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Middle School Building Council |
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Building Council 2009-2010 Goals
Goal #1 – Culture:
To improve and maintain the quality culture
and climate of the O’Rourke Middle School, the Building
Council will oversee work on the following initiatives:
 Develop
a student supported Sunshine Committee and create a Middle
School chapter of the Giving Tree program, modeled after the
High School program.Continue
the work on defining strategies to support the growing needs
of disconnect students and make recommendations there of.
Evaluate the impact of ancillary support programs: AIS,
Academic Support, OASIS, etc. on student connections to
school and resulting academic progress; or lack there of.
Revise
existing or develop new statements for guiding and operating
principles: Vision, Philosophy, Mission, and Core Values.
Research
the negative and positive factors of the Cyber influence on
learning, students, and school climate; and make
recommendations to the Council for deliberation.
Goal #2 – Team:
To further the
growth and facilitation of teaming at the O’Rourke Middle
School, the Building Council will:
Continue
the work of the Transition Committee and Grade Level Teams
on organization and study skill initiatives for all
students.
Explore
the possibilities of creating more common planning time for
all staff to work on building grade level team driven goals
and initiatives, PGP’s, SMART Goals, and department primary
team initiatives.
Goal #3 – Data:
To continue to improve the growth and
development of O’Rourke Middle School students and staff,
the Building Council will utilize data to evaluate the
following items:
Deliberate
on the potential impact on learning of the proposed State
Assessment schedule changes and make recommendations to
improve the continuity and delivery of high quality
instruction within the confines of the mandated testing
schedules for exam preparation, administration, and scoring.
Research
and deliberate on the potential benefits and drawbacks of
homework on learning and make recommendations there of.
Evaluate
the impact of current budget cuts on the delivery of an
effective educational program and the maintenance of a safe,
healthy, and productive school climate.
“ Vision
without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply
passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive
difference.”
– Joel Barker
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2009-2010 Building Council Members
Don Germain – Principal
Nancy Pearse – Dean of Students
Val Wadsworth – Building President
Judy Brinkman – 6th Grade Representative
Kevin Ahern – 7th Grade Representative
Andy Lancaster - 8th Grade Representative
Karen Shipston - Staff Development Representative
Janet Bianchi – SPED Representative
Suzanne Rayome – Special Area Representative
Penny McDonnell – At Large Representative
Amy Clark– CSEA Representative
Carol Frost-Cyrus – 6th Grade Parent Representative
Pattie Rakvica – 7th Grade Parent Rep.
Sharon Salmon – 8th Grade Parent Representative
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Building Council
Outreach Interaction Form for
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2009-2010 Building Council
Meeting Dates and Minutes
Click on the date to open or download a
webpage
version of the Building Council Minutes
for that month.
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September 28, 2009 |
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October
29, 2009 |
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November 30,
2009 |
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December 22, 2009 |
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January 25, 2010 |
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February 22, 2010 |
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March 29, 2010 |
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April 29, 2010 |
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May 24, 2010 |
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June, 2010
Retreat - TBA |
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2008-2009 Building Council
Meeting Dates
and Minutes
Click on the date to open or
download a webpage version of the Building Council Minutes
for that month.
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September 29, 2008 |
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October 28, 2008 |
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December 8, 2008 |
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December 22, 2008 |
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January 26, 2009 |
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February 23, 2009 |
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March 23, 2009 |
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April 28, 2009 |
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May 26, 2009 |
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June 26, 2009 |
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