Woodruff Primary School
School Improvement Council
Meeting Minutes
April 18, 2017
I. Members in Attendance
Karleigh Alexander
Starr Chastain
Carrie Ernst
Erin Gambrell
Sarah Gregorisch
Whitney Hasselbach
Amanda Jamison
Meredith Stephenson
Lynn Teague
Hannah Deahl
Mercedes Hunter
Lindsey Keller
Leslie Morton
Sydney Price
Christie Abbott
Ashley Brailsford
Jennifer Brown
Elizabeth Cook
Kim Fowler
Rachel gladden
Kelly Kehn
Molly Sexton
Fran Carden
Katie Childers
Kristen Cochran
Natalie Coones
Donna Godfrey
Kimberly Larson
Lisa Taylor
Nicole Waters
Jennifer Arrington
Lorrie Harmon
Katalin Bartz
John Carroll
Jessica Harvey
Sarah Little
Carly Parker
Tobey Rhodes
Nicole Sheffield
Lindsey Shilling
Christin Smith
Carolyn Turbeville
Laura Turner
Kristina Woods
Ann Hodge
Casey Dover
Meredith Welch
Rhonda Waddell
II. Minutes from previous meeting
Mrs. Little reviewed the meeting minutes from our meeting in February. The minutes were approved.
III. Committee Reports
a) PTO/School Improvement Planning Committee: We were pleased with the spring fundraiser, even though we made less than last year. This year we did not do a fun day, but the students received awards through the fundraising company. We are in the process of updating our brochure. Nomination forms for available PTO officer positions will be sent home this week. Once PTO officer positions have been filled, nomination forms for SIC officer positions will go home. We discussed Chick-fil-A biscuit sales and Mrs. Hodge asked for opinions and suggestions on how to continue with that fundraiser.
b) Title 1 Committee: Mrs. Little told the teachers about the Title 1 Survey to send home to parents. We will report the findings at the next faculty meeting.
c) AdvancEd: We divided into small groups to discuss indicators 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 4.2, and 4.5. Groups indicated whether things have been put into place to improve our rating and to and/or to make suggestions on how to improve the rating and what kinds of evidence will be needed.
d) Parental and Community Involvement: Mrs. Smith reported on the upcoming Trike-a-Thon, which will be from 4:00 until 6:00 on April 20th. Prizes have been donated by community members and staff to raffle. Vendors will sell food and drinks and baked goods will be available to purchase. A volunteer breakfast will be held in the media center. The date is still to be determined.
IV. Principal’s Report
a) Preschool Enrollment: Mrs. Hodge reviewed the current numbers for 3K and 4K enrollment. There are currently 142 four year-olds enrolled and 83 three-year-olds.
b) Visitors: Mrs. Little shared information about the visit from D6.
c) End-of-Year Programs: Dates and time for end-of-year programs were shared. Mrs. Hodge asked meeting attendees for feedback on having two programs throughout the year instead of four.
d) End-of-Year Procedures: Mrs. Hodge covered end-of-year procedures for teachers.
e) Summer School: Summer school will be June 5th through June 30th from 7:45 until 1:15. Students will travel to the high school for lunch and will eat breakfast at the primary school.
f) Summary Report to Parents: The WPS brochure for the Summary Report to Parents will look similar to the current brochure but will include updated data and information.
g) Parent-Student Handbook: Suggestions or changes to the handbook were solicited. They can be sent to Mrs. Hodge via email before June 1st.
h) Tentative SIC meeting dates for the 2017-2018 school year: We will meet four times again during the 2017-2018 school year. The dates will be included in the handbook, when confirmed.
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