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North Oldham High School
Record of Council Proceedings
Minutes
May, 13, 2008
The North Oldham High School Council met
in regular session at North Oldham High School in Goshen,
Kentucky on May 13, 2008 with the following members present:
Lisa Jarrett, Craig Grimm, Leah Berry, Chad Padgett, Amy Trager,
and Kim Mitchell. Absent: Martha Hargis
1)
The meeting was called to order at 4:02 pm.
2)
Approval of the agenda- Approved by consensus of the
Council.
3)
The minutes of the April 15, 2008 were approved by
consensus of the Council.
4)
Action Items:
A.
Approved changes to the Extra-Curricular Code of Conduct
and set an effective date of July 15, 2008.
B.
Reviewed Summer School policy and approved changes to
read “Summer School will begin in a timely fashion after
graduation.”
C.
Approved staffing allocations for 2008-2009 school year.
D.
Approved 08-09 draft of Section 6 budget
E.
Reviewed the Professional Development Plan for 08-09.
Approved by consensus of the Council.
F.
Pam Jett and Carla Wilson presented textbook needs for
the science department for 08-09. The plan was approved by
consensus of the Council.
G.
Discussed the attendance policy at length. There will be
an attempt made to better weave the Vacation Policy with the
unexcused absence policy so that parents and students can more
clearly understand them. A form will be developed to gain
signatures from teachers when a student will miss for Vacation
Policy/unexcused absences.
H.
Reviewed policies 1003, 1004, 4003, 5003, 9001, and 9002.
No revisions were made except for the name Extra-curricular Code
of Conduct in policy 9001.
5)
Agenda items for June 10, 2008 meeting
A.
Continue policy review
B.
Consultation if applicable
6)
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:26
pm.
_______________________________ _____________________________
Lisa Jarrett,
Principal Date
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North Oldham High School
Record of Council Proceedings
Minutes
February 19, 2008
The North Oldham High School Council met
in regular session at North Oldham High School in Goshen,
Kentucky on January 15, 2008 with the following members present:
Lisa Jarrett, Chairman, Craig Grimm, Leah Berry, Amy Trager,
Martha Hargis and Kim Mitchell.
1)
The meeting was called to order at 4:01 pm.
2)
Approval of the agenda- Approved by consensus of the
Council.
3)
The minutes of the January 15, 2008 were approved by
consensus of the council.
4)
Action Items:
A.
Kim Mitchell assumed the position as the classified
representative and recording secretary for the Council.
B.
New course offerings approved: Women in Literature and
Great Books as ½ credit each; these courses can be taken in lieu
of English 4; AP Psychology will be offered at all grade levels
but only as an elective Social Studies credit; Advanced PE and
Speech & Debate are courses that may be repeated for credit with
instructor approval.
C.
Revised Statement of Ethics policy 1001 with only name
changes; revised Elections policy 1008 to include a clause from
KRS 160.345 regarding parent representatives not being relatives
of school or district administrative office employees; revised
Advanced Placement policy 4005 to include pre-requisites. The
Council began a discussion of the Athletic Code of Conduct
policy 9005 regarding extended to include competitive
extra-curricular activities to be more in line with OCBE policy
9090 on Random Drug Testing. Sponsors and coaches will be
contacted for input that will be presented at the March Council
meeting.
5) Agenda items for next meeting
A.
Continue discussion of Athletic Code of Conduct
B.
Continue policy review
6)
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:37
pm.
_______________________________ _____________________________
Lisa Jarrett,
Principal Date
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North Oldham High School
Record of Council Proceedings
Minutes
November 20, 2007
The North Oldham High School Council met
in regular session at North Oldham High School in Goshen,
Kentucky on November 20, 2007 with the following members
present: Lisa Jarrett, Chairman, Craig Grimm, Leah Berry, Chad
Padgett, Amy Trager, Martha Hargis and Justine Allen.
1)
The meeting was called to order at 4:01 pm.
2)
Approval of the agenda- the agenda was approved by
consensus of the Council, with the addition of SGA updates to be
listed under Principal report 6b.
3)
The minutes of the October 16, 2007 minutes were approved
by consensus of the council.
4)
Action Items:
A.
Summer School Policy 4006 was reviewed with the following
changes discussed: failing grade range (60-69) based on the
change to the grading system as a whole; passing grade of 70
will be posted to the transcript upon successful completion of
Summer School; the council prefers that a certified teacher
teach English instead of utilizing Novel/Stars; there will be no
pre-assessment requirement for English. Ms. Jarrett will revise
and bring the policy back to council next month for second
reading.
B.
School Improvement Plan- By law, the School Improvement
Plan must be posted to the school website by December 1st.
Our existing plan was written for a 2-year period of time,
2006-2008. Revisions include updating new target scores for
spring 2008 CATS assessment by content area, making simple name
changes such as Lead Teachers instead of Department Chairs, and
incorporating our work with Professional Learning Communities.
Information gathered during Lead Teacher reports by content area
where it applies to the School Improvement Plan will be
incorporated.
5)
Principal’s Report
A.
Lead Teacher Reports for PLC work (Science, Language
Arts, Practical Living/Vocational Studies)
1.
Nancy Martin- Practical Living /Vocational Studies Lead
Teacher reported 20 point improvement on CATS scores in this
area. They have analyzed data and are working to improve the
15% of struggling students in this area. They are working on
incorporating Consumerism and vocational studies into the Health
curriculum so that students will be better prepared to test in
these areas. Humanities is being taught for the first time to
high school students, the class right now is mainly juniors and
seniors, but the teachers would like to see this class offered
to sophomores.
2.
Carla Wilson-Science Lead Teacher presented that the
science goal was 88.8 and they reached 95.0. They are using
more opportunities to write using the science vocabulary
embedded into the curriculum. One of the SMART goals is to
bring into the classroom science articles and discuss the
content in order to familiarize the students with the science
vocabulary. Another area to work on is Earth Science. Currently
8th graders are taking some form of Earth Science but
not all high school students are getting this content. The
science teachers would like to coordinate with middle school
science teachers to insure that this area is being covered in
depth.
3.
Steve Rauh- Language Arts Lead Teacher presented handout
with listing positives and weaknesses and the overall picture
(see attached).
B.
Scheduling for 2008-09- scheduling timeline attached
C.
Discipline report-attached
D.
SGA update- Craig Grimm reported on Student Government
activities that are on the calendar. The Extreme Makeover:
School Edition has been approved with work scheduled to begin on
December 19th. The SGA also is seeking
administrative and SBDM Council support of unifying all school
teams and groups with the same logos, colors, mascot, fight
song, and honor code. A letter with 18 student signatures was
presented outlining this request. The Council and the principal
strongly agreed to support and help promote this effort in every
possible way.
6)
Agenda Items for next meeting
a.
PLC Lead Teacher repots, (Math, Social Studies, ECS)
b.
2nd reading, Summer School policy revision
c.
Move SBDM meeting to December 11, 2007 at 4:00 pm.
7) With no further business, the
meeting adjourned at 5:47 pm.
_______________________________ _____________________________
Lisa Jarrett,
Principal Date
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North Oldham High School
Record of Council Proceedings
Minutes
October 16, 2007
The North Oldham High School Council met in regular session at
North Oldham High School in Goshen, Kentucky on October 16, 2007
with all members present: Lisa Jarrett, Chairman, Craig Grimm,
Leah Berry, Chad Padgett, Amy Trager, Martha Hargis and Justine
Allen.
1)
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
2)
Approval of the agenda- the agenda was approved by
consensus of the Council, with the addition of public expression
by Susan Kline and Carl Kline.
3)
Mrs. Kline wanted to discuss the unexcused absence
policy; the NOHS attendance policy states that in order for a
student to make up work during an unexcused absence is to give
prior notification to the teachers no less than five (5) school
days before the absence; she had sent a note to school but it
was the day before the absence occurred, thus make-up work was
not allowed; she stated that she had sent notes in prior for
such occasions and had made an honest mistake and asked the
council to reconsider not allowing the make-up work. Carl
Kline, grandfather of the student also spoke, stating that he
was “shocked” by the harsh punishment; he understands that there
must be rules in place but that the punishment is much too harsh
for a first time offender.
4)
The minutes of the September 18, 2007 meeting were
approved by consensus of the Council.
5)
Action Items:
a.
Policy 4007 Performance Based Credit second reading was
approved by the council.
6)
Principal’s Report
a.
PLC update, Plus Time- Based on discussions with teachers
the Council has made the decision to keep Plus Time but allow
the teachers to embed Plus Time into their own classes as they
deem necessary. The Administrative team will monitor this
change and report back to the council their findings. Teachers
are strongly encouraged to constantly find time to support
struggling students within the regular school day.
b.
CATS data was reviewed and analyzed; PLC Lead Teachers
will give reports about specific content areas at the November
and December Council meetings.
7)
Next meeting is November 20. Agenda items include:
a.
PLC Lead Teacher repots
b.
Policy review
8)
With no further business, the council adjourned at 5:36
pm.
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Lisa Jarrett, Principal Date
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North Oldham High School
Record of Council Proceedings
Minutes
September 18, 2007
The North Oldham High School Council met in
regular session at North Oldham High School in Goshen, Kentucky
on September 18, 2007 with the following members present: Lisa
Jarrett, Chairman, Craig Grimm, Leah Berry, Chad Padgett, Amy
Trager and Justine Allen. Absent: Martha Hargis.
1)
The meeting was called to order at 3:56 p.m.
2)
Approval of the agenda- the agenda was approved by
consensus of the Council
3)
The minutes of the August 7, 2007 meeting were approved
by consensus of the Council.
4)
Action Items:
A.
First reading of Policy 4007 Performance-Based Credit
Policy
B.
ESS daytime waiver-council reviewed and signed.
5)
Principal’s Report
A.
PLC update, Plus Time- positive comments from teachers,
students and parents.
B.
Assessment results-see attached reports
C.
Intelligent Classroom installation
update
6.)
Closed Session to Discuss Certified Personnel- council
went into Executive Session at 4:29pm, and returned from
Executive Session at 4:31pm.
7.)
Next meeting is October 16, 2007
8.)
With no further business, the council adjourned at 4:33pm
_______________________________
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Lisa Jarrett,
Principal Date
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North Oldham High School
Record of Council Proceedings
Minutes
August 7, 2007
The North Oldham High School Council met in regular session at
North Oldham High School in Goshen, Kentucky on August 7, 2007
with the following members present: Lisa Jarrett, Craig Grimm,
Leah Berry, Chad Padgett, Amy Trager, and Martha Hargis. Absent:
Justine Allen
1)
The meeting was called to order at 4:04 p.m.
2)
Approval of the agenda- Lisa Jarrett asked that the signing
of the Statement of Ethics be added to Action items; she also
asked that a review of the Athletic Code of Conduct be added to
Action items due to a recent incident; the items were added and
the agenda approved by consensus of the Council.
3)
The Council approved the June 12, 2007 minutes with no
changes.
4)
Action Items:
a.
The SBDM Council has chosen to meet on the third Tuesday of
the month with the following exceptions: May 13th, June
10th
b.
The PD Plan was revised to change from 6 hours to 3 hours
of Intelligent Classroom training and from 9 hours to 12 hours of
PLC work.
c.
Each member signed the Statement of Ethics.
d.
After discussing the Athletic Code of Conduct, the Council
decided to revise the policy by removing the word “illegally” from
Section III Drug & Alcohol Policy. The first sentence in the
paragraph now reads, “No athlete shall be permitted to
illegally use, possess or distribute alcoholic beverages,
tobacco products, …”
5)
Principal’s Report:
a.
The Council reviewed the final data results from Summer
School. We will be looking at revising the policy at a later date
to reflect the new grading scale as well as any other changes
deemed necessary.
b.
Lisa and Craig provided a summary of the trainings from the
PLC institutes as well as an outline for the upcoming training for
all staff. The lead teachers and administrators have been meeting
and planning for the implementation of PLC’s. The council was
briefed on common formative assessments, extra support time for
struggling students, and the embedded PD piece.
6)
The Council went into closed session to consult on
personnel as provided by KRS 61.810(1)(f) at 5:00 p.m.
7)
The Council returned to open session at 5:03 p.m.
8)
The Council’s next meeting will be September 18th
at 4:00.
9)
There being no other business, the Council adjourned at
5:06 p.m.
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Lisa Jarrett, Principal
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