BILT Minutes

3-6-02

Members present: Jeff Nelson, Paul Baker, Steve Jans, Stacey Melloy, Bill Heisel, Jill Roepenack, Pam Nelson, Greg Fairchild, Lara Braley (reported out), and Lavonne Dawson (reported out)

Committee Reports:

1. Professional Development Committee – Lara Braley

• Lara provided BILT a decision-making flowchart.
• Bill asked if there was a connection between the budget committee and the decisions professional development makes. Jeff commented that to prepare for professional development budgeting, there are TWO scenarios:

1. Professional Development opportunities you are aware of (Conferences, SAI grading, etc…) – This is what you are to budget for! Substitutes will be paid out of the "Prof. Dev." line item, but make sure you account for them.
2. Professional Development opportunities that are unplanned – The Committee will look at the history and plan to have money available for this type of situation.

• Jeff said that we need to reserve days for subs at the beginning of the school year next year for discipline planning and other activities.

1. Make decisions regarding fundraiser money – the committee DOES NOT make decisions about budgeted team/discipline money from the previous year.
2. Study Team/Discipline budgets for the next year and determine greatest needs, etc…

• The Budget Committee has had several requests:
• Jan Q. needed books
• Bill Heisel – new sound equipment
• Kelly – 3 new computers
• Courtney – 20 new art chairs

• 02-03 budgets from disciplines need to have a detailed list by March 22.
• The committee is still accepting 01-02 requests from Fundraiser money
• Textbook allocation money (use it-or lose it) needs to be spent by end of April

• Jeff wants to thank Lara and Lavonne for their hard work as committee chair people. He also wants to thank Bill for putting up the sound system in the gym.

1. Parent Survey – The data from downtown says that we had a 64% return on our surveys. We are not sure what 64% exactly means (64% of all parents?) We are also waiting on Angie A. for the results of the survey.
2. Conferences – great turn out. We still need total numbers from 7J and 8S.

Pam Nelson commented that parents who had annual reviews were not as likely to show up.

3. Grade Reports – Each team needs to develop a plan for distributing these every 2 weeks. Next year, we should have all teams giving out the reports on the same dates.

1. BILT flowchart – BILT will begin to develop a flowchart for decisions the committee makes. Paul Baker suggested that Jeff, Greg and Bill make a draft.
2. RESPECT CODE – Greg feels that the building could benefit from some sort of RESPECT code similar to Washington’s and Wilson’s codes. A code of conduct which is familiar to every person in the building and can/will be applied by everyone. Maybe a code could break up some of the inconsistencies in the building. Greg will contact the School Climate Committee regarding this issue.
3. Organization Committee – The charge in September was to come up with short and long-term goals to study and report to BILT with an action plan. The items to be addressed are Teaming, Planning, Organization of Houses, etc… The projected enrollment may be a major contributing factor in determining plans/ideas; however, we need to prepare for a change nonetheless. The Organization Committee will meet next week.

• Grade Level Meeting will be held Wednesday, March 13 at Broadmoor.
• BILT Breakfast Friday, March 8 starting at 7:00 am!!! Yum!!