Minutes 7/30/07

PRESENT: Rey Pineda, Grigor Khudyan, Mariana Litvinoff, Charles Ahrens, Rebecca Solomon, WIllie McBride, Elena Anthony, Diane Rabinowitz

AGENDA:
Finalize PD
SBM Calendar -- Elections
Discipline Report
Set next Week's Agenda

Finalize PD--Upcoming dates onto LAHS calendar and into an email blast. Ms. Wilmington not present to finalize calendar. Tabled till next time.

SBM Elections are set for August 8-10.
--Teacher Representatives: Recruit concerned individuals to nominate themselves.
--Student Representative: Arthur Pena is leadership advisor; leadership will assist student election; Grigor Khudyan will follow up.
--Classified Representative: Mr. McBride expressed optimism that this committee is now poised to do some good work. We reluctantly accept his reluctant retirement from the committee.
--Parent Representative: Parent election to be held Parent Night Thursday, August 9. Rebecca will talk with Oscar in Title I, Charles will talk with Steve Austin in ESL to request a script about SBM election be added to Open House phone blast or letter home. (Who will help with elections that evening?)
Summary of accomplishments 2006-07: tardy sweeps, no more hats and electronics, PD's are finally planned by departments for departments. New goals to be set.

Discipline Report: The number of tardies after 8 am has dropped from 300 to about 10 per day. The number of constant ditchers seems to have dropped to 5-10.
--Where to refer students: Teachers will refer students to their SLC administrator and counselor for appropriate intervention.
--"No ID, no pass." Ms. Litvinoff proposed a campaign to popularize the use of student IDs as they support student safety. Student IDs are also needed for lunch ticket applications and student lockers.
--Disciplining Special Ed students: State law requires protected treatment for special ed students. If Special Ed students break rules that require discipline (such as suspension or OT) that discipline must be pursued through special channels.

NEXT AGENDA:Goal setting
Physical Plant
Ms. White--discipline report
Mr. Nunnaly--Title I how can we support efforts to enroll students in lunch program?

Respectfully submitted,
Diane Rabinowitz