DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPENDENT SCHOOL
AMELIA EARHART INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
UNIT 5166
APO AP 96368-5166
“Where Young Minds Take Flight”
1 Dec. 2014
MEMORANDUM FOR: AEIS/SAC
FROM: Kristen Tull, SAC Secretary
SUBJECT: Meeting Minutes
1. Meeting began at 3:15
2. Members present:
 Ms. Wendy Cooley- Principal
 Ms. Tracy Bender – Teacher/Chairperson
 Mrs. Kristen Tull- Parent representative/Secretary
 Mrs. Connie Thompson- Teacher representative
 Mrs. Kristy Garten- Parent representative/Co-Chairperson
 Mr. Norm Pruitt- Teacher representative
 Mr. Sione Fili- Parent representative
 Mr. Bob McNeace- Teacher representative
 Mrs. Heather Schmit- Parent representative
 Dr. Kelly Benning- Assistant Principal
 Mrs. Christine Gelerter- Parent
3. The AEIS School Advisory Committee (SAC) met for their second meeting of
school year 2014-2015
4. Old Business:
a. Mrs. Cooley said there were no complaints concerning pick up and drop
off safety issues. She believes this is due to more teachers being available
for crossing guards and extended hours for paras, allowing for them to be
out there helping.
b. Ms. Bender passed around and addressed areas in the Community
Connections list that still needed to be followed up with.
c. Alternate SAC meeting times were discussed and it was decided that Mrs.
Thompson would ask for parental feedback in the next Firebird Flyer.
d. Mrs. Thompson addressed the school supply list. It was mentioned that
parents were spending a lot of money on supplies that weren’t needed in
their individual classrooms. Mrs. Tull agreed, saying it was very costly
and would appreciate having people wait until they meet with their teacher
to find out what was really needed. Mr. Fili mentioned the supplies might
be gone at that point, if it wasn’t presented as such, island wide. Ms.
Our Mission: “Success In Education Is A Partnership In Responsibility”
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPENDENT SCHOOL
AMELIA EARHART INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
UNIT 5166
APO AP 96368-5166
Bender agreed to draft up a letter to be presented district wide to help
alleviate cost to the parents and a buildup of unnecessary supplies in the
classrooms.
5. New Business:
a. Ms. Cooley encouraged everyone to talk about and participate in the 2014
Speak Up Survey. She stated that she believed the feedback would be
genuinely looked at and taken into consideration. She also stated that it
was understood that most parents were indeed reading the Firebird Flyer.
b. Ms. Bender initiated a motion to approve the previous meeting minutes.
Mr. Pruitt put it in motion. Mrs. Tull made a motion to second.
c. Mrs. Cooley addressed the concern with the ICE comments. She stated
that while the school had received several positive ICE comments, many
of the negative ones were being submitted without her having knowledge
of any problem. A suggestion was made to resubmit the chain of
command reminder in the Firebird Flyer.
6. Mr. McNeace made a motion to close. Mrs. Thompson made a motion to second.
7. Meeting adjourned at 4:10
8. If you have any questions or comments, you may contact Tracy Bender at
tracy.bender@pac.dodea.edu.
Tracy Bender
Amelia Earhart Intermediate School
Third Grade Teacher / SAC Chairperson
MSgt, USAF, Retired
Department of Defense Education Activity
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
Our Mission: “Success In Education Is A Partnership In Responsibility”