SSC/SDMC
Minutes
October 22, 2007
4:00-6:00 PM
Student Activities Center (D-7)


Members Present: Dana Ayers, Patty Beekman Tager, Jenny Black, Gay Buckland, Aaron Campbell, Glen Carpenter, Linda Common, Melissa Costello, Sharlett Downing, Leslie Edens With, Megan Fisher, Michael Fisher, Denise Hines, Arlene Kolber, Brian Murphy, Kelly Nordstrom, Wanda Patane, Karen Peterson, Wendy Porter, Grace Walovich

Members Absent: Diane Mazzei, Terrie McKenna, Lisa Camera Pomi

Guests Present : Kathy Soulard


Open Forum:

  • Arlene reported on the success of the Woodside / Carlmont Robotics team.
  • Homecoming Week – all parents are invited to attend the dance Saturday night and Megan noted the week's activities.  
  • Stanford University has expressed interest in our shared decision-making process and might attend some meetings.
  • Kelly Nordstrom announced as the new SDMC member replacing Molly Nixon.

Minutes:
Minutes from the meeting of October 8, 007 were approved with minor modifications to attendance and the date of the meeting.  

Agenda Items:
The Agenda was approved with slight order modifications.

SSC Funding Proposals :  

  • Kathy Soulard explained the budget (approx. $35 k unallocated at this point + approx. $36 k from MAA + carryover and new money from Site Discretionary Grant of approx. $46 k).  
  • Anne Ken's request for $1,000 for book club was omitted from SSC Funding Requests; now back in.
  • It was reported that the Foundation has not met yet about funding requests for this quarter.
  • Tabled until next meeting for a vote.

Consistent Practices for 2007-2008 :
The ad-hoc committee (Wendy, Lisa, Michael and Diane) created a feedback form for department chairs to solicit information from all departments.   The BOSA team and PTSA will also be included.   The feedback will then be used to decide on the consistent practices for 2007-08.  

Motion to go forward to Department Chairs with the form, approved by consensus.

Freshman Truancy and Violent Offenders: Tabled until next meeting.

School Site Council Training – Part B :

  • Richard Lintz of SMCOE and Suana Ponce-Gilman from SUHSD presented.
  • Purpose:   connected plan and data for SSC and SDMC, as well as SPSA.
  • Planning Cycle:   Data (student needs) à Action Plans à funding
  • Monitoring Cycle works backwards from expenditures to plan to data.
  • WHS student data was analyzed using the Cycle of Development.

Next Meeting

  • SSC funding decisions
  • Freshman Truancy and Violent Offenders

Process Member : Dana Ayers

Food:  Sharlett Downing & Patty Beekman Tager


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