Minutes For SSC Meeting 4.35pm Title 1

LA High School Oct 30th 2006
Minutes For SSC Meeting 4.35pm Title 1

Attending

Chair J TorresRangel (JTR)
Secretary Jon Mannion (JM)
Dr M Choe (MC)
Felecia Perez (FP)
Julieta Chavez (JC)
Oscar (translating)
Lawana Covington (LC)
Rosanne Altin (RA)
Tae Hwan Lee (THL)
Dr F Nishimura (FN)
Susana Martinez (SM)
Didi Gotzeva (DG)
Brenda Pensamiento (BP) Title One
G Khudyen (GK)
Sung Ae Yun (SAY) late arrival 5.40pm

4 45pm JTR calls meeting to order

Agenda amendment to add motions to the agenda re how teachers can access T1 and HPSG funds
Agenda amendment to talk about text book room assistance and transportation.
Agenda amendment question re Friday allocation of 20% of HPSG held back will be handled under #2

RA how much?
FN $330000 from the 2005-6 HPSG budget

Agenda changes approved

FRDB handout examined

RA so its 330,000, plus the 3 amounts left over from 2005-6, 2004-5, 2003-4 (80,455.35+114,689.20+12,289.93)= 330,000=525,156(approx)

FN talks about early commitments to Tech Coordinators and crews salary. Also Marquee, Shelving, PE,

MC presents the availabilities of S070 12, 289, for A204 114,689.20+ A478

RA Questions encumbrances 18000 for IMA encumbrances

20% Deferred funding from LAUSD Downtown District = 334,880.00 for which we pay Mannion, Spivey, 3 tech Aides, PSA x1, 2 Nurse Days, Z time for Nurse.

3 Techs, Z time for Nurse, OK until June 2007
Certificated Mannion, Spivey Ok till January 2007

Question over APSCS Difference of 99,148.00

FP Has major concern with Ms Davey being paid from by the HPSG. Hopes that this body feels that 2 is too many and is unique in the district. Q Can we make the decision here? Re Ms Davey’s position?

Motion suggested by FP that HPSG doesn’t fund the second APSCS position (one filled by Ms Davey)
Motion seconded by Mannion, while asking for more discussion/information
For 7 Nay 0 Abstain 2
Carried

RA if you get shelves can we not get exercise machines? How can u justify one over the other?
MC explains downtown would not change the shelves project.

FP Dungeon issue for shelving supported.

MC Bottom line from MC, 353,609.63, with APSCS 297,590.20 remaining

FN motion to put salaries into the from 20% Deferred funding roll over into the allocation request
Move 3 salaries, shelving and the marquee into IMA. At a later date the funds can be more refined.

FP amends the motion that this body will decide how it is spent.
FP amends that the balance should be split between IMA and other supplies.

Motion Carried with the amendments, unanimously.


Chairman
Motion re: sub committee for a protocol to request for funds
Motion re: Budget sub committee be instated


Agenda for 11/13/06

Old Business
2 motions
Book room

New Business

Announcements

4 35pm

Agenda for SSC Meeting 4.35pm Oct 30th 2006

October 30th 2006

LA High School
Agenda for SSC Meeting 4.35pm
Title 1 Office


Agenda


1.Read and approve minutes

2. HPSG Budget Presentation and justifications 2005-6

3.Passing out of Bylaws

4.Closure and setting of next meeting

Minutes of SSC Meeting October 16th 2006

LA High School Oct 16th 2006
Minutes For SSC Meeting 4.35pm Title 1

Attending

Chair J TorresRangel (JTR)
Secretary Jon Mannion (JM)
Felecia Perez (FP)
Lawana Covington (LC)
Julieta Chavez (JC)
Rosanne Altin (RA)
Tae Hwan Lee (THL)
Horacio Fuentes (HF)
Nayeli Garcia (NG)
Dr F Nishimura (FN)
Anthony Andrada(AA)
Susana Martinez (SM)
Raul Fernandez (RF)
Maria Mateo (MM)
Brenda Pensamiento (BP) Title One

4 43pm JTR calls meeting to order

Agenda amendment Budget should be 2006-7 for the T1
Agenda amendment to add elections of new alternates

Motion to approve minutes by FN, seconded by RA
Minutes approved

Agenda item 1: RE Title 1 Budget Presentation and justification
How the money is set out, built,

Whatever item requested must be in the Single School Plan.
An amendment can be made to the SSP
See handouts

15000USD spent on planners , after a survey of student and teacher opinions re the planners a change in buying occurred
15000USD saved from last year with the hope to buy a copy machine for teachers

Object code 4310 purchased an assessment tool for math?
9th grade got a 350USD voucher for novels etc

The dungeon has been raided. Plan B for IMA and supplies funding.

FP Question re how the decision is made re spending
BP replies saying Admin is consulted.

FN suggests that a more open transparent process be adopted.

Q form JM following up re transparency issue and process issue.

BP goes over BAR Budget adjustment request, which shows the transfer of funds to cover the student workers in the CLC

To change the SSP an update with a justification is needed.

Thanks to BP for a very good presentation.

FP Why is the OA56 now under Dr Choe’s purview?
FN As admin there are areas that need to be
FN there is NO reply yet re the status of our need to re write the SSPS achievement.

FN it looks like we have been extended for 1 more year

RA questions re buses
FN a good suggestion to collect the bus information in one place.

RF clarifies the process for allocation of funds for buses All ft must support ELA and Math. (ie the Single School Plan)
RF that the process goes thru dept Admin and Dept Chairs.

Chair: Communication must get to the teacher level of the new rules that we live by here.

AA Do we spend the complete budget?
BP yes, no rollover

FP could money from 1103 go to tutoring service for after school.
BP Yes but it must agree with SSSP. Has to be monitored a folder for each student? Etc

RA When and where re the Parent Center? Any purchases?
BP No. No furniture money for eg.
RF Alumnae office as Parent Center,
RF Teacher Center we will move on ASAP

FN BAR made too frequently in the past, but BAR raises a red flag.

FN Intervention and gifted is still left in the HPSG. There may be $ left for the parent center.

RA What do we want in the Parent and Teacher Centers? Can teachers be involved?
RF would welcome such a discussion

Student Question re security and fencing? Can we not use that $ for more student centered spending.

Agenda bin

HPSG
Elections and new alternates

Meeting adjourned at 605pm
















Next meeting on October 16th 2006 at 430pm in Title 1

Agenda October 16th 2006

October 16th 2006

LA High School
Agenda for SSC Meeting 4.35pm
Title 1 Office


Agenda


1.Read and approve minutes

2.Title 1 Budget Presentation and justifications 2005-6

3.HP SG Presentation and justifications 2005-6

4.Closure and setting of next meeting

Next Meeting Agenda Bin

Next Meeting of LA High SSC

October 16th in Title One, at 4 35pm till 600pm

Next meeting Agenda Bin

1. Budget presentations
Including: Categorical Title 1, and High Priority and justifications for each.

2. Bylaws will be presented and improved at a later meeting.

Minutes For SSC Meeting LA High School Oct 2nd 2006

Minutes For SSC Meeting LA High School Oct 2nd 2006
4.30pm Title 1

Attending

Chair J TorresRangel (JTR)
Secretary Jon Mannion (JM)
Felecia Perez (FP)
Ena Cruz (EC)
Julieta Chavez (JC)
Tae Hwan Lee (THL)
Horacio Fuentes (HF)
Pamela Zapata (PZ)
Nayeli Garcia (NG)
Dr F Nishimura (FN)
Raul Fernandez (RF)
Brenda Pensamiento (BP) Title One


Motion to approve minutes by F Perez, seconded by Julieta Chavez
Minutes approved

Agenda item 1: RE A Track election and representation

FN outlines the procedure
R we gong to expand or what?

Motion to expand by 1 from each category. to 16 SSC from FN
Seconded by (THL)

Concern re quorum from FP

Concern for quorum from FN
Re iterates need for commitment, commends students.

Vote 7 for and 0 against
Abstaining 1

Agenda Item 2: Bylaws
BP outlines several handouts.
FP describes the blue folder with info re the responsibilities of the individuals of the group.

FP Bulletin of the State and Federal Law re SSC


BP SPSA Single Plan for Student Achievement
Updates are separate on a single sheet for update

SPSA is the doc that drives the expenditure.
BP reports that we are not due (According to Judy Morrow) as some schools are not due for 7 years. Thus we are not due to write our SPSA plan.

BP states that we need to UPDATE the plan in many areas.

BP the brown document a Resource Guide to support the writing of a SPSA. There will be a new edition in October/November

BR on www.cde.ca.gov on line is a guide for SPSA in Spanish. A file was passed to JM in English.
JM a link form the blog will be established.

FP Points SSC to Section E , especially monitoring the SPSA , re the SSC role as monitoring and Updating the execution of the plan and find out what is happening with the budget. What happens to that money if for example a project/programme is withdrawn?

ACTION POINT FN will verify and clarify re the status of our SPSA. Given that we have the word of Judy Morrow.

Agenda Bin
Motion by FP to examine
All Budgets for last year, all categorical funds. That this SSC has purview over.
Seconded by Pamela

FN link SPSA with the budgets.
Chair Asks to see range of budget.

FN asks for Susan Allen to be here and that G Strauther may not have finalized the spending of some parts of the budget.

FP asks for justification sheets as well as the budgets.

Discussion on Categorical and general funding sources.

Votes Unanimous passed.

Second Item: RE Bylaws
Chair question: re document from cde? How different is this document form our bylaws 2005-6 at LA High School?

Problems with the bylaws
1 No reference to SPSA in the purpose of bylaws
2. Signatures of SSC members for approval
3. Composition of the SSC has to change
4. 10 day notice to elections
5. ELAC has to be included
6. Quorum has to be 7 ( 9 later)
7. Parent election page 2 SSC line 3 para b. (BP) SSC NOT to oversee parent election.
8. GATE fund is part of categorical funds?

Bulletin

Next meeting

Budget: categorical, Title 1, GATE, and justification

High Priority and Title 1 only for
Motion by FN
Votes Unanimously passed.

Recommendation for a timer as Tae Hwang Lee

Meetings to start at 430pm and end at 600pm

Next meeting on October 16th 2006 at 430pm in Title 1

Agenda For SSC Meeting Oct 2 2006

LA High School
School Site Council

Title One Office 4.30pm

Agenda For SSC Meeting Oct 2 2006


Minutes

A Track Election for Student Representative

Bylaws

Agenda Bin