River Oaks Elementary School
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
SDMC Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 3:31 PM. Attendance was as follows:
Members Present
Bomersbach, Jana
Bomersbach, Joel
Curtin, John
Fisackerly, Megan
Fovargue, Keri
Nazaro, Beth
Smith, Josephine
Minutes from February 2015 were reviewed and approved unanimously. Next, Dr. Fovargue
reviewed the waivers that were voted on and sent via email on April 23, 2015. The SDMC
unanimously approved all waivers and the waiver document was forwarded to the HISD Waiver
Oversight Committee for approval for the 2015-2016 school year on May 1, 2015.
As a reminder, the waivers are as follows:
 #2 All Schools- Faculty Advisory Council Waiver: River Oaks Elementary has an
SDMC that takes the place of the FAC. This has been in place for several years at
ROE, and the committee voted to keep the SDMC in lieu of two separate
committees.
 #10 All Schools- Exemption from Following HISD Curriculum Waiver: As a
Vanguard Magnet school, ROE is given the autonomy to differentiate curriculum
through this waiver. The committee agreed to continue to support this waiver to
provide the most rigorous instruction for Vanguard students as well as implement
the International Baccalaureate framework rather than follow the scope and
sequence of the district which requires benchmark testing.
 #12a-All Schools- Altered Student Instructional Day (Once a Week): The
committee voted to keep the early dismissal on Wednesday afternoons for
Professional Development for teachers.
Thirdly, the Professional Development Plan for August was presented by Dr. Fovargue. The plan
was as follows:
Week One:
Teacher Workday: August 10, 2015
District Trainer of Trainer Days/HUB: August 11, 12, 2015
District IB Collaboration Days: August 13, 14, 2015
Week Two:
Everyday Math Training/Technology: August 17, 18, 2015
Team Planning/Curriculum: August 19, 20, 2015
Meet & Greet: August 20, 2015
Individual Planning: August 21, 2015
A motion was made to approve the plan by J. Smith and Jana Bomersbach seconded the motion.
The committee unanimously approved the PD plans for August 2015. Next, Dr. Fovargue
presented a projected Budget & Enrollment plan for the 2015-2016 school year.
Projected Budget & Enrollment
Grade Level
Projected Enrollment
88
Kinder
111
First
110
Second
109
Third
154
Fourth
118
Fifth
TOTAL:
690
Magnet Waitlist
442
166
132
111
67
42
960
*Total budget based on enrollment: 690 x $3672.14 = $2,533,776.60
*Numbers are approximate and not final
Additional business included the SDMC’s participation two district surveys. On April 22, 2015,
Dr. Fovargue submitted the following response to the first survey: Keep the formal appraisal
period as is: The formal appraisal period begins three weeks after the first day of school on or
about September 14, 2015 based on no preference indicated by the SDMC members. Information
based on the second survey was sent to SDMC members electronically and a hard copy was
provided at the meeting. This survey allowed all SDMC members in HISD to submit feedback to
the district.
Lastly, Dr. Fovargue reviewed the requirements for SDMC meetings (meet monthly) for the
2015-2016 school year. A motion was made by the committee to meet in person quarterly and
conduct electronic meetings during the other months. B. Nazaro made a motion to accept the
proposal and J. Smith seconded the motion. The committee unanimously approved the meeting
dates and times for the 2015-2016 school year.
After Dr. Fovargue thanked the committee for their participation and ongoing support for the
2014-2015 school year, M. Fisackerly made a motion to adjourn the meeting. B. Nazaro
seconded the motion, the committee agreed, and the meeting adjourned at 4:12 PM.