RHS Site Council – Bret Phillips, Secretary
2011-2012
RHS Site Council Minutes
March 5, 2012
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Members Present
John Wollersheim – Principal
Becky Busho – President
Jeanine Ryan – Vice President
Mary Swanson - Treasurer
Bret Phillips – Secretary
Jacy Mahoney – Student Rep (12)
Allison Fischbach – Student Rep (11)
Andre Nelson – Student Rep (10)
Tracey Casey
Kelly Johnson
Kim Burr
Mary Swanson
Vijji Mohanty
Cathy Fischbach
Marcia Herron
Bobbi Neuens
Mariann Kuhn
6:30 – 6:31
(Jeanine) Call to Order
6:31 – 6:58
(John) Introduced Greg Clausen, former RHS Principal now representing the
District. Greg presented the 2008 Parent Survey of over 3,000 participants for
the Dakota County S.H.I.P. which focuses on changing the physical activity in
students. Key Rosemount Topics: included concerns focused on physical activity
and nutrition. IOM (Institute Of Medicine) Federal Agency – which the county now
bases its guidelines, identifies a shortage of healthy vending items and shows a
concern over the sale of unhealthy treats by booster programs. Federal
regulations will eventually eliminate income gained by selling unhealthy food to
support school programs. Changes already seen…Schwan's (based in Marshall,
MN), the largest public school pizza provider, has already taken steps to change
its formula to fit the Institute Of Medicine Standards. (Jeanine) – raised the issue
of “how much is too much” for the County and Federal government to tell us how
much and what is appropriate. (John) Assignment to the Council to provide
feedback for next meeting regarding what work, if any the Council would like to
do on this topic.
6:58 – 7:27
(John) Introduced Dr. Tim Conboy to discuss the RHS Emergency Plan. This
topic was recommended by (Becky) in light of the recent Indiana school tornados
and the Ohio shooting incident. Dr. Conboy explained that there are Ten
Emergency categories. Each of these teams possesses an emergency
procedures folder containing instructions for Fire Drills, Evacuation information,
phone numbers, etc. Dr. Conboy discussed how the State Statute requires 5 fire
drills per year. RHS has even conducted drills in conjunction with the
Rosemount Police Department by staging a student with a weapon in a preidentified class where parent permission had been obtained. Both the RPD and
RHS staff have gone through extensive training. Conboy reported that Irish
Confidential is a anonymous link on the RHS web site for students to report
incidents. The students are aware of it. There has not been a history of serious
reporting thus far. Incidents from fighting to cigarettes to complaining that
teachers were assigning too much homework have all been reported. Once…
Dr. Conboy even had to chase a coyote off the school grounds. It was
anonymously reported by students that were distracted during last Spring’s
Finals. In short, our school is prepared. (Becky) added that select members
from all areas of the school are part of the Emergency Team (nurse, counselor,
custodial staff, etc.). (Jacy) asked how our Team handled the bank robbery two
years ago. Dr. Conboy commented that protocol was in effect – however it was
limited, since they were outside the perimeter.
RHS Site Council – Bret Phillips, Secretary
2011-2012
7:27 – 7:28
(Becky) Introduction of new member, Cathy Fischbach.
7:28 – 7:31
(Becky) Minutes review (Trace). Approved with minor spelling corrections.
7:31 – 7:40
(Mary) Fund review. Changes to the Academic sub account: balance brought
forward, Give To The Max. Academic Account: $2,558.99; Arts Fund:
$8,493.83; Scholarships: $6,597.57; Total: $17,650.39
(John) Arts fund is designated for a current sound system upgrade project.
Mention of the upcoming Saint Patrick’s Day Fund Raiser will benefit the
Scholarships. (Mary) Discussed sending “Thank You’s” via the school’s Listserve for the past Give Minnesota fund raiser.
7:40 – 7:40
(John) No Parent/Teacher Meeting to report. Michelle is home with a sick child.
7:40 – 7:55
(John) Web Advertisement. Ryan Harrison could not report in person because
he is attending the DECA State Competition. John reported. Some statistics
shared about the RHS website to use when promoting to potential advertisers…
11,269 page views and an average of 4,097 visits/ month. Options for
advertisers; (1) Stationary block which changes every time you enter the site, (2)
Two Blocks: Stationary Block that changes when entering the site and a rotating
block. Costs were shared: Option 1 $200, Option 2 $400 per month.
Compensation; students get an elective credit, money made will be split 75/25
between school budget and DECA until salary being paid the advisor is raised.
Money will then be split 50/50. (Bret) Offered to help with solicitation.
7:55 – 7:56
(John) Registration update. No new updates. Should be completed. The topic
will drop off the agenda.
It was agreed that a hand-written letter will be used to thank donors.
7:56 – 8:13
(John) explained how enrollment projections are calculated. 2012-2013
sectioning for student populations. 26.25 to one (student/teacher ratio). Ratios
are higher because students have 7 classes and teacher teach 5/day. Because
our school budget is in the black we’re able to spend additional budget dollars to
increase the number of teachers. Bad news, if our budget is ever not in black,
we would need to reduce the number of additional teachers hired. John
explained how the number of teachers the school is allocated is determined by
school enrollment. Next year’s enrollment projections by John (2060) are aligned
with the District’s projection (2059).
8:13 – 8:28
(Becky) St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser. (Tracey) Reports that the deadline for
getting participating businesses in the Town Pages is 3/9. The website will also
carry the names.
8:28 – 8:30
(John) Open Topics. The school dance problem subject will be brought to
Student Council for review. (Jeanine) Market Survey – fundraiser is making
progress.
Meeting Adjourned
8:30