HomeMy WebLinkAboutMHS Council 01/08/2023(N)
MHS School Council
Meeting Agenda
1/18/23 3:00 — 4:OOpm
Mansfield High School
Members:
Russ Booth - Principal
Michael Vaughan - Community Member
Minu Rajasinghe - Student
Parul Jain — Parent
Kate Lancaster - Parent
Stacey Mullert - Parent
Agenda:
Patrick Haley - Student
Francesca Smith - Student
Anne Carroll — Teacher
Gail Farrington — Teacher
Michael Sweet — Teacher
Alexandra Piccirilli — Parent
• Review and approve minutes from last meeting 11/16/22
• NEASC Update
• Review current School Improvement Plan
• Brainstorm possible areas of focus for 23-24 SIP
Minutes:
• Gail and Russ provided a NEASC progress update
o Staff was reviewed and voted on Standards 4, 5 at faculty meeting in December
(approved)
o Standard 1 and 3 to be reviewed and voted on 1/25/23 faculty meeting
o Standard 2 will be reviewed and voted on 2/8/23 faculty meeting
o Collaborative Conference set for April 5th and 6th
o Visiting members will tour the school and talk with various stakeholders
o Once visit concludes, the committee will provide a written report that will support
areas of growth
o Question raised regarding if the committee receives the report ahead of time
■ Committee does receive the report ahead of time
■ Self -reflection report submitted the first week of March
Review current school improvement plan
o Teaching and learning goals center on NEASC process
o School is making effective progress in this goal in preparation for the
collaborative conference visit
o Equitable and Inclusive practices goal reviews data for attendance and discipline
■ Current discipline data was shared with the council so all know what is
being shared with staff
■ Question asked regarding what constituted away from assigned area
■ Largest number in the data source centered on class cuts/missing class
■ Perspective of class cuts: 64 instances out of a 6,600 possible
opportunities for kids to cut class
MTSS goal centers on current supports offered and development of BCAP
■ Assembled a committee to develop BCAP (staff)
■ Intend to have BCAP in place next school year
■ Question about what a BCAP is and what it provides
• Building -based Curriculum Accommodation Plan
• Kids can get what they need without having to qualify for a
IEP/504
• Does not have to be all the time, can be various times during the
year
o Collaborate to Innovate goal centers on developing early college program
■ Not much movement on this (consortium based)
• Last communication was 12/19/22
■ Dual enrollment with Southeastern has improved in numbers
• 2022 - 1 student
• 2023 - 5 students (3 electrical, 2 cosmetology)
o Question to consider moving forward: should dual enrollment be for Jrs as