WALKERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEETING
June 17, 2014
In Attendance: Ms. Carter, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Musser, Mrs. Allred, Mrs. Handy, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs.
Koeslin, Mr. Webster, Mrs. Carespodi, Ms. Clement, Ms. Higgins, Mr. Uranker, Mrs. Starbuck, Ms.
Crotts, Dr. Mansfield, Mr. Smith, Dr. Jones
I.
GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS – Dr. Jones. All of these items will be
discussed in more detail at the August 4 SIT meeting, 9:00-3:00.
a. School Improvement Plan Revisions
b. 2014-2015 School Improvement Plan
i. The SIP is due in September. An area of focus will be raising proficiency levels
in Math 1 and Biology.
c. At-Risk Monies
i. SIT will look at different ways to use this money next year.
d. Teacher Working Conditions Survey Results
i. Dr. Jones invited the SIT to look at the results online. Analysis charts from will
be created over the summer to compare 2012-2013 results to 2013-2014.
II.
21st CENTURY PERSONNEL – Dr. Jones
a. Thanks to Mrs. Allred for agreeing to be our recorder this year.
i. All SIT minutes must be posted online. Mr. Crews has done that for 2013-2014.
b. New SIT members
i. Mr. Webster (math), Ms. Clement (EC), Mr. Carter (guidance)
ii. Mr. Crews will serve as chair and Mrs. Starbuck will serve as co-chair.
ii. Thank you to outgoing members Ms. Carter, Mrs. Koeslin, and Ms. Palmer for
their service on the SIT.
c. Professional Learning Teams
i. Ms. Carter, Mrs. Starbuck, Mrs. Koone, Mr. Hagmann, and Dr. Jones will be
attending training over the summer.
ii. SIT is asked to consider having one PLT day per week. All PLT meetings will
occur on that one day. More information will be available after the summer
training.
d. Staff Schedule for Next Year
i.Staff schedule will remain the same. Staff meetings, SIT meetings, staff
development meetings, and department head meetings will take place on
Wednesdays.
III.
SAFE AND CARING SCHOOLS – Dr. Jones. These items will be discussed at the
August 4 SIT meeting.
a. Staff ID Badge
A request has been made that all teachers wear an ID badge next year.
b. Discipline Plan
c. Staff Handbook
i. To be finalized mid-July. Dr. Jones will send this out by email.
d. Student Handbook
i. To be finalized mid-July. Dr. Jones will send this out by email.
IV.
e. Duty Schedule
i. Particular emphasis will be placed on lunch duties, including the breezeway
and hallways.
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21 CENTURY SYSTEMS – Dr. Jones
a. Fundraiser Calendar
i. We did not do a school-wide fundraiser this year.
b. Bell Schedule
i. Dr. Jones asked input about the possibility of having three lunch periods next
year. A suggestion was made to try three 25 minute lunch periods instead of 30
minute lunch periods.
V.
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS – Dr. Jones
a. Parent Involvement in SIT meetings
i. We may need to alternate SIT meetings between morning and after school do
accommodate parent schedules.
VI.
CONCERNS
a. Vertical Alignment
i. A question was asked about if the district was requiring/facilitating vertical
alignment between elementary, middle, and high school teachers in all
departments. The science department is doing it at a district level, but not all
departments are participating.
b. HS English, Intro to Math, Applied Biology – effectiveness
i. A question was raised about if there is any data to support the effectiveness of
students taking introductory/remedial level courses. That is something we can
look at within our own school next year.
c. Agriculture Program
i. A question was raised about whether our school could have an agriculture
program. In order to have the program we need a greenhouse. Currently there
are not funds available. We will be having an Agriculture Day next year to start
raising awareness and building interest in this type of program.
d. Numeric Grades in PowerSchool
i. A question was raised about whether our district will use numeric grades next
year. We will change to numeric grades.
The next SIT meeting is August 4, 2014 from 9:00-3:00.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kristi Allred