DHS School CouncilMeeting-SUMMARY OF ACTION September18,2018

Attendance:

Council: BruceKaminsky, KevinDankosky, Kim Weatherly,Mary KMorris,RandiSiegel, DaveLevy, Ebony Greene,Ms. Cole

Guest: Lisa Beiger(PTSOPresident) andEmily McEntyre (parentrep for Arts Dept)

Daveopensmeeting at4:02.

Minutes approved from	meeting.

Teachers'Report

•	Kevin presented uswith questionsand comments hereceived from theteachers. - feelthereare limited resources for students who need glasses and dental service
PACwill talk with counseling dept onwhat resourcesare out there

-concerned aboutthetimeconstraintit takesto do the lessons plansthat are required by Dekalb. Ms. Colewithaddress withher staff.
-positive feedbackon howthe Chromebooks havebeen a gamechanger intheclassroom. -serioussubstituteshortage in thecounty. It’s difficult to secure subs.
·	September17th Max’s Restaurant hosted ateacher event

·	Corner Bakery hasvolunteered to becoffeesponsor for thementors (monthly meeting) ·	First Watch is bringing breakfast nextweek for the teachers
·	Café Intermezzo hasvolunteeredto hosttheteacher’sholiday mixer.

·	 Ebony reported that thenew Grab and Go seemsto be running smoothly. The numberof students utilizing thecafeteria went up by 100 (25%). Only 500 students are utilizing the cafeteria hot line and graband go line. Goal isto putout a weekly menu that willbe announced eachmorning to helpgetthe word out, so students can takeadvantageof theoptions the cafeteria has to offer.Ebony will also do awrite up that will go out inDHS PTSO newsletter.

Principal's Report

•	Attendance-Currently DHSis at2098 students.

-643 9th graders,538 10th graders, 484 11th graders, and 433 12th graders •	CSIP-being reviewed by county and waiting forrevisions
•	Security-new policy inplace. Everyonewho entersmust show ID. Ifyouare going to the counseling department, amember from that deptwill meetyou in thefrontoffice and escort you back andwill thenescortyoubackto frontoffice. This willhelp from havingvisitors wandering around the school.
•	Teachersand Staff Issues-currently havetwo openingsin Biology andPhysics department. Currently have long term sub in both classes.
•	NewModular Units-only issue isoutsidethemodular where anengineercameout to lookat drainage issue. Grass andmulch willbe put downwhere constructiontookplaceand areasthat aremuddy.
•	An emailblastwill go outstating thevoting for PAC isnowopen.

New Business/UnfinishedBusiness

·	On October16th PAC will choose theCACmembers from thosewho submitted their application. -2 from PACwill beselected and 2 parents from the application thatwere submitted.
·	 Bruce reachedout to DanDrakestating DHS isalready atthe2020 projected numberof students. Dan suggestedPAC writea letterexplainingwhy DHS construction date should be movedup. DaveLey will write thefirst drafton this letter.
-It was askedthat since Austin construction datehasbeen moved back,will thateffect DHS construction date. It will not asit isdifferent SPLOTSmoney.
-Currently the projected dates forDHS construction is: February 2019-planning begins
October2020- breaking ground June 2022- completion
-Constructionwill be anaddition to DHS withhopes to increasethemediacenter, cafeteria and kitchenwith26 additionalclassrooms. The auditorium will notincrease. The fine arts departmentwill each havea designated classroom. The additionto DHSwill either takeplace by the gym or tennis courts. Students willcontinue to have classesin thebuilding as construction is happening during the schoolyear. There are three blueprints that CAC willchoose from.
·	It was brought up by a parent if studentscould go down to the next Boardof Educationmeeting to appealthestartdateofconstruction.
·	PTSO bought6 new picnic tables forthestudentsto utilize during lunch periods ·	GameOn campaign raisedenough money for the LED lights forthe football field.
·	Looking atreorganizing theschoolwebsite and figuring out the best layoutwhilestill following the district policy on websites.
·	PAC would like to support students thatmay be homelessor unable to affordthebasic such as clothing, food,etc.. DHSDad’s group would also like to help. TheDADS group will adopt those familiesduring the holidays. A suggestion was to have a storageclosetwillessentials thatthe counseling department cangiveoutwhen thesestudents come to them forhelp.

Meeting Adjourned at5:22 p.m.