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 3/16/05

 Members Present:  Ellen Butler, Kendall Bailey, Crystal Wilson, Joanna Foreman, Evelyn Shephard, David Williams, Patty Conway, Franz Hill, Jill Bailer, Anthony Hoyt, Daniel Sheppard, Jami Arnst, Ada Dolphus, Diana DeLaRosa, Shannon Williams

Old Business: 

  1. Reading of 2/16/05 minutes by J. Foreman, amended to include attendance of S. Williams and approved 3/16/05
  2. D. Sheppard to send email and set up suggestion boxes regarding teacher retention survey within 1 week.

 New Business:

  1. Staff development plans were due 3/17/05 and De La Rosa and S. Williams announced there would be no waiver days for Thanksgiving year, 2005.  This decision was due to lack of compliance from staff regarding independent study option.  Committee voted and a poll was requested by A Hoyt.  In favor of losing waiver days Arnst, Bailer, Bailey, Conway, DeLaRosa, Dolphus, Newell, Hill, Hoyt, D Sheppard, C. Williams, S Williams, & C Wilson.  Opposed to losing waiver days D Williams, E Shephard, J Foreman, & E Butler.
  2. D Williams requested that TAKS distribution return to three separate locations to reduce teacher wait time for pick up and return.  DeLaRosa said it was not possible due to security of testing materials and they would remain in library.
  3. E. Shephard requested a grace period of 5-10 minutes for teacher sign-in.  DeLaRosa explained that is was not possible due to administrative need to know which teachers were not on campus.

 Wheel Committee Reports: 

 Courtesy Committee: 42 members, $668, 3 plants to coworkers, Wed. pool event scheduled, suggestion to send Olinda a card.

             Plant Operations: no meeting but drainage done by science building.

             Professional Development:  Discussed under New Business

             Security Committee:  no report, reminded to meet monthly

             Technology Committee:  no new report

 Open Forum:   Arnst proposed no more selling of junk food during lunch due to excessive garbage created by student littering and poor nutritional value.  A general consensus supported the idea but there was no vote taken.  Ms. DeLaRosa agreed to discontinue the sales.

 

 

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