Walpole Site
Based Committee Meeting. Wednesday
9/5/2012 7:00pm
Attendance: Sam Jacobs, Jackie Ronning, Molly Sheldon,
Kelley Hicks, Lorraine Brooks, Stephanie Fuller, Jen Fabis, Sarah Manning,
Glenn Elsesser, Wendy Whiton, Carol Ross.
1.
Community
Forum –nothing at this time
2.
Minutes
approved from 5/2/12
3.
Old
Business:
a.)
Membership:
New member Kelley Hicks will be recording the notes this year. Mr. Jacobs would
like to put word out in the community to attract community members. Will use The Clarion and The Walpolean. Stephanie Fuller is our new Guidance
Counselor for the primary and for the NW Schools.
b.)
WSB
Blog: SAU60.org-Walpole-sitebased. What
would we like to see from this blog? By-laws, minutes, goals, forum
topics. Could this be conversational and
who would monitor that.
c.)
Annual
Report: Mr. Jacobs added the report at the end of the year, and is also
available on-line. Decided not to do a town bulk mailing.
d.)
2012-2013
Goals:
1.
Support
the school improvement processes.
2.
Support
the 2012 accreditation recommendations for improvement. (ongoing to be
discussed 2-3 items per staff meeting)
3.
Encourage
and maintain communication and support for the Walpole school between parents,
staff and community members.
4.
Attend
and participate in school board and budget committee deliberations
5.
Research
the benefits of a Pre-K program
6.
Have
students and staff provide presentations at monthly meetings
7.
Review
and update the Site-based Committee By-laws
4.
New
Business:
a.)
By-law
review, adding to our goals. Subcommittee formed to make recommendations: Sam
Jacobs, Jen Fabis and Lorraine Brooks.
b.)
Performance
Report reviewed
c.)
School
opening: We received funds for a Title 1 full time teacher for the NW
School. The certified teacher has been
hired and will start in the next 2-3 weeks. All other positions fully staffed
d.)
Middle
school received new Literature and Science series. The science series can be accessed online.
e.)
November
5th there will be a practice Emergency Drill at 3:30pm for all staff
members, and Emergency Service members.
Live drills will be implemented throughout the school year for the
students.
f.)
Suicide
Prevention, bullying, and harassment letter went home. Established a protocol to follow if a student
comes to a teacher/staff with health issues.
Trainers are coming in to train the staff and the community on suicide
prevention. Goal is to have all staff trained by the end of the year.
Next Meeting
Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 7:00pm Walpole Elementary School Library
