BCHS SBDM

Bullitt Central High School                                      March 14, 2007
SBDM Minutes                                                 3:30 p.m.
Roger Hayes, Chairperson
I.   Call to order:
Members present were Mr. Roger Hayes (Chairman), Mr. Peter Rivard, Mr. Terry Cox, Ms. Stephanie Lewis, Ms. Debbi Lanham, and Ms. Becky Sanders.  Visitors in attendance:  Mrs. Jewell Cress, Ms. Laura Allgeier, and Mr. Rob Music. 
Mr. Hayes called the meeting to order at 3:45 p.m.
II.  Approve agenda:
Agenda items corrected by Mr. Hayes:
                        V C – Mr. Foster, presenter changed to Mr. Music
                        VII A – Add vacancy of principal
                        VI B – Changed “Library Assistant” to “Library Clerk”
Mr. Cox moved to accept agenda with corrections, 2^nd by Mr. Rivard.  Agenda approved by consensus of council.
III.  Approve Minutes from February 14, 2007 meeting:
Motion to approve minutes by Ms. Lewis, 2^nd by Mr. Cox.  Motion was approved by consensus of council.
IV.  Dance Team
This had been tabled, due to lack of a certified employee sponsor, from the February 14, 2007 meeting.  Mr. Rivard motioned to remove from the table with a 2^nd by Ms. Sanders.  Consensus of the council.  Since the Dance Team is already officially recognized by the Bullitt County Board of Education, motion made by Mr. Rivard, 2^nd by Mr. Cox to dispense of this item.  Motion approved by consensus.  Opening will be posted again.
V A.  School Improvement Plan Update
1.)  SBDM Council set the biennial targets for eliminating any substantive achievement gaps.           
    The report will be sent to the Board of Education for agreement for the April 17, 2007
   Board meeting.
2.)  CATS data on student performance, including data disaggregated by gender, disability
      and participation in the federal free and reduced lunch program, was reviewed by the
    SBDM committee.
3.)  The SIP was reviewed by SBDM committee.  The action components are:  a) Academic
      Performance and b) School Culture.
4.)  The SIP Progress report for 2005-2006 school year was reviewed and will be sent to
       the Board of Education for review on April 17, 2007.
V B.  Temporary SBDM Budget
Mrs. Jewell Cress, BCHS bookkeeper, discussed the tentative budget proposal to council.  This was emphasized as meeting the requirement of the Central Office Finance Department so Munis codes could be put in place.  Figures in this proposal were estimated low.  The actual budget will be based on student population after the second month of the 2007-08 school year. Motion to approve by Mr. Rivard, 2^nd by Mr. Cox.  Passed by consensus.
V C.  Curriculum Committee
Mr. Music reported that this committee was charged with four specific items:
1.)  Review Assessment Preparation and Procedures.  As for the preparation, each department was to handle.  No committee recommendation for procedures
2.)  Curriculum changes for science, political science and VPA.     
      A.)  Science – no changes or actions recommended.
      B.)  VPA – no changes recommended.  Moving this to the 11^th grade would jeopardize electives.
      C.)  Political Science – committee proposes that Political Science be offered to juniors that wish to fulfill the requirement in an elective spot.
3.)  Study weighted grades
      No proposal at this time.
4.)  Impact Study of New Grade Scale
      Proposal that this be studied over a 3 – 4 year period.
The committee recommends: 
       A.)  Valedictorians must have successfully taken a minimum of two AP/CC courses in different disciplines.  This would begin with the class of 2009, current sophomores.
       B.)  Students who fail any class must have a grade of 50% or higher to take ESS.
             Students who fail with a percentage lower than 50 must repeat that class the next year as available.
       C.)  The committee proposed the following changes to the policy on Plagiarism.
              1^st offense:  Zero on assignment, parent contact, conference with student, plagiarism documented and placed on file in office.  Notice sent to principal and club/organization sponsors.
              2^nd offense:  Zero on assignment, parent conference, disciplinary action taken.
Council requested the curriculum committee to draft these proposals in SBDM policy format and present to council at the April 18, 2007 meeting.
VI.  Comments & Announcements
Mr. Hayes mentioned the Dress Code policy.  After discussion and an informal poll of the five      Council members concerning review of the dress code policy no action was taken.
VII.  Adjournment
Ms. Lanham moved to adjourn, Ms. Lewis 2^nd, passed on consensus.
Following the adjournment partial SBDM Principal Selection Training was presented by Mr.Michael Franken, OVEC Executive Director.  Next training session will be Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.

Bullitt Central High School                                February 14, 2007
SBDM Minutes                                          3:30 p.m.
Site Based Decision Making CouncilRoger Hayes, Chairperson
Members present were Peter Rivard, Debbi Lanham, Becky Sanders, Terry Cox and Stephanie Lewis.  Roger Hayes, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 3:47 p.m.
I.                   Approve Agenda:
Agenda was approved by consensus of the council
II.                Approve Minutes from the January 10, 2007 meeting:
Motion was made to approve minutes from the January 10, 2007 meeting by Terry Cox, 2^nd by Becky Sanders.  Motion was approved by consensus.
III.       Dance Team – Kelsey Perez (student)
Student, Kelsey Perez, requested to speak to the counsel concerning BCHS having a dance team. She did a survey of freshmen girls that would be interested. Ms. Perez expressed that a lot of female students felt that there are more extra-curricular opportunities for boys than there are for girls. She had done extensive research on this already and had found that Diane Caudell, who owns her own dance studio in Mt. Washington, would be willing to be a sponsor and Ms. Anderson is willing to be the teacher sponsor. After discussion, counsel agreed to table decision until next meeting to discuss this issue with Ms. Anderson in person. Motion to table was approved by Stephanie Lewis and seconded by Debbi Lahnam.  Motion approved by consensus of the council.
IV.              Set Graduation Date/Time/Place
Graduation for 2007 has been set for Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the gym at Bullitt Central High School. Motion for approval was made by Peter Rivard and seconded by Stephanie Lewis. Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
V.                 CSIP Update
The CSIP committee has been meeting on a regular basis to refine areas in which we need improvement. The committee has preformed a survey on school culture which will be discussed at the faculty meeting on March 6. Dr. Chris Waggoner will be in attendance to offer some advice. Mr. Hayes feels the committee has come up with some excellent ideas.
VI.              Personnel
A.)   ISAP Tutor Vacancy – interviews currently being held
B.)   Special Education Position Filled – Kyle Roach C.)  ESS/Credit Recovery – 6 positions that are fully staffed
D.)  Staffing for 2007 – 2008 – Of course positions needed will be driven by the student body numbers but as of now we will be able to add 1 new assistant principal, 1 new counselor, and 2 new teachers
VII.           Discussion of Principal Vacancy
A.)   Timeline – This position will be reposted as an open-ended posting until after the site-based council has been trained on what to look for during the hiring process of a new principal.
B.)   Council is looking at several options for training and will announce their choice at the March 14 meeting.
VIII.        Open comments and Announcements
Parent Organization Meeting – The big topic was block scheduling vs. six period a day. They will be forming a committee to take a closer look at the pros and the cons.
IX.              Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Debbi Lanham and was seconded by Stephanie Lewis.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.

Bullitt Central High School                                               January 10, 2007
SBDM Minutes                                                         3:30 p.m.
Site Based Decision Making Council
Roger Hayes, Chairperson
Members present were Peter Rivard, Debbi Lanham, Becky Sanders, and Stephanie Lewis.  Roger Hayes, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.
  I.                   Approve Agenda:
 Agenda was approved by consensus of the council.
 II.                Approve Minutes from the December 13, 2006 meeting:
Motion was made to approve minutes from the December 13, 2006 meeting by Stephanie Lewis, 2^nd by Peter Rivard.  Motion was approved by consensus.
 III.       College Credit Classes Proposal-June Pearce
Ms. Pearce was in attendance to discuss college credit classes versus AP classes. We want to make sure that nothing is done that will affect our AP classes. These courses would be offered in the same class as either college credit or AP credit. Students may select either option in the same course offering.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
 IV.              K.D.E. Assistance
The Kentucky Board of Education has offered an assistance plan to provide support for low-performing schools according to the CATS testing. Mr. Hayes says that the decision to accept their help is “basically a no brainer.”  The proposal is at no cost to us and it sends someone to our school to examine our CSIP and help us work in areas we need to see improvement. Motion to approve was made by Stephanie Lewis and was seconded by Becky Sanders.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
V.                  Class Proposal – Mark Rogers
Mr. Rogers was in attendance to discuss some class changes. Upon doing some research, Mr. Rogers has decided that the Gifted Seminar class should be renamed Leadership Dynamics. Leadership Dynamics is a school-defined course and does not require a teacher to have special endorsement.  This would create an open space for a teaching position that is currently being utilized in the English department.  Mr. Rogers feels that if we utilize this position as a foreign language teacher it would help us continue to move toward the Commonwealth diploma.
VI.              S.T.C. Information – Peter Rivard
Mr. Rivard explained to the council that the state has announced that they will be giving each school a certain amount of money to purchase technology equipment.  Bullitt Central will receive $47,180.00 both this year and next. One of the only stipulations is that you must show that you have enough furniture and room to accommodate them.  Options were discussed among the council members and Mr. Rivard and Mr. Hayes will continue the discussion over the coming weeks.  A mobile cart with 31 laptops may be the option they decide would be our best or most desirable option.
VII.           Personnel
A.)  Math opening – in the interview process
B.)  Special Ed vacancy – Mr. Hayes has names and will begin interviewing.
VIII.        Open Comments and Announcements
Mr. Robbie Clark requested that the council consider approving the start of a student government. Mr. Clark feels that this would give the students a voice and promote school spirit.  Council all agreed that this was an excellent idea.  Motion to approve was made by Peter Rivard and was seconded by Becky Sanders.  Motion approved by consensus of the council.
 IX.              Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Peter Rivard and was seconded by Becky Sanders.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.

Bullitt Central High School                                December 13, 2006
SBDM Minutes                                         3:30 p.m. Site Based Decision Making Council
D. Karen Hayden, Chairperson
Members present were Peter Rivard, Debbi Lanham, Becky Sanders, Stephanie Lewis and Terry Cox.  Ms. Karen Hayden, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m.
I.                   Approve Agenda:
Agenda was approved by consensus of the council.
II.                Approve Minutes from the November 8, 2006 meeting:
Motion was made to approve minutes from the November 8, 2006 meeting by Stephanie Lewis, 2^nd by Peter Rivard.  Motion was approved by consensus.
III.       Weighted Grades, AP Classes, Grading Scale – Tim Lands
Tim Lands was in attendance with a request for the council to consider.  He explained that these classes are college level classes and the fact that students will make the effort to take these classes and do well in them should be met with a reward.  Mr. Lands ask the council to consider either weighting the grades for these classes or changing the grading scale for these classes back to the 10 point grading scale. Mr. Lands pointed out that not only do most colleges but also the Governor’s Scholar program uses the 10 point system.
BCHS policy states that no one can make valedictorian if they get a B. That would mean if there were 2 students, one in an AP class and the other in regular classes, if the regular ed student made an A and the AP student made a B, the regular ed student would have the chance to be valedictorian.  Ms. Hayden suggested that we give this to the Curriculum Committee and they further investigate the pros and cons of this matter. Council agreed.
IV.              Youth Service Center Grant – Stacy Crawford
Ms. Crawford was in attendance to discuss the idea of having a Youth Service Center at Bullitt Central.  This is an annual grant based on free and reduced lunch.  With Bullitt Central’s number the amount of the grant would fall somewhere around $72,000.00.     Ms. Hayden added a word of caution that this has been attempted before and the funds were pulled before they could get it started.  Mr. Roger Hayes, also in attendance, felt it was a great idea!  The only drawback is limited space. Ms. Crawford has some ideas that she is following up on that may solve the space issue. Motion to proceed with application for grant was made by Terry Cox and was seconded by Peter Rivard.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
V.                 College Credit Classes Proposal – June Pearce
June Pearce was in attendance to propose to the council the idea of adding more college level class choice to the curriculum guide to see if there is a student interest. A motion to accept the proposal to offer ACT prep classes in English and math for seniors next year (2007/2008) and to table the proposal to offer college-credit courses until the January meeting. The motion was proposed by Terry Cox and was seconded by Stephanie Lewis.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
VI.              Approve School Report Card
A motion was made to approve the school report card with the condition that the blank section concerning teacher qualifications be completed. These four figures had been overlooked. Motion was made by Peter Rivard and seconded by Terry Cox. Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
VII.           Personnel
A.)   Special Education Vacancy
B.)  Buddy Fluhr has resigned effective the end of the semester and his position will be posted.
C.)  Ms. D. Karen Hayden, principal, has retired effective 12/30/2006 and her position will be posted.
D.)  There will be a position open when B. Cairnes finishes her allowed days as a retiree.
VIII.        Open Comments and Announcements
None
IX.              Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Peter Rivard and was seconded by Becky Sanders.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.

Bullitt Central High School                                November 8, 2006
SBDM Minutes                                          3:30 p.m. 
Site Based Decision Making Council           D. Karen Hayden, Chairperson
Members present were Peter Rivard, Debbi Lanham, Becky Sanders, Stephanie Lewis and Terry Cox.  Ms. Karen Hayden, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 3:45 p.m.
 I.                   Approve Agenda:
 Agenda was approved with an amendment by consensus of the council.
 II.                Approve Minutes from the October 11, 2006 meeting:
Motion was made to approve minutes from the October 11, 2006 meeting by Terry Cox, 2^nd by Becky Sanders.  Motion was approved by consensus.
III.             Cougar Shop Merchandise Team                   Re: Dress Code Issue
The Bullitt Central Cougar Shoppe presented a request for professionally printed colored t-shirts.  These t-shirts would not necessarily be Bullitt Central’s school colors but would have a BC theme. These type of t-shirts are already being sold at other places so the Cougar Shoppe would like to sell them to make a profit, which will profit the school also.   Motion to approve this request was made by Peter Rivard and was seconded by Stephanie Lewis. Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
IV.              Final Budget
Jewell Cress was in attendance and explained the Board of Education had “found” and distributed monies equally among all the county schools. Ms. Hayden suggested that the money be used to help purchase textbooks.  Ms. Hayden shared a “needs” list drawn up by Mr. Pohlman. Motion to move money into textbook fund was made by Terry Cox and was seconded by Debbi Lahnam.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
Motion to approve Final Budget was made by Terry Cox and was seconded by Peter Rivard. Motion was approved by consensus of the council.
V.        Analyze Test Scores            
Ms. Hayden discussed the results of the CATS testing. Bullitt Central improved in every aspect anywhere from 3 to 15 points. Special Education has the biggest gap followed by free/reduced lunch. We had the lowest number of Novice scores ever in the history of BCHS. We had better science scores than even the district average.  Arts and Humanities scores are up which means the VPA program must be working. Reading does continue to be a problem area. Ways to close gaps were discussed.  One thought was that collaborating teachers should be more involved in the classroom.
V.                 Committee Structures and Reporting Forms
Ms. Hayden provided council with copies of Committees and Their Structure for our information only.
VI.              Accountability for On-Demand Writing Tests for Seniors
Scores will be back in January. Council discussed how the kids need to be informed of how very important this test is to BCHS.  Any senior who scored a proficient or distinguished will be exempt from the final exam of any second semester class in which he/she has at least a “B” average.
VII.           Open Comments and Announcements
None
VIII.        Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at 5:15 was made by Peter Rivard and was seconded by Debbi Lanham.  Motion was approved by consensus of the council.