Site Based Management Meeting - January 14, 2008

MEMBERS PRESENT

Angie Clark, Beverly Ferguson, Janice Frazier, Shannon Mitchell, Tamera Moore, Chad Morgan, Mary Clayton Overman, June Swaney

STAFF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

A staff development request from Emily Murphy was reviewed and approved. She will attend an in-depth science institute. Other concerns included the ongoing struggle to keep the copiers and risographs in working order. Mrs. Frazier stated that she would follow up with the copier company and the county office to attempt to improve the situation. The team also discussed a suggestion to use walkie-talkies instead of the megaphone in the car rider line. Another dismissal concern is the congestion caused by the line of after-school students on the K-2 hall. The after-schoolers are leaving earlier than in years past, which in turn has caused more students to be in the hall at one time than before. More thought will be given to the logistics of dismissal, and possible changes will be discussed further.

SPEAKER HACKNEY SCHOOL GIFT

Speaker Joe Hackney recently received an award that included $10,000 to be given to a school of his choice. Speaker Hackney generously designated Silk Hope as his school. He has expressed a desire for the money to be spent on a project or projects that might not otherwise be funded and that would permanently enhance the school. Suggestions from the SBMT included:

• new MPR sound system if not funded by county
• improved area on side of school next to cafeteria and car-rider dismissal area (picnic tables, benches, etc.)
• new lobby furniture
• upgrades to the fitness trail (fitness stations, improved drainage to prevent erosion, etc.)

The team would very much like to have additional ideas from the faculty and staff for the most productive way to use this gift. Please see your SBMT representative to submit your ideas.

07-08 BUDGET REQUESTS UPDATE

• Personnel-The team added an EC teacher assistant to facilitate the inclusion model of instruction. The new prioritized list is as follows:
  1. reading teacher
  2. EC teacher assistants
  3. technology coach
  4. part-time ESL assistant/part-time Spanish translator
  5. 4-8 teacher assitants
• Furniture and equipment-According to the county, security camera systems will eventually be added to all schools. We replaced this item on our list with cafeteria tables with attached individual seats. These tables would add approximately twenty seats to our existing capacity, eliminate the booths, ease the cleaning process, and largely eliminate the noise and wear and tear on the floor created by our existing chairs. They would also be handicapped-accessible.
• Building and improvements-Replacing our existing gym has been moved to 2013 and will be attached to the next bond referendum. Keeping this in mind, our new building and improvement priority list is as follows:
  1. Addition of locker rooms – these could potentially be integrated into a new gym
  2. Update gym restrooms
  3. Exhaust fans for faculty restrooms

NEXT MEETING

The Site-Based Management Team will meet again on Monday, February 11, 2008.