SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Grant Middle School
2400 Grant Blvd,• Syracuse, NY 13208
Phone 315•435•4433• Fax 315•435•4856
Sharon L. Contreras, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Community Engagement Team Meeting
November 12, 2015
2:40 pm
Office Conference Room
Attendees: Angela, Alessandro, Sharon Archer, Beth Bagozzi, Dominic Bagozzi, Marianne Clark,
Lisa Costanza, Alison Dupree, Doug Kasouf, Greg Lawson, Amber McKay, Pamela Odom, Dennis
Robeillard, Joseph Sterbank, Jean Van Doren
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MEETING MINUTES
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
CET Recommendations
Metrics:
 Community School is no longer recommended metric
 Extended learning time (ELT) hours are a requirement of the SIG 6 grant, so
that metric is a recommendation
 Personalized Blended Learning (PBL) – coordinate with Education Elements to
implement PBL.
 Establish a community liaison position to build relationships with families and
our refugee community.
 Extended learning time coach
 Investigate scheduling to allow for collaborative learning time.
 Continue utilizing MCLs
 Continue using ANet
 Continue with Engaging Schools
 Create Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and an Election to Work
Agreement (EWA).
 Rebrand the school
o GMS – with a slogan
2. GRANT STATUS
 Grant is not an out of time school
 Grant will be in receivership in the 2015-16 school year
 Grant has 5 years to show improvement through the SIG 6 grant
i. (receivership calls for 1 year to show improvement)
3. NEXT MEETING:
 (CET members – bring a rebranding idea to next meeting)
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December 14, 2015 @ 2:40
January 6, 2016 @ 2:40
January 25, 2016 @2:40