DHS School CouncilMeeting-Minutes May 8,2018

Attendance: Bruce Kaminsky,Mary KMorris, Randi Siegel,Dave Levy,Kim Weatherly,KevinDankosky, and Ms. Cole

Guest: Kelly Clinch and Pam Tallmadge

Bruceopensmeeting at4:04

·	ApprovedMarchminutes

·	 Ms.Pickettcameout thisweek to monitornewcold lunch line. She saw how two hot lunch lines and the additionof the grab and go lunch line improved how faststudentswereable to get their lunch. Main objectivefor Council at beginning ofthe school yearwas to seea third lunch line and Dr.Walkerand Ms. Picket helped us get it done.
·	Dr. Sherry Johnson has asked forDHS to receivea$2500 grantforschool breakfast.

Teachers'Report

·	 CoachDankosky readan email from Ms. Carter. She wasvery appreciativeforall the support she has received for the writing lab. This concept waspresented from council and after afew years,cameto fruition. Ms. Carter gavetutorial sessions to 343 students,lunch and meetwas attended by 198 students,and was ableto be aguestteacherto ELL, AP Lang, and many other classes. In the Fall,she helped seniors workontheir collegeessays. The feedback thatwas receivedwas to haveavailability before andafterschool aswell.
·	Chromebookswere anasset as they helped to expandteachingmethods.

·	Ms. Cole isgreatat reading all theteachers' suggestions placed in thesuggestionbox and responds back immediately to them.

Principal's Report

·	Reviewof CSIP (ContinuousSchool ImprovementPlan) ·	Threeobjectives
1. Improve StudentProficiency in Coordinate Algebra and Analytic Geometry 2. ImproveProficiency for allEnglish Language Learners in Literature9
3. Createamore culturally responsible school environment

·	Attended security seminarand would like to bring to DHS teachers during preplanning.

·     Ms. Cole found a chorus teacher shewould liketo hire and is justwaiting on HRfor approval. ·     A handful of teachersare retiring or either leaving due long commute from theirhome. Ms.
Cole feelsDHS isaheadof the gameon hiring.

·	May 25th, treesare being taken down where new quad will be installed ·	May 31st installation begins
·	Improvements willbe doneto retentionarea

·	Ms. Cole announced shehas had a greatyear andvery happy atDHS.

New Business

·	 ReviewDCSD budget andDHS's allocation. DHS budget grewin 2016,2017,but losing money for2018-2019 schoolyear. An excel spreadsheetwaspresentedshowing DHS budget compared to theotherschools inRegion I and Region II. No one in Region II islosing money. Brucewill

talk to Dr. Sherry Johnson and ask "why"wearethe only schoolwhereourbudget is lower than previousyear.
·	Attendance for nextyear isprojectedto be2042.

·	 Looking for acommunity representative to beonPrincipal Advisory Committee. Will reachout to ChamberofCommerce.
·	Reviewof new SchoolCouncil/Principal Advisory Committeeelection process

·	At the beginning of theupcoming schoolyear,a groupof Hispanicand African American students have been invitedto listento speakerson their career path. Oneofthespeakers is an alumni ofDHS.

Meeting Adjourned at5:21 pm.