Call to Order	9/22/2003 5:10 PM by Lori Windels
Parents:	Roxanne Hart, Dawn Johnson, Jean Schwabacher, Lori Windels, Michael Wulf, Jon Zats (late), Lynn Blewett-Franken, Sherri Knuth	Absent:  Michelle Yang
Faculty/Staff:	Tom Degree, Cleva Jobe, Louis Mariucci, John Mayock, John Porter, Ann Oyen	Absent:
Community Rep:		Absent:
PTO Liaison:	Carolyn Fisk (PTO)	Absent:
Cultural Liaison:		Absent:
Approval of prior meeting minutes	Dawn Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes from June, John Mayock seconded, motion passed.
Announcements, etc.	·        Meetings are every 3rd Monday of the month, from 5:00PM until 7:00PM. ·        Tonight’s meeting was a pot-luck. ·        Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. John Porter on their new baby. ·        Site Council visibility was discussed at school events as well as use of name tents at meetings.  Julie Woodman will contacted for creating a button graphic / logo and custom names for SC members. ·        Mary Reis reported that the 2003 Rondo Days festival was a success.  Lynn Blewett-Franken’s and Jon Zats’ families attended.  This budget item should be tied to SCIP.  It’s vital to the school’s public perception and she hopes it will happen next summer as part of a budgeted item. ·        A visiting parent stated that he was appalled by the use of derogatory terms relating to the conditions of the playing fields the Capitol Hill soccer team plays on.  This parent grew up in the neighborhood and indicated that many students have friends out in their own neighborhoods that have deep plush green fields.  The SC was in consensus that students using derogatory terms should be counseled by their team coach.  Discussion ensued supporting the general attitude of students, the perceived declining minority enrollment - especially at the 6th-8th grade levels.  Mr. Mariucci stated he will talk to Mr. McGill, the Athletic Director.  He stated this type of behavior would not be accepted by C/H students or faculty.
Committee and Liaison Reports	·        GTAC – Lori Windels was asked to discuss the GTAC role and the many important issues discussed at the district offices.  Sherri Knuth volunteered to work with the GTAC liaison and participate on this team. ·        Reform – Ann Oyen and John Porter will serve as co-chairs for this team.  Ann to follow-up with John.
SCIP/Budget Committee:	·        Jean Schwabacher, Dawn Johnson, Lori Windels volunteered to participate on this team. ·        There are many areas of focus for the school to work on based on the SCIP including Leadership, Curriculum/Instruction, Parent Involvement, Focus on Students.    Dawn Johnson and Jean Schwabacher are co-chairs for the SCIP/Budget committee.  Jean self nominated herself as co-chair, seconded by Tom Degree.  Stacy Wascosky’s name was removed as co-chair.
Membership Committee:	·        Lori Windels welcomed everyone and each site council member introduced themselves.  A number of elected staff members were also new. ·        By-laws were distributed and each member encouraged to review them.
Communications / Outreach Committee:	·        Tom Degree, Mary Reis, Jon Zats volunteered to participate on this team. ·        Issues related to school climate need to be addressed.  Publicity for Grandparents day, AAPID, etc.. need to be posted and communicated better. ·        Goal for next month is to include updates on staff meetings and distribute via the newsletter and website. ·        Roxanne Hart asked Michael Wulf to forward last year’s plan for review. ·        It was stated by parent attendee Mary Reis that a good relationship with the Martin Luther King center should be furthered since they are right out our back door.  They allow the school to use the playground and park areas in addition to the wealth of cultural opportunities. ·        It was stated a meeting will take place for this team in a couple of weeks.
PTO Liaison:	·        PTO reported funding of the “courage retreat” of a few thousand dollars. ·        Fundraising has gone extremely well and the PTO budget is approximately $42,000.   The “Direct Drive” and carnival were successes and they are becoming very efficient at raising money. ·        A more welcoming presentation for the school with banners, art work, and cultural diversity throughout the school is desired and a goal for this coming school year. ·        The family dance’s objective is to keep the cost down so all families can have a night out and get to know each other.  A variety of music and culture is to be expected. ·        Grade level dinners are expected to be $5/per family. ·        Outreach expenses of Parents of African/African American Students are minimal and could also go towards multi-cultural fair, NEAT (special education advisory), neighborhood interactions, etc..
Principals Report:	·        Mr. Mariucci handed out two documents – 2004 budget analysis and individual school allocations. ·        Basically the 2003-2004 budget indicates a net loss of $30,000 over last year.  $260,000 from last year is referendum monies allocated.   This is student enrollment based and could be an issue if we get less than $2,200 per student.  The current Campus-Mars reporting system indicates we’ll net +29 students.  The budget was based on 931 students and so far we have 960 scheduled.  This also impacts class size ratios. ·        As of last week there were about 100 on the waiting list which is estimated as 40 1st graders, 40 3rd graders, 60 7th graders and  0 in the other grades. ·        This year we’ll have more first graders. ·        Mr. Mariucci indicated the $3,373,942 budget will have to be looked at to accommodate the change in expenses and increase in student population.   Last year a residual budget amount was used to make a fantastic special purchase of a computer lab on wheels.  The added students may help make up the deficit in the reduced supplies and extra curricular costs. ·        Assistant Principal Cleva Jobe reported on the impact of adding traditional math classes.  There was a big imbalance in class size and scheduling conflicts.  Geometry class had 16 students while IM2 had 35.  We will be looking at scheduling and options again. ·        Cleva gave the site council an overview of the A/B scheduling 6th-8th grade scheduling process.  Factoring in singleton courses (semester long) and accommodating specialist courses is challenging.   She also indicated 6th grade scheduling was inaccurate for the first couple weeks; the system is expected to be corrected very soon, potentially the end of this week. ·        Positive feedback was given by the fact course schedules were handed out at orientation.
Old Business:	None.
New Business:	None.
Adjournment:	Chair closed meeting at 7:28 PM.