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Shared Decision Making Minutes
April 20, 2009 Present:
Julie Bub, Margarete Couture, Denley
Hubbard A. The focus is parent involvement in the school. B. Develop survey:
SURVEY The Shared Decision Making Team is interested in
ways to “grow” parent involvement in the school. 1. What do you think parent involvement looks like in a school? What do involved parents do? 2. Based on your experiences with the school, what opportunities are available for parents to become involved? 3. What other opportunities do you wish were available for parents? 4. What are some basics to parent involvement? 5. Who are the involved parents in our school community? 6. What form of communication works best for you? · _____Email · _____Phone · _____Mail · _____Websites · _____Blog 7. Please print your name and best contact information if you would like to become more involved with the school. 2. Brainstorming possible ideas for encouraging parent involvement. A. Start with younger families Pre-K – 2. B. Kindergarten library one time per month with families C. Pre-K – volunteers - half days use for family events D. Blog E. Parent Roundtables F. Possible Curriculum Events G. PTO? A. Surveys at Pre-K and K registration B. Survey with menu C. Survey monkey? Next Meeting: Action Plan for Fall – May 18 – 4:00 p.m. |
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Shared Decision Making Minutes
March 15, 2009 Present: Julie Bub, Margarete Couture 1. We reviewed the survey results. 2. We decided that the two goals we will focus on are: A. Opportunities for students of different learning abilities and peer tutoring B. Parent/School Relationships 3. We will hold the remaining meetings at 4:00 instead of 5:00. *April 20, 2009 – 4:00 p.m. *May 18, 2009 – 4:00 p.m. 4. We are looking for elementary staff and parents to help us plan action around the two goals. |
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Shared Decision Making Minutes
February 23, 2009 Present: Julie Bub, Margarete Couture, Todd Kurzweil 1. We received a few additional surveys after sending them out twice. We received a total of 10 surveys. 2. We discussed the desire to receive more input. One idea is to use online survey tool. 3. Another idea discussed was linking the State Ed. website to our website to the Commissioner’s regulations on Shared Decision. 4. Another idea was to try to engage parents of Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten teachers. 5. Survey Results: A. *5 parents responded *5 staff members responded B. Times for Shared Decision Making Team Meetings *1 for a.m. meetings *2 for after school meetings *1 for after 6:00 p.m. *1 for during school C. Three people would attend if we provided childcare. One staff member would attend if we provided a stipend. D. Topic Choices *3 requests for computer education for students *1 request for computer education for adults *8 would like to pursue opportunities for students of different learning abilities. This includes peer tutoring. *5 would like to pursue parent/school relationships. 4 were interested in increasing parent investment and involvement. *3 would like consistent communication from all grade levels. 6. Todd reminded us that we cannot make any decisions because we do not have a quorum. 7. Next meeting – 4:00 p.m. – March 15, 2009. |
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Shared Decision Making Minutes June 9, 2008 Present: Marijke Bell, Viana Bowers, Diane Dersch, , Margarete Couture 1. Those present reviewed some of the things that were accomplished for this year. 3. There was discussion about what to do if a poor snack choice is brought in. A letter can be sent home to parents reminding them of the healthy snack policy and giving them the healthy snack list. The second time this occurs the teacher can refuse to use the snack that is brought in.’ 4. The team sends kudos to Jeff Wells for the monthly Healthy Choice Awards for this past year. |
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Shared Decision Making Minutes
April 21, 2008 Present: Marijke Bell, Viana Bowers, Margarete Couture, Diane Dersch, Deb Chase-Wegner 1. Kim Lawrence spoke with a Tops store manager who said he would be willing to sponsor 1 class with healthy food snacks for 1 week this year. Kim offered the possibility of providing 5 classes with a healthy snack for the day. 2. Marijke suggested that we speak to Five points about sponsoring a class. She and Diane provided the team with a pre-k through first teacher survey regarding healthy snacks, and a classroom snack suggestion packet to be handed out the first week of classes. 3. Margarete will check to see if the board has a health/wellness policy in place. 4. Deb will as Rachael Williams from 4-H to come to South Seneca once a month and talk to each grade level about healthy food choices excluding the months of Sept., Dec., and June. She also researched the likelihood of bulk food for class snack. She found that although the food came in individual packets/portions which were nice for young children, the nutritional value was lacking. 5. We will ask Jeff Wells to share a health food snippet once a week on Wednesdays mornings during AM announcements. i.e.)“Good morning South Seneca It’s Wellness Wednesday, and this is Chef Wells with your health food snippet….” We would like Jeff to continue to hand out healthy food choice awards to deserving classes. 6. Viana will draft a healthy snack policy to review with SDMT and eventually the staff. This policy will be included in the student handbook next year. Next Meeting: 5/12/08 Refreshments - Marijke Notes – Margaret Timer – Diane Facilitator- Kim |
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Shared Decision Making Minutes March 10, 2008 Present: Margarete Couture, Marijke Bell, Viana Bowers, Diane Dersch, Kim Lawrence, Deb Chase-Wegner, Jackie Aman Discussion was held on last month’s minutes. No corrections were made.
1. Diane had given the teacher survey to staff during a
staff meeting. Viana and Marijke had tabulated the surveys.
All the responses were explained to the team. Thirty four people
filled out the survey. Everyone was in agreement on the first
four questions of the survey.
2. Next we brain stormed ideas of healthy snacks.
3. Discussed a snack policy/suggestion. - came up with a guided principle of why we are doing healthy snacks.
4. Worked on an action plan to see what types of snacks are coming, to see what parents are spending their money on.
Discussion was held on the school providing snacks and students buying it.
Next meeting April 21st Facilitator – Deb Timekeeper – Viana Note Taker –Kimberly Refreshments - Diane |
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Shared Decision Making Minutes
January 14, 2008 Present: Margarete Couture, Marijke Bell, Viana Bowers, Diane Dersch, Kim Lawrence, Deb Chase-Wegner, Jackie Aman, Heather McLaughlin Absent:
Vickie Badalamenti NUTRITION
AND WELLNESS A.
Deb Bush from food services provided us with a guest speaker from
the
B. The presenter
explained a program that Ithaca is piloting.
The program solicits private supporters
from the community to sponsor healthy snacks of fresh fruits and
vegetables for a class.
The cost per child per year is $100.
This does not include the overhead for
cafeteria ordering and preparation of the food.
(Total for a classroom = $2,000.)
C. Viana shared some emails from staff. Ø One concern is that recess is included as part of the 120 minutes a week of physical activity for students. Students do not always choose to run and exercise at recess. Ø Another concern is that in-door recess is not always held in an area where children can run and exercise. Ø A question was raised about what nutrition education was taking place at each grade level. We know nutrition is taught at 5th grade. Ø A suggestion was made that a morning “runner’s club” be started. Ø Jackie also expressed concerns about the number of minutes P.E. students have in a week. D. The presentation took the whole time so there was not much time for discussion. E. Margarete suggested that we have plenty of information and that perhaps next time we need to develop our “Action Plan.”
AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 11, 2008 1. Review brainstorming, minutes (10 minutes) Facilitator – Margarete Timekeeper – Marijke Note Taker –Jackie Refreshments - Deb |
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