P.S193Q
150-2011 Avenue
Whitestone,New York 11357
718-767-8810
Joyce Bush DianeTratner
Principal Assistant Principal
Agenda
SchoolLeadership Team
Tuesday,October 4, 2011
3:30-5:30PM
1. Review and Approve minutes
2. CEP Sub-Committee formation
3. Enrichment Clusters
4. Principal for the Day – Mildred Schwartz
5. NYSTL Funds – software / hardware
6. CEP Goals
- Learning environment survey
- Data reviewed by Staff
- Quality review
- budget
- test scores
- State Report Card
- Progress Report
7. Review and Revise Meeting Dates
8. Next Agenda
SchoolLeadership Meeting Minutes
September27, 2011
3:30–5:30 pm
In Attendance: J. Bush, D.Tratner, R.Goldman, S. Pesso, R. Tichauer, D. Vargas, A. Pappas, H. Demetriou, L. Edelman, M. Marotta, A. Marcano,A. Denicker
1. New Members Introduction
· Parent Positions:AJ Marcano, Maria Marotta
· Teacher Position:Lydia Edelman, 2nd grade teacher and UFT Rep
· Updated ContactInformation Sheet
2. New SLT Roles and Responsibilities
· Public Recorder:Maria Marotta, AJ Marcano, and Danielle Vargas will keep minutes on a rotatingbasis
· Chairperson:Susan Pesso
· FinancialOfficer: Randy Goldman
· Parliamentarian:Roselle Tichauer
3. By-laws Review – To be continued at next meeting*
· To be reviewedand approved every two years
· Review andassignment of constituents for SLT members to be done at next meeting
· Under section 9,titled “Communication,” it should be edited to state that minutes are posted onschool’s website and on front entry bulletin board, instead of in newsletters.
4. Donation Spending
· Gift from formerPrincipal Mildred Schwartz - $60,000
o Joyce Bush metwith Ms. Schwartz and her financial advisor to discuss areas of our school inneed
o It was decidedthat the donation would be spent on technology
§ 10 Smartboards
§ 13 Laptops(provided by school through FAMIS)
§ 2 sets of “SmartResponse Clickers” (32 clickers per set)
o Each classroomwill now have a Smartboard except for Pre-K classrooms and the Art cluster
o SLT membersraised concerns that some staff did not request Smartboards and would notutilize them.
§ Training has beenreimbursed in the past for teachers who attend training.
o Another concernraised was if Smartboards in every class is the school’s greatest need rightnow.
§ Parents wereconcerned that Leveled Workbooks from Treasures were cut due to budgetcuts. Joyce Bush stated that thiswas not the case. In June of 2011,the Instructional Committee agreed to stop using these workbooks.
§ Treasures’Grammar and Spelling Workbooks will still be used and were recently ordered.
o Anothersuggestion was to update classroom computers. Some are too slow for ELL students to properly utilize theImagine Learning Program.
§ Ms. Mezistranohas ordered 5 new computers and 2 iPads for classrooms and Enrichment groups
o PTA agreed lastyear to fund the purchase of ELMOS document cameras.
5. Budget Cuts
§ In August, theschool received last minute funding, $350,000, used to hire three new teachers
§ Both, the 1stgrade ICT (Integrated Co-teaching Classroom) and 2/3 Special-Ed Class are indanger of not meeting the required amount of special needs students. Therequirement is 6 and as of now, each class only has three. Deadline is October 31st tofind more students to fill these empty seats or we will lose funds, andpossibly the classes.
o Marjorie Higginsin the District Special Ed. Office is fully aware of our plight and workinghard to fill our seats.
o What else can wedo to fill these seats?
§ Flyer to parentsoutlining services offered by school for students with special needs
§ Questions wereraised as to how a student gets an IEP, why a student with a Para is notautomatically placed in a ICT class, and whether we have any students in 1st or2nd grade that are currently being evaluated for an IEP that mayutilize one of the open seats.
§ Concern wasraised that 2nd grade classes are still too big at 29 students
o NYC cap forclasses was changed from 27 to 32
6. CEP Goals – To be continued at next meeting*
**All reports can beviewed in full online at school’s website under “statistics”
· LearningEnvironment Survey
· Data Reviewed byStaff
· Quality Review
· Budget
· Test Scores
· State Report Card
· Progress Report-Overall grade “B”
o Due to largereturn of lunch forms, our peer group changed
o Student Progress- 27.7
o StudentPerformance - 5.7
o Schoolenvironment - 5.9
o Closing theAchievement Gap - 4.5
o Overall Score -43.8
7. * Next SLT meeting Items, October 4th2011
· By-Laws Review
· CEP Goals
o LearningEnvironment Survey
o Data Reviewed byStaff
o Quality Review
o Budget
o Test Scores
o State Report Card
o Progress Reportcontinued
P.S193Q
150-2011 Avenue
Whitestone,New York 11357
718-767-8810
Agenda
SchoolLeadership Team
Tuesday,November 1, 2011
3:30-5:30PM
1. Review and Approve minutes
2. SLT Training date
3. Sub-Committee reports
- Safety Committee
- Instructional Committee
- Respect For All
4. Enrichment Clusters update
5. Attendance Rewards Update
6. Birthday Party Policy
7. CEP Goal data
SchoolLeadership Team Meeting Minutes
October4, 2011
3:30–5:30 pm
In Attendance: Joyce Bush, Diane Tratner, Susan Pesso, Danielle Vargas, AthenaPappas, Harriet Demetriou, Lydia Edelman, Maria Marotta, AJ Marcano, AnnDenicker,
1. Review and Approve Minutes of 9/27/11
Correctionswere made and all present approved minutes.
2. CEP Sub-Committee formation
J. Bush explained that the CEP Is a Comprehensive Educational Plan. There is a CEP sub-committee and they are looking for parent volunteers to be involved on different levels. AJ Marcano and D.Vargas may be interested. J. Bush will provide them with more details on when the committee will be meeting.
3. Enrichment Clusters
The Enrichment Clubs now referred to as Enrichment Clusters will include 2ndand 3rd grade, in addition to 4th and 5thgrade. The students have been surveyed and every effort is being made to offer options based on their interests.
Second and Third grade will have clusters on Tuesdays and Fourth and Fifth grade on Friday, both during last period.
AJMarcano volunteered to help with the clusters.
4. Principal for the Day - Mildred Schwartz
Principal for the Day will be Mildred Schwartz , our retired principal. Shewill be with us on October 5th.
5. NYSTL Funds software/hardware
A total of seven new desktops will be purchased with the NYSTL funds.They will be useful for practice applications such as Study Island and Raz Kids. IPADs will not be purchased at this time.
A student taken ill last year may bejoining a 5th grade class via Skype. Although he is being home schooled inELA and Math, his parents would very much like him to have the classroom interaction for Science and Social Studies. His parents will betaking on the expense of purchasing a laptop and IPAD needed to accomplish this. Although a 5th grade teacher has agreed to do this, we will also need parent approval for all the students in the class.
6. CEP Goals
J. Bushexplained the results of the Learning Environment Survey. Although our performance was high in comparison to the city, it was not as high in comparison to our peer schools.
One item that needs improvement was attendance. Attendance in our peerschools was higher. A discussion took place on what can be done as an incentive to improve attendance in our school. It was decided that we can offer vouchers for Frosty Wednesday ice cream or ices. J. Bush will also be mentioning it in her newsletter and there will be announcements made with the school messenger. NicoleBellomo is working on uploading the school messenger.
A. Denicker volunteered to be on the Attendance Committee. J. Bush askedthe PTA to look into the costs of the ice cream and possibly attendance certificates for the children.
We are in good standing with the state on the State Report Card.
The Progress Report shows there is only one student in fifth grade who received a score of 1 on the ELA test. This student is new to the English language.
7. Review and Revise Meeting Dates
S. Pesso distributed a list of all scheduled SLT meeting dates for the new team members.
8. Miscellaneous
J. Bush asked that all SLT members review the Quality Review, Progress Report and School Survey. It is important to become familiar with them for the CEP.
A. Pappas has prepared a level book list based on the Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels. This will be a helpful aid in understanding what books a child should be reading based on his/her level. A. Pappas will also be working with members of the Library Committee to note the levels on the inside cover of the pictures books in our library.
9. Next SLT Meeting Items October 25, 2011
Attendance Committee Update
Enrichment Clusters
Review of CEP from last year
Respect for all Sub-Committee
P.S193Q
150-2011 Avenue
Whitestone,New York 11357
718-767-8810
Joyce Bush Principal
Diane Tratner Assistant Principal
Agenda
SchoolLeadership Team
Tuesday,November 29, 2011
3:30-5:30PM
1. Review and Approve minutes
2. SLT Training
3. SLT Survey
4. Sub-Committee reports
- Respect For All
- Instructional Committee
- Safety Committee
5. NYCESPA Conference – January 28, 2012
6. CEP Review and Feedback
7. Next Agenda
P.S193Q
150-2011 Avenue
Whitestone,New York 11357
718-767-8810
Joyce Bush DianeTratner
Principal Assistant Principal
Agenda
School Leadership Team
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
3:30-5:30PM
1. Review and Approve minutes
2. Capital Improvements - Electricity
3. Chancellor’s Regulation A655 Review
4. By-laws Review and Revise
5. SLT Survey
6. Sub-Committee reports
- Respect For All
- Instructional Committee
- Safety Committee
7. CEP Review and Feedback
8. Next Agenda
SchoolLeadership Team Meeting Minutes
November 29, 2011
3:30–5:30 pm
In Attendance: J. Bush, S. Pesso, D. Vargas, A. Pappas,
H. Demetriou, L. Edelman, M. Marotta, AJ Marcano, A. Denicker,R.Tichauer,
R Goldman, L. Micharlsen
1. Review and Approve Minutes of 11/1/11
All present approved minutes.
2. SLT Training
Approved
School Leadership Meeting Minutes
12-13-11
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
In Attendance:
J. Bush, D. Tratner, V. Benjamin, H. Demetriou, A. Denicker,L. Edelman, R. Goldman, AJ. Marcano, A. Pappas, S. Pesso, R. Tichauer, D.Vargas
Minutes
The minutes were reviewed, changes made, and the minutesapproved.
ElectricityUpgrade
Parents would like air conditioning in each classroom. In order to do so, electricity must beupgraded from 3 phase to new breaker type system. The air conditioners would be purchased through PTAfundraising money. Ms. Bushwrote to Councilman Dan Halloran requesting money for the upgrade along withthe following priority list and a request for the upgrade was also sent toSchool Construction:
· Electricity upgrade
· Surveillance cameras for exits
· Science lab
· New desks and chairs
PTA will send letters to the parents asking them to contactCouncilman Halloran to get approval. It was decided to add the media center to the existing list. The purchase of walkie-talkies wasdiscussed. It was noted that theschool owns walkie-talkies. Appropriate staff members will be reminded to use them.
Chancellor’sRegulations
Each member needs to have a copy. The changes were reviewed.
By Laws
The existing By Laws (posted on the P.S. 193 website) werereviewed based on the SLT training meeting that members attended. Ms. Vargas will update the suggestedchanges and will submit updated By Laws (which will be effective January 2012)to be approved at the next meeting.
School UniformPolicy
Parents will be given a letter to vote whether or not theywould like to have school uniforms. It was discussed having a more specificdress code in the event the uniform does not pass the vote. In the past, the SLT justified theirdecision based on the parent’s vote. According to the Chancellor’s Regulations, the SLT can make the finaldecision.
Sub-CommitteeReports
Respect for All - It was decided to select two students to be on thecommittee, a lower grade and an upper grade student. We suggested using peer mediators.
Instructional Committee – No new updates
Safety Committee – Reviewed the number of occurrenceswithin the school. There will bean open meeting in January that parents are invited to the meeting.
CEP Review andFeedback
We will continue to review and discuss the CEP.
Agenda
SchoolLeadership Team
Tuesday,January 17, 2012
3:30-5:30PM
1. Reviewand Approve minutes
2. By-lawsReview
3. SchoolUniform Policy
– parent feedback results
4. Sub-Committeereports
- Respect For All
- Instructional Committee
- Safety Committee
5. CEP Review
6. NextAgenda
Agenda
School
Leadership Team
Tuesday,
March 20, 2012
3:30-5:30
PM
1. Review
and Approve minutes
2. Fall
2012 School Projections
3. Gifted
and Talented Program
4. Citywide
Instructional Initiative – Performance Tasks
5. Sub-Committee
reports
-
Respect For All
-
Instructional Committee
-
Safety Committee
6. CEP
Review
School
Leadership Meeting Minutes Draft
January
17, 2012
3:30–
5:30 pm
In Attendance: D.Tratner, R. Goldman, S. Pesso, D.
Vargas, A. Pappas, H. Demetriou, L.
Edelman, V. Benjamin, A. Marcano, A. Denicker, R. Tichauer
1. Review and Approve Minutes
2. By-laws Review: Danielle
Vargas revised the SLT By-laws, which were
reviewed and approved
3. School Uniform Policy
·
Parent feedback
results – 92 families do not want a uniform and 76 do want a uniform, of which
31 prefer formal and 43 prefer informal.
·
The major concern
of the SLT in regards to implementing a uniform is the issue of enforcement.
·
Some minor
concerns of the SLT are the amount of families that would opt out, how many
would need financial assistance, and who would provide and launder the loaner.
·
Vote by board: No
6 and Yes 5 and a consensus was reached.
·
Could we
implement a weekly or monthly assembly, where students wear a white top and
dark slacks required for the day? Or we could have a Spirit Day once a month
where students where school t-shirts.
·
For next meeting:
Revisit current school dress code and discuss ways to enforce it.
4. Sub-Committee Reports
·
Respect for All
o
Each school is
mandated to implement a certain amount of “Respect for All” lessons. Ms. Sanchez has picked 4 to 5 lessons
for the school to teach. These
lessons will be taught after testing.
o
Students from the
committee last year can recruit more students interested and brainstorm a
school wide initiative
·
Instructional
Committee
o
Math Initiative –
Longer blocks of Math time, more problem solving, more manipulatives
o
Suggestions: A
Math Bee
·
Safety Committee
o
Incident Reports
– Parents questioned why were there only two level 4 incidents reported, which
would be physical contact. The
answer is in The City Wide Standards, which describe Level 4 physical contact
with intent to harm, which is not always the case in our school.
o
Administration
must follow a ladder of discipline
o
According to Chancellor’s regulations, after a student has received 3
student removals the fourth removal becomes a suspension.
5. CEP Review
·
2011 ELA and Math
Item Analysis Overview
6. Next Agenda
·
SLT Feb 28th
·
School Dress code
Recorded by: Danielle Vargas
P.S
193Q
150-20
11 Avenue, Whitestone, New York 11357
718-767-8810
Approved
School Leadership Team Minutes
Tuesday,
March 20, 2012 - 3:30-6:00 PM
In Attendance: J. Bush,
D.Tratner, R. Goldman, S. Pesso, D. Vargas, A. Pappas, H. Demetriou, L.
Edelman,
V. Benjamin, A. Marcano, R. Tichauer
Minutes
The Minutes of 2/28/12 were reviewed,
changes noted, minutes approved
Fall 2012 School Projections
Student Information as of 3/12:
Ø To private schools - 13 students
Ø Out of NYC/NYS – 13 students
Ø Other DOE schools – 24 students (9 out of district, 15
within district – 3 moved, 4 returned to zoned school, 3 went to early
childhood school, 5 gifted & talented) (3 to P.S. 79, 2 to P.S. 209, 1
homeschooled)
Every year our enrollment decreases. Our capacity report indicates that we
can have 504+ students.
Generally, we “under-project” so that we don’t have to close classes
later on. The Special Ed reform is
going to have a major impact on our numbers. Mrs. Bush has projected the following tentative class numbers
based on pending IEP meetings, services, etc. as follows:
Ø K - SETTS = 0, F/T ITC = 2, F/T self contained = 2
Ø 1st grade – SETTS = 1, F/T ITC = 0, F/T
self-contained = 2
Ø 2nd grade – SETTS = 0, F/T ITC = 7, F/T
self-contained = 0
Ø 3rd grade – SETTS = 0, F/T ITC = 5, F/T
self-contained = 3
Ø 4th grade – SETTS = 3, F/T ITC = 1, F/T
self-contained = 2
Ø 5th grade – SETTS = 1, F/T ITC = 12, F/T
self-contained = 6
Projected register for the school
(including special needs students where applicable):
Ø K = 77 (89 applicants – 6 not zoned & 83 zoned)
Ø 1st grade = 68
Ø 2nd grade = 62
Ø 3rd grade = 57
Ø 4th grade = 55
Ø 5th grade = 70
We currently have approximately 450
students. The numbers
have steadily declined. They were
as follows (do not include Pre-K):
Ø
2007-2008 = 482
Ø
2008 – 2009 = 464
Ø
2009-2010 = 454
Ø
2010-2011 = 424
Ø
2011-2012 = 399
It was discussed whether the City can
house other schools within our building.
Mrs. Bush advised that the City looks at building capacity. If the building is being used at half
capacity they may decide to put a charter school or another school in the
building.
The number of classes is determined by the
total amount of students divided by 32..
Mrs. Bush will look into getting an additional Pre-K/Kindergarten since
we have the room and the applicants.
Gifted and Talented Program
Mrs. Bush has looked into the gifted
& talented program and discussed it with our Network. We are awaiting their reply. There are two types of gifted and
talented programs - a Citywide Program & a District Program. Both P.S. 21 and P.S. 79 have District
Programs. The Citywide Program does
not offer bussing. The Network
also suggested we look at going K-8. P.S. 49 recently went K-8.
Citywide Instructional
Initiative – Performance Tasks
Teachers will be required to do 2 performance tasks in ELA and 2 in
Math.
Sub-Committee Reports
Ø
Respect
For All – Email sent to members asking for feedback regarding assembly
program for K-2. Ms. Liu and Ms.
Sanchez offered to push in and do co-teaching lesson for K-2. Teachers have conflict resolution
lessons, bully-free lessons, and character building lessons in the agenda.
Ø
Instructional
Committee – Consideration was given to using a different math program for
next year, possibly Singapore or Envisions (published by Pearson which makes
the Statewide exams). K, 1 & 2
will be right in with the Common Core.
Network recommends not purchasing a new program next year but to see
what the City and Common Core recommend.
Ø
Safety Committee
– Slow zones – application was put in but may not be approved due to bus
route. The DOT will change the
streets to “one-way” over the spring break.
We got a 19/21 on
the Defribulator and Code Blue drill.
We had a Lockdown drill.
Some issues were discussed that need to be handled or addressed. It was brought up as to why the Police
Department does not notify the school that something is going on in the
neighborhood.
Ø
CEP
Review – We looked at the progress in DIBELS for k-2. Each grade has made progress.
Ø
Predictive
– Averages for all grades show that there is more difficulty with
constructed response than multiple- choice. Focus is on extended and
constructed response.
ELA
3rd
gr m/c = 82.5
const resp = 60.5
4th
gr m/c = 70.25
const resp = 53
5th
gr m/c = 68.25
const resp = 47.5
MATH
3rd gr m/c = 84.5 const resp = 65
4th gr m/c =
73 const resp = 65.5
5th gr m/c =
68.25 const resp =
45.5
(m/c = multiple choice & const resp = constructed response)
We are using problem of the day where students are given
the problem, then they work it out and share with their peers. We need to push our kids to be problem
solvers, to persevere, and to apply all the strategies they have been
taught. We need to start the
Problem of the Day work in the earlier grades.
Next Agenda
No
items discussed
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