September 15, 2008 (APPROVED AT THE OCTOBER 6 SIC MEETING
SIC MINUTES

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS

In attendance:

Jennifer Clemens
Helen Dubose
Michael Dooley
Chuck Fulmer
Martha Goff
Janet Malone
Lynn Martin
Emily Mills
Kathy Moore
Michelle Mullin
Jeff Rose
Shenika Shaw
Jon Stevens

ROLE OF SIC
As written in the by-laws, council members serve as an advisory board, the council is a state mandated committee.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING BY-LAWS
No questions

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
Chairperson: Jeff Rose
Vice Chair: Jennifer Clemens
Secretary: Shenika Shaw

ESTABLISH MEETING DATES FOR 2008-09
Second Monday of each month @ 7am

PTA REPORT
Almost 300 members enrolled; budget for 2008-09 school yr approved: $53K budgeted for new playground ($28K) and welcome sign ($25K). If district installs playground equipment it could save the school $6000. The first fundraiser is closing and sales are down 2/3s; possible profit this year of $8500, if PTA is only able to get playground this year they will earmark excess funds for sign; we discussed possible business and community donations; there is a teacher on staff helping write grants; Movie night did well, grossed over $500, net about $360, for next movie night consider tapping into high school for student to help that need community service credits

MEDIA CENTER UPDATE
Currently running a contest: children are reading books and being recognized on the morning news

REPRESENTATION FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEES
Governmental Relations: Chuck Fulmer
Parent Advisory: Jeff Rose

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
 Enrollment: 780
 After School Program: Boys and Girls Club: school gets 17% of fees, will run on in-service days, not holidays, do other activities such as computer lab, media center, art, etc
 Spanish on TV: children watch a Spanish lesson 3 days a week and have traditional face to face Spanish 2 days a week to reinforce the tv lessons, children are becoming more fluent do the change
 District Initiatives
o Closing Achievement Gap
o Creating High Performance Learning Culture: collaboration among professionals
o Technology Update: all smart boards are up except 1, every classroom now has a telephone
o State Wide Testing: PACT changing to PASS
o District has suspended all travel


NEXT MEETING MONDAY OCTOBER 6, 2008 @ 7am
Bring a friend, family or community member to discuss the bond referendum, we will meet in the media center


OCTOBER MINUTES POSTED AFTER APPROVAL AT THE NOV. 10 SIC MEETING.

Minutes of the Sept. meeting will be posted as soon as they are approved at the October 6 SIC Meeting.

In attendance at the September 15 meeting were: Jennifer Clemens, Helen Dubose, Micheal Dooley, Chuck Fulmer, Kathy Moore, Michelle Mullin, Jeff Rose, Shenika Shaw, Martha Goff, Janet Malone, Emily Mills, Lynn Martin, and Jon Stevens.

Please plan on joining us at the next SIC meeting on October 6 in the media center.

APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETINGS’ MINUTES
- The council approved minutes from November meeting.

PTA REPORT
- PTA president Michael Dooley not in attendance
- Math/Science event scheduled for tonight
- Movie night was a success

GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS REPORT
 First meeting for 2007-08 will be tonight

PARENT ADVISORY REPORT
 District office currently going thru renovations
 Starting to look at 5yr plan for school district, i.e. new schools
 New district wide tobacco free policy has gone thru student, will then go thru parents, vice principals
 Determined new school buildings should be equipped with automatic doors
 Working on 2009-10 academic calendar
 Next meeting will be in March

MEDIA CENTER UPDATE
 Flyer distributed with list of events

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
 School Report Card: continue to make AYP and keep children at current PACT levels as they get older the stores seem to drop
 Winter DIBELS & MAP: MAP for children the school was monitoring has been completed; just completed mid-year testing for DIBELS with 5-K
 Recognition for Participation in Relay for Life: School recognized as being in the top 10 (number 7) in contributions
 Lunch Debt: $3000 in debt (down from last year’s level of $8000); group discussed pushing automatic pay and sending out lunch letters
 SIC Website: president is asking for any feedback about additions and the user friendliness of the website
 Math Coach: School has been approved to receive a coach; coach is paid thru funds from State Dept and District; grant has been completed and school should have a decision by February 1; match coach is a certified teacher who will help teacher with curriculum plans and classroom strategies
 Technology: Electrician has been in and completed wiring for smart boards; January 7th was the installation date; Principal Malone has sent an email about the status and timeline for installation
 Date for International Fair: Saturday April 26th; however this is a three day weekend and PTA is worried about a low turnout, maybe too late to reschedule event
 After school Program: May scrap the idea, per discussions with principal at Red Bank Elementary they make no money from their program; WKE does receive a couple thousand from YMCA every year; Principal Malone stressed the school does want to make money from the program
 Classroom space: Over numbers in 3rd grade and K5, Principal Malone will be proposing to the district to build another wing, adding additional space was not part of the original renovation plan scheduled for this year

In attendance:

Helen Dubose
Martha Goff
Steve Hatchell
Drew Laughlan
Janet Malone
Lynn Martin
Emily Mills
Kathy Moore
Michelle Mullin
Jeff Rose
Shenika Shaw
Jon Stevens

NEXT MEETING MONDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2008

APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETINGS’ MINUTES
- The council approved minutes from November meeting.

PTA REPORT
- PTA president Michael Dooley not in attendance
- Math/Science event scheduled for tonight
- Movie night was a success

GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS REPORT
- First meeting for 2007-08 will be tonight

PARENT ADVISORY REPORT
- District office currently going thru renovations
- Starting to look at 5yr plan for school district, i.e. new schools
- New district wide tobacco free policy has gone thru student, will then go thru parents, vice principals
- Determined new school buildings should be equipped with automatic doors
- Working on 2009-10 academic calendar
- Next meeting will be in March

MEDIA CENTER UPDATE
- Flyer distributed with list of events

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
- School Report Card: continue to make AYP and keep children at current PACT levels as they get older the stores seem to drop
- Winter DIBELS & MAP: MAP for children the school was monitoring has been completed; just completed mid-year testing for DIBELS with 5-K
- Recognition for Participation in Relay for Life: School recognized as being in the top 10 (number 7) in contributions
- Lunch Debt: $3000 in debt (down from last year’s level of $8000); group discussed pushing automatic pay and sending out lunch letters
- SIC Website: president is asking for any feedback about additions and the user friendliness of the website
- Math Coach: School has been approved to receive a coach; coach is paid thru funds from State Dept and District; grant has been completed and school should have a decision by February 1; match coach is a certified teacher who will help teacher with curriculum plans and classroom strategies
- Technology: Electrician has been in and completed wiring for smart boards; January 7th was the installation date; Principal Malone has sent an email about the status and timeline for installation
- Date for International Fair: Saturday April 26th; however this is a three day weekend and PTA is worried about a low turnout, maybe too late to reschedule event
- After school Program: May scrap the idea, per discussions with principal at Red Bank Elementary they make no money from their program; WKE does receive a couple thousand from YMCA every year; Principal Malone stressed the school does want to make money from the program
- Classroom space: Over numbers in 3rd grade and K5, Principal Malone will be proposing to the district to build another wing, adding additional space was not part of the original renovation plan scheduled for this year

In attendance:

Helen Dubose
Martha Goff
Steve Hatchell
Drew Laughlan
Janet Malone
Lynn Martin
Emily Mills
Kathy Moore
Michelle Mullin
Jeff Rose
Shenika Shaw
Jon Stevens

NEXT MEETING MONDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Welcome to White Knoll Elementary School Improvement Council. This council meets the second Monday of every month and is open to the public. This web site can be used to provide feedback and suggestions about our school. I will post the minutes from our monthly meetings here as well. Thank you for your interest in the school and your child’s education.
We are not held responsible for any links beyond our current site.

The purpose of the WKE School Improvement council is to:

Assist in the preparation of the annual school improvement report including needs assessment, development of objectives and strategies, implementation and monitoring, and preparation of yearly assessment reports;

Provide advice and input on the use of school innovation funds as provided by the state;

Serve as a liaison between the school, school organizations, the community, and the local school board by collecting and disseminating information about school improvement;

To review and give feedback regarding the Professional Development School relationship with the University of South Carolina and other partner schools; and


Provide other assistance that the principal may request as well as carrying out other duties prescribed by the local school board.

Please use this web site as a means of communication with SIC members to provide feedback or offer suggestions about our school.
Council members for 2006-2007
Steve Hatchell/Chairperson
hatchell@sc.rr.com

Kim Dooley/Vice Chairperson
ksdooley@alltel.net

Amanda Ryan/Secretary
aryan@lexington1.net

Jan Malone/Principal
jmalone@lexington1.net

Martha Goff/Assistant Principal
mwgoff@lexington1.net

Jon Stevens/Assistant Principal
jstevens@lexington1.net

John Enright
jenright@csc.com

Lynn Smith/PDS Representative
lsmith@lexington1.net

Judy Ditch
jditch@lexington1.net

Maria Collum

Robert Miller

Terri Catalano
tcatalano@lexington1.net