School Advisory Council Meeting September 20, 2012 School Attendees: Jennifer Smith, Stacy Powell,, Susan Pegram, Joy Kesterson, Kelli, Staab, Diana Ryan, Kelly Mammolite, Alicia Stonebreaker Minutes from the June 1, 2012 meeting were read by Jennifer Smith made a motion to accept the minutes. Joy Kesterson seconded the motion. The group voted to accept the minutes. New Business Joy Kesterson nominated Kelly Staab for the position of the SAC Chairperson. Diana Ryan seconded the nomination. Vote was unanimous to add Kelly Staab as a candidate for the position of SAC Chairperson. Old Business Principal s Announcements Mrs. Susan Pegram provided our current enrollment at 734 students, including pre-kindergaren. However, the FTE count does not include pre-kindergaren students; therefore, the enrollment stands at 714. The official FTE count is calculated in October. All kindergarten through third grade classes must have 18 students or less, and fourth through fifth grade classes must have 22 students or less to be compliant. The allocation for a new kindergarten teacher was denied. Mrs. Cleversey moved from her previous position to teach the new kindergarten class. All kindergarten classes are currently meet compliance. Second grade is currently over capacity and does not meet compliance. New teacher and staff members include the following:, Kathleen Brassard, Stephanie Simmens, Colleen Cubbage, Brandy Evans, Nancy Vrana, Leda Johnson, and Christina Murray. Ms. Suzi Smith, the music teacher resigned and interviews are in progress to find a replacement. Software subscription renewals are due for Renaissance and Reading A-Z, RAZ Kids. The renewal fees are approximately $7, 000. Kagan and Thinking Maps are used in kindergarten through fifth grade.
was awarded A+ money. The A+ money committee discussed options for how the funds would be dispersed. The faculty and staff voted on two plans and the percentage that would be allocated to SAC. Please see attached ballot. Plan 2 received the highest number of votes (34 votes). Plan 1 received 33 votes. The percentage awarded to SAC vote results as follows: 63 votes for 5% and 5 votes for 10%. Mrs. Pegram discussed that each faculty and staff member was given the opportunity to vote. Vote tabled at this time until official SAC committee member vote occurs. SAC must have 8 meetings per year. Mrs. Pegram will invite all parents of to participate in SAC and explain what SAC is about about. We need 11 committee members to represent the demographics of. SAC budget is $2,228.16 at this time. Mrs. Pegram will request $2,000 to assist with the cost of the software subscription renewals. Relay for Life of Sorrento will be located at this year. The event will take place on May 4-5, 2013. The bus loop is being used for this event; however, community volunteers will be heading up the event this year. Tuesday, October 16, 2012 is Education Innovations. Susan Pegram made a motion to end the meeting. Jennifer Smith seconded the motion. The group voted unanimously to end the meeting., Jennifer Smith
School Advisor Council Meeting October 9, 2012 Attendees: Maurice Simmons, Jeff Coldren, Richard Notaro, Terri Tomassi, Stacy Powell, Tina Soares, Kelli Staab, Linda Herendeen, Deanna Lewis, Kelly Mammolite, Sarah Gubler, Hilda Mungia,, Susan Pegram Meeting was called to order by Susan Pegram SAC training presented by Jeff Coldren SAC school representation introduced by Susan Pegram School Representatives will be, Maurice Simmons, and Hilda Mungia Parent Representatives will be Richard Notaro, Terri Tomassi, Stacy Powell, Tina Soares, Kelli Staab, Deanna Lewis, Kelly Mammolite, Sarah Gubler Susan Pegram nominated Kelli Staab as the SAC Chairperson. seconded the nomination. Vote was unanimous for Kelli Staab to be SAC Chairperson Susan Pegram nominated Terri Tomassi and Deanna Lewis as the SAC Co-Chairs. Kelli Staab seconded the nomination. Vote was unanimous for Terri Tomassi and Deanna Lewis to be SAC Co- Chairs. Jennifer Smith resigned as Secretary Kelli Staab nominated to be the SAC Secretary. Susan Pegram seconded the nomination. Vote was unanimous for to be the SAC Secretary. SIP presented by 2 choices for SAC by-laws were presented. SAC will vote at our next SAC meeting. Minutes from the September 20, 2012 meeting were distributed. Stacy Powell made a motion to accept the minutes. Tina Soares seconded the motion. The group voted and the minutes were accepted SAC meetings will be held on the 2 nd Tuesday of the Month. We have 2 new teachers on campus. Judy Voss in 2 nd grade, and Llewellyn Humphrey in Music. A+ Money was voted on by the staff. Plan 2 received the highest number of votes. Stacy Powell made a motion to accept the staff s vote for Plan 2. Kelly Mammolite seconded the motion. Vote was unanimous on going with the staff s choice of Plan 2. Upcoming events: Education Innovations on October 16 th at Leesburg High School from 5:30-8:00 pm. Mrs. Dunson and Mrs. Fowler will present what they are doing on IPADS with some students. Yankee Candle Sales run from October 2 nd through October 16 th. RUC2 Ready Meeting will be on October 23 rd in the cafeteria from 5:00pm-7:00pm Deana Lewis made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Tina Soares seconded the motion. The group voted unanimously to end the meeting.
School Advisor Council Meeting November 13, 2012 Attendees: Susan Pegram, Jeff Coldren,, Hilda Mungia, Terri Tomassi, Kelli Staab, Alicia Stonebreaker, Tina Soares, Stacy Powell Meeting was called to order by Kelli Staab. Minutes from the October 9, 2012 meeting were distributed. made a motion to accept the minutes. Susan Pegram seconded the motion. The group voted and the minutes were accepted SIP has been uploaded to the DOE. It is open to the public. Google search DOE School Improvement Plans. Use the drop-down boxes. Choose Lake County, then Sorrento Elementary Click on the link for 2012-2013 School Improvement Plan. Review by-law Options 1 and 2. Staci Powell made a motion for Option 1. Kelli Staab seconded the motion. The group voted and Option 1 was accepted Student count at 719 Mrs. Davis, a VE teacher, has gone to Carver Middle School Mrs. Ledoux, who has ESE certification, has taken Mrs. Davis place Mrs. Ledoux will run the READ 180 program Mrs. Simmens, former Writing Teacher in 4 th grade, will teach 4 th grade Math Mrs. Cubbage, former 1 st grade teacher, will teach 4 th grade Writing Mrs. Deese was hired to teach 1 st grade Walk-a-Thon November 14 th during Specials time. Money raised is being asked to go towards ink cartridges for teachers Clorox Power Bright Future Scholarship voting for a $50,000 grant has begun. Website crashed this afternoon, text votes are also down at this time. Text 2463PBF to 95248. Keep trying to vote for. The link is on the school website and PTO Facebook page. STEM Bowl teams are being created. Once the teams are created, we will have an after school STEM Bowl Club. The STEM Bowl will be in February at Lake Receptions. At our last meeting we did not have a classified representative. Carmen Marrero will be our classified representative. SAC has to reflect our school s demographics. The report has to list name, race, and socio-economic status. Look at 2 different writing samples. Sample 1 was Kindergarten. Sample 2 was 1 st grade. Common Core is more rigorous and vigorous. Next SAC meeting will be Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 5:30pm Susan Pegram made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Kelli Staab seconded the motion. The group voted unanimously to end the meeting.
School Advisor Council Meeting December 11, 2012 Attendees: Susan Pegram,, Kelli Staab, Deanna Lewis, Hilda Mungia, Carmen Marrero, Tina Soares, Terri Tomassi Meeting was called to order by Kelli Staab. Minutes from the November 13, 2012 meeting were distributed. Tina Soares made a motion to accept the minutes. seconded the motion. The group voted and the minutes were accepted Accreditation Process has begun. Our school district goes through this process every 5 years. If our school is chosen, we will have a team visit our campus and interview the principal, the leadership team, teachers, students, and parents. A+ money - It was voted unanimously by the SAC that Any remaining balance will be expended on nonrecurring expenditures for educational equipment/materials to assist in maintaining and improving student performance; and/or temporary personnel for the school to assist in maintaining and improving student performance. AMOs - subgroups include: Black, White, Hispanic, ELL, ESE, and ED. Please review spreadsheet below. Closed campus During FCAT Writes and FCAT we will not have visitors, volunteers, etc. We want a structured/quiet environment for testing. Calendars for next year The district calendar committee has developed two student calendar options for the 2013-14 school year. You have the opportunity to voice your preference for a 2013-2014 school calendar through the online voting option. Lake County has placed options on their website. Please check the website and give your input. Safety We want to emphasize the importance of rules/procedures to keep all students safe. Our staff begins at 8:00am and students cannot be dropped off prior to that time. Deanna Lewis We appreciate your phone messages and how you care about our children. Susan Pegram made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Hilda Mungia seconded the motion. The group voted unanimously to end the meeting.