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BHS SGC 2009-2010SGC archivesSGC: Contact:richard_ng@berkeley.k12.ca.us Schoolwide Action Plan (version 6)BHS Action Plan 12/3/2009Revised SGC BylawsBerkeley High School Governance Council April 27, 2010, 4:15-6:00 pm, Community Theatre Lobby Meeting Agenda Ten minutes are set aside at the beginning of the meeting for members of the BHS community to give comments to the School Governance Council. If time runs out, people can submit further comments and questions in writing to the SGC Chair or Recorder. Item Time Person Purpose Requested Responsible (decision, discussion, item of information) ______________________________ ______________________________ ____________ Beginning Business Items 5 minutes Kate Trimlett/ Decision
Comments from members of the BHS Community 10 minutes Kate Trimlett/ Information 4:20 - 4:30 Linda González SGC Parent Rep for Hiring 5 minutes Linda Gonzalez Decision Committee 4:30 - 4:35 Student Leadership Elections 5 minutes Chris Young Information 4:35 - 4:40 BSEP proposals 20 minutes sub-committee Decision 4:40 - 5:00 Safety Plan 15 minutes Ardarius Decision 5:00 - 5:15 McDonald SSJE/CAS Field Trip Approval 5 minutes Team Leaders Decision 5:15 - 5:20 ELL Plan Approval 5 minutes Heidi Decision 5:20 - 5:25 Ramirez-Weber BREAK 5:25 - 5:30 Principal's Update 10 minutes Jim Slemp Information 5:30- 5:40 WASC Revision 15 minutes Maggie Discussion 5:40 - 5:55 Heredia-Peltz Process Observer 5 minutes 5:55 - 6 End of Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2010 Meeting of the BHS School Governance Council Attendees: Natasha Berk; Student Rep Dave Stevens; Team Leader Rene Jasso; Student Rep Evy Kavaler; Team Leader Phil Halpern; Team Leader Matt Meyer; Team Leader Annie Johnston; Team Leader Miranda Thorman; Team Leader Derek Eshelman; New Teacher Rep Teri Goodman; Team Leader Miriam Stahl; Team Leader Ray Cagan; Team Leader Jim Slemp; Principal Yoneko Murillo; BSEP Student Rep Omar Kayed; Student Rep Simone Obidah; BSEP Student Rep Jesse Gibson; Student Rep Noah Teller; Student Rep Natasha Beery; BSEP Rep Allen King; BSEP Chair Antonio Magana; BSEP Rep Karen Laws; BSEP Rep Peggy Scott; SGC Parent Rep Allison Smith; Team Leader Sherene Randle; Team Leader Irma Parker; Classified Rep Linda Gonzalez; SGC Co-Chair Kate Trimlett; SGC Co-Chair Richard Ng; SGC Clerk 4:15 Call to order Beginning Business Items
Public Comment 20 minutes were allocated for comments from members of the community. Principal's Update Principal Jim Slemp gave an update on the following items:
BSEP Budget Proposal BSEP Chair Allen King gave a brief overview of the BSEP budget process and how the BSEP committee formed the budget that is being presented to the School Governance Council. The proposed budget was presented to the Council and was discussed amongst the members. Motion: To add 5 minutes to the discussion of this item Decision: Motion passed. Motion: A motion was made to vote on the budget. Decision: 19 No. The motion to vote on the budget was not passed so the Council kept on discussing the item. The discussion about the budget with the BSEP members continued. Motion: A Motion was made to vote on the budget. Decision: Motion passed. The council will now vote on the budget. Motion: To approve the BSEP Budget for FY 2010-2011 Decision: 7 Yes, 3 with reservations, 15 No Since there is not a majority that has voted yes for the budget, it is not approved. The BSEP committee will meet again and will bring back another budget proposal to the School Governance Council for approval at a SGC meeting in May. Linda asked for SGC members who would like to discuss alternative proposals to send to BSEP and 11 members volunteered, including parents, teachers, students and a staff member. CAS/Science Field Trip Approval Molly Offerman, CAS counselor presented a field trip that needs approval by the SGC. Motion: to approve the field trip proposed by CAS Decision: The field trip is approved. Evy Kavaler; Science Team Leader presented a field trip that needs approval by the SGC. Motion: to approve the field trip proposed by the Science department. Decision: The field trip is approved. Green School RFA Kate Trimlett and Glenn Wolkenfeld presented to the Council the Request For information for the new Small Learning Community; the Green Academy. The RFA will be presented to the BUSD Board of Directors. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 PM. Minutes of March 23, 2010 Meeting of the BHS School Governance Council Attendees: Daniel Roose; Team Leader Dave Stevens; Team Leader Jim Slemp; Principal Noah Teller; Student Representative Irma Parker; Classified Rep. Evy Kavaler; Team Leader Heidi Ramirez-Weber; Team Leader Rene Jasso; Student Representative Phil Halpern; Team Leader Amy Burke; Team Leader Samantha Borg; Team Leader Teri Goodman; Team Leader Peggy Scott; Parent Rep. Allison Smith; Team Leader Margit Roos-Collins; Parent Rep. Derek Eshelman; New Teacher Rep. Kate Trimlett; Co-Chair, Team Leader Linda González; Co-Chair, Parent Rep. Richard Ng; Clerk Natasha Berry; BSEP Rep. 4:15 Call to order Beginning Business Items
Public Comment 10 minutes were allocated for comments from members of the community. Professional Development Plans Presentations Daniel Roose the Co-Team Leader of the World Language Department presented their Professional Development plan. Dave Stevens the Team Leader of the Special Education Department presented their Professional Development plan. Kate Trimlett, Co-Chair and Team Leader of the School of Social Justice and Ecology (SSJE), will present the RFA for the new small learning community, the Green School, at the next School Governance Council meeting. Working Agreements Co-Chair Linda Gonzalez reviewed the SGC working agreements and also suggestions for working processes for SGC meetings that were submitted by Council members at the last meeting. BUSD Board of Directors member John Selawsky was also present to discuss the Board's study on the Governance Council structure and also led a discussion on how the Board can be involved in more SGC meetings and also how the SGC can communicate more effectively with the Board. Principal's Update Principal Jim Slemp gave an update on the following items:
Process Observer Update Amy Burke went over SGC processes in the meeting. Linda González called attention to the priority sheet attached of SGC members priorities for the BUSD 2020 plan. Evaluation of Meeting The Co-Chairs conducted an activity where members could suggest what could be done to make the next SGC meeting run more smoothly. End of meeting Minutes of February 9, 2010 Meeting of the BHS School Governance Council Attendees: Kate Trimlett; Co-Chair Lorrie Williams; Parent Rep. Linda Gonzalez; Co-Chair Matt Meyer; Team Leader Paul Gibson; Parent Representative Miranda Thorman; Team Leader Jesse Gibson; Student Representative Heidi Ramirez-Weber; Team Lead Irma Parker; Classified Employee Representative Teri Goodman; Team Leader Brenda Wong; Team Leader Peggy Scott; Parent Rep Annie Johnston; Team Leader Evy Kavaler; Team Leader Margit Roos-Collins; Parent Representative Sherene Randle; Team Leader Rene Jasso; Student Representative Samantha Borg; Team Leader Amy Burke; Team Leader Dave Stevens; Team Leader Jim Slemp; Principal Phil Halpern; Team Leader Noah Teller; Student Representative Maggie Heredia-Peltz; Asst.Principal Richard Ng; Clerk Ray Cagan; Team Leader Allison Smith; Team Leader Natasha Beery; BSEP Representative Miriam Stahl; Team Leader Amanda Green; Team Leader Diane Wolf; Parent Representative Allen King; BSEP Chair Karen Laws; BSEP Antonio Magana: BSEP Aaron Glimme; BSEP 4:15 Call to order Beginning Business Items
Public Comment 10 minutes were allocated for comments from members of the community. BSEP Committee Allen King, BSEP Chair and BSEP members were present at the meeting to go over function of the BSEP committee and to have a discussion with the School Governance Council to identify funding priorities that might be taken into consideration by the BSEP committee. The BSEP committee will be making a decision on all BSEP grant proposals and the BSEP budget at the end of March. The final budget will be brought to the School Governance Council for approval. A discussion followed with members from the SGC and the BSEP committee members. All additional questions will be directed to Allen King. SSC Members SGC Co-Chair Kate Trimlett presented the list of teachers elected to the School Site Council: Sherene Randle Matt Meyer Kate Trimlett Heidi Ramirez-Weber Amy Burke Alternates: Miriam Stahl Annie Johnston Ray Cagan Proposal to change by-laws SGC Co-Chair Linda Gonzalez brought up a proposed change to the SGC bylaws that was presented at the last meeting but was not approved by a consensus. The group discussed the item again and made a decision. Decision: 17 yes 1 Sideways 3 No The proposed changes to the bylaws are approved. New Course Approval Team Leaders introduced New Courses that will be brought before the Board. Kate Trimlett presented a new course for the Green Academy, Intro to Renewable and Sustainable energy. A discussion followed where members brought up that there was not enough notice given to make a decision on the item. The item will be moved for further discussion at the SGC meeting on the 23 rd . Principal's Update Principal Jim Slemp presented information on the following items:
School Staff Membership on SGC Peggy Scott noted a difference in the amount of Staff members in the bylaws and on the roster. According to the roster there is one more member than is stated in the bylaws. This was an error and will be fixed and will be sent to the Board for approval. Decision: Approved by a consensus Motion: A motion was made and passed to add an additional item to the meeting for 15 additional minutes due to the removal of an earlier item.
Additional Item: Focusing on Working Agreements Annie Johnston brought up a concern that in the SGC's work together members are not following the working agreements when working with each other. A discussion followed amongst the members. End of Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2009 Meeting of the BHS School Governance Council 4:15 Call to order Beginning Business Items A Quorum was established Working Agreements Technology Update Principal Update Schedule Committee Update Principal Jim Slemp proposes gave an update on the Schedule Committee that is working on looking at possible different schedule options. New Small Learning Community Assistant Principal Kristin Glenchur went over the new Small Learning Community planning process. This is a collaboration with the East Bay Green Corridor and the UC School Of Engineering. A grant was received from PG&E for $40,000 for planning and start up costs. There will be a presentation of the grant on September 30th by State Superintendent Jack O’Conell
PSAT Plan Assistant Principal Kristin Glenchur presented the plan for the PSAT that will allow all students in the 10th grade to take the test at no cost. New Student Body Constitution Student Services Student Service Coordinator Christina Mitchell presented the Student Service model at BHS to give additional academic support to students which includes the programs: BSEP Allocation All BSEP money for SY 2009 – 2010 must be spent by March 1st, 2010. There will be no open Purchase Orders to vendors for this Fiscal Year. Schedule Design Timeline Principal Jim Slemp presented a timeline of tasks and meeting dates that the Schedule Design Team is following in their development of a schedule proposal to be presented to the BUSD Board of Directors on November 18, 2009. End of Meeting ____________ Minutes of September 8, 2009 Meeting of the BHS School Governance Council 4:15 Call to order Beginning Business Items A Quorum was established Working Agreements Technology Update Principal Update Schedule Committee Update New Small Learning Community There will be a presentation of the grant on September 30th by State Superintendent Jack O’Conell. PSAT Plan New Student Body Constitution Grades and PowerSchool Safety Committee Membership Plan Questions of the make up of the committee were brought forth regarding the Downtown Business Association having a seat on the committee. Proposal: There will be up to the spots available for representation of community agencies on the committee. The proposal to move forward was approved by the committee. SGC Chair End of Meeting
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