CHS Site Council

Minutes

June 3, 2003

Members Attending: Eileen Brayman, Terrie Chrones, Lesa Eusted, Bob George, Deniese Henderer, Jennifer Hookland; Nancy Honer, Joyce Kenney, Trish Shoemaker, Reese Speas, Sue Bowers

Guests Attending: Kathi Jackson, Anne O’Connell, Diana Shumate

Terrie Chrones called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m. She began by thanking Nancy and Sue for their service on Site Council for the past 2 years. Their terms are expiring, with Lesa and Reese filling those spots for the next 2 years. She also welcomed Deniese back after her absence. Terrie passed around a sheet to collect current email addresses and phone numbers of members. Since Joyce is retiring, another teacher will be needed to serve the remaining year of her term. It was agreed that person will be elected by staff in the fall.

Continuing Business

Bob shared the latest budget plan for next year, which has been reviewed with the staff. The district had increased the CHS allocation by $125,000 from the original projection and the budget committee last week voted to add an additional $125,000. Bob’s plan now shows funding for about 13.5 FTE teachers, plus the counselor (and special ed, which comes from a different part of the district budget). He asked for the group’s input on the proposed 8-period day, noting that it was not clear where that decision would be made. Staff members expressed concerns about that proposal, feeling that it would be very difficult to develop another class and do it well. Parents had questions about class size and offerings which were difficult to answer, as things are still so up-in-the-air. Bob and Deniese indicated that scheduling would not be done until the fall. The general sense of the group was that an 8-period day was not desirable.

Bob and Kathi discussed the proposal to add a Secretary in the Main Office. With the loss of the Asst. Principal position, both felt that a second person would be necessary. Kathi discussed the potential for volunteer help, but stressed the need for a consistent presence of a second person who would “know the ropes.” The group discussed the idea of the principal being asked to teach classes part of the day, and again (see previous minutes) agreed that a full-time principal was necessary.

With the time allocation for budget discussion over, Bob asked members with comments on the budget proposal to email them to Terrie. The group also agreed to meet one more time on Tuesday, June 10 for further discussion on the budget.

New Items

Anne O’Connell presented a proposal to change the current Advanced Chemistry course to Advanced Placement Chemistry. This may require that she take some additional training and will change the course syllabus somewhat. She stressed the need for CHS to provide some AP classes. Currently we are the only Sky-Em school that has none. The Site Council approved her proposal, with thanks and encouragement.

Anne presented a second proposal for a Community Cooperative Education course in conjunction with the CHS Key Club and the Creswell Kiwanis Club. The city has a $10,000 grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) for work at Garden Lake Park, which was set up to provide funds for plants and other materials, with labor provided by residents and students. Previously, Anne’s Wetlands Ecology class was involved, but with that class not being available next year, there was need for a mechanism to encourage student involvement to fulfill the terms of the grant. The proposal would provide ½ an elective credit for students who choose to participate in Key Club meetings, monthly work parties at the park, and a variety of related activities. The grant includes funds to cover Anne’s extra supervision duties. The Site Council approved the proposal and again thanked Anne for her work in putting the new program together.

Next Meeting

The Site Council will meet again next week, June 10, at 7:30 a.m. in the library. Jennifer reminded Terrie that a new student representative still needed to be chosen for next year. The main agenda item will be further discussion on budget proposals.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:25.

Sue Bowers, Secretary