NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL

SBDM COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES

September 18, 2007

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

Ms. Murphy requested to add the I & I Report and a SEEK Pool request to the agenda.

Mr. Pitman made a motion to approve the agenda as amended.  Mr. Roberts seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

Ms. Mayfield made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 28, 2007, meeting. Mr. Roberts seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

Mr. Roberts made a motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel.

Mr. Pitman seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

Ms. Mayfield made a motion to return to open session.  Mr. Pitman seconded the motion and it passed with consensus. 

After consulting with the Council, Ms Murphy will recommend Jeremy Brown for hire as the AIMS class instructional assistant.

Ms. Murphy shared with Council the baseline data for No Child Left Behind.  Northern met 11 of 13 Goals established by NCLB.  The two unmet goals were with the subpopulation of students with disabilities.  Even though we improved overall in Reading and Math, we did not meet the goal set for these students in math or reading.  CATS scores are scheduled to be released on September 27^th.

The Council signed the Schools to Watch application.  Thursday, September 20^th is the deadline for submission.

Ms. Hargis shared the I & I report with the Council.  This is the final year for our current school improvement plan. Our CSIP has been effective and we have completed nearly all activities.   Mr. Roberts made a motion to accept the I & I report as presented.  Ms. Mayfield seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

Council received an updated committee list which included parents and their students.

The Council accepted the committee list by consent.

The Council had the 2nd reading of the Updated Discipline Policy.  ICE (Isolated Curriculum Environment) has been added as an Administrative Decision.  This assigns a student to LAB for consecutive days in lieu of out–of-school suspension.  

Mr. Pitman made a motion to accept this as the second reading.  Ms. Mayfield seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

Ms. Murphy shared the Financial Report with Council.  Mr. Pittman made a motion to accept the report as presented.  Mr. Roberts seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.

A SEEK Pool request was submitted by the Musketeer Team for $300.00 to purchase a  camera that would enable them to grade multiple choice tests, and  print reports.  Ms. Mayfield made a motion to fully fund the request.  Mr. Roberts seconded the motion it passed with consensus.

In the Principal’s Report, Ms. Murphy shared with the Council how effective Systematic Supervision has been.  She is pleased with lesson plans and activities that are going on throughout the building.   More than 30 classroom observations have been done to date.  Student and Staff attendance is up over last years.

Items next agenda:

Mission /Vision Motto

CSIP Rosters

CATS Data

Mr. Pitman made a motion to adjourn at 4:45 pm.   Mr. Roberts seconded the motion and it passed with consensus.