Flag Salute – led by parliamentarian James Halley
Call to order
SSC Chairperson, David Angelo called to order the regular meeting at 5:04 PM in the school library.
SSC quorum was confirmed
SSC members in attendance
Parents- David Angelo, Pat Gomez, Alfredo Martinez, Esther Mejia, and Dr. Aurora Villon
Students- Tina Castellanos, Amber Garcia, Arlene Rodriguez, and Edith Vazquez
Classified Staff- none
Certificated Staff- James Halley, Mary Chapman, and Juventino Gutierrez
Administration- Sam Genis
Members who sent regrets: Teresa Navarro and Antoinette Paez
Visitors in attendance Aurora Alcaraz, Brissa De La Rosa, Martin Martinez,
Alfred Renteria Jr. and Teresa Villegas
Approval of minutes from last meeting
School site council members individually read the November meeting minutes. Dr. Aurora Villon motioned/ James Halley 2nd approval of the minutes.
Information/Discussion Items
- Student representatives report-
- Canned food drive was successful. 2,308.72 lbs were collected.
- Powder Puff will be held on 12/16/10 at the Don Memorial Stadium
- DAC report- David Angelo reported that the District Tech plan was introduced and that Mr. Renteria was elected chairperson for DAC.
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- DELAC report Aurora Alcaraz reported they set elections every two years. Ruth Vazquez was elected president. They are surveying parents about tech issues and concerns so that communication between parents and teachers can be improved.
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- Special Education- Mr. Gutierrez shared his “Up to Speed with Sped”
- Mrs. Jimenez helped two students enter a regional contest to receive a scholarship to the California Community of Practice 2010 Secondary Transition Symposium. This symposium aims at improving transition services for students with disabilities ages 16-22 by providing a forum where educators, administrators, specialist and students can exchange ideas and communicate their successes and challenges. I am very proud to announce that both scholarships were awarded to two of our own El Rancho Students: Bryan Ortiz and Susana Escamilla.
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- The Special Education Department continues to be honored with the hard work and dedication of our vocational counselor, Ms. Roberta Jimenez.
- The SPED Staff Christmas Potluck will be on December 14
- December 1st is the state reporting date for IEP’s due from June through December
- The Special Education PLC is focusing on successful strategies by general education teachers working with students who receive special education services. We will be conducting interviews of selected gen-ed teachers on our campus.
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- EIA SCE/ EIA LEP No report
- GATE- No report
- Administration- Mr. Genis reported
- Parent conference was successful.
- November 19th School Specialties Monitors (funded by Safe School Grant) came out and evaluated lock down drill held at the school. Lockdown drill ran well. Drill did not affect instructional time.
- WASC will be here March 14th to 15th for a three year progress report. Met with chairperson and will present report next Monday. On Sunday the 13th WASC will meet with SSC parents.
- Academic scrimmage was held on Veteran’s day, ERHS took 1st place.
- ERHS Board School Special session meeting to be held tomorrow on “releasing money”.
Separate Action items
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- a)SPSA
- SPSA is due on February 10th to the school board. ERHS School site council members all received a copy for their review and will meet for a study session on January 12th at 5pm. Dr. Villon requested a reminder to be sent.
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- b) Character Counts Presentation
- Ms. Alejandra Rosales, PLC leader disseminated a handout with her presentation. Program was explained along with the implementation at the school. Mr. Genis commended the Character Counts PLC since they have incorporated more things in the program than even the schools that were reviewed to model. There were suggestions and discussions on the presentation.
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- c) Naviance Update
- Since there are only three IT persons, data has been handed over to Tony Hernandez for input. Hoping students can start using the program soon.
Public Comment
- Parent leadership announced they were holding a fundraiser talent show on Dec 14th . They had not decided if they would be charging admission. The winner of the talent show would receive a gift card.
- Dr. Aurora Villon shared her concern that Teresa Navarro, school site council member had not been present at the past two meetings. Mr. Genis will contact her.
- Mr. Renteria shared two concerns. First that the SSO’s are not patrolling the campus in the morning. He commented that he has seen them reading the newspaper or sending texts on their cell phones. He would like to see them patrolling the alley and the back of the new gym. His second concern was that he attended a PTO function at an elementary school where the drama club performed and saw that they used a Don Booster back of truck for transportation of the students. The back of the truck is not a safe and illegal. Mr. Genis said he would notify Mr. Vargas of the situation and requested that if any such activity should be reported as soon as possible and not wait for a school site council to be reported.
Agenda Forecast
- SPSA
- WASC Information/ Tentative Agenda
- Parent Involvement Policy Review
- XI. Special Study Session January 12th. Regular SSC Meeting to be held on Wednesday February 2nd
Alfredo Martinez motioned/ Arlene Rodriguez seconded the meeting adjournment.
Chairperson David Angelo adjourned the meeting at 6:00 pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by: Esther Mejia/SSC Secretary