District Site Baased Committee Meeting
March 11, 2008
1. Chairman Willie Williams called the meeting to order at 4:15
p.m.
2. Minutes approved (Susan Arnold moved, second by J Barton.
3. Superintendent's Report: Delayed until discussion of the
District Calendar.
4. District Improvement Plan: a. Chief of Police Hayes Lesher
reported on Goal 7, Career
and Tech Director Debbie Thompson reported on Goal 8, and Assistant
Superintendent Bruce Gearing reported on Goal 9 for Deputy
Superintendent Jason McCullough who could not attend the
meeting.
b. There was little input to the new District Improvement Plan
other than the high school
believes that Love and Logic is not the best student discipline
plan at their level and campuses do not like that the district is
doing away with the monetary awards for years of service (5, 10,
15, etc.).
c. J Barton moved and Sally Conroy seconded the approval of the
2008-2009 District Improvement Plan. The motion passed unanimously.
The plan will now go before the Board for their approval.
d. Gearing instructed the committees to now go back and fill in the
plan for 2009-2110 and 2110-2111. He also asked that the committees
fill in he Resources section for each goal and to make sure the
evaluation selected for each objective is in a measurable form.
e. He asked that members go back to their campuses and remind
faculty and staff members that they are to be familiar with the
PBMAS Continuous Improvement Plans for their campuses.
5. District Calendar: a. Superintendent Terry Myers reported that
Option 4 was pulled
because the problems with it were insurmountable, particularly at
the elementary level (meals, multiple siblings at different
campuses, childcare issues, etc.). Given the situation in the Mount
Pleasant community today, the administration decided that Option 4
is not a viable choice right now so it was pulled.
b. Corprew Elementary was in favor of Option 2. All other campuses
were in favor of Option 3.
c. Becki Cromer moved that the committee adopt Option 3. Steve
Champe seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Option 3 will
be recommended the to School Board for their approval.
6. Campus concerns: The High School asked how transportation costs
were calculated and
asked that the district consider purchasing several smaller buses
for small groups to take on student trips. Myers responded that the
district makes no money on transportation, that the charges cover
the costs. He also noted that the district might consider
subsidizing some of the transportation costs. He also said that the
district does have several smaller busses and may consider
purchasing more if there is a need. Ana Decious, Director of
Special Programs, reported that the district will be undertaking a
new needs assessment using survey. It will be conducted on-line
using Survey Monkey and will cover teachers, administrators and
students. A paper survey will be used for the community. Corprew
elementary asked about the time frame for the Proxy door locks.
Hayes Lesher said theirs would be going in any day. Willie Williams
asked that campuses begin to think about selecting new members for
the committee. Public Information Officer Judi Saxton asked that
campuses think about who they want to honor as Retied teachers this
year. She will send a list to the campuses after Spring Break,
7. Upcoming meeting: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 4:15 p.m. The meeting
was adjourned at
5:05 p.m.
Respectively submitted,
Judith Saxton, Ph.D., APR
Attendance: Becki Cromer, Susan Arnold, Sally Conroy, Ana Decious,
Karey Brown, Cristy Nolen, Jamie Cook, Steve Champe, Paula Ryburn,
Karen Sharp, LaWyanda Prince, Judith Saxton, Tina Hill, J Barton,
Robin Davis, Dustin Cook, Debbie Thompson, Debbie McClenan, Hayes
Lesher, Cassandra Fomby, Jeannie Pat Jaggers, Bruce Gearing, Terry
Myers, Willie Williams
