Agenda
I. Introduction
The meeting was called to order at pm.
Call meeting to order at: 3:25
Members
Ron Keener, Principal – P
Adam Belcastro, Assistant Principal – abs
Dr. Michelle Cheasty – P
Barbie Paugh – P
Raelynn Michael – P
Brandon Sollars – Teams
Stephen Harlow – abs
Philip Lott – abs
Heather Leary – abs
Jennifer Paugh – abs
Zack Kesling – abs
Dianna Freeman – Teams
Zoe Kirksey – P
Core Beliefs
When teachers, parents and the community collaborate, there is a positive impact on student success.
When students embrace personal responsibility for their achievement, they become productive members of both the school and global community.
Mission Statement
South Harrison High School fosters and environment that promotes personal responsibility for all students through community, collaboration and parental support.
Administration, teachers and support staff provide save and trusting atmosphere that allows development of life-long skills that will allow students to succeed in a globally competitive society.
II. New Business
Next session to work on strategic plan – Jan. 28, 3:30–5:00, STEAM center – start needs assessment. Dora will share.
III. Updates from Mr. Keener / Mr. Belcastro
Discipline
As far as comparison to other local HS and some high schools in nearby counties – ours is better than most of the other schools due to a structured day. This was put in place at beginning of the year. Kids are amazing.
To date – summary of discipline:
29 cell phone violations. Governor strengthen has helped.
Lots of minor infractions – tech misuse, tardy.
5 days out – 1 sex misconduct in RR.
Video fight – 5 days out.
A few deceits, insubordination. Comparative – doing wonderful.
A few physical fight.
Mutual combat – 3 days.
Battery – 1 sided – 5 days out. Injuries – go beyond that. This past week 1 with can of Zin tobacco. Not in use but in possession.
Battery – 1 student back up – no discipline that student.
1 possession/tobacco – caught student using and passing vape. Tested and verified tobacco.
BOY – freshmen inappropriately use language – all 3 OSS. One 3 occurrence – 3, 3, 5 for offences. Will progress as same infractions.
Most of what we have are tardies, class disruption/goofing around/ hinder education process.
1 single house bill 2890 eliminated – that person excluded by teacher. If 3 in a year – automatically place in ALC. Try to work with student and help modify behavior. Several mentors for this particular student.
Most – pull cell phone out check time and tardy.
One student about a month ago to cafeteria – got apples – threw at wall – given ADS 2 days and had to clean up mess.
Staff doing a great job monitoring in between classes.
Attendance
Looks good too. Report breaks down into attendance totals.
Full days absences:
Bereavement – 10 days
Discipline – 65 days
Doctor’s notes – 251 days
Legal – 2 days
Noninstructional activity – 4 days
Parent ill – 347 days
Unexcused absences – 389 days
Doing a much better job – ease finding notes – better job – but unexcused outweigh verified.
Half-day absences:
Bereavement – 1
Illness – 48.5
Judicial – 2
Parent verified illness – 36.5
Unexcused – 111
Total, 1266.5 days absence.
Calculate – all students – each day – create ratio.
SHHS has some of the best attend in county. Some MS and ES doing a little better. 95.5% attend rate – better than state requirement 95%.
Start PBS program – tie attendance to incentives earn. Almost at half-year mark – total number instructional days 28,000.
Enrollment
Dropped slightly – not enough to be concerned about. We compete with a lot of options. Tell staff – need to be most warm, welcome place kids choose to come to. Best place for kids to be. Let kids see this. Won’t get this with online program, charter school, homeschool. We have leadership, cooperations, social interactions – won't get elsewhere.
Start 350ish people. Down about 10 students. We are picking up more with more.
Special Ed Monitoring
The SPED monitoring team came in on 5th – spent day with us interviewing teachers, staff, SPED teachers, students, principal. State highly impressed – so many wonderful things to say. What we are doing works extremely well. Observe what we do – see how building runs. Co-teachers, gen ed very strong. Building very clean – home away from home and meet expectation.
Negative – do need to implement PBIS program school-wide. Do have class/homeroom – but need to come up with school-wide so all on same page. Recommended by state. Need discussion and look at funding source – and rewards.
Do not believe in double jeopardy – if already discipline – do not want to exclude from additional events.
Recommend split ISS – as it is housed at MS – did not like possiblity 6th could be with 18-year-old seniors. This is the staff provided. Complement that person is multicatigorical serviced. Kids checked on to make sure meeting minutes. Fully compliance – due to staff shortage don’t see change.
Specific teacher/co-teacher – discussed – sped teacher assigned to class assist kids – gen ed teacher sat at desk during observation. Teacher off prior 2 days – came in only for monitor – lead class instructions – didn't feel well – noted anyway. Mr. Keener commended this teacher for coming in and helping during monitoring – even though the teacher was still sick.
Another class – SPED – multi-class 9–12 math – proper way structure – break into groups – teach required content each group. Give assignment – move next group – work around. Not what observed – all working on same problems. Will make updates to this so all meet necessary requirements.
Service verification – IEP minutes – SEE 450/week/semester – write only for 1–450 minute block. We were directed to do this because of WVEIS calculation. If change this – would throw numbers out and skew data. Will work with board office.
Co-taught class – over policy limit SPED – 7 SPED, 13 Gen ed – what cause this – 3 gen ed transfer out and additional 4th out that day that they did not take into account. Therefore, this class is within policy limit.
Individual student and IEP minutes 810/month or 450 min/week/1 semester or 225 min/week/one class – monitor team issue with way this is written. We can meet these minutes the way our current bell schedule is, which is why this IEP was not rewritten at the moment of transfer. This is a student who transferred in from a WV high school. Written at another school to match their bell schedule. Not yet due for re-eval – w/in policy 2419 Chapter 5 section 4 part a – transfer LEA may reasonably use existing IEP if decided after meeting parent – that the existing IEP meets FAPE – include services comparable to those pervious held IEP. Go with previous held IEP.
State looking for findings. Found here – little crumbs. Not big deals. Our school does a fantastic job with SPED. Shout out and huge accolade to Barbie Paugh and Tonya Eve – help and support and prep for monitoring. Report like this is a huge success for school. Fianl report – formulate plans for improvement.
IV. Open Forum for Questions/Answers
No questions at this time.
V. Schedule Next Meeting
Thoughts for dates in February – 18–20 is states for swim. Wednesday February 25th – will have D/F report.
VI. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 pm.