MINUTES
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING
December 1, 2004
- Call to order—5:06 pm
- Flag Salute
- A quorum was confirmed.
- Members in attendance were: Parents— Ron Beilke,
Frank Moreno, Aurora Villon, Manuel Mejia,
Sr. Students— Brandon Longoria, Sean Acuna,
Stephanie Mendez, Brandon Martinez, Fabricio Segovia Classified
Staff— Certificated Staff—James Halley, Dawn Hughey, Administration—Julie
Ellis, Priscilla Linares ELAC—
- Members who sent regrets: Parents—Anthony Soltero,
Marina Caballero, Maria de Lourdes Baeza ELAC—Emelda Hernandez, Fernando Camarena Students— Classified
Staff— Vivian Martinez, Tony Hernandez Certificated Staff— Carol
Stella, Manuel Cruz, Marla Diaz
- Visitors in attendance: Raymond Chavez,
Alma Carr
- Student Reports—
- Events
i. Homecoming
Games Day—seniors won
ii. Homecoming
Carnival
iii. Blue
Pride Day
iv. Night
Pep Rally—seniors won
v. Homecoming
Assembly/Luncheon/Football Game/Dance
vi. Canned
Food Drive—Brought in 4,888.25 lbs.—seniors won
vii. Began
fundraising for Prom
1. Donations
coming from South Shore Financial and Bagel Sales
- DAC—
- Reviewed Minutes of DAC Meeting
i. Improving
reading instruction in grades K-3
ii. Priority
is low performing students
- Special Ed.—Nothing to report
- Title 1—Nothing to report
- GATE—
- Applying for a grant from the College
Board for $25,000
i. Looking
to establish SAT program in addition to other programs
- Administration—
- 40% of freshmen met proficiency standards
- CAHSEE was successful—March will be the next opportunity
- Julie Ellis addressed the council
i. Athletics:
1. Ray
Elliot was honored with the Cross Country Team—they have won 4 championships
in a row—haven’t lost a meet since 2001—came in 12th at CIF
ii. Gymnasium:
1. Looking
at our options—the gym floor we have now was the best at the time it was
installed—requires sanding every 5-7 years—determined in 1992 that it won’t
take another sanding (not enough of the floor left)—considering the mid-level
flooring to replace
2. Looking
at pre-fab for the new gym—can be done at half
the cost in half the time
iii. Principals’
Meeting
1. Elementary
school administrators having trouble seeing the bigger picture
2. Kids
fall behind exponentially
3. Need
a district level articulation between schools
4. Most
principals were receptive—resistance came from those who see themselves as
the “have-nots” (high school is the “have”)
5. Meetings
are held every 3rd Monday of the month from 3:30-5
6. Cal
State is now aligned to UC system—district was unaware until now
- Scholarship/Fundraising
- Agreed to a recycling of cell phones drive
i. Information
was just received
ii. Competitions
among classes suggested
1. 1st place=$500
2. 2nd place=$400
3. 3rd place=$300
a. willing
to give half of proceeds directly to students
iii. Maybe
become an annual event
1. perhaps
a certain % to students, a % to scholarship, and a % to the new gym
iv. decide
upon drop-off sites
v. Earth
Day wasn’t feasible because it isn’t until April 22nd—not enough
to tally money and award scholarships
- To start a non-profit bank account, must be declared a corporation—must
have a tax number and one individual would be liable
i. We
can’t use kids unless we go through ASB
ii. Money
has to stay in students account
iii. Possible
to get permission from Boosters to run the drive through their account—agreement
made before-hand that we would allocate funds to scholarships
- Manuel Cruz talked to the Quarterback Club
i. Agreed
to give one scholarship to them for the use of their account
- If we just open an individual account, it would not be tax deductible. However,
it would place all funds in our control—control/liability can be assigned
to new members.
- Julie will check with Boosters and district to see if SSC can arrange
a prior agreement for something that won’t take effect until after current
ASB members are gone
- We would all like to see this continue after we’re gone
- We need to offer students an immediate incentive because they’re doing
much of the work
- Scholarship/Fundraising will be an on-going Action Item
- El Rancho Pride Day—
- On January 29, 2005 El Rancho will host the Academic Decathlon. The
campus is in dire need of clean-up and beautification. Therefore, will
be having the first annual El Rancho Pride Day in order to provide this
service.
- Students, staff, parents, and community members are invited to participate. We
need manpower, tools, food, plants, and other donations.
- We will place a needs list on the Don page as soon as possible.
- Advertising will appear on the Don page, on the Marquee, and on the
Access Channel—would also like it placed in the Whittier Daily News
- Ron will talk to a local nursery about donating a tree on behalf of
SSC
- Either Frank or Ron will talk to Lowe’s
- Aurora will talk to Home Depot
- Ray Chavez will advertise the event in the City PROFILE
- Grant Program—
- Ray Chavez advised the council
i. Come
up with a goal
ii. Look
up resources—find those that cater to the specific projects
iii. A
dilemma is that most foundations require a non-profit organization status (would
need to go through Boosters or a similar organization
iv. Training
equipment would be an ideal project for which to search for a grant
- Public Comment—
- Frank Moreno donated about a dozen books to the library from the Amazon
wish list
- Need to work on getting money to fund the gym as one of our projects—look
for a facilities grant
- Aurora invited everyone to go to the Rose Parade—there will be 300
students from the district playing and marching in the parade—about30
parents will also appear in the parade
- They will also be in a parade on December 28th
- Students will march and hike during Winter Break in order to get in
shape for the 6-mile Rose Parade
- Agenda—
- The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 2nd,
2005
- Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.