Stonewall Traditional Elementary School
School-Based Decision Making Council
Meeting of August 26, 2003

A special called SBDM meeting for the purposes of discussing staffing was held.  Mr. McCaw presented a revised agenda, and the council agreed upon the agenda.

Members present:  Jane Armistead, Michelle Cohron , Janie Griggs, Andrea Guise, and Julie Pearman .  Also in attendance was Mr. Ed McCaw.

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.

  1.  Agenda Item 1 - Staffing and Budget for the 2003-04 school year

Mr. McCaw presented a “staffing summary page” from the FCPS Office of Budget and Staffing Services, which reflected the allocated staff, based upon Day 4 enrollment.  Section 4 indicated the discretionary positions should be 5.5 rather than 6.0, as presently staffed.  Therefore, Mr. McCaw suggested the following:

                                Convert .5 assistant ($9847)

                                Parks/Recreation Donation ($4620)

                                Section 8 ($1552)

                                SCIF and General ($4287)

                                                                Total cost:  $20,306

The council will make the decision on the funding, but the section 6C carryover will impact the final decision.

Action:  Janie Griggs moved to purchase .5 discretionary teacher by using Mr. McCaw’s budgetary proposal as a guideline.  Michelle Cohron seconded the motion which was approved by consensus.

      2.  Agenda Item 2 – Allocation of classrooms for the 2003-04 school year

No changes in staffing since the last meeting, so the reading tutor and ESL teacher will move into room 16.

  1. Agenda Item 3  - Professional Development requests
    1. Ms. Jo Bartlett, facilitator, submitted a request to attend the “Programs for Exceptional Children” conference in Louisville on November 23-25.

Action:  Janie Griggs moved to accept the request.  Michelle Cohron seconded the motion, which was approved by consensus.

    1. Mr. Charlie Hardy requested permission to attend the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, TN on October 1-3 in the amount of $332.  Jane Armistead moved to approve the request.   Janie Griggs seconded the motion, which was approved by consensus.
  1. Agenda Item 4 – Field Trip Requests
    1. Mrs. Lavon Cress  submitted a request to attend the Newport Aquarium on Thursday, October 16, 2003 by way of Bluegrass Charter Tours.  This trip would enhance the unit on ocean life.

Action:  Janie Griggs moved to accept the request.  Andrea Guise seconded the motion, which was approved by consensus.

b.       Sarah Erwin submitted a request to attend the Newport Aquarium on November 6, 2003.

Action:  Andrea Guise moved to accept the request.  Michelle Cohron seconded the motion, which was approved by consensus.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
Beth Roseland
SBDM Secretary