1. Welcome to the SAC Meeting!!! September 20, 2012

2. September 20, 2011– Agenda Welcome and Introductions
History and Overview of the School
Meetings and Attendance
Membership Procedures
Elections and Voting
PBVSACBYTES Website
School Improvement Plan / Bylaws
Literacy Initiatives
Clubs for School Year
Meeting Comments/Questions

3. Welcome Everyone Thank you for attending
Future meetings will include reminders sent out at least three days in advance
Introductions: Principal Debra Johnson
Students: Introduce yourselves
Parents: Introduce yourselves
Teachers: Introduce yourselves
Non-instructional Staff:
Community Members:
Business Partners:

4. History and Overview of our School
Principal Debra Johnson
Background of FLVS – principal
Our School’s Mission
“The number one priority of the school is the students—they are at the center of every decision we make” (FLVS)

5. Meetings and Attendance
Meetings are every 3rd Tuesday of the month
Presence of voting members necessary at meetings that there will be a vote – there must be a 50% + 1 majority of non-school personnel for votes to count
Elluminate meetings: paste into address bar

6. Membership Procedures
Attendance at Meetings – must be present to formally become a member
Attendance via Elluminate afterward
Voting and Non-voting Members
Importance of all Stakeholders
Purpose of SAC is to ensure school is working towards continuous improvement and accountability “for all students at the school”.

7. Elections and Voting Principal – Required Member
Teachers – Must be elected by other teachers
Parents – Must be elected by other parents
Students – Must be elected by other students
Community Members – appointed
Business Partners – appointed
Non Instructional Personnel – Elected by other non- instructional personnel
Membership should be an even balance of stakeholders (all of the above membership groups, as well as a demographic match as close as possible to the demographics of district)

8. PBVSACBYTES Website http://pbvsacbytes.weebly.com

9. School Improvement Plan
School improvement plans must be voted on by the SAC committee voting members and approved for School Year
We will hold a vote on our SIP in October.
Table further discussion and vote on the SIP next month.

10. SAC Bylaws
School Advisory Council Bylaws are created together with the members of the SAC committee.
Once created, they must be voted on.
Our bylaws are on the website and constructed last year.

11. Response to Intervention Team (RtI)
This is a team of professionals put together by the principal to ensure that all students are having their needs met by the school.
This team closely monitors each student to ensure they are progressing well.

12. Literacy Learning Team
This is a team of teachers in charge of ensuring that the literacy needs of all students are being met. This includes the following:
Students in the lower percent of readers
Students reading on grade level
Students showing gifted traits or reading at high levels.

13. Palm Beach Virtual Reading Initiatives
“Taking Care” initiative
Offering resources to students as needed
Using Elluminate for Peer Read Alouds
Tutoring each month at the physical school
HOT questions to press students to “think” during DBAs
Promoting leadership in clubs, such as community service and technology clubs being started this year.
Promote advanced level courses for advanced students
Promote the FLVS “Virtual Library”
Promote the FLVS program “Unplug and Read”

14. FLVS “Virtual Library” -- http://flvs
FLVS “Virtual Library” –Click on Virtual Library 2nd from the left

15. Resources from “Virtual Library”

16. “Such stuff as dreams are made
Unplug and Read
TBA
Why:
To promote the Love of reading!
October 21st
January 13th
Into Reading!
Curl up with a good Book!
March 10th
May 5th
with a Good
Book!
“Such stuff as dreams are made
on…”Read, read, read !

17. Clubs for School Year 11/12 Technology Club–Mrs. Zalecki and Mrs. 4
Community Service Club – Mrs. Ciotti

18. Thank you all for coming!!!
Questions and Summary
Open the floor to questions
To wrap up, remember that the purpose of the SAC committee is to ensure that the school is working toward continuous improvement and accountability.
Questions?
Next meeting is Oct. 18, 2011, 4-5 p.m.
Thank you all for coming!!!