KES School Governance Council
Meeting Minutes
April 26, 2018
I. Call to order: 3:06 p.m.
Roll Call - Members Present: Teresa Conowal, Hillary Mullinax, Andrea Grizzle, Will
Baldwin, Amanda Sheffield, Jill Geraghty; Absent: Dana Fowler
II. Approval of March meeting minutes
Motion by: Andrea Grizzle
Second by: Will Baldwin
# members voted in favor to approve: all
III. Old Business
Staff positions for next year:
Pre-K: Hess, Phines
K: Gaddis, Morawsky, Abercrombie
1: Moore, Sanford, Wright
2: S.Tankerskley, Edmondson, Johnson
3: Chappell, Tucker
4: A. Tankersley, Brubaker, Parker
5: Martin, Fowler, Wagner (need eight more students in order to add fourth teacher)
SPED: Burks, Bennett, Stewart, Palmer
School start times:
Elementary as previously proposed – 8:10 a.m. (doors open at 7:50 a.m.)
MS/JHS/HS will remain same as current schedule – 7:40 a.m. (doors open at 7:20 a.m.)
BOE votes in May
IV. New Business
Schoolwide Data Report
MAP
- Winter always reflects a drop in scores
Classworks
- Needs to have additional prep options for more advanced students
- Planning to address gaps in lower grade reading levels
- Second grade doesn’t hit the deep comprehension so that will be back up further into K-2
- Lexile level targets will be raised
- Writing and reading initiatives will help
- Intensive interventions earlier for reading
- Mrs. Fowler to provide training on Common Lit as she is highly successful with implementation
**CommonLit.org – engaging online passages; teacher feedback
Working toward a common assessment system (MAP or Classworks or ?) that meets the most needs and provides benchmarks and consistent, actionable data
Behavior
- Discipline referrals decreased by 111
Upcoming School Year – new SGC
Nominations for parent reps open until May 4
Nomination for business rep – considering appointment – Kara Zajac, Nature’s Way Chiro
Schoolwide vote week of May 7
School Improvement Plan
CNA (Comprehensive Needs Assessment) Feedback
- Council members provided individual feedback to Mrs. Mullinax that she will tally for overall SGC feedback summary
Title I update
V. Citizen Comments
None
VI. Topics for May 22 meeting
GMAS data
Master Schedule for 2018-19
CNA results
New SGC announced
New structures going into place for 2018-19
VII. Adjournment: 3:51 p.m.
Motion by: Andrea Grizzle
Second by: Will Baldwin
# members voted in favor to approve: all
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