Pu‘u Kukui Elementary School
School Community Council
26 October, 2015 Meeting
MINUTES
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER,10/26/2015 at 5:30 PM
Present – Lynn Araki-Regan, Chad Okamoto, Matt Dillon, Stephen Fox
I. Approval of minutes
A. Travis Toda is not present to provide previous minutes
II. Action Items
A. Discuss community meeting
Members present discussed community meeting. Connecting the meeting to a movie night provided audience, but some changes may be needed to involve people present.
B. Review of performance data
Strive HI data shows “continuing improvement,” which is good.
Absences are high, and that can be addressed
C. Recommendations for AFP groups
At this 3rd year of existence, continued PKE faculty initiatives are recommended.
D. Discuss waiver/PC days
1. Mr. Okamoto recommends reapplication for staggered start days for kindergarten
2. Two additional professional development days were included this year (4 total)
a. Acknowledging burden on families without supplemental caretakers
a.1. SCC advises asking for only one additional day (3 total)
E. Identify any items for December submission of waiver/exception requests
III. Old/Unfinished Business
In discussion of process, need for earlier start to accommodate election of SCC members, installation of SCC, and summer meetings is acknowledged
In consideration of time and the low number of SCC representatives present, Fox calls for continuance of old business to next meeting.
Araki-Regan moves to continue, Okamoto seconds.
Motion passes unanimously passed
IV. New Business
Meeting adjourned 6:25
School Community Council
26 October, 2015 Meeting
MINUTES
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER,10/26/2015 at 5:30 PM
Present – Lynn Araki-Regan, Chad Okamoto, Matt Dillon, Stephen Fox
I. Approval of minutes
A. Travis Toda is not present to provide previous minutes
II. Action Items
A. Discuss community meeting
Members present discussed community meeting. Connecting the meeting to a movie night provided audience, but some changes may be needed to involve people present.
B. Review of performance data
Strive HI data shows “continuing improvement,” which is good.
Absences are high, and that can be addressed
C. Recommendations for AFP groups
At this 3rd year of existence, continued PKE faculty initiatives are recommended.
D. Discuss waiver/PC days
1. Mr. Okamoto recommends reapplication for staggered start days for kindergarten
2. Two additional professional development days were included this year (4 total)
a. Acknowledging burden on families without supplemental caretakers
a.1. SCC advises asking for only one additional day (3 total)
E. Identify any items for December submission of waiver/exception requests
III. Old/Unfinished Business
In discussion of process, need for earlier start to accommodate election of SCC members, installation of SCC, and summer meetings is acknowledged
In consideration of time and the low number of SCC representatives present, Fox calls for continuance of old business to next meeting.
Araki-Regan moves to continue, Okamoto seconds.
Motion passes unanimously passed
IV. New Business
- New staff member
- Mr. Okamoto posits an available staff member
- Do we need a different meeting day/time?
- Schedule is acceptable as it stands
- Do we need a different meeting day/time?
- Items 3 & 4 from agenda
- How can we facilitate SCC communication?
- Inclusion in school newsletter “a monthly column”
- Content in newsletter recruiting new members
- Discussion of annual testing in newsletter
- Electronic versions of newsletter
- Links on PTSA and other school pages
- Test preparation materials- can they be given to parents?
- What items need our focus this year?
Meeting adjourned 6:25