Administration

The regular meeting of the school based council was called to order by Tom Purcell, Principal, at 12:00 p.m. Members present: Tom Purcell, James Morgan, Keith Johnson, Curt Newcom , Melissa Jarboe, Jean Ann Stanley and Sue Krampe. A motion was made by Mr. Newcom to begin the meeting. Mrs. Jarboe seconded the motion and there was consensus.

Approve August Agenda - A motion was made by Mr. Newcom to approve the August agenda with the following items added: recognition of student and faculty accomplishments, ACT results, class sizes. Mrs. Jarboe seconded the motion and there was consensus.

Approve June Minutes - A motion was made by Mrs. Stanley to approve the June

minutes. Mr. Morgan seconded the motion and there was consensus.

Personnel Update - The following positions are open:

Science teacher
Head boys track coach
Freshman softball coach

The following positions have been filled:

.5 English teacher - Jill Satterfield Academic coach - John Woolley
Asst. Band Director - Mark Benningfield Writing consultant - Kendra Carroll
White Squad Cheerleading coach - Adam Bowlds English teacher- Whitnee McCollam
NHS Sponsor - Whitnee McCollam Special Ed. Teacher - Laurel Beatty
PE teacher - Holly Johnson Business teacher- Kim Myers
Instructional assist - Bettye Harralson Nurse - Laura Rhoades
Maintenance - Anthony McDaniel Orchestra - April Yonts

Mr. Johnson moved to accept the personnel report. Mrs. Stanley seconded the motion and there was consensus.

A motion was made by Mr. Morgan to go into closed session to discuss personnel and pending litigation. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion and there was a consensus. With there being no action taken, a motion was made by Mr. Morgan to reconvene the open meeting. Mrs. Jarboe seconded the motion and there was a consensus.

Budget Update - Mr. Purcell reported the following:

Professional Development budget balance is $20,580.

2004 -2005 S.E.E.K. budget had a $6,757 carryover. This extra funding will be used to purchase two new security cameras. One camera will be placed in the cafeteria and the other will be placed in the domed area. The student council has agreed to contribute $1,000 towards the cameras.

The travel allotment for this year currently stands at $79,289.64; the same as last year. Once the attendance figures are update, this amount will be adjusted. Mr. Purcell expressed concern that AHS had overspent its travel allotment for the 2004-2005 school year and that he needed assistance from the council in alleviating this problem. He went on to state that he may have to say no to some fieldtrips this year. While truly understanding that our spending was a concern, the council felt that our students benefit from fieldtrips and consequently encouraged Mr. Purcell to allow fieldtrips as in the past.

Mr. Johnson moved to accept the budget report. Mr. Morgan seconded the motion and there was a consensus.

Letter of Understanding

The council agreed to concentrate on curriculum this year. Mr. Purcell expressed his concern that at 63% of our incoming freshmen are reading below grade level.

Standing Committees for the 2005-2006 school year

Mr. Purcell handed out the list of the faculty members who serve following standing committees this year. He has talked to Ms. Tidwell, student council sponsor in order to secure student reps for the committees. Mr. Purcell also mentioned that he will be contacting the president of our PTSO in order to get parent representatives.

2005 - 2006 School Committees

Curriculum Safety Assessment

Elliott, Sara
Boultinghouse, Jon
Gardener, Tricia
Johnson, Holly
Broughton, Chuck
Humphrey, Kathy
Johnson, Keith
Bullington, Melissa
Jackson, Josh
Kellen, Amy
Carpenter, Chip
Kreke, Kathleen
Lewis, Laura
Garner, Lisa
Madden, Kelly
Matthews, Cam
Hart, Barbara
Mantooth, Bob
Morgan, James
Kreisle, Marsha
Miller, Donna
Purcell, Tom
Phelan, Beverly
Myers, Kim
Staggs, Terry
Rhoades, Laura
Phelan, Bo
Thorpe, Vicki
Tomes, Shawn
Purcell, Tom
Wethington, Jeff
Tucker, Aaron
Sanders, Sheila
Wolter, Chris
Young, Jan

PD Instruction

Austin, Karen
Bates, Paul
Carlberg, Jeff
Benningfield, Mark
Cecil, Kelly
Gray, Joy
Ekbundit, Terry
Jarboe, Melissa
Higdon, Jennifer
Paff, Jonathan
McDonough, Nada
Powers, Jason
Morris, Melissa
Robinson, Ginger
Rosales, Rachel
Shelton , Catherine
Scott, Stan
Taylor, Tim
Spaw, Kelly
Wethington, Jennifer

Report on the beginning of school

Mr. Purcell reported that AHS has experienced a wonderful start. The work done by the staff prior to the beginning of school along with the Eagle family welcome certainly aided in the great start. The upperclassmen have certainly helped the freshmen in getting to know AHS. Laptops are scheduled to be issued on August 22.

New for this year include the following:

4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. - the school's voice mail will be on and a caller will receive an agenda
6:45 a.m. - the school doors will open
8:15 a.m. - the outside doors to the gymnasium will be locked leaving only one entrance to the building
Two extra security cameras will be ordered and will be placed in the domed area and the cafeteria.
The teachers received Ruby Payne training this summer along with a minimum of six hours of technology training. Freshman academy teachers just recently received training in teaching same gender classes. Teachers have been encouraged to send requisitions electronically. The teacher's handbook was also placed on moodle along with various forms.

Summer school 2006 update

Mr. Purcell informed the council that in talking to central office staff that our board wishes for each school to have some sort of summer school program. Mr. Purcell also stated that he had just recently seen a presentation on the PassKey program for credit recovery. Council members expressed concerned that our students need to be made aware of the plans for credit recovery and summer school. Mr. Purcell was given the charge to reconvene the committee, finalize plans in order to notify students and parents. Central office has set aside $17,500 for credit recovery and summer school.

NCLB Report

Mr. Purcell reported that AHS made adequate yearly progress in each of its ten categories. The full report can be viewed at http://www.ahs.dcps.org/eaglenet06/admin/sitebase/home.htm .

Youth Service Center Report

Sue Krampe gave the following report for the Youth Services Center :

31% of our students are on free or reduced lunch
YSC provided 40 of our families with holiday assistance
20 of our families received some type of financial assistance regarding basic needs
Clothing (donated to the YCS office) was given to students as they needed it
Goodfellow's helped clothe twenty students last year and has had thirty requests so far
Goodfellow's will also be helping with dental assistance this year and one request has already been made
$800 has been spent on school supplies and back packs for our students
Two speakers were brought in last year (Dr. Bermudez spoke about eating disorders and Dr. Al Snyder, hypnotist spoke during CATS)
KIDS program - free educational programs for parents covering a variety of child rearing topics
Gas cards and gift certificates for food were given
Assist guidance with the following
Home visits
Attendance issues
Freshmen academy
Eagle Family Welcome
Initiated a summer Employment Program - June 2005

This program helped students learn skills and experience real life work responsibilities by spending two weeks listening to community speakers from places such as the Daviess Co. Teacher's Credit Union (talked about how to get a loan, opening checking accounts, etc.) and Judge Joe Castlen who also talked about the importance of staying out of trouble and how a criminal record can affect employability. They also toured Unifirst and the Career Center . The students were required to clock in and clock out during the program, provide their own transportation to and from "work" and they performed several duties around the school including helping the custodial staff prepare to open school. Student attendance was excellence and the custodial staff was very complimentary on the work the students did. The students were also compensated for their time.

Other

Recognition of excellence

Mr. Purcell extended congratulations to Mr. Morgan, Mr. Story and Mr. Tucker for their work with the AHS Ag program for it was recently recognized as the number one Ag program in the state. He also mentioned that 2004 graduate, Ashley Crabtree had stopped by to see him last week. Ashley will be received the American FFA Degree in Louisville this October. AHS is also proud to make note that Christina Stoghill, Chrissie Catron and Sarah Thomas were recipients of the IB diploma this past summer.

Class size

The council approved the following class size overloads: Algebra II (1 over), Spanish II Accelerated (3 classes over 1 each), Spanish I Honors (5 over)

The council also approved Advanced Drama to have 7 additional students. This will bring the class enrollment to 38. Mr. Purcell and Mr. Johnson had talked extensively with Ms. Jerome and she asked to allow these students to be enrolled. These students are second and third year drama students. Mrs. Stanley moved to accept the recommendations concerning class size. Mrs. Jarboe seconded the motion and there was a consensus. Mr. Morgan reiterated that he was indeed still concerned about the size of the class.

ACT Report

Mr. Purcell handed out a copy of the district's performance on the ACT the past school year. AHS exceeded the state average on each part of the test. The report can be viewed at http://www.ahs.dcps.org/eaglenet06/admin/sitebase/home.htm .

The date for the next SBDM meeting is Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in the conference room. There being no further business, a motion was made by Mrs. Jarboe to adjourn the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Morgan seconded the motion and there was a consensus.

Respectfully submitted,

Becki Burton

Remaining Meeting Dates: January 17, 2006
September 20, 2005 February 21, 2006
October 18, 2005 March 21, 2006
November 15, 2005 April 18, 2006
December 13, 2005 (2 nd Tuesday) May 9, 2006 (2 nd Tuesday)
June 20, 2006 ( noon )