Paso Del Norte SIT Committee Minutes
August 21,2017 @ 3:30pm
Began @ 3:42
Members Present: M. Nazario-K, J. Corral-1st, Y. Varela-2nd, C. Orozco-3rd, T. McCormick-4th, A. Schatte-5th, M. Ramirez-6th, A. Frias-7th, L. Robbins-8th, J. Sandoval-SPED, M. Flores-Counselor, V. Ramirez-Parent Liaison, R. Rodriguez-CTE, M. Paez-DSC Rep., C. Rivera-Secretary, N. Ballard-Principal
I. Safety-
1)SEL- There is curriculum for each grade level (K-2, 3-5 & 6-8) Interactive-work on for 15-20 min a day
2) SEL Rally-Wed., Aug. 30th Theme song-“Can’t Stop the Feeling”
Parents & students-You matter. You belong.
3) After school monitoring-All middle school teachers must be on duty. The back area is a concern.
II. College & Career readiness-
1)Checkpoint Data-Different than PLC. Different from checkpoints
Data-Math & Reading
Individual SE. Overall % goal is 30 minutes.
2) Sub-population differentiation-SPED is losing 2 weeks of instruction. Asking for guidance.
Takes them 4 days to test once Benchmarks start. Consolidate on
testing days. Teach more, test less.
III. Highly Qualified-
1)T-TESS-Gave out waiver, Changed criteria.
New waiver-you need to score 9 dimensions to be proficient.
Waivers by Friday.
2)K-8 Middle School PLC
3)Professional Duties (Dress/Attendance)-Professionalism being enforced.
Teachers must be in attendance majority of time.
No flip-flops /open toe shoes
IV. Community Partnerships-
1)Commitment to Community-Mrs. Flores, Mrs. Valverde & Mrs. Ramirez are in charge of
Partners in Ed.
Must go thru them for donations & fill out donation forms.
2)PIE Updatdes-Donations & Judges are needed for the elem. Science Fair on September 22nd
(Drinks/food, volunteers) Not sure if AM or PM
V. Accountability for all-
1)Tier/Distinction-Tier II-2 Gold Star. Not made safeguard.
Dropped in range from 88-73. Need to move forward.
2) Attendance- We need to support students. If students are absent 2 or more times per week,
report it to Mr. Sherwood. Personal phone calls will be made by admin.
Additional Information/Notes: Don’t forget to decorate your bulletin boards, use vocabulary words, especially to help the LEP students.
EPAC-Mr. Rodriguez: Bond was passed. Website is where to find information under Bond 2017.
Biggest projects-Remodel Socorro HS, add athletic facility, build 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. Build a smaller SAC to accommodate games on Fridays and not Thursdays. Also, improvements on baseball & softball fields. Taxes will increase per year for Socorro district. Early voting October 23rd
and voting date is November 7th.
Tutoring has opened up-Minimum of 10 students per teacher, need lesson plans & time sheets
Elementary give them the cards to rank students to see exactly how to monitor your students.
SPED-Missing 3 computers
K-no feedback
1st-Can students bring balls to school. Need computers on wheels (COW). Goal is to get COWS
2nd-Wanted to know if copies of lesson plans can get eliminated so binder is not too bilky.
3rd-no feed back
4th- Bathroom passes are a concern. Asked if they can teach SS and Science every other day. No, due to not meeting state standards. 30 min everyday of SS & Science. Extra materials need to be picked up by custodians.
5th-Concerns on schedule time allocation.
6th-Lanyards for students
7th-Receiving too many interruptions in the classroom from the front office. Will ask Martha and Lucy in office.
8th-SEL-Go Noodle concerns on yoga modifying. Student council board.
Meeting adjourned @ 5:23pm