Approval of Minutes

Minutes from the May 27 School Council Meeting were approved as submitted.

Parent/Community Comments

Nancy Campi asked about lunches and the length of time it was taking students to purchase lunch. Corrine reported that she is working with the kitchen staff to see what can be done, especially at our third lunch.

Old Business

None

New Business

Members introduced themselves.

Tonia Neal and Elaine Holloway were voted in as new Parent Representatives.

Mike Gallagher gave a brief update on the 9^th Grade Campus, now being called Freshman Campus. The core team met for an intense retreat in August. The plan is to open on time with a projected enrollment of 900 students (capacity.)

Corrine discussed the new District-wide method for preparing the Continuous Improvement Plan. A CIP Core Team of teachers has been developed. They have been working on Phase 1, “Assessing Readiness,” since August. Vanessa Logue and Sandy Grace are both on the CIP Team with Corrine and they will keep School Council updated on what is happening.

Corrine handed out copies of the Operating Norms that the staff came up with as a replacement to the current “Code of Cooperation.” She asked for comments or suggestions to be e-mailed to her as soon as possible. There was discussion on whether the School Council wanted to adopt something similar. Sandie will e-mail the “Code of Cooperation” to members to review and the issue will be brought back to the next meeting.

Marianne discussed the Site Council Self-Assessment Survey that was previously distributed and how the results would be reported to the District. It was agreed that surveys would be collected and Marianne would compile the data. The results will be brought back to the next meeting.

Team Reports

6^th Grade

Lorna reported that 6^th grade students appear to have transitioned well. They are looking at a possible field trip to the Children’s Theatre later in the year.

7^th Grade

The 7^th graders will be going to “The Secret Garden” at the Village Theatre on November 16.

8^th Grade

Nancy reported that the 8^th grade team is looking at ways to alert students and parents about Spring Forum earlier in order to give them more time to prepare. They are also looking at two field trips.

Special Needs

Tracey Thompson represented Special Needs for Vanessa Logue. She reported that the department is working closely with the district to get more curriculum materials to better serve the needs of individual students. They are working on putting together a checklist to help the process for placing and moving students.

Subject Area

Sandy reported that PE/Health is working on Scope and Sequence. Extra FTE has been received which has allowed an extra section to be added to Orchestra.

Classified Staff

None

ASB Report

Mark Dorsett took the ASB officers to camp this summer and they had a great time learning about effective leadership. He reported that the magazine drive is $41,000 short of the goal with only one turn-in day left. ASB will be recognizing student birthdays differently this year. The students have been making posters for Curriculum Night and will act as Student Guides. He is also looking at doing a school-wide service project to raise money for a charity.

PTSA Report

Fundraising at Pre-Registration did very well. Membership is at 698. There are 34 staff members. The membership fee for staff was reduced to $7.00. The PTSA approved funds to provide subs for Science teachers to be able to attend the National Science Conference in November.

District Liaison Report

Hester reported on the Healthy Youth Survey that will be administered to 6^th and 8^th graders. It is voluntary and anonymous. Information is available on the District web site. There is a new “Parent Info” icon on the District web site.

Community Center

Cathy Jones shared that 350 middle school students were served in Adventure Camp during the summer. They will be hiring a new person to be in charge of the Drop-In Youth Center to replace Ross. The Issaquah Youth Advisory Board had their first meeting last week. Last Friday, September 17, was 6^th Grade Night at the Community. Approximately 160 6^th graders attended. September 24 will be the first evening dance. They expect close to 700 students and are still looking for parent chaperones. Photo ID will be required to enter – no exceptions.

FYI – Corrine Derosa

September 24 Panther Press Deadline

September 24 Student of the Month Celebration

September 24 Staff Meeting 2:15 p.m.

September 27 4^th Magazine Turn In Day

September 30 Curriculum Night 7:00 p.m.

October 2 and 3 Salmon Days

October 8 No School – Learning Improvement Day

Other

None

Next meeting will be October 28, 2004 at 2:15 p.m. in Room 705