MHS SBMT & Parents Council Notes
December 11, 2006
Welcome &
Introductions
Presentations: Class Advisers
Senior Class Adviser – Patrice Clough
- Designing a website for Senior class to inform
and communicate all events and activities with families and students
- Goal is to have website up and running by
Christmas
- Sr. Class council has 30 active
members—groups of 2/3 students are organizing and coordinating
events and programs
- First event was the Progressive dinner in
November. Three families
generously hosted, many volunteers assisted and 100-150 Seniors attended.
- Currently collecting
Sr. dues -$100- 4 payments of $25, Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan.
- Must pay dues to get measured for a Cap and gown
for graduation
- Cap and Gown measurements in mid January –
there are scholarship funds available for students and MHS does order
extra caps and gowns for all students
- Yearbook costs $20,000
- Carnival raises $10,000 - $14,000, dates in May
- Talent Show February 15 – auditions in
January- held at the PAC this year and raised $2,000 last year
- Senior Week - May 28
- Senior Whitewater Rafting Trip –May 30
& 31-costs approximately $200 per student- collect money in
February/March- must be paid for by April.
- !4/15 Chaperones are funded by the Senior class
- Senior Prom last weekend in May- being held at
the Hyatt Regency-hoping to have a fixed price for prom ticket
- Graduation Rehearsal and Senior Banquet also held
before graduation
Junior Advisor – Deb
OšReilly and Sophomore Advisor – Jim Farrell
Not in attendance – Mr. Z reported:
- Junior class planning for Auction and Yard Sale
in the spring—April
- Sophomore class raised $3000 with the magazine
drive
- Planning Spring car wash and Dinner Cruise on the
Charles River
Freshman Class Adviser – Mike Lavender
- Held a successful Parent Breakfast hosted by the
MHS Guidance dept. in Sept.
- Open House bake sale raised $600
- Christmas Walk Parade – 10-15 freshman
participated
- Freshman officers meet once a week
- Planning for:
- February carnation and rose sale - $2.00 for a
carnation and $3.00 for a rose, students deliver to homerooms on
Valentines day. Typically
raises $400-$500 for the class
- May Plant Sale – generally raises @ $2,000
- Class event – Freshman Picnic
MHS Parent Council Funding
Requests
- Judy Luise requested funds for Pizza and drinks for the Youth Drug
& Alcohol Summit on Thursday January 11, 2007.
- This is a teenager only event and there will
presentations by local teenagers currently in recovery.
- Already spent $155 for printing and mailing
notices to students.
- Request was made to encourage Coaches to support
event with student athletes and possibly make it mandatory and reschedule
practice (if scheduled)
- Approved up to $700 for event
- Library request
- 20 copies of In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick, to
support the Abbot Library townwide reading program-discussion about other
funding that might be available from MHS and library budget—Mr. Z.
will check
- Art Department request -20 copies of an Art History book needed for a new
course $1393. Approved after
discussion about past funding requests for books that should be included
in MHS budget. Mr. Z will
check budget
Discussion topics,
suggestions and presentations:
- MHS Dances – could there be a few more- possibly two
more per year. Liz Lipkind
will explore costs and other issues and report in Jan.
- Rent the Marblehead Little Theater – $100 fee, offer Movie Nights? Who would
coordinate? Class fundraiser?
- Magic Hat Thrift Shop is looking for MHS volunteers Thursday and
Saturday mornings- Here is how it works: when a MHS parent volunteers –MHS receives a
percentage of the income-have received some funds could receive more! Easy work!
- Friends of Marblehead Schools – Delia Barrett presented information about the
upcoming grant cycle for the Friends. February 16, 2007 is deadline for submitting a
proposal. Grant application
online. Grants serve many
students K-12 and the Friends provided funds (close to $500,000) since
1991.
- Connect Ed Phone/Communication system
– Chris Linehan
presented information about this phone system that many communities have
in place for communicating to families and students.
- Costs - $11,000 for the system to be installed. Costs are calculated per student
– teachers and custodians are free. Initial $1800 set up fee. Group the district schools by
cluster/affinity group- Elementary, Middle and High School
- Discussion – regarding setting up the initial data base,
maintaining system, partnering with other school PTOšs, requesting from
School Committee, current emergency procedure for informing families.
- Next steps – Chris will inquire about setting up a meeting
for Connect Ed to present to School administration/Central Council/School
Committee. Amy Drinker will
also discuss with School Committee.
- Funding Request Forms- Mr.
Z would like to have a formal funding request sheet that teachers and
programs fill out and he
would review funding requests before sending on to MHS Parents Council.
- Currently need $1200 to ship shoes to Iraq (2,000 pairs of shoes
collected/37 boxes) – Parents can donate to ship a box for $18.00 –will
put request on Daily Bulletin
- Schedule Changes – Program of Studies and Mission of MHS has been
submitted to School Committee for review. DOE 990 Instructional hours regulation very strict and
MHS must adhere to this regulation.
- Indoor Air Quality – issue with relative humidity- will try lowering
temperature 4 degrees from 70 – 66. Relative humidity should be 19-20% currently at 40%.
- Plumbing & Water- parents and students have observed water in
restrooms that continually runs – seems to be a problem with
plumbing. Being checked on.
- Library during study halls- question regarding the maximum number of
students currently set at 25- could that number be increased? Space is
underutilized. Staff
supervision needed, students are using computers and accessing games and
other non school related sites.
Recently MHS sent letters home to students violating computer
privileges. Mr. Z will look
into getting Ginny more support/help during the day.
- Question about why tests are not returned
to students to keep or take home- Mr. Z. will address this with the new curriculum directors
- Request to teachers- parents would like to see MHS teachers use
a Gradekeeper program that allows access to student grades
with student ID, Middle school currently provides this to teachers and
families.