Plantation Middle School SAC Minutes

October 4, 2016

Topics Discussed / Decisions Summarized
I. Welcome/Roll Call to Establish Quorum
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Membership and Voting of Faculty and Parent Representatives
IV. Principal’s Report
V. School Improvement Plan Review/Updates
VI. AdvancedEd Accreditation Standards
VII. PTO’s Report/SAF
VIII. National PTA/PTSA Survey forthcoming
IX. Next SAC Meeting Date and Time
X. Announcements
XI. Adjournment /
  • Meeting called to order at 5:20. A quorum was present.
  • January 2016 minutes were approved.
  • Faculty positions – 2 changes voted on by teachers Carter-Martin, Dr. McCray
  • SAC Bylaws adopted last year call for a co-chair model. Mr. Reidy resigned last year; Gerard is resigning this year. There will be 2 available co-chair positions. (Do not need to be faculty; can be parents)
  • New parents added to SAC (unanimous vote) Bunny Hibert; Dana Kennedy; Horace Fearon; Parent Rep – Dr. Natalie Lynch Walsh
  • The following positions are still open for parents: Community Rep, Gifted, ESOL, SAF Designee, Zone Rep
  • Carter-Martin nominated self and Dr. McCray nominated self for SAC co-chair. Unanimously voted in to co-chair positions.
  • Those sitting on Sac committee can be shifted to new positions.
  • Dr. Wilson is the Central Area middle principal rep for District 5 DAC.
  • Parent Community Engagement – PLMS was a host school for Parent Involvement Task Force. There was limited participation at the meeting. As a school and district we are moving towards improving electronic communication. Since last year they have pulled principals to scale up parental involvement communication
  • One example shared with the Task Force was Khan Academy. This initiative was given out late in the year and school had the last 2 weeks of school year to rollout the initiative. This was not enough time to roll out Khan Academy school-wide. PLMS opted to run with it full force at the beginning of the year; in addition it was shared that with many initiatives require technology. This needs to be addressed at the individual school level to make sure technology is available.
  • Another example is the district has purchased office 365 for parents/students/staff to use but these initiatives were added late in the year or over the summer when staff is not on hand to assist with rollout. Suggestion was made to the taskforce that new initiatives need to be rolled out by second quarter.
  • Second Annual Town Hall meeting will be held on October 27 and District Representative will be present at that meeting to build a culture of involvement and open dialogue with stakeholders on a variety of District Initiatives.
  • PLMS has implemented Naviance and is at 75% compliance. The guidance department has been working to reach 100% participation.
  • SMART technology money – Plantation Middle is only remaining school in District 5 without technology purchases in process. Dr. Wilson has made contact with the District to begin the process of purchasing the technology as designated by the bond.
  • The project manager for office 365 came last week and ran pilot program for single sign on; staff trained and began rollout. We will invite the project manager to a SAC meeting.
  • Dr. Lynch Walsh – asked several questions:
  • What does D6 mean?
  • Dr. Wilson: D6 was an initiative to provide laptop carts to Math and Language Arts 6th grade classes.
  • When was the last time the school went through refresh?
  • Dr. Walsh indicated it could be looked up on the website.
  • When was school supposed to be getting technology?
  • Dr. Wilson: It is scheduled to be rolled out this year.
  • What purpose do the directors have when making plans to adjust programs and budgets at the school? When Seminole enrollment numbers were dropping, the District provided support for them with reassignments.
  • A copy of the SIP was provided in each SAC folder.
  • A group of teachers and support staff worked to develop the SIP based on input from stakeholders. It has been submitted to district and state. The SIP is a working document and modifications can be made. Members will review and bring back ideas to share.
  • Plantation Middle along with the District is currently working on accreditation standards and documentation.
  • PTO gave updates prior to the meeting. PTO meetings will be held at 4:!5 on SAC days.
  • A survey will be forthcoming.
  • Reminder of next meeting date and time: November 1 @ 5:00 P.M./PTO meeting at 4:15 P.M. Dr. Lynch Walsh questioned why there was no meeting in December. Discussion was tabled until the next meeting.
  • Everyone was invited to Oktoberfest in the Media Center to learn about HANDY/School is Cool Grant and Patriot Pride Enrichment Opportunities.
  • Meeting was adjourned at 5:59 P.M.