Gulf High School
School Advisory Council
Minutes – April 24, 2006
Meeting called to Order
Meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Lou Ann Morrow, Chairperson.
Acceptance of Minutes
Review of minutes from January 23th meeting - motion to approve, seconded and passed.
International Baccalaureate Issues – Mr. Imerson
Dr. Lepley was not in attendance at this meeting. Mr. Imerson briefly stated that the IB application is well put together and 99% completed. The application will be sent by the end of May with an IBNA site visitation expected perhaps in early September 2006.
5 Star School Award – Mrs. Wallace
Mrs. Wallace presented a PowerPoint overview of the 2005-06 school year. She spoke of the guidelines and accomplishments in each of the five areas (stars) as follows: Community/Business Partnerships, Family Involvement, Volunteers, Student Community Service and School Advisory Council.
Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)
2005-2006 Plan / Monitoring & Implementation Plan – Mr. Imerson
Mr. Imerson disbursed a handout and discussed the continuous implementation of the plan. Some goals and objectives have been met, as other are still on-going and were scheduled as such.
Mrs. Wood presented an overhead of the 2005-2006 Literacy Plan. She gave accolades to the Literacy Team for accomplishing most of the set goals within the projected time. The team feels that they were able to reach their intended audiences and implemented some very good activities.
Ms. Wood also disbursed a handout outlining the Five-Step Plan for reading strategies at various grade levels. The plan addresses interactive reading, skill-based instruction and quality literature to motivate struggling readers.
Florida Writes+ School Report & Information – Dr. Gallagher
Dr. Gallagher presented an overhead of the results of the recent testing. She briefly spoke of GHS’s previous year(s) and current standing among other area high schools.
Learning Focused Strategies – Mr. Imerson
Mr. Imerson spoke of the new program by Dr. Max Thompson. The program is guided by three common principles: Consistent & Pervasive, Adapt, don’t adopt and Accountability. Also discussed was the financial burden of implementing of such a huge district-wide program which would require that every faculty member be trained a minimum of two days. Mr. Imerson initiated thoughts and feedback from council members.
Disbursement of Remaining Lottery Funds - TABLED
Next Meeting
May 8, 2006 – 6:00 pm, The Italian Way Restaurant
Meeting Adjourned
Meeting was adjourned at 7:08 pm by Lou Ann Morrow, Chairperson.
Handouts:
Agenda
Five Star School Award SurveyHandout – Monitoring & Implementation Plan
Handout – Instruction and ordering information for the Five-Step Lesson Plan Source Book.