Lawn Ave. SIT notes

June 9, 2005

Meeting was called to order at 4:00

Notes were corrected and accepted.

Welcome two new Members who have children in 4^th grade this year. They are Pamela Storey and Linda Jamison.

Forum, organized by some SIT members for School committee members went very well.

Congratulations to Julia for winning a seat on School Committee

School Improvement Plan

Action Plans: Motivation Goal #2

Christine Daley, Katelyn Downing and Kelly Grennan.

Announce birthdays for kids daily

25 book standard: Due to the difficulty of motivating 25 books, it was thought that as a student finishes book they are given a raffle ticket and it goes into a monthly raffle starting in

Different raffle for each grade.

Monthly certificates given to get a worthwhile prize.

Reading program to register books read.

The warrior is mascot. Rarely do we visibly see the mascot. So sort out warrior traits that students would want to exhibit (honor, friendship) follow through with identifying this throughout the grades so that more students are recognized.

Goal 1: Learning Environment/Curriculum

Had been presented at last meeting

A revised goal 1 sheet is attached

Jen Shearer, Sarah

Goal 3: Civics Goal

Final strategic plan will be presented to School Committee, not because its necessary for them to accept the Strategic Goals, rather to add knowledge of the Strategic Plan to the members of the school committee.

Citizenship:

A list of names is attached of students nominated for good citizenship award. They will be invited to attend an early morning breakfast with staff and those will be awarded a citizenship certificate. A group picture was taken and will be placed in the newspaper.

5^th grade teachers remain the same with Christine Daley as Special

Education

6^th Grade Look

Deb Barone, Charlene Tuttle, Beth Weibust, Special Education Room,

will be Michaela Romano Shumacker This room will be in 6^th grade

area.

7^th Grade will have B. Aho who will also be taking those 6^th graders on

Wilson Reading program.

8^th grade will be special educator Sandy Reynolds

Lawn Avenue Survey

83 surveys were returned

Summary of forms were sorted and organized into a chart.

See attached.

Responses that were sent in were worked on in great detail by parents.

Some overall comments were the need for better communication with parents.

Up to date web page.

Biggest predictor of success is eating together at the dinner table.

New Business: Mary Brennan has decided to complete her term on SIT committee.

Discussion:

Political information should not go home in the backpack.

It was mentioned that a note to go home and tell people to vote is a public service note. More discussion will follow at future meetings.

Other Issues: Discipline: What is being done for after school detention. There needs to be detention in a room away from the area that is most entertaining (the office) while they are being disciplined. We need to have a clear gradual plan of action to stop the discipline.

Idea from Individual: Maybe there will be a Teacher Evaluation: Kids evaluate teacher, parents evaluate teacher. Of course, it depends on what questions are asked and how they are asked.

Also, if we ask for a survey to be filled in with the parents, we should use the data we receive.