Apollo High School
School Based Council Meeting
August 17, 2004 – 4:00 p.m. – Conference Room
The regular meeting of the school based council was called to order by Tom Purcell, principal, at 4:00 p.m. Members present: Tom Purcell, James Morgan, Tim Taylor, Scott Kuegel, Melissa Morris, Curt Newcom and Sue Bittel-Krampe. Catherine Shelton was a guest. A motion was made by Scott Kuegel to begin the meeting. Curt Newcom seconded the motion and there was a consensus.
Approve August Agenda – Tom Purcell requested to add three agenda items under other. These items included a report on NCLB, a report on the Youth Service Center and discussion on summer school. A motion was made by Tim Taylor to approve the August agenda. Scott Kuegel seconded the motion and there was a consensus.
Approve June Minutes – Two amendments were made to the June minutes. Mr. Chip Carpenter’s name was spelled correctly and Josh Jackson will be doing the field maintenance for the soccer teams. A motion was made by James Morgan to approve the June minutes. Melissa Morris seconded the motion and there was a consensus.
Personnel Update –
The following positions have been filled with the following individuals.
- JV boys soccer – Josh Jackson
- Asst. boys basketball – Shawn Tomes
- Asst. football – Billy Cooper
- Boys and girls head swim coach – Bill Duncan
- Special Program Coordinator – Mary Coomes
- .5 English – Leslie McDaniel
A motion was made by Tim Taylor to go into closed session to discuss personnel. The motion was seconded by James Morgan and there was a consensus. There being no action taken in closed session, James Morgan motioned to resume an open meeting. The motion was seconded by Tim Taylor and there was a consensus.
Budget Update- Tom Purcell informed the council the SEEK budget for 2003-2004 ended with a 0 balance. The current school year’s SEEK revised budget was given to the council. Tom Purcell also informed the council that AHS received $20,580 for PD this year. Approximately $4,000 was spent this July for technology training.
Super Council Representative – Scott Kuegel volunteered to represent AHS on the superintendent’s super council.
Vice Chair of SBDM Council – James Morgan agreed to serve as vice chairperson for the 2004-2005 school year.
Letter of Understanding – The council agreed to continue to have curriculum as its area of concentration in which there will be a report given each meeting. Each member signed the letter of understanding along with the code of ethics.
Meeting Dates – The council will continue to meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 4:00 in the conference room Becki Burton will forward the information to the newspaper.
Report on the beginning of school – Tom Purcell informed the council that AHS is off to a great start. He commended the custodial staff for their wonderful work in getting the building ready for the opening of the year since AHS played host to PD and summer school this year.
Tom also commented on how beautiful our fields are and that the field maintenance personnel are doing a fantastic job.
Technology is being used daily in many of the classrooms. Teachers are using their newly purchased projectors to instruct students.
Tom commended the ENL staff for a job well done with the morning news and announcements. Scott Kuegel asked if the morning news could broadcast to the homes of our students. Melissa Morris agreed to look into possibly using a web cam or video looping.
Tom Purcell informed the council of the scheduling conflict between students in jazz band and orchestra. Orchestra students were originally scheduled to use the auditorium on third period blue days with the jazz band scheduled to use the band room during that same time period. Tim Taylor moved jazz band to second period blue by making changes to the schedules of those students taking jazz band. There was one student who had to drop jazz band, but all others were okay.
The council was informed of the vandalism that has occurred. All three concession stands were broken into recently. The beautiful eagle statues on the both sides of our baseball field have been destroyed as well. The state and school flags have been stolen from their respective pole.
The drivers ed car was also broken into this summer. The passenger side window was smashed and the battery was stolen. James Morgan expressed concerned about our vandalism and asked if the security cameras were recording. The major storm that Owensboro experienced towards the end of the summer damaged some of our equipment and work orders have been requested.
Tom went on to mention how well the new SRO, Chris Wolter has adapted to A.H.S.
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NCLB Report – Catherine Shelton informed the council that AHS met all 13 areas and the school is making adequate yearly progress. She stated that CATS scores will be released on October 7. Tom Purcell added that the scores received thus far are only for the multiple choice section of the test and the open response will be included in the final report.
Tom also noted the major jump that our special needs students made in both the reading and math portion of the exam.
Youth Service Center Report – Sue Bittel-Krampe informed the council that the YSC has given away around $600 in back packs and school supplies. It has received some twenty-five requests for clothing equaling approximately $2,500. This year’s DCPS Readifest was held on July 27 at the Executive, and for the first time was held as a joint event with OPS and OCS. The event was very successful. DCPS had approximately 3,000 parents attend while AHS had 112 students attend. It was also noted that Mr. John Bayes donated the space and employees at the Executive Inn for the event. Sue mentioned that last fiscal year, the YSC spent over $3,000 helping students/families with items such as clothing, rent assistance, utility assistance, food, etc.
Curt Newcom asked if AHS could have a coat drive during one of its football games. The FBLA currently does sponsor a coat drive.
Scott Kuegel reminded the council that part of the freshmen academy initiative was for freshmen to place their backpacks in their lockers. Tom Purcell and Tim Taylor agreed to look into the matter.
Summer School – Tim Taylor informed the council that two-thirds of the students attending summer school this past summer were from AHS. Students are able to attend summer school for ten days from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in order to receive half a credit in a particular subject. The student could continue for another ten days in order to receive a full credit.
Other credit recovery programs need to be explored. Also, should AHS decide to move in this direction, will it receive a portion of the funding set aside at the district for use in summer school? James Morgan made a motion that Tom Purcell investigate other credit recovery programs as well as discuss this with the central office staff. Scott Kuegel seconded the motion and there was a consensus. Should Tom Purcell gather the information as needed in a timely manner, a special called meeting may be held only to update the council of such findings.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Melissa Morris to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. Tim Taylor seconded the motion and there was a consensus.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Purcell
Future Meeting Dates:
- September 21, 2004 4:00 p.m.
- October 19, 2004 4:00 p.m.
- November 16, 2004 4:00 p.m.
- December 14, 2004 4:00 p.m. (2 nd Tuesday due to Christmas holiday)
- January 18, 2005 4:00 p.m.
- February 15, 2005 4:00 p.m.
- March 15, 2005 4:00 p.m.
- April 19, 2005 4:00 p.m.
- May 10, 2005 4:00 p.m. (2 nd Tuesday due to possible graduation date May 17 th)
- June 21, 2005 12:00 noon
