Site Base
10-2-13
Attending: Mr. Elsesser, Mrs. Bellows, Mrs. Cahill,
Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Fuller, Jackie Ronning, Lorraine Brooks, Mrs.
MacIntire
New
Business
1.
Minutes
2.
Adding to the meeting minutes for September:
Open House
a. Talk
to parents get feedback, perhaps a survey, what works best for parents
b. Letter
in the summer before students leave us, and send home supply list, also post it
on line and send it as summer homework
c. Goals:
Holding Adult Ed. Classes, resource room for parent family information, a
coffee hour to meet with the principal, Sam has offered a per-PTG meeting/meet
with the principal ask questions, etc.
d.
Open House—Adult Classes, maybe at the High
School/ or even provide the public with Word, basic Computer Skills.
New
Business:
1.
Gayle Bellows---new member, support staff
representative
2.
Nancy LeClair---Grade 3 North Walpole School—teacher
rep.
3.
We will need to put something in the Clarion
to ask for community members
4.
Review Goals
a. Create
connections with parents and community members that engage them with students
and staff at the school (coffee hour, resource information)
b. Complete
Pre-K committee process and present to the findings to the Walpole Site Base
Committee
c. Support
the Accreditation/School Improvement Process
d. Serve
as the Advisory Board for the School’s Guidance Program
e.
5.
Question about Accreditation Process—What
happens if you are not accredited? High
Schools need it to be accredited for college purposes. There are less than 20
schools K-8 that are accredited in the State of NH, it is an option in the
state. We have used it as a means to grow, and as part of our improvement
process. The High School really needs to be accredited for college and work-bound
students.
6.
Pre-K Committee—asking for Pre-K program,
mornings part time teacher/one aide, that would increase the Walpole Budget for
$44, 000, Salaries, $3000 for materials. 15 students, 4-year-olds, we have to
decide to how to do this. Possibly computer/lab at the primary school, move
computers, and get a mobile lab, etc. There will be more logistics coming in
the future…this program has started in Alstead and Charlestown. There are
possibly about 20 students to target in town, etc. Transportation and integration with other
childcare/preschool providers in the area would need to be worked out. This program might grow in the future. Consideration
will be made for special needs and our current district-wide preschool. Administration
will need to decide about the special needs program.
*Site Base approved this program
through consensus.
Budget
Review (3 handouts)
1.
Staffing Chart for 2014-2015. Sam explained how
we schedule and plan for the future years.
2.
Draft Budget shared, Selectmen, Board invited to
meet in November, please look over and review, Sam would like us to review for
next meeting
a.
Note $15,000 for text replacement which would be
for Math
b.
Technology Mantainance Agreement has increased
due to use and need of the programs, IXL, Read 180, etc.
c.
Chairs and tables for Pre-K.
d.
$16,000 in technology---iPad cart, replace
printers, possible mobile lab for primary,
e.
office expenses
f.
line item 231—special education hasn’t really
changed, they have a separate account
g.
Co-curricular is not changing (sports)
h.
Office of principal—not changing
3.
Summary of Budget on next handout (note that
textbooks has decreased, but technology has increased), Special Ed. equipment
increase,
4.
Guidance down--$600 for a variety of equipment
5.
Nurse down $1000
6.
Office of Principal—gave more money for travel
7.
The budget will increase about 14%, but it may
not, this is a temporary
8.
Question about state aide for next year---the
information will be 3-4 weeks later than last year.
Meeting on 11/13---due to parent teacher conferences
Other Business
1.
Science- can improve but we are 53% proficient
we are above the state and the district. You want to see trends going up.
2.
8th 43% Walpole 35 for district and
31% for the state
