New Horizons Office

Meeting- Thursday, May 5, 2016

School Site Council

Minutes

Present: Lori Eshilian, Diana Salazar, Vanessa Stewart, Carmen Fox, Manoosh Martinez, Victoria Lopez, Kevin Gotts, Florencia Valenzuela, Cynthia Garcia

Call to order:

The meeting was called to order at 3:26 p.m. by Vanessa Stewart.

Review minutes of last meeting:

Minutes reviewed for April 14, 2016 School Site Council meeting. Minutes were reviewed and approved by the School Site Council Members.

Program Update Reports:

Diana Salazar reviewed the following:

1.English Learners

Next school year we will have a small group of English Learners. Support class only had about 15 students.

In the summer the Horizons Office will go through all the cums for incoming 9th grade students. We will be gathering info on the EL, RFEP, and IFEP students. The number has lowered for Redesignating students. Next school year will be going to Dexter to let them know the kind of program we have at Whittier High School.

Seal of Biliteracy celebration and Redesignated recognition was held May 4 in the library with dinner for the families and students. The event was well attended 74 students received silver 8 received gold for Seal of Biliteracy. A lot of familiar parents came to the recognition.

New Business:

Diana Salazar reviewed the following:

1. Next year’s SSC members

School Site Council members are on the Council for 2 years. Some teachers and parents have one year of service or more. School Site Council elections will be held next school year for the spots that will need to be filled. Elections will also be held for student positions that need to be filled.

2.2015-2016 Title 1 expenditures

Current budget Title 1 $489,697

Set aside money for Title 1

  • Travel and Conferences
  • Dist. Conf/In-service Catering

Funds with Title 1 account

  • Teachers’ Salaries
  • AVID teachers
  • Instructional coach
  • Supplies providing for AVID
  • Office supplies
  • Desktops for the library
  • Field trips
  • Two chromebook carts were purchased.

One chromebook cart will be put in a SDAIE classroom.

Each cart is about $18,000.

Title 1 money will be carried over to next school year and will be put together to divide among the schools.If you don’t spend a certain percentage of the money you will get docked. The money is supposed to be used this school year.

Announcements:

-Whittier High School Band Jazz and Comedy Night Auditorium May 6, 2016

-Avid Banquet Library May 6, 2016

-Board Meeting May 10, 2016

-Senior Awards Night May 12, 2016

-Coffee with the Principal May 13, 2016

-Senior Barbecue May 13, 2016

-Band Concert May 16, 2016

-Golden Bell Award May 19, 2016

-Whittier High School Dance Show May 20, 2016

-Powderpuff game May 20, 2016

-Baccalaureate May 21, 2016

-Graduation June 2, 2016

Meeting adjourn at 3:51 p.m.