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4/30/2025 MIN

Community Council Agenda
April 30, 2025 @ 3:30pm
Main Office Conference Room

Members
Kym Allen Jill Beer (Principal)
Jodi Barro Andrea Melnick Teacher)
Katie Lee-Koven Mikaela Peixoto(Teacher)
Debbie Brough Becca Maughan
Jessica Shumway Meghan Johnson
Tessa Burton

Olivia Kirby

 

In Attendance: Debbie Brough, Kym Allen, Candie Miller, Jill Beer, Sarah Braden, Doralice Diaz, Jodi Barro, Katie Lee-Koven, Olivia Kirby

  • Public input

    • Question about how issues of attendance will be addressed next year. Principal Beer gave updates on state level initiatives/strategies.

      • E.g., visual tracker with rewards related to school attendance; “every day counts” initiative.

    • Next year more data will be collected about reasons for attendance, suggestions to understand the drivers of absence to develop targeted solutions.

    • Question about the plan to mix students from the Portuguese and Spanish programs on the English side.

  • Update on upcoming School Improvement Plan (SIP)

    • The board has reviewed the SIP, no significant issues were identified.

  • Review bylaws and vote on revisions

    • The council voted unanimously to approve the changes to the by laws.

  • Hillcrest end of year info and next year updates

    • Rules of Order and Procedure Requirements - update in fall 25

    • Two new seats on community council next year

    • Two new first grade English teachers

    • English class changes

    • Continuing to spread the word about Hillcrest

      • Discussion about adding an “Enrollment” tab to the website so that people can easily learn how to enroll at the school in any grade.

  • Discussion about DLI pipeline - what DLI looks like at different stages (Elem, MS, HS).

 

March 19, 2025

In Attendance: Olivia Kirby, Debbie Brough, Kym Allen, Candie Miller, Jill Beer, Sarah Braden, Doralice Diaz, Jodi Barro

  • Public Input - NA

  • Discussion in School Improvement Plan (SIP)

    • Approval Process 

      • Principal drafts SIP with Community Council input & advisement

      • Approval from Superintendent and School Board

    • Discussion of SIP

      • Organized by reading & math goals

  • Vote on SIP

    • The community council unanimously votes to approve the SIP

  • Review Bylaws and Discuss Possible Changes

    • Principal Beer will revise the items discussed and share with the council for review

      • Public input time

      • No meeting in August

      • Teacher appointment to community council instead of school-wide employee voting

  • Other announcements

    • Staffing changes

    • Discussion of structural changes that can support teachers