Topic/Issue

Discussion/Information

Decision/Agreement Action Taken

#1-Approval of Minutes

Minutes of 11/24/09. 

No corrections to Minutes

Minutes of 11/24/09 approved. Updated Minutes will be downloaded to both the MES and SCC websites, but will not be downloaded to the official DOE SCC website.

#2-Role Group Reports

Administration: 

•       11/30: 400 students and faculty received H1N1 shot.

•       12/3:  Gr, K Gingerbread activity

•       12/9:  Bridge Building

•       12/14:  MES will receive AYP recognition at the BOE meeting.  MES met AYP for 2009.

Certificated: 

•          No Report

Classified: 

•          Holiday wishes to everyone!

Students. 

•          Student Council visiting Tripler Hospital to meet with Brigadier General Jones. MES will present Christmas ornaments for the Tripler Hospital patients.

•          Winter Assembly – Dec 17^th – Parents can attend – 12:30pm

•          Student Council collected and recycled cans and bottles from the Fun Fair

Community. 

•          MES Chorus will sing at Community Christmas Dinner.

Parents. 

•          Emailed copy of AFP. No responses. Sent out another copy on 12/8/09 in PDF format.

•          Received emails about critical incident at MES.

•          No response about web-based initiative.

•          Shared article by Randy Roth. Article is posted on Lynn Finnegan’s website.

•          MES met AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) targets for SY 2008-2009

A quorum was present for decision making. Meeting called to order by Chairperson: F. Shippey.

#3- Old Business

SCC Community Meeting #2. 

•       1/12/09 (5:30-6:30) in café.

•       Will present Academic Financial Plan

Academic Financial Plan, SY 2010-2011

Surfreader position not in AFP; teachers will use strategies in the classroom

GT will remain in Grades 4-6

Literacy Coach:  Required position.

•       Runs articulation sessions for teachers

•       Helps Principal

•       Works with teachers to achieve academic goals

Percentages in AFP are presented by the Principal.  Faculty then agrees upon an attainable percentage.

•       Loss of Counselor position

•       Additional .5 PSAP position

•       Additional 1.0 Clerk position

Motion to approve the date of Community  Meeting #2.  Approved.

Motion to approve AFP draft and present it at the SCC Community Meeting #2.  Approved.

#4-New Business

MES Robotics Team – TEAM BURNOUT

MES Robotics team gave presentation at the SCC Meeting about traffic concerns in the Moanalua Community.

Critical Incident at MES (T. Ushijima)

Discussion held about guidance incident on 11/10/09.  Dr. Teri Ushijima (Complex Area Superintendant) and Dr. Joe Acklin (State School Psychologist) were in attendance to address concerns.

T. Ushijima explained that both the incident and the handling of the incident are under investigation, and therefore none of the details were to be discussed.  There were several parent concerns voiced, as follows:

1) Why is this investigation taking so long?  Why did it take so long (and news involvement) for the parents to find out what happened to their kids?  (no clear answer given, other than there is a process)

2) Can we have a debrief meeting after the investigation is complete to learn what we can about the incident as well as any changes to how the school will handle future incidents?  (administration to consider this)

3) What assurance do we have that this was an isolated incident

4) How are the traumatized children getting support?  (DOE behavioral health support to meet with children in groups to screen for PTSD/trauma, and then individualize treatment)

5) Parents would like to hear an apology from the school on their perceived mishandling of this incident

6) A question of parent notification policy in the event of a child being involved in bullying/incidents...Dr. Ushijima notes that parents should be notified.

7) A suggestion was made to send out US mail letters for secure delivery in the future for important matters, as going home with the children is not reliable.  For critical incidents, phone calls may be appropriate.

Several concerns were stated. SCC would like to remind everyone to please continue to let your legislators and the administration hear about your concerns. 

Announcements

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Next Meeting

SCC Community Meeting - January 12, 2010 at 5:30pm in the Cafeteria.

Agenda:

1.     Academic Financial Plan SY2010-2011