Cunningham Creek Elementary/SAC Minutes for March 14, 2013

Members in Attendance:

Administration / Teacher/Support Staff Representatives / Parent Representatives
Allen Anderson / Neva Chatfield- Kindergarten / Marcy James
Dana Kelly – 1st Grade / Robert Block
Kathee Cook- 2nd Grade/ Gifted Blended / Penelope Snider
District / Heidy Weaver ~ 5th Grade/Gifted Blended / Lynn Raiser
Nancy Elliott / David Straw ~3rd Grade/Gifted Blended / Shannon Arant
Jean Bohr – Resource / Cathy Prohofsky
SAC Co-Chairs / Mina Bustamante
Sherry Galbraith – 4th grade/Gifted Blended / Norvie Veracruz
Kim Zalkan – parent representative / Tina Lay
Business Partner
Kathy Gilmore

Excused absence ~ Betsy Wood, Susan Sherman (Joan Hes sat in as her substitute)

Absent ~ Jennifer Comfort

Visitors ~ Beverly Slough, Barbara Stroer, Bridget Turner, Carol Higley

The March 14, 2013 meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Mrs. Galbraith.

Approval of Minutes:

Motion to approve February 7, 2013minutes by Tina Lay.Second made by Mrs, Raiser.All in favor of approving February 7, 2013 minutes as written.

Current Membership Update: Susan Sherman will join next month for the duration of the school year to represent the Support Team. Mr. Barnes resigned for personal reasons.

Budget Update: No requests at this time.

Legislative Update: Beverly Slough joined us to share information from the legislative session in Tallahassee. Mrs. Slough shared news about thenew K-8 school to be located on Longleaf Pines. The impact to CCE enrollment is not known at this time, rezoning will be done mid 2013-2014 school year. Nocatee’s north end will get a new school as well. Mrs. Slough then shared that elementary clerks will come back to schools to help with paperwork. Middle schools schedule will have big changes. 7th period is back, so teachers will have a planning period during the day. Bus schedule will not be affected. High School will get a testing coordinator. All testing is going to online testing. Graduation requirements include an online course. State is moving towards an “online” tech onsite to help problem solve / monitor things. By 2014 all textbooks will be online as well. Mr. Anderson steps in about Common Core and the state budget. At the principal’s meeting they are addressing the textbook issue with the new common core standards. There will be 3 different paths for graduation. (Scholar diploma,standard diploma,career diploma). Mrs. Slough shared a bill under discussion: Records and personal information. Mrs. Slough shared that Governor Scott has budgeted $2,500 as raise for classroom teachers. Mrs. James mentioned the use of Styrofoam in the schools as a non-reusable resource and asked if there is a better option we can use. Mrs. James also asked about better background checks for the information left behind, specifically in regards to using social security numbers. Mrs. Bustamante asked about charges of recycling companies.

Principal’s Report: Updates from last meeting.

Second grade text exemplar books are ordered.

Our newsletter is being read. Mr. Anderson clarified that emails have a “jpeg” attached when they are sent, when a person opens the email it returns a “jpeg.”

Discussion of Accreditation Survey Results: Mr. Anderson shared the accreditation survey results. Highest results came from: first the students, second were our teachers, then the parents. Mr. Anderson addresses how important the new clerk will be here and the snowball effect on others in the school. Discussion was held around the intended purpose of the some of the questions and the chance of the question being misinterpreted. Comments fell into 4 main categories: transportation, food, technology and communication.

Mr. Anderson shared a quick overview of the 5 year plan.

-Track is complete as well as a sidewalk from the basketball court that makes it accessible for all of the students.

-Mrs. Bustamante is readying the garden, and we will have 4 more installed

-6 citrus tree have been planted

-Brownie’s & Basket / Spring Fling and Wellness Fair all this weekend

-Book Fair starts Monday, with the art show

Good of the Group, Future Agenda:

Next Meeting, school recognition funds is a topic. Two emails have been sent from Mrs. Galbraith for teachers and staff to be present.

Mrs. Galbraith shared that Leslie Brennan had requested removal as a SAC member.

It was also discussed that Mrs. Galbraith and Mrs. Zalkan would like to hear from possible replacements to step in to the role of SAC chair for next school year.

MOTION by Mrs. Bustamante to adjourn at 5:13 p.m. Mrs. Raiser seconded the motion to adjourn meeting at 5:13 p.m. All in favor of adjourning at 5:13 p.m.