Louis Pasteur Middle School

Site Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

2:40 pm to 4:30 pm– Room 104

 MINUTES

In Attendance:

Staff: Janet Deal, Roger Kortes, Juan Perez, Christina Pannu, Katy Sjoberg, and Janell Eagan (for Laura Garcia)

Parent Volunteers: Brenda Griffin and Emily Rickman

Student Representation:             

Welcome:

Janet started the meeting and we went over everyone that was present at the meeting.  Christina Pannu had to leave early due to family medical emergency.

Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting:

Reviewed the notes from the last meeting and everyone looked over the 2 page documents.  It was recommended by Roger Kortes that the Minutes from the last meeting notes be accepted by the Site Council.  The motion was seconded by Katy Sjoberg, all approved, motion was carried.

Election of Officers:

Janet and the group discussed the election process and Janet put in motion for the following:

·         Janet Deal – Chairperson

·         Emily Rickman – Vice Chairperson

·         Laura Garcia – Parliamentary and Secretary

As to the election of officers, Janet had suggested that we either move the voting process to the next meeting or send ballets out via email to get the voting process started.  The group decided that the best practice for the election of officers would be send out ballets via email.

The motion was seconded by Roger Kortes, all approved, motion was carried.

Review and Approve LCAP Budget:

·         Reviewed Pasteur’s CAASPP Scores for the following:

·         6^th Grade:

o   21% of students who Exceeded or Met Target in Math

o   45% of students who Nearly Met Target in Math

o   32% of students who Exceeded or Met Target in English

o   37% of students who Nearly Met Target in English

·         7^th Grade:

o   37% of students who Exceeded or Met Target in Math

o   35% of students who Nearly Met Target in Math

o   40% of students who Exceeded or Met Target in English

o   22% of students who Nearly Met Target in English

·         8^th Grade:

o   43% of students who Exceeded or Met Target in Math

o   36% of students who Nearly Met Target in Math

o   48% of students who Exceeded or Met Target in English

o   34% of students who Nearly Met Target in English

·         Enrollment Status

o   Our enrollment has also continued to grow.  In the past three years, 80 more students have joined our community.

·         Pasteur Student Demographics for the 2015-2016 School Year:

o   Here is the breakdown of how the school is diversified:

§  White : 76%

§  Hispanic: 15%

§  African American: 3%

§  American Indian: 1.4%

§  Asian: 2%

§  Filipino: 1.4%

o   With the above information – we were also able to establish the following:

§  15 English Learner students who are supported in an extra English class taught by a certified English Language Developmental Specialist.

§  The percentage of students who are designated as Low Socio-Economic (41%) remained static this year after growing 10% over the past four years.

§  13% of our students receive special education services.

·         Pasteur’s LCAP Focus mirrors that of the District:

o   We will improve and support student learning to close achievement gaps and ensure all students graduate college and career ready.

o   We will foster a respectful, collaborative and reflective school culture that ensures academic success and social/emotional well-being for each student.

We believe that focus on this work will ensure our students are ready for the rigors of high  

school and will support their career and/or college plans.

·         Planned Improvements: Goal/Tactics #1:

o   Strategy 1: We will ensure that all staff are implementing effective instructional strategies integrating technology and utilizing assessment data to actively engage each student to increase achievement on state standards 21^st century skills and personal educational plans.

o   Goal/Tactic #1: We will implement Common Core and ELD Standards with effective instructional strategies that include: hands on lessons and field trips, integrated technology, feedback from students and various assessments in order to facilitate students’ academic growth.

o   Data Used to Form this Tactic During Strategy Planning:

§  Map Scores

§  Report Cards

§  CAASPP Scores

§  Classroom assessments

§  Student Input

·          BUDGET for 2015-2016:

o   With the above information – here is the breakdown of how the budget would be broken down by departments/events: 

·         Planned Improvements: Goal/Tactics #2:

o   Strategy 2: We will design and implement a system that creates challenging personal educational plans at each appropriate level in collaboration with students families and staff.

o   Goal/Tactic #2:  We will actively engage students, families and staff as valued partners in building a cohesive school community.

o   Data Used to Form this Tactic During Strategy Planning:

§  Data from student and parent surveys

§  PTSO Input, Student, Parent, Teacher conference follow up information, student grade reports, student testing data-MAP and CAASPP, Absence and behavior reports

·          BUDGET for 2015-2016:

o   With the above information – here is the breakdown of how the budget would be broken down by departments/events: 

·         Planned Improvements: Goal/Tactics #3:

o   Strategy 3: Focusing on Family Engagement – We will actively engage families as valued partners in the education process.

o   Goal/Tactic #3:  We will create opportunities for families to interact with their students, neighbors, and staff at school in order to increase family and community engagement.

o   Data Used to Form this Tactic During Strategy Planning:

§  Participation Data from previous years,

§  Parent interviews

§  Student interviews

§  Parent Surveys

·          BUDGET for 2015-2016:

o   With the above information – here is the breakdown of how the budget would be broken down by departments/events: 

Next Meeting:

The next Site Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Adjournment:

There being no further business to discuss, Roger Kortes made a motion for the meeting to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Janet Deal, all approved, motion was carried.