergarten Tours
o First of Kindergarten tours held today. All parents that attended were interested in dual immersion and live in registration area.
o Three more tours to come.
Dual Language Program in Spanish at La Ballona Orientation Meeting
o April 21, meeting to be conducted in Spanish
La Ballona Black History Month Program
o March 3, 10 am
o Based on poem “On The Pulse of Morning” by Maya Angelou.
Updates
o Superintendent coming to PTA meeting March 4
o Booster Club doing Jog-a-Thon March 18 during regular PE times. This is a fund raiser for the school.
Respectfully submitted,
Erica Thorup
Member