Minutes For SSC Meeting LA High School Aug 6th, 2007Minutes For SSC Meeting 4 35pm Conference RoomAttendingJason Torres Rangel (JTR) Chair
Secretary Jon Mannion (JM)Principal Elena Anthony (EA)
Julieta Chavez (JC) parent
Tae Lee (TKL) student
Julieta Chavez (JC)
Yamileth (trans)
Maria Mateo (MM) Parent
Rosanne Altin (RA)
Sonia Cohen (SC) teacher
Lala Covington (LC)
Cat Fund Requests
Queen Brown Trip to Queen Mary
FP recommends that we ask QB breaks down budget and sources funds from Special Ed.
Darnella Davidson band Camp
X2 buses
FP Mr. Austin should administer the bus allocation or SSC should. Recommends we align.
TODO: Mannion to see Austin re list of buses and process to secure bus. Email Cynthia H re specifics and guidelines of spending of 15K. How does that impact cat Fund requests and limits on bus requests?
Motion to support Band trip
Unanimously
Leigh Conley and Global team
Trip to Nicolas Canyon
Passed unanimously.
David Craft
Work experience software.
Passed unanimously.
1. Elections
Re conversation re B Rangel
Elections must be done in Aug!
Parent elections 7th Aug will be orientation and 16th will be election
Teacher elections during cross over.
(see notes from FP)
EA re Student Mr Pena will inform the group re the search for student reps.
2. Budget Issues (1133, and Title One BARs etc)
(see notes from FP)
RA we need the aides, as the Deans are sometimes bogged down in the office.
EA If A track does not bring a new dimension. Only 2 suspensions in the last month, then we don t need the extra aids.
Re Special Ed Counselor.
EA put money in IMA to hold $ for position while we wait for Blackson s decision.
Roman Aides?
EA there are 30K for 1 x 6 hour aide
4 to restrict the hiring of aides, and 4 for hiring 2 more.
JTR as the swing voter
(tension builds)
Votes to not hire new aides.
Mr. Jensen will be taking over at the DO and over the Roman Aides.
We invite Mr Jensen to the next SSC
What happened to the Superintendents Funds? Ie WASC money?
RA, FP 500K for Z time. Where is it?
EA its gone, we need to find out from Dr Choe
Can we request Dr Choe present information re spending of the WASC funding.
(see hand out from EA and Dr Choe)
EA Mr. Austin has agreed to spend 80K for the retention of teachers from EIA monies. In the Spring.
EA we lost 2 teachers 1 science B and 1 science C track
A track has not normed. We anticipate losing positions in Sept and we could lose 3 teacher positions in Second Semester at the re norm. ie
Look into EL Budget, Discretionary Block Grant,
Motion to Cut in half the requests put forward from EA.
EA should we preserve one per track and preserve equity.
Already we have bought 10 teachers this will make 13.
Within SLC there is a special ed. complication
Passported classes( like special ed classes) are more protected as opposed to single subject.
Amend 1133 budget to add 3 additional teachers and remaining 109K goes to EA suggestions (about 50% of that requested in list see notes)
In favor 8
Against 0
Abstain 1
Is ACE funded? How much is needed?
Motion to approve toner and lamp request. From CLC (about 75K)
In favor unanimous
Next Meeting 8/20 4 30pm Title One
EA can we straighten out budget before we Passover to next year.
Meeting adjourned at 6 30pm
