SBM Minutes 9/24/07

SBM Meeting 9/24/07
PRESENT: Kim Harada, Diane Rabinowitz, Baltazar Valadez, Rosa Jimenez, Rebecca Solomon, Richard Jenssen, Brian Wallace, Elena Anthony, Mr. Choi, Carlos Garcia, Ms. Vargas, Kevin Glynn
AGENDA:
1. PD Calendar
2. SBM Elections
3. InSchool Suspension Report
4. Roman Code of Conduct
5. PSAT Oct 17 Bell Schedule
6. Period by Period Staff Meeting PSAT Training

1. PD Calendar
Conversation about Finals schedule for C track. Should we run 2 different schedules that day for A and C tracks, C track being the 2 half day final schedules? Deans’ office concerned, even though most teachers reported last year’s double schedule (no bells) just fine. And that was with more students on campus. Plus contiguous space of SLC’s will probably make different bell schedules easier to handle. Choi said campus discipline has improved over last year.
Dean’s office willing to do whatever is best for students. Is it in students’ best interest to only have to study for 2 finals a day rather than 5? Is it in students’ best interest to have the whole afternoon off, or is it better for them to remain in a structured environment? Garcia will bring another alternative schedule to next meeting. Tentative decision: Shortened day Finals schedule for C track.

2. SBM Elections
Will be held at next track change since we also have to vote for B & C track Deans. SBM losing Spivey, McBride, Glynn, Campbell. Important to find a replacement for classified staff.
Since Kevin Glynn is leaving SBM, he agreed to bring proposed department budgets next meeting.

3. Roman Code of Conduct.
Mr. Jenssen found a 4 page revised code of conduct on his computer. He feels it needs to be condensed to 2 pages max (double sided trifold flier). Next time.
Discussion about hall passes. Orange vests not working. What kind of hall passes should we use till we coordinate? Many teachers have creative ideas, do we need to standardize the pass or just make sure all teachers are using some kind of pass. Need to change code because it specifies student planner is hall pass; we are not issuing student planners this year. Ms. Rabinowitz reported a scarcity of security on 3rd floor. Mr. Jenssen said Dean’s office is understaffed by 2, but he will get someone up to the 3rd floor more regularly.

4. In School Suspension Report
Teacher questionnaires (what should students be doing in ISS?)
ISS has been tried out one day so far with 5 extremely troublesome students. It took over 1 hour to get class work/homework for the students and they were too difficult to manage, let alone getting them to do their work.
Mr. Franklin will eat lunch with the students in Room 500 pending contract check by Ms. Solomon. Parent conferences must be attached to in house suspension. Ripples program will be tried out in next two weeks, pending Ms. Diomedes’ time availability to work with the teachers supervising ISS. Proposed that teachers be notified in their box of student assignment to ISS and ask them to have work ready during 1st period the day students are serving. Mr. Jenssen will report back in two weeks.

5. PSAT Wednesday Oct 17.
10th graders fees are paid by LAUSD, waivers available for 11th graders. Only students not taking PSAT are seniors and 9th graders. Seniors will have Sr. Meeting, Panorama Picture and College Fair. 9th graders will have Roman Holiday. There are total 600 seniors, 400 on A & C tracks. 1200 students will be tested from 7:30 to 11:15 in their homerooms. Afternoon schedule is 27 minute periods, proposal is that all students will follow this schedule.

6. Period by Period training for all staff administering PSAT
Ms. Anthony proposes Oct 15 period by Period meetings. Dr. Choe wants to meet with teachers to strategize attendance improvement.

AGENDA FOR October 10 2007
1. In-School Suspension update
2. Roman Code of Conduct
3. C Track Finals Schedule
4. Department Budgets - Glynn

Respectfully submitted by: Diane Rabinowitz 9/25/07