Members present: Brad Hutchison, Jackie Gray, Brenda Wieburg, Jan Darnell, Dawn Ackerman, Camille McCarty, Renea Deppert (guest), Rose Detweiler (guest), Nancy Waxler, Jan Taylor, Mary Ellen Landrey-Coon (guest), Diane Kennedy, Mary Lange, Vickie Jones, Mark Ghidina, & Jan Lourgos

Warm-up: Nancy

Great turkey songs!!! What creative people.

Feedforward: Dave - Jan – thanks for filling in!!

• From a concern of a parent, would it be possible for a list of activities to be given out at registration so parents of 5^th and 6^th graders know what activities are available? Yes and it will be on the web also.

• Students are still coming from band on Monday and Wednesday late. Brenda will email to find the exact time they are leaving.

• Could the time be extended for conferences from 15 minutes to 20 minutes so parents have time to ask questions? Brad did some investigating. We have 174 contact days with students, 2 days for conferences and 4 days of institute. We have these days because of state guidelines. We cannot have another workday assigned for conferences. Please continue to use Monday through Wednesday to do conferences. Talk to your village about if the time frame could move the time to 20 minutes from 15 minutes for each conference? Please forward your Village consensus to Brad as part of your Village minutes summary.

• We need some clarification on SAI. Wilson and Washington seem to be analyzing the process differently. What are we supposed to be doing? We are to use the "I Can Do It" form, we are to be collecting data, and we are to have the students master the objectives by the end of the school year. Remember the math alignment and scope-and-sequence is under construction. Please try to use the Fall, Winter, and Spring sequence as provided by the district and give SAI@pekin.net feedback regarding the your findings of the sequencing, data driven teaching decisions, and how the learners feel about taking responsibility for their learning. Linda Sarff, Vicki Koch, and the other members of the SAI math team need your constructive feedback so that they can twik the pilot math procedures for future use.

• We are considering purchasing a grading software program for the staff. BJH currently is using the program, Amy Hamra and Mary Lange are somewhat familiar with program and Dawn Ackerman has agreed to preview the program. Brad would like to order the software prior to thanksgiving break if it meets our needs. A mini-workshop will be created for staff to receive training so that all grades can be kept electronically and the gradesheets can be eliminated. Stay Tuned.

• The new LC projector is here. YEA!!! It is very easy to use and provides a clear image. The case is on back order so the machine can not be checkout yet. Once the case arrives and the machine is bar-coded a mini-training session will be established so that staff may begin using the projector.

• Renea and Rose passed out a handout. They explained it. It might be an opportunity for help with math. Teachers will need to nominate your top 4 at-risk students. (see attached forms)

• With the letter that goes home with the parents, it needs to be discussed and stated if students miss, they will be dropped from the program. This way other students who could benefit would be serviced.
• Copies will be placed in mailboxes so teachers may recommend 4 at-risk students.

• The $10.00 pay to the staff follows district guidelines that pays $17.00 per hour. SILT would pay $10.00 for the half-hour (15 for prep and 15 from 3:15 – 3:30) since most staff’s flextime is from 7:30 AM - 3:15 PM. If you are interested in tutoring, contact Rose and Renea through an email or note.
• We are planning on funding this through Latch Key monies (no more than $2,500.00). SILT approved this use of money.

Family Math Proposal: Jan Taylor & Mary Ellen

• A handout was given with information. (see attached form)
• The program is modeled after course from Mid-Illini that Jan and Mary Ellen participated in.
• This would help parents connect and communicate with math and schoolwork. It might build the confidence of parents toward mathematics.
• Forms would be sent home for families to recommend.
• This would be offered for all students.
• This would be funded with latchkey monies.
• We are planning on funding this through Latch Key monies (no more than $1,000.00). SILT approved this use of money.

Infrastructure Enhance: Brad

• It is our responsibility to look at the building and see what needs to be done now and in the future.
• Current issues – 1929 – are being taken care of due to the restoration project. We do need to work on the 1961 side. Mary Lange and Camille McCarty will join the Washington 2000 committee and prioritize what is important.

• We did a check on how the spending of the money was going.
• If you have questions or ideas, use the list-serv for questions and ideas. This would be a great place to share what you are buying so we can get a bigger bang for the buck. We do have a lot of new staff members that do not know what we have in the building. By next week, someone in each village needs to email what you have purchased or think you are purchasing.
• If your village purchases more than $150.00 in technology, it will need to be bar-coded.
• We also discussed all enterprise monies and how much we have. (Latchkey – approx. $4,600.00, Rental – approx. $1,900.00, Shawnee Snapple – approx. $1,200.00, Cherokee Snapple – approx. $850.00, Crow Snapple – approx. $300.00, Illini Snapple – approx. $300.00.) Remember to spend it.

• The committee met and discussed the renovation and how it has changed our space for the open house. We will start a half an hour later and serve dessert. Parents will have to order before hand. The families can walk around the building and see how we decorate for our theme, "Shine, Washington, Shine." The choir performance is at 7:00 in the auditorium.
• This information was also sent out on the List-Serve.

• Brad passed out the ledger on the copy machine use for the months of this year. What is important for you to know that Brad is on the District copy committee so he can represent our needs. Let your SILT representative if there are any copy issues.
• The maximum copy use for a staff member in September was 2173 and the minimum use was 229. The office team will gather November and December data and provide SILT with the information at the January 5 meeting.

OBJECTIVE: To offer small group instruction to At Risk students in reading and math.

PARTICIPANTS: Students who are At Risk that can make significant gains to maintain classroom SAI objectives.

Factors to consider for At Risk:

• Failing Grades
• Previously Retained Students
• Failure to meet SAI Multiple Objectives
• Low Grades
• Educational Gaps
• STAT Identified Students
• Literacy Identified Students
• Retention Considerations
• Summer School Candidates

Teachers will nominate the top four At Risk students who can meet the above criterion.

PROGRAM:

• 7 weeks 2 sessions per week = 14 sessions total
• Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
• Transportation Provided Upon Parental Request (students who normally walk may continued to do so)
• January 18 - March 2, 2000
• Students will work on skills and the last 10 minutes could be used for homework
• Pretest and post test for students given by extended day teacher

• Staff salary: $10.00 per session
• 12 staff members: $140.00 per person for sessions x 12 staff = $1,680.00
• Bus Cost: Not to exceed $500.00
• Total Cost: $ Not to exceed $2,180.00

ISAT Reading __________________ Math_______________________

SAI Reading__________________ Math_______________________
 
 

Teacher’s name __________________________________________ Grade____________

Literacy student being referred______________________________________________________________

Address of student__________________________________________________________________________

Phone number________________________ Transportation ____ needed ____ not needed ____may be needed
 
 

Reading—Please check if help is needed

_____ phonics _____ oral reading

vowels, consonants, blends

_____ syllables _____ comprehension
 
 

_____ main ideas _____ following directions

Additional comments:
 
 
 
 

Math

_____ time _____ decimals

_____ money _____ fractions

_____ story problems _____ column addition

_____ long division _____ column multiplication

_____ subtractions problems time test _____ add. _____ sub. _____mult. _____div.

Additional comments:
 
 
 
 

Student

_____ completes assignments _____ not done with homework often

_____ frequently absent _____ at school most of the time

_____ easily distracted _____ just doesn’t pay attention or apply themselves

_____ could do the work but won’t _____ is a hard worker but struggles

_____ has support at home _____ does not have support from home

Teacher comments:

Recommended for _____reading _____ math _____ both

Objective: To teach sessions of the Family Math activities that correlate with parts of the SAI test as well as the math text objectives.

Participants: All grade levels at Washington School.

Staff: Four Teachers: Mary Ellen Landrey-Coon, Noelle Upchurch, Jan Taylor, and Mary Sorenson.

One older student to baby-sit will also be employed.

Program: During one nine-week grading period we will offer six sessions of Family Math. Two villages of fourth, or fifth, or sixth graders per session. Family Math will be offered Monday night from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Babysitting services will be offered, and snacks will be serviced.

Budget: Teacher salary: $17.00 per hour (two hours per night)

Babysitter: $10.00 per hour

Food and Supplies: $124.00 for the entire program the nine weeks that Family

math is offered.

Total cost: $1000.00 for each nine-week session