Northern Middle School

SBDM Council Meeting

January 22, 2008

 

Ms. Murphy called the meeting to order at 4:05pm.  Members present were Angela Murphy, JB Pitman, Shawn Roberts, Lana Mayfield, Jerrilyn Randolph, and Julie Dick.    Shelly Petrey served as Council Secretary.  A quorum was established.

 

Julie Dick made a motion to approve the agenda as amended to add ESS Daytime Waiver under Curriculum.  JB Pitman seconded and it passed with consensus.

 

Shawn Roberts made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 22, 2008, as presented.  Jerrilyn Randolph seconded and it passed with consensus.

 

Jerrilyn Randolph made a motion to accept the second reading for by-laws # 1-29, with changes made to # 15 to state, the Principal shall ensure selection of a parent committee during the month of March, to facilitate the parent selection process.  Changes made to

 # 24 to state, selection procedures are determined annually by the teachers during the month of March.  Julie Dick seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

 

Lana Mayfield made a motion to accept the first reading of policies # 1-7 except for #5, Cell Phone/Electronic Usage Policy.  Mrs. Murphy wanted to research additional information regarding the use of cell phones during school, especially during in-school suspension.  This policy will be reviewed at the next council meeting.  JB Pitman seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

 

The council reviewed and approved an ESS Daytime Waiver.  If the state approves this request, a special education teacher would offer math assistance to a small group of students during one exploratory class.  Shawn Roberts made a motion to approve the ESS Daytime Waiver.  Jerrilyn Randolph seconded and it passed with consensus.

 

The Council reviewed committee minutes and accepted by consent.

 

The Council reviewed financial reports.  Due to low Student Vending funds Julie Dick made a motion to use SEEK funds to pay for student awards on Awards Day. JB Pitman seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

 

A SEEK Pool request was submitted by the Safety Committee to purchase 56 “no battery” flash lights for $223.44 to be stored in the black cabinet in each classroom.    Lana Mayfield made a motion to fully fund the request.  Shawn Roberts seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

 

In the Principal’s Report, Ms. Murphy shared with Council the KYCID Follow up Observation Report that was sent to the Superintendent’s Office stating our score of 100/100.  STW report was also shared with Council stating areas of strengths and growth.  The SACS Report will be available for review in a couple of weeks.  Attendance was down 1.3 for the 6th month, due to flu throughout the county.  Council received the KDE SBDM Council Newsletter.

 

JB Pitman made a motion to adjourn at 5:05 p.m., Julie Dick seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

 

ACTIONS TAKEN

  1. Approved Agenda as amended
  2. Approved Minutes from January 22, 2008
  3. Approved Second Reading of By-Laws # 1-29
  4. Approved First Reading of Policies # 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
  5. Approved ESS Daytime Waiver
  6. Accepted Committee Reports by consent
  7. Approved Awards Day funding
  8. Approved SEEK Pool Request for flashlights
  9. Adjourn

 

 

ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA:

1.      Review Policies #1-7 Second Reading

2.      Review Policies # 8-14 First Reading

3.      CSIP

4.      Teacher Election SBDM

5.      Staffing

6.      NCLB Intervention Reading and Math