Meeting Notes for WHES BAAC
September 26, 2007
The
meeting was called to order at 5:05pm
Members present included:
Karen
Yanko, David Power, Mr. and Mrs. Roybal,, Dee Thomas, Melissa Riggs, Susan Ratliff
Melissa
Riggs agreed to record minutes
David Power agreed to be the
time keeper
Meeting
Norms were set
Future
Meeting Dates were shared
Updated
Grade Level Reports:
§
Kindergarten is
working on their Color Unit and will begin Fall Harvest/Pumpkins in October
·
1st
grade will be on a Field Trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
·
6th
grade is implementing new Scantron tests.
The reading tests took longer than expected as the tests continue until
student is at a Frustration Level. The
tests are similar to SRI, but include Science, Math, Social Studies, and
Assistant Principal Report
·
PBS
implementation was discussed at
·
2 classrooms that
have been closed will re-open after Fall Break
·
Conferences will
be held the 1st week in October
Different
Progress Reports for 6th grade:
Parents appreciate the new system, but if can be difficult for teachers
to track the returned reports and some parents are still not informed despite
best efforts
o
New 4th
grade teacher: need 2 more students to
enroll at that grade level and hope to open new class after Fall Break
o
New Science Kits
at all grade levels
o
1st
and 3rd grade are piloting a Math program
o
Current
enrollment at approximately 826
o
DAAC
meeting: 2 more Charter Schools have
been approved
o
Upcoming
Activities:
o
Kids for Kosovo
donations
o
Family Fun Night
o
Book Fair
o
Looking for a new
Band teacher
Security
o
Doors are locked
between 9am and 3pm
o
Card system will
be installed over Fall Break
o
Police department
would like all schools to be on the same “page” for lockdowns and emergencies
o
1st
Fire Drill: slow but effective
o
Lockdown Drill
before Fall Break
o
New member coming
on at Administrative level to be in charge of school safety. Main job will be to create consistency within
D49
PBS
o
Big improvements
in behavior
o
Less referrals
o
PBS team will
have 2 more training dates
o
All staff is on
board with the program
o
Parent
input: “world of difference”
The
meeting adjourned at 5:46pm