School Site Council Meeting Minutes 10/6/2010
I. Flag Salute-led by parliamentarian James Halley
II. Call to order
Mr. David Angelo called to order the regular meeting at 5:05pm on 10/6/2010 in the school library
III. SSC quorum was confirmed
SSC members in attendance:
Parents- David Angelo, Pat Gomez, Alfredo Martinez, Antoinette Paez, Teresa Navarro
Students- Edith Vasquez, Elise Contreras, Amber Garcia, Arlene Rodriguez
Classified Staff- none
Certificated Staff- James Halley, Mary Chapman, Juventino Gutierrez, Martin Martinez
Administration- Sam Genis
Members who sent regrets- Esther Mejia, Dr. Villon
Visitors in Attendance- Sarita Mota, Aurora Alcaraz, Eva Ochoa, Teresa Villegas-Brown, Alfred Renteria, Rachel Canchola, Anthony De la Rosa
IV. Approval of minutes from last meeting
School site council members agreed to table the approval of minutes due to the absence of secretary Ester Mejia
Va. Students representative report- Edith Vasquez, Elise Contreras, Amber Garcia, and Arlene Rodriguez reported the following:
1) Welcome Back Pep Rally was a success
2) The students and staff have been introduced to Character Counts!
3) Back to School Night was a success with many parents attending
Vb. DAC report- Mr. Angelo reported that there hasn’t been a meeting yet
Vc. Special Ed- Mr. Gutierrez shared his “Up to Speed with Sped” report and took questions from the school site council. A copy of his edifying report is attached to the minutes
Vd. EIA/SCE- Mr. Genis shared the current budget and asked for approval for the following items
SCE requested purchases:
1.Biology Concepts Textbooks: $6, 122.00
2. ACNT/Laptops for teachers to use with presentation systems: $33,725.00
3. Ikon Tonor-for printers in library for extra support: $ $14,073.00
4. Star Educational Systems/Wireless pads for pres. Systems: $5026.00
5. Kaplan Test Prep: $1, 906.00
LEP requested purchases
James Halley motioned/ Antoinette Paez 2nd the approval of the above mentioned items. Motion was carried and passed
Ve. Gate- no report due to frozen budget
Vf. Administration- Mr. Genis reported the following:
1The attendance campaign is going extremely well: ERHS was the highest attendance rate in the district (97%)
VI. Separate Action Items
a) Parent Leadership Council will be holding two workshops, for parents and students, every Monday beginning on November 1, 2010 for 15 weeks covering various topics. They are also hosting a family movie night in the cafeteria on October 15, 2010
b) PLC Summary- Mr. Genis provided a list of the PLC’s and their mission statements along with the PLC newsletters from September and October. Mr. Genis stated it was the efforts of teacher Claire Katsumura that has made the PLCs a success.
c) CST Review- tabled for November meeting. Dr. Ventura was home sick
d) Bylaws Review- SSC bylaws were provided to all members. Members will come to the November meeting to discuss of any changes need to be made
VII. Public Comment
November 3, 2010 in the Library
VIIII. Agenda Forecast
X Adjournment
Mr. Genis motioned/ Elise Contreras 2nd meeting adjournment.
Mr. Angelo adjourned the meeting at 6:10pm