Anne Arundel County Public Schools
PARENT INVOLVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Meeting Minutes
February 28, 2013
Present: Carol Streeter, Kim Offutt, Russell Leone, Brian Ravanbakhsh, Janea Milburn, Marirose
Hubscher, Tammy Russell, Orhan Omer, Ellen Olsen, Jaclyn Munoz, Jacqueline Hernandez,
Pam Bukowski, Jenni Smith, Lisa Eliot, Ambareen Jafri, Laurie Dietrich, Flo Kennedy-Stack,
Anne Weaver, Teresa Tudor
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Welcome
Janea Milburn called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Teresa Tudor introduced
Sally Pelham, Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services, who also welcomed the
group and thanked them for their dedication to the cause of promoting increased parent
involvement in our schools. Janea reviewed the minutes of the January meeting.
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Member Reports
PIAC members gave brief reports on parent involvement activities happening in their
schools/clusters. A few examples were:
- Crofton Elementary is working with NASA to set up a robotics presentation for
grades 3-5 via Adobe Connect. Carol Streeter forwarded a flyer about this
opportunity, which is attached to these minutes. She also mentioned that Don
Thomas, a former astronaut, may be available to do student presentations. She
will contact him to check on his availability.
- Pam Bukowski reported that information nights on Common Core State Standards
were held in January and February at Annapolis HS and Old Mill HS. Anne
Weaver mentioned that the PowerPoint presentation used on both nights, plus a
brochure on Common Core Mathematics, are available at www.aacps.org/family
(click on Parent Resources). This can be shared with all your cluster schools.
- Pam also shared that Phoenix Annapolis is holding monthly family dinners as a
way to bring together families from all over the county whose students are
attending Phoenix.
- Corkran Middle is holding an MSA information event this Saturday at the
Woodside Apartment complex.
- Severna Park Middle is holding a cluster-wide Earth Day event on a Saturday.
Both schools and community groups will be represented.
- Mills-Parole’s bilingual facilitator holds a monthly Latino Information Night to
inform families about important dates that month, as well as what is happening in
each grade.
- MacArthur Middle held an honor roll reception and invited the students, their
families, and the students’ friends. There was also a photo booth set up.
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Bob Yatsuk, Supervisor of School Security, “School Security Updates”
Bob provided a brief history of the Office of School Security, which was established as a
centralized unit in 2003, and uses both grant and county funds to provide security equipment,
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programs, and training. Some additions over the last 10 years include: security cameras, cell
phones for administrators, a student safety hotline, online storage of school emergency plans,
the Raptor system to screen visitors, emergency kits, and training for school secretaries in
dealing with volatile situations, among many others. Additional upgrades are being added as
budget conditions allow. If PIAC members have additional questions, Bob invited them to
email him at ryatsuk@aacps.org.
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New Business
- Speaker for April 25 meeting – A suggestion was made to invite Kathy Lane,
Executive Director of Alternative Education, to speak about alternative schools
and charter schools within AACPS. Teresa will contact her.
- Volunteers to help with set up for the Volunteer Tea, Thursday, May 23 – We will
send an email to PIAC members in early May asking who would be available to
help set up for the Volunteer Tea. We are expecting about 500 that day.
- Lisa Eliot expressed a concern about the lack of supervision for high school
students who attend Relay for Life events. Teresa will talk with Dr. Maxwell to
get his suggestions about communicating this concern to the Relay for Life
chapters in Anne Arundel County.
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Events
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An Early Learning Summit, co-sponsored by AACPS and the Early Childhood
Coalition, will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 8:30 am until noon, at Old Mill
High School. The topic is “What Every Child Needs: Collaborating for School
Readiness” and will focus on how the entire community can help prepare
children, aged birth to 5, to be ready to be successful in school. Flyers were
distributed.
The Volunteer Recognition Tea will be held on Thursday, May 23, from 8:30 am
until 10:30 am at Michael’s Eighth Avenue. All PIAC members are invited;
invitations will be distributed soon.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
Upcoming meetings: 9:30 – 11:30 am (new time)
 April 25, 2013 – Center III
 June 6, 2013 – Center III
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