Buker School Council

Thursday, February 25, 2010

^3:30-4:30am

Agenda

Welcome and Announcements

Updates from our last meeting…

· Homework

· Bullying

· Literacy and Math Nights

21^st Century Skills

Buker School Council

Thursday, February 25, 2010

^3:30-4:30pm

Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Amy Pasquarello, Kennon Anderson, Nancy McLean,

Nichole Miller, Kathy O’Shea, Brian O’Donoghue

Updates from our last meeting…

• Homework

The results of the staff review were shared with the Building Leadership Team, but have not yet been brought back to the whole staff for review. This will be a part of the next building meeting.

• Bullying

Kennon heard about an effective speaker on the topic of bullying who may be of interest to our schools and she will follow up with more details. The Essex County District Attorney’s office is scheduled to publish a bullying curriculum that will be available after April 12^th. We will receive this and determine if it is a program that we would like to use.

• Literacy and Math Nights

We will focus on hosting a math night this year because of the new math program. The purpose is to help betters develop a better understanding of the math concepts and how they are presented in the new program. This can be accomplished using math games and having student leaders at each grade serve as experts. We will ask Carol Bratt, our math specialist, to provide support as well.

21^st Century Skills

How can we support this work through our School Council? Project-based learning and problem solving could be the focus of a school wide science or social studies fair. Teachers will need time to collaborate in order to develop more project-based learning experiences for students. Are there opportunities for our school to collaborate with local businesses to promote 21^st century skills? The council will continue to discuss this topic and plan a course of action.