Site Council

Maple Hills – Site Council Minutes
2023–2024

Date: March, 11 2024

Time: 8:15 a.m.

Location: Library

Team Member Name - Representing	Signature
Karen Neiman – Maple Hills	x
Scott Young - Cedar Grove
Yazmin Armstrong – Maple Hills	x
Katie Johnson - PTA Rep
-       ISF Rep
- Four Creeks
Rebecca Stanley - May Valley
Anika Duvall - Mirrormont rep
Sara Chase--LRC	x
Carmen Unti - TLAP
Erin Hayes- 2nd Grade	x
Andie Walton – Kindergarten	x
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	x
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	x

Topics:

Welcome/Introductions

• Representatives

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for the constituency to inform and communicate to and from the council.
• Represent your constituency’s perspective in council discussions.
• Consider what is best for all children at Maple Hills.
• Consider and respect all points of views of other council members.
• Support all decisions adopted by the council.

Group Agreements

• Communicate clearly and listen carefully

• Respect the views of others

• Share your views willingly

• Ask and welcome questions for clarification

• Be open to the ideas presented

• Honor time limits and stay on task

• Maintain confidentiality

New Business:

• Incoming Kinder Info Night – enrollment currently we have 48 registered so far this year.  Let any families know that we are registering students for the fall now. 

• Report cards – Semester 1 – Feb. 2 –Reps on Site Council did not hear any feedback from parents.  ISD is making some changes to the report card for next year. One suggestion to be more intuitive. Maybe giving more about what the number represents for parents or what the standard includes? Report card is often generic like, “Math Practices.” Could that be hyperlinked on the report card so parents could click on the link to see what that level of work would look like and what is included?

• Before & After School Clubs- we have a lot of clubs going on right now: Art, Math, Reading, Green Club, Choir.  Lots of opportunities for student involvement.

• March 15 School Day – get the word out that it is a school day due to snow makeups.

Principal Report

• Bond Advisory Committee

  • JoEllen and Sarah Ashbaugh are reps for MH. 

  • We had the 2012 and 2016 bonds.  There was some confusion/unknowns about how the funds were spent.  The last ISD newsletter our Superintendent outlined the findings on how/where future money is allocated and how we are going fix this to make it very transparent moving forward. We are looking at a new bond soon. 

  • MH is in need of a new roof—Please help community to understand bond money allocations so we have support when the new bond is presented.

  • Possibly have a guest speaker to talk to PTA about the bond and what it will do?

• School Updates through text: parents must OPT IN each year to get these notices.  This can be done through family access or see Sonya in the office for assistance.  JoEllen will send out the directions to teachers to put in their classroom newsletters.
• Literacy Leaders- JoEllen started a new group 2^nd-5^th grade to encourage reading and a love of reading.  Talked about favorite books and what they would like to see in the library.  Goal is to encourage a love of reading and promote student leadership.

Staff Report

• Student Council – Warm Fuzzies

  • Was a lot of fun. 

  • Possibly a different way to do this next year with a template for To/From for primary kids. 

  • Possibly give template to teacher.  Maybe they could do it in class?  Give every student one to complete in class? 

  • Can we get a stamp of To/From and volunteers could help stamp hearts?

     

• Read Week – Feb. 26-Mar. 1

  • Event was a lot of fun.  Kids engaged in reading; lots of buddy support, bingo, mystery readers
     

• Concerts & Dance Nights with Mrs. Campbell

  • 1^st and 2^nd grades this week. They did a great job!

  • Next week is K dance party

  • Other grades will be having concerts soon. 

  • Perhaps talk it up a little more so that we have better participation? JoEllen will put out a reminder to Kinder families. 
     

• Kindness Week – Mar. 25-29:

  • This is at the end of March.  There will be a different activity each day.

  • Paint rocks, bingo, etc

Community Report

• Neighborhood reports
  • The communication was not great by transportation on snow routes to families.  
    • Where the stop was?
    • Buses that were on snow routes message came out too late
    • Find my bus app is not always working
    • There was a change in bus and message went out to the incorrect families
  • Parent pick up traffic:  Common issue is why does it take so long for this process.  (it takes about 10 minutes) 
  • The neighborhood is sending message out to families not to block the driveways around the school
  • Maybe purchase a tall cone with flashing lights to catch the attention of drivers. Tracy will check to see about getting one for MH
• PTA – 
  • General Membership Meeting Jan. 23 we are looking for board members for next year’s PTA.  Option of co-sharing a position.
  • Variety Show 
  • Thunderbird Hockey Game
  • Pizza Bingo—we have started requests for prizes
  • We are promoting the Art Walk
  • Spring Book Fair (e-wallet), We need volunteers, there will be a food and ice cream truck in area.
  • Science Fair & STEM Night, March 22 (MoF, LHS Robotics, Maywood Rubik’s Cube, etc.)
    • Teachers please put out the message that book fair ends at 5 pm on this day.  
    • Let your teams know about the pizza/ice cream trucks here
  • We are trying to have donations for gas cards.  PTA has sent out a message.  PTA plans to send a thank you to those who donate.
     

Important Dates:

• Kinder Dance Night – Mar. 14
• Snow Make Up Day – Mar. 15
• Spring Book Fair – Mar. 18-22
• STEM Night – Mar. 22 6pm
• Class Photo Day – Mar. 29
• Spring Break – Apr. 8-12
• PTA General Membership Mtg. – Apr. 23

 

Our next Site Council Meeting: June 3

Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu. 

 

Maple Hills – Site Council Minutes
2023–2024

Date: January 8, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Library

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Karen Neiman – Maple Hills
Scott Young – Cedar Grove	X
Yazmin Armstrong – Maple Hills
Katie Johnson – PTA Rep	X
ISF Rep
Four Creeks
Rebecca Stanley – May Valley
Anika Duvall – Mirrormont Rep	X
Carmen Unti – TLAP	X
Andie Walton – Kindergarten	X
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	X
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	X

Topics:

Welcome/Introductions

• Representatives

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for the constituency to inform and communicate to and from the council.
• Represent your constituency’s perspective in council discussions.
• Consider what is best for all children at Maple Hills.
• Consider and respect all points of views of other council members.
• Support all decisions adopted by the council.

Group Agreements

• Communicate clearly and listen carefully
• Be open to the ideas presented
• Respect the views of others
• Honor time limits and stay on task
• Share your views willingly
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ask and welcome questions for clarification

New Business:

• FLL Lego Robotics - 2 teams moving on to the Semi-finals, Jan. 21 

Principal Report

• Title/LAP Annual Report – Carmen
  • 25 literacy students
  • 17 math students
  • Are low income & need correlated? Talked about clarification between TITLE and LAP
• Winter holiday sing-a-long – Mrs. Campbell returned
• Any updates?
  • Holiday assistance – recommendation to get gift cards online and print at home so we know they are activated; or donate with activation receipt attached

Staff Report

• Student Council—Devon and Kelly will be the advisors for SC this year
  • Elections will be in Oct. 
  • Meetings will be the 3^rd Friday of each month
  • We have 2 reps per class

Community Report

• Neighborhood reports
  • Bus-some of the busses went on snow routes and parents worried because they did not know about this.  (PM route) There was an accident and road was closed. 
    • Better way to notify families of any changes?
  • Kids are excited about popcorn Fridays
  • Question around changes in the birthday policy and why?
    • All teachers have a plan on how to celebrate and acknowledge these special days. We do not have families bring in treats (baked goods or toys) for a birthday.
    • It is not a change but some families keep asking about bringing treats
    • One reason for this is nutritional guidelines, allergies, etc.
    • Another reason is equity concerns
      • Birthday invites—some kids upset if they are not included
      • Food-we have so many allergies and it is difficult to make sure that all kids are safe.
      • The no treats/snacks helps with this. 

Important Dates:

• MLK Jr. Holiday – No School – Jan. 15
• PTA General Membership Meeting – Jan. 23 @ 6:30pm
• Semester 1 ends – Jan. 25
• Teacher Work Day – Jan. 26 (teacher training on technology & multi-lingual learners)
• 5^th grade visit to Maywood – Feb. 15
• Mid-winter break – Feb. 19-23
• 5^th Grade FLASH Curriculum Viewing – Mar. 7 & Mar. 9

 

Our next Site Council Meetings will be: March 11, June 3

Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu. 

 

Maple Hills – Site Council Minutes
2022–2023

Date: October 2, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Library

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Karen Neiman – Maple Hills	X
Scott Young – Cedar Grove	X
Yazmin Armstrong – Maple Hills	X
Katie Johnson – PTA Rep
–       ISF Rep
– Four Creeks
Rebecca Stanley – May Valley
Anika Duvall – Mirrormont rep	X
Devon Deaton – LRC1	X
Andie Walton – Kindergarten	X
Lisa Lecoq – 1st Grade	X Michaela
– 2nd Grade	X Erin Hayes
– 3rd Grade	X Kelly Brunell
– 4th Grade	x
– 5th Grade
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	x
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	x

Topics:

Welcome/Introductions

• Thank you all for your flexibility as we had to reschedule our last meeting to today. 
• Review our Site Council roles and responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for the constituency to inform and communicate to and from the council.
• Represent your constituency’s perspective in council discussions.
• Consider what is best for all children at Maple Hills.
• Consider and respect all points of views of other council members.
• Support all decisions adopted by the council.

This year our Staff will be rotating through the meetings.

Group Agreements

• The discussion details can be kept confidential but our decisions are open to share. 

New Business:

• 2023-2024 Enrollment
  • 452 Students; we continue to grow
  • 25 new students to MH
  • Lost 8-10 students; withdrew or moved
• 2023-2024 Theme “Wellness”
  • Wellness topics will be discussed each month
• Curriculum Night Attendance
  • We had about 2/3 parents in attendance 67%
  • Feedback—it went well.
  • Staggered times so parents with multiple kiddos can still attend.
    • Staff discussed a few ways to solve that with staff
    • Hard part was that if two kids in same block of time, one parent home to watch the kids?
    • Parking was difficult
• i-Ready assessments and Success Blocks
  • Sept – beginning of Oct. i-Ready reading assessment. 
    • This helps teachers group kids with similar skills groups/needs
    • Success blocks start this week for additional support in reading
      • Some will meet with Ms. Unti and others will work with the teachers in the classroom in skill groups

Reminder—the i-Ready scores that they send to parents indicate where they should be at the end of year.  We have a lot of the year to work on getting kids to meet this. 

• Parent Conferences- Nov. 8 & 9
  • They are earlier this year because ISD has switched to be more consistent with the district semester schedules for grading/reporting
• This helps our 5^th graders with registration for Maywood for what courses to register for
• The first report card for MH is Feb 2^nd
• Conference scheduler opens next week—let your families know about this
• Will there be zoom conferences avail this year?  Preference is in person but if a parent says they cannot make it into the building, we can accommodate this request

 

Principal Report

• Start of the school year
• Meet the Teacher
  • Great event 9-10am before school started
  • Thank you to the PTA for the juice and donuts after the event

Kindergarten Drop Off

• Well attended by parents; it was a busy morning but went well
• Fall photos last week.  Retakes are Nov 2^nd
• Building update –
  • Seems that our HVAC is working
  • Roof from last year’s tree damage is updated and repaired
• Snack/lunch information –
  • Free/Reduced forms are available for families online
    • Applying helps our school get more resources even if the family does not buy school lunches.

Staff Report

• Student Council—Devon and Kelly will be the advisors for SC this year
  • Elections will be in Oct. 
  • Meetings will be the 3^rd Friday of each month
  • We have 2 reps per class

New Hires: We have 3 new Para staff this year

 

Community Relations

• Neighborhood reports
  • Bus-some of the busses went on snow routes and parents worried because they did not know about this.  (PM route) There was an accident and road was closed. 
    • Better way to notify families of any changes?
  • Kids are excited about popcorn Fridays
  • Question around changes in the birthday policy and why?
    • All teachers have a plan on how to celebrate and acknowledge these special days. We do not have families bring in treats (baked goods or toys) for a birthday.
    • It is not a change but some families keep asking about bringing treats
    • One reason for this is nutritional guidelines, allergies, etc.
    • Another reason is equity concerns
      • Birthday invites—some kids upset if they are not included
      • Food-we have so many allergies and it is difficult to make sure that all kids are safe.
      • The no treats/snacks helps with this. 

What are we doing for Veterans Day this year? 

• Kari is out but MH will do a celebration and assembly
  • Boys Scouts will present color guard
  • Grade levels will do some writing/poems
  • The school assembly will be on Nov 13^th.

There will still be 4^th and 5^th grade Choirs and 5^th grade play.  There will still be grade level performances this year when Mrs. Campbell returns

• PTA – Donuts for WatchDOGS Oct. 6
  • Starts at 8:30
  • Looking for any watchdog volunteers (Dads, Grandfather, Uncle etc.)
  • Can be ½ or full day
  • Tracy helps create a schedule for their volunteer time
  • Please encourage attendance
• Popcorn Fridays
  • Kids are excited! 
  • PTA has changed this process for the year.  We are trying to raise $100.00 per class so kids do not have to bring a quarter. 😊
  • JoEllen will check on the status of class’ progress towards meeting this amount. 

 

General Membership Mtg. Oct. 24

• Will be held in the Library

Eagle Reader Clubhouse will start soon. 

• Thank you to Wendy Bateman for helping coordinate this
• Fall book fair will be in Nov.

PTA is putting on a Glow Dance Party

• Oct 27^th at 6 pm
• JoEllen will check on the cost
• We do not do costumes during the school day.
• Go to the PTA website for additional information

5^th Grade Camp

• MH will go to Camp Seymour for the day on Oct 30
• This will be grade level bonding activity and outdoor education
• Archery, Co-Op Team Building, Outdoor Skills and Rec
• They will do a Campfire and be home late this day

Talk to families about joining PTA.  We are currently around 78% membership. 

4^th and 5^th grade Student Leadership opportunity to volunteer for Safety Patrol.  Applications are in the office.  Tracy to send it to Yaz to publicize.

Amber Bryant will be leading Peer Helpers again this year.  Students will help play and/or lead an activity with students at recess.  4^th and 5^th Graders

Important Dates:

• Vision/Hearing Screening – Oct. 24
• Teacher Work Day – Oct. 23
• 5^th Grade Outdoor Learning Experience – Oct. 30
• Photo retakes – Nov. 2
• Parent Conferences – Nov. 8 & 9
• Veteran’s Day Holiday – No school on Nov. 10

Our next Site Council Meetings will be: January 8, March 11, June 3

Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu. 

 

Maple Hills – Site Council Minutes
2022–2023

Date: January 9, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Library

Team Member Name - Representing	Signature
Aubrey Young (Cedar Grove)	X
Ada Liu- Maple Hills	X
Karen Neiman – Maple Hills	X
Yazmin Armstrong – Maple Hills	X
Scott Young - Cedar Grove
Katie Johnson - PTA Rep	X
ISF Rep
Stacey Marshall - Four Creeks	X
Rebecca Stanley - May Valley
Anika Duvall - Mirrormont Rep	X
Stephanie Egan – Passage Point
Andie Walton – Kindergarten	X
Lluvia Weltmer – 1st Grade	X
Jheyzle Daquioag – 2nd Grade	X
Hannah Dusenberry – 3rd Grade	X
Ashley Grassley – 4th Grade	X
Courtney Santos – 5th Grade
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	X
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	X

Topics:

Welcome/Introductions

• Thank you all for your flexibility as we had to reschedule our last meeting to today. 
• Review our Site Council roles and responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for the constituency to inform and communicate to and from the council.
• Represent your constituency’s perspective in council discussions.
• Consider what is best for all children at Maple Hills.
• Consider and respect all points of views of other council members.
• Support all decisions adopted by the council.

A review of our MH Building Norms was held.

Norms

• Communicate clearly and listen carefully
• Be open to ideas presented
• Focus on issues and not personal agendas
• Respect the views of others
• Honor time limits and stay on task
• Share your views willingly
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ask and welcome questions for clarification

JoEllen shared our MH Mission/Vision/Beliefs:

Mission Statement

Maple Hills is a dynamic learning community where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their highest academic and social potential.

Vision

Empower students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge in their pursuit of life-long learning.

Foster awareness and sensitivity while supporting diversity within our community and the world.

Unite students, staff, parents, and the community to celebrate the shared success of all.

Belief Statement

We believe when students are in a safe, supported, learning community they are inspired and motivated to learn.

Staff Report

Title I/LAP Building Plan and signatures

Our district uses the Title/Lap funds for reading     

• Student scores from i-Ready as used to select students to focus on phonics for Early Literacy. The screeners help to identify those struggling that could be associated with dyslexia. We do not diagnose but work with struggling students
• Most of the students that Carmen sees are K-2^nd grade.
  • Needs assessment
  • Practice/Transitions
  • Family engagement
  • Success Blocks-designated time each day for grade levels to focus on literacy skills. 
  • This year we have 42 Students 1-5^th grades are seeing Carmen/Gauvey. Last year we had 58. This year only 25% who continued with services from Carmen this year.
  • Last year we had 1.5 FTE to support students. We were reduced to 1.0 FTE this year.
  • We also have a program for some of our older students who are struggling with comprehension. 8 students are receiving this support this year.

Questions:

1. Do students exit out of program? Yes, in January based on i-Ready we can add students identified to the supports. We do not typically exit students during the school year because we want this intervention to be consistent. 

2. Does this info go into a student’s file?  We will check on this. This information is shared with the teachers and there is a progress report that is also given to families. 

Staff update:

We held our first K-5 all school assembly since COVID-19. It was such a fun assembly.

• Thank you to teachers who used See Saw to communicate this event with our families. Parents loved seeing the singing.

Principal Report

• School Improvement Plan Review – parent engagement ideas? 
• Our MH Plan is on Reading this year
  • We used the data we have to select a focus and goals for the next 3 years we will make a 10% growth in reading
    • i-Ready, SBA, district assessments

Action Items:

• Teachers use these goals for their goals
• Eagle Reader clubhouse to get books in hands of kids
• OG program used by LRC teachers
• AM/PM tutoring
• Voice mentors and volunteers

Feedback for SIP Plans:

• Parents are glad to hear that the focus was changed to Reading. 
• Parent engagement — we do not have homework anymore.  Is there an option for homework for parents who want to be involved and work with their child at home? 
  • Some grades send home a weekly packet to work through.
  • Helps parents know what to practice with their kids.
  • Families can go into Clever and i-Ready for additional practice.

 

Community Relations

• Neighborhood reports
  • Art Walk was very good! Lots of positive feedback from community.
    • Feedback was that they liked the outdoor option.
    • We are very fortunate to have our Art Docent volunteers.
• PTA
  • Spring Book Fair did very well.  We will continue to evaluate if the fire station is a good location to hold it.
  • Thank you, Wendy Bateman for helping coordinate this again this year.
  • Art Walk
  • Fundraisers
    • Tutta Bella was a huge success!  We will do this again
    • Smith Brothers fundraiser for people signing up
    • Amazon Smile is program to donate eligible proceeds to MH
  • Get ready for the Auction April 28, 2023 5 pm Pickering Barn
    • Katie is the chairperson this year
    • We will do gift baskets and classroom art projects

Important Dates:

• Jan. 16 - MLK Jr. Day Holiday – no school
• Jan. 24 – PTA General Membership Meeting
• Jan. 25 – Spirit Day – Wacky Wednesday
• Jan. 27 – Teacher Work Day – no school
• Jan. 31 – 5^th Grade Maywood visit – AM & PM
• Feb. 9 – 2^nd Grade Musical Performance 6:30pm
• Feb. 16 – K Music Performance 6 pm; 1^st Grade 7pm
• Feb. 20-24 – Mid-winter break

 

Meeting schedule:

• March 6
• June 5

Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Maple Hills – Site Council
2021–2022

Date: June 6, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Room library

Team Member Name - Representing	Signature
Nora Richardson – Maple Hills	X
Cedar Grove
Katie Johnson – PTA Rep	X
ISF Rep
Four Creeks
Rebecca Stanley – May Valley
Mirrormont rep
Jaliyah Lunde – Passage Point
Isabella Allard – Kindergarten	X
Lluvia Weltmer – 1st Grade	X
Jheyzle Daquioag – 2nd Grade
Lauren Johnson – 2nd Grade
Hannah Dusenberry – 3rd Grade	X
Ben Kinkade – 4th Grade	X
Betsy Sanford – 5th Grade	X
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	X
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	X

Topics:

Welcome/Introductions

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for the constituency to inform and communicate to and from the council.
• Represent your constituency’s perspective in council discussions.
• Consider what is best for all children at Maple Hills.
• Consider and respect all points of views of other council members.
• Support all decisions adopted by the council.

Norms

New Business:

• '22-'23 Enrollment – # of classes
  • 427 students enrolled for next year
  • K we are at approximately 69 registered for next fall already
  • We will have 21 classes for next year
    • 4 K
    • 4 1^st
    • 3 2^nd
    • 4 3^rd
    • 3 4^th
    • 3 5^th
• Staffing Update
  • A few staff positions are changing but we do not have the final staffing yet.
  • ISD is working on transfers right now; we hope to know by end of this week.
• End of Year Events
  • 5^th Musical Thurs and Fri
  • 5^th Promotion
    • 5^th grade parents are able to attend (2 per family)
  • Field Day
    • Please let families know that we are looking for volunteers to help with stations.  We will have outside activities
  • End of year assembly for students and staff
• Last day dismissal – 11:30 (honk & wave)
  • Please let people know that all staff will be outside waving and blowing bubbles to send kids off for summer

Principal Report

• COVID Update
  • Our numbers are on a downward trend
  • We are currently out of the clusters in classes but continue to get cases, we will continue to monitor
• Levy Update – thank you; technology grant
  • 3^rd 4^th and 5^th will continue with 1:1; 1^st & 2^nd will be 2:1; Kinder will be 3:1
• SIP Update
  • Presentation to the board went well
  • Our goal this year was math
    • 75-80% towards typical goal; we met this goal
    • Our goal next year will be increasing our Reading Scores

Staff Report

• STEM Lab Grant from ISF
  • We will be putting together a lab for teachers to check out STEM books/projects for each grade level
• SBA Testing
  • We worked on getting all the makeup tests done
• Safety Committee
  • Team has been meeting once a month

Community Relations

• Neighborhood reports
  • Art Walk was very good!  Lots of positive feedback from community
    • Feedback was that they liked the outdoor option
    • We are very fortunate to have our Art Docent volunteers
• PTA
  • Spring Book Fair did very well.  We will continue to evaluate if the fire station is a good location to hold it.
  • Thank you, Wendy Bateman for helping coordinate this again this year
  • Art Walk
  • Fundraisers
    • Tutta Bella was a huge success!  We will do this again
    • Smith Brothers fundraiser for people signing up
    • Amazon Smile is program to donate eligible proceeds to MH
  • Get ready for the Auction April 28, 2023 5 pm Pickering Barn
    • Katie is the chairperson this year
    • We will do gift baskets and classroom art projects

Important Dates:

• June 9-10 – 5^th Grade Musical
• June 14 – 5^th Grade Promotion & Celebration
• June 16 – Field Day
• June 17 – Awards Assembly
• June 17 – Last Day of school/End of Trimester
• June 21 – Office closes
• August 4 – Office reopens
• August 8-14 – EVP Process
• August 29 – Meet the Teacher Day*
• August 30 – First day of school for 1^st-5^th
• September 2 – First day of school for Kinder
• September 5 – Labor Day Holiday -No School
• September 20 – Curriculum Night K-5
  • 3-5  First Session
  • K-2  Second Session

Meeting schedule:
Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Maple Hills – Site Council
2021–2022

Date: October 4, 2021

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Room library

Team Member Name - Representing	Signature
Nora Richardson – Maple Hills	Present
Cedar Grove
Katie Johnson – PTA Rep	Absent
ISF Rep
Four Creeks
May Valley
Mirrormont rep
Jaliyah Lunde – Passage Point	Absent
Isabella Allard – Kindergarten	Present
Lluvia Weltmer – 1st Grade	Present
Jheyzle Daquioag – 2nd Grade	Present
Lauren Johnson – 2nd Grade	Present
Hannah Dusenberry – 3rd Grade	Present
Ben Kinkade – 4th Grade	Present
Betsy Sanford – 5th Grade	Present
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	Present
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	Present

Topics:

Welcome/Introductions

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for the constituency to inform and communicate to and from the council.
• Represent your constituency’s perspective in council discussions.
• Consider what is best for all children at Maple Hills.
• Consider and respect all points of views of other council members.
• Support all decisions adopted by the council.

Sometimes where we have a discussion, that part is confidential however any final things that we decide is public.

Norms

Listen and respect others viewpoints

New Business:

• Membership

  • We are still looking for reps from several of the different areas of our community. If anyone knows of parents who would be a good representative, let JoEllen know, and she will send an invite.

• New Soaring Eagle award system

  • MH Expectations: Respectful, Responsible, Safe and Kind
  • Tier 1 Team met and brainstormed different ways to celebrate our Soaring Eagles each week.
    • We are going to try out Brag Tags
      • They have a variety of positive phrases. Students will receive one to put on a keychain.
      • Save up—try to collect as many as possible.
      • We will use them for our Character Traits this year as well
      • Try out system for a year and see if it is successful and students enjoy it

Principal Report

• Start of School Year
  • Enrollment 416 students this year (back to where we were two years ago.)
• Construction Update
  • We are almost done. All HVAC systems have been installed.
  • They are working on programming them (takes 2 weeks)
  • Boilers were fired up this week so we are in the process of getting heat.
  • All of the other main construction is done. We are waiting on some of the final details; stage steps, wall covering, trim etc. They are working on punch list items.
    • We hope to be complete by end of October.
    • Some community comments about the late night work/noise as the crews have shifted to a swing shift.
    • Some crew are working after 4pm through night in order to complete items while students are not in school.
    • JoEllen will send out an email letting staff know when OK to park in side lot
  • Covered walkway is completed. The doors will be delivered and installed soon.
• Covid Update
  • JoEllen has sent out updates on what happens when kids have one symptom. They do go home; if it is gone after 24 hours they can return without being tested.
  • It is cold season and kids have not been around each other for a while so germs are rampant. We know that kids will catch colds. We are being cautious.
  • Staff can email JoEllen if a parent sends a message to them (if office or JoEllen is not on it) so that she can add them to the spreadsheet.
  • ISD has notified parents that all schools have a set of rapid test kits that we can use for testing.
    • Is it for close contacts or for kids with symptoms?
    • Who will administer the test? JoEllen is being trained later and will know more.
• Coffee with Ms. Tapper by Zoom – Oct. 14 10-11am
  • JoEllen sent this in e-news
  • Parents can send a question to JoEllen if they have a question or want to chat.

Staff Report

• SBA Fall testing
  • Tracy will be n this week to teach students the online tools
  • Testing ELA and Math this week for 5th Grade

Community Relations

• How are teachers feeling now that we are a month into school?
  • Doing well; the kids are so excited to be back and getting into a routine. Teachers continue to teach and practice routines and expectations
  • Start up this year was a little later than normal due to construction
  • Lots of changes—
    • Grade levels
    • New Staff
•  Parents are talking about school and are happy to have kids back in school
• Neighborhood reports
• PTA
  • We are working on getting Zoom Art Docent lessons up and going
  • When we shift to Phase 2 then Art Docents can return to MH in person

Conferences:

• Dec 1st and 2nd. Those are non-student days at school
• Staff are giving feedback to IEA on conferences.
  • In person or via Zoom? Stay Tuned--more info soon

Important Dates:

• Oct. 18 – Teacher Work Day
• Oct. 26 – PTA General Membership Meeting
• Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day
• Nov. 15-19 – Fall Book Fair
• Nov. 16 – Picture Retake Day

Meeting schedule: Dec. 13, March 7, June 6
Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Maple Hills – Site Council
2019–2020

Date: December 16, 2019

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Katie Johnson – Maple Hills	X
Scott Young – Cedar Grove
Jenny Kuspert – PTA Rep	X
Hilary Lester – ISF Rep	X
Shannon Rastetter – Four Creeks	X
Lynn Callantine – Community Rep	X
– Mirrormont rep
– Tiger Mt. rep
Stephanie Anderson – Passage Point	X
Trudy Watts – staff	X
Susanna Stratford – staff	X
Amber Bryant – staff	X
Kelly Brunell – staff	X
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	X
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	X

Topics:

Welcome

Norms

Opportunity to share items going on in school and community with our team.  Please feel free to share things with the team. 

New Business:

TITLE/LAP Building Plan

• Trudy Watts is our Reading Zone Title 1 teacher at MH
• She shared our building needs assessment which determines our groups
• K-5 receives one half hour of instruction time; using the curriculum Leveled Literacy Intervention Program
• Generous PTA grant funds additional para support for the program
• This year, first grade has higher needs.  We plan to add Kindergarteners in the middle of the year.  We typically do not see 5^th graders. 
• Practice and strategies—we are looking at students who are reading at least a year behind.  We have added a computer component this year called Lexia.  We have licenses for 11 students.  We could use more to allow additional students to access this tool.  It can be used at both school and home. 
• Reading Zone focuses on reading, fluency and comprehension strategies.
• This fall, MH did a “Jump Start” program to help Kindergarteners
• We progress monitor throughout the year and enter and exit kids through the program when they no longer need program assistance. 
• Parent Component: we encourage parents to actively participate in curriculum night, conferences, monthly newsletters/flyers etc.

Questions:

Does this program identify kids with dyslexia?  No, the state is still working out the process for that.  That would be going through the evaluation team. 

The class size for Kindergarten last year was very small but still continue to see a high level of need, even this year in 1^st grade.  High number of students in first grade with low reading scores. 

Do we need more of the Lexia program licenses for MH?  We could always use more as that allows additional students.  This program is fun and engaging and the students seem to really enjoy playing. 

Does Trudy spend a lot of additional time looking for tools—does the district support her in this task?  Trudy looks for additional ways and info to fill her pockets with tools to help students. Last year there were 22 2^nd graders. 

Question about which kids are selected:  The most struggling kids are likely served by LRC.  We typically look at the students that are our bubble kids, those with the second highest need.

What percentage of kids are not able to read on grade level?  Our SIP data shows that our students are performing at a higher rate than the data out in the community. 

If a student comes to school and is struggling in reading our first intervention is to get them support with TITLE/LAP services.  If the student catches up with TITLE/LAP intervention then they exit.  If not, then they may be referred to our MH Evaluation Team to see if we need to move to the next level. 

Is there a training that helps us to identify kids who are using coping skills to get by in reading rather than learning strategies to help bridge that learning gap?  Parents are supportive of this and want to help. 

Attendance plays a very important part in student achievement.  We know that kids who attend regularly are more likely to be less academically at risk. 

Staff Report

• Parent Conferences – 97% attendance
  • Staff report that they went well.  We enjoy this time spending with parents
  • As a 5^th grade parent one concern that came up was not being able to talk about other subjects with their non-homeroom teacher.  Is it a possibility to rotate through so parents could see each of the teachers?
• Peer Helpers – Amber Bryant
  • This is Amber’s 4^th year at MH.  Last year she received an ISF Grant to fund this.
  • She has seen a pattern of friendship conflicts following recess.  This program teaches kids how to problem solve and be proactive with social skills. 
  • The younger kids get excited to play with the older kids.  Allows everyone someone to play with during recess.  We have also seen a benefit of positively influencing the peer helpers as well. 
  • This year we have 27 Peer Helpers.  They were provided 2 days of training after school and are currently receiving “on the job” training during recess. 
  • This program is now being replicated in other schools in the district. 
• National Board Certified Teachers –
  • ISD was recognized as having a high number of National Board Certified staff. 
  • Congratulations to both Kelly Brunell & Christina Stempson for achieving National Board Certification. 
• Honoring the Years of Service – Kinkade-5 yrs; Vaughan-5 yrs; Weltmer-10 yrs; Kardong-10 yrs; Lecoq-10 yrs; Benight-25 yrs

Principal Report

SIP Plan:

A yearly plan that indicates what areas MH will work on for school improvement.

• Our focus the last few years has been Math.  Over the last 3 years our data has indicated that we have improved!  Our 3 year goal, in 2021, 80% of our students will meet this standard.
  Currently:
  87% 3^rd graders passed Math
• Three years ago we were achieving a little below ISD.  We are now at or slightly above this now. 
• Note that we use the Wednesday time to work on data. 

Building Remodel update:

• We are looking at reallocating the inside space as this is less expensive and faster and adds additional classroom space. 
• We will take some of the space in the activity rooms and make them flex spaces for offices and programs.
• The gym floor is on the list and also enclosing the gym entrance to the main building. 
• We have a lot of needs and the teachers have indicated wants.  The team will look at this and the budget and then prioritize what can be done.  The HVAC was our biggest need. 

Community Relations

• Neighborhood report
  • The lunchroom process this year has changed.  Question about why can’t kids sit with their friends?  We started this new process so that kids would have more time to eat and so they are not sitting alone.
  • This year we have a rolling lunch start/end time.  Students are staying at the tables so teachers come in and pick up their class at the tables. 
  • We have received positive feedback from parents that kids are having more time to eat. 
  • Our PBSES team has decided to add in a competition on getting to choose where to sit as a reward.  We have added trivia Tuesday and Joke of the Day. 
• PTA
  • Auction is coming.  Buy your tickets soon as the price will increase soon
  • Student directory is finished
  • Variety Show is Jan 31^st. 
  • Please join PTA if you have not already done so. 
  • 50 Year Celebration for Maple Hills
  • Nominating committee to elect next year’s executive board
  • The school calendar could use some more updates—we want to have more advanced knowledge to events.      
• ISF

Important Dates:

Meeting schedule: March 8, June 9
Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Maple Hills – Site Council
2019–2020

Date: October 7, 2019

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Katie Johnson – Maple Hills
Amy Archer – Cedar Grove	Attended
Jenny Kuspert – PTA Rep	Attended
Hilary Lester – ISF Rep	Attended
Shannon Kelly– Four Creeks/May Valley	Attended
Stephanie Lewis – May Valley	Attended
– Mirrormont rep
– Tiger Mt. rep
Stephanie Anderson – Passage Point
Kelly Brunell – staff	Attended
Krystal Lehl – staff	Attended
Dana Warner – staff	Attended
Lisa Lecoq – staff	Attended
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	Attended
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	Attended

Topics:

Welcome

Welcome to our first Site Council meeting this year.

Introductions

Norms

This committee provides parents and community members a set time to meet and discuss school and community events and activities. 

Roles & Responsibilities

Tracy takes minutes of our meeting that are public. 

This is a forum for two-way communication

If you have any topics that you would like discussed, contact JoEllen

New Business

• Start of School year/enrollment:
  • Currently at 424
  • We had a growth spurt and ended up with more students than expected
  • Kindergarten is a lot bigger this year
  • Staff report that we are off to a good start for the year—things are going well
  • Feedback on 5^th grade classes-have decided to have all three teachers working with all students (Reading, Math and Science) For 3 hours each day the students rotate through subjects
  • Parents also like that 5^th Grade has created “Houses” this year that earn points as a family.  This helps kids work with different kids and helps with team building.  Pro-social behaviors and this is helping to break the cliques.
• Meet the Teacher:
  • This year we held Meet the Teacher in the afternoon.  Feedback was shared that parents liked it.  Some discussion on working parents taking time off in the middle of the day may have missed out. 
• Pastries with the Principal events; next one?  Suggestions?
  • Held Pastries with Principal on the morning of the first day of Kindergarten. 
  • It was very reassuring to meet and have time to visit as first day of K can be emotional.
  • JoEllen would like to hold another event.
    • Better for before school or after?
    • Recommendation to do a week after conferences—before school time, if parents have questions that come up from a conference

Old Business

• Technology update
  • We had used our Auction money from Raise the Paddle to add technology. 
  • Primary classes received additional Ipads for small group rotations
  • Intermediate classes received 1-1 computers/devices allowing more integrated technology.
  • We purchased additional headphones
  • Dana Warner is STEM leader and Jodi Tutor is Educational Tech Lead – training teachers in STEM activities
  • Darcie Kardong working on science and technology
  • Krystal Lehl is our Google Expeditions Trainer
  • Parents reported that they really enjoy the SeeSaw program for keeping schools connected with families
  • Ed Puzzle—is a program that was mentioned by parents as an additional resource, used often in middle school

Staff Report

• Character Traits
  • We have a monthly character trait – Sept was Responsibility; Oct is Acceptance. 
  • Students identified as demonstrating the character trait were recognized and received a small treat; photo on website
• Author Visit
  • Visit this week for intermediate classes. 
    • Two assemblies scheduled
    • Author Sundee Frazier will be here all day and is having lunch with some of our kids
    • 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th
• New lunch routines
  • We have a rotation this year.  We have built in a 5 minute transition time with one grade level at a time
  • This rotation allows kids a little longer time to eat as there is less time spent in line waiting to get their lunches and find seats
  • Teachers reported that kids are now having more time to eat
  • Students also stay in seats until dismissed to clean up.
  • Students are seated with their classes as that is how the teachers pick up the kids. 
• Student Council
  • Officers were elected on Friday

Principal Report

• New Staff –
  • Sara Chase LRC1 Teacher
  • Sonya Day Registrar
  • Kathleen Nilsen Assistant to Principal
  • Nichole Treadway Health Tech
  • Rebecca Schwenk Para in Fisher’s class
• Theme: Tropical – Inclusion – There’s Something for Everyone
• Donuts With Dad
  • Last Friday—Huge success!
  • We ordered 41 dozen donuts in hopes of getting more Watchdog volunteers
• Building Remodel Conversation
  • Ideas for our remodel
  • CFO Jake Kuper will be here Thursday night Oct. 10 to answer parent questions at the General Membership PTA meeting
• Parent Conferences/Report Cards (student-led, online schedule, save the date)
  • Dec 4^th and 5^th Conferences
  • Some grade levels have student led conferences; if a parent wants time with the teacher without their child—they just need to talk with the teacher.  This is always an opportunity. 
  • We will have online scheduling again that opens on Nov 1^st and closes Dec 2^nd.  It would be great to have both parents here so want to save the date early.
  • JoEllen will send out the date for this in e-news.

Community Relations

• Neighborhood report
  • Cougar in the neighborhood this summer around the pool
  • Concern on the bus with students watching or listening to things on technology loudly and not using headphones and not all that they are listening to is appropriate.  JoEllen will check in with transportation about the use of headphones.
• PTA
  • Need a chair for yearbook, variety show, Pizza Bingo, Staff Appreciation, and 5^th Grade Celebration
  • Starting to form committees for Auction
  • Need a parent to coordinate all the classroom art projects for the auction, teachers and art projects
  • Fall Dance is this Friday, Oct. 11
• ISF
  • Parent Wiser – “Normal Sucks” October 2 at Skyline, also a “Screenagers” film showing at Liberty HS.
  • 7 students at MH waiting for Voice mentors
  • Voice mentor program is so important, district is now running it instead of ISF
  • Grant program coming up – MH has gotten 5 grants in the last few years; funds not as high but encourage all the teachers to apply
  • November 7 is training to write the grant from 5:30-6:30; November 8 grant goes live and due before Nov. 26

Important Dates:

• October 14 – Teacher Work Day
• November 8 – Veteran’s Day Assembly
• November 11 – Veteran’s Day – No school
• November 18-22 – Fall Book Fair
• November 28-29 – Thanksgiving Holiday
• December 4-5 – Parent Conferences

Meeting schedule: December 16, March 8, June 9
Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Maple Hills Site Council
October 15, 2018

Present:  Amy Archer, Heather Heiter, Lynn Callantine, Stephanie Lewis, Alyssa Kawamoto, Lisa Lecoq, Kelly Brunell, Tracy Magee, JoEllen Tapper, Dawn Carr, Kara Flynn

Absent:  Angela Wall, Carolyn Kramer

Site Council Norms:

Meets 4 times per year.  It is a committee that is site based made up of staff, admin and community members. 

Site council will be confidential with any sensitive info discussed.  The end result will then be shared with the community. 

Committee members can bring topics for discussion. 

Introductions and Welcome to the team

Staff Report:

Lisa shared that the dance was a lot of fun. 

Kelly shared 3^rd graders worked on “smell your way home” for salmon project.

Alyssa shared that 4^th grade is involved with the Burke museum and new Social Studies curriculum.  She also shared about the new Google Expedition kits so kids can take virtual field trips to go along with our social studies and science curriculums.

1^st grade will be going to the zoo for a field trip.

Principal Report:

JoEllen shared that the bus routes are going much better.  We have had a couple of days when things were late but that was due to traffic and accidents.  Transportation has had quite a bit of turnover but is now well-staffed.  If parents have any transportation concerns, should call transportation to find out who to talk with. 

Kinder HiCap testing is in Nov. 5-7^th.  All kids are screened for this highly capable programming in Kindergarten and 2^nd grade.

We had our new Enrollment Verification Process this year.  Any feedback?  Feedback: The middle school process was a bit more complicated than the elementary process due to sports etc.  A wish would be to have it done one time for all of our kids. 

The health forms:  we did not have missing confidential health forms like we did last year.  

One concern: For the EVP process you are not able to change emergency contacts.  JoEllen will ask why parents cannot update/change them?  Right now, parents need to call office for changes at MH.

We are trying to switch to TEXTS from JoEllen instead of voicemails.  Parents must go into Skyward to accept the option to get a text.  The goal will be email and text rather than the voice message.  This information was sent out but JoEllen will put it into e-news again.  If you have not received a text from Ms. Tapper in the past, log into Skyward and accept text messages for the future.

Back to School Meet the Teacher:  This year we added some time as it was 45 minutes.  Parents appreciated this added time

Holidays/Parties - Every year we have parents send invites to select kids for birthdays.  We can only do the whole class to avoid hurt feelings.  We always encourage that parents join the PTA to get the directory.  Could our members please help spread this word on this? 

Some teachers will ask the class if they feel comfortable sharing email addresses with each other, but otherwise invitations must be done outside of school.

Parent Conferences:

They are coming up.  The sign up window started this morning through Dec 1^st.  We want to encourage parents to go online to review the report card ahead of time so that there is time for discussion and teacher can answer any questions they might have. 

Many teachers email parents to let them know that report cards are viewable online in Skyward. 

JoEllen will send a reminder to parents about signing up for conferences and reading report cards

4^th grade does student led conferences. 

Student Learning Plans for 3^rd and 4^th Grade kids struggling in Reading.  Each year we help to increase awareness for those kids who did not pass the ELA portion of the SBA.  During conference, they will discuss a learning plan to help them bring up their skills. 

MH students will take the SBA in May again this year. 

Community Reports: 

Anyone know how the meeting went for the landfill?   We are unsure as none of our team attended. 

PTA:

The Dance was a lot of fun. 

We are encouraging parents to join PTA.  We are currently around 60%.  Parents were unable to join during the EVP process. 

Please encourage all to fill out the volunteer of the month form

All but one class has been assigned an Art Docent

ISF: 

We are still in the process of “All in For Kids” campaign

Math:

Parents are struggling with the math curriculum.  We know that there is not funding for more services, it would be most helpful.  Is there a chance for some intervention groups?  Many parents are looking at some math tutoring.

One parent reported that her son struggled with math at MH but now in the MS he is excelling. 

If a child is coming home and struggling with math please talk with the teacher. 

Would it help to have more info on Eureka?  Maybe let parents know more about the You-tube videos to learn the strategy. 

Is there a way to limit the amount of strategies that are taught to kids?  The vocabulary appears to be higher than the kids developmentally. 

What about Math tutoring groups?  Can we add a second grade group to the 3^rd-5^th grades? 

Our School Improvement Goal again this year will be to continue to work on Math. 

Upcoming Dates:

The Matt Glover Training for parents is Thurs. Oct 18^th on writing at Admin Building.  A great resource for parents to work with their children on reading and writing.

Veteran’s Day assembly this year will be Nov. 13^th.  This year we will send a heart home with kids so that families can decorate and design what they want to put on it and honor a veteran family member.

Peer Helper Training:  Amber gave approx. 80 out to interested kids.

Next Site Council meeting Dec. 10^th

Maple Hills – Site Council
2017–2018

Date: March19, 2018

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Dawn Carr – Maple Hills/Lake McD	X
Amy Archer – Cedar Grove	X
Kim Maeda – PTA Rep
Heather Heiter – ISF Rep
– Community Rep
– May Valley Rep
Angela Wall – Mirrormont rep
Carolyn Kramer – Tiger Mt. rep
Ben Kinkade – staff	X
Susanna Stratford – staff	X
Kari Wilkinson – staff
Lluvia Weltmer  – staff
Emily Sonneland – staff	X
Kelli Mohrbacher – Classified rep	X
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	X
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	X

Topics:

Welcome

New Business:

• Congratulations to Sheri Ogilvie and Amber Bryant recipients of ISF Grants
• Sheri will be providing books for summer program for “Avoid the Summer Slide” 
• Amber is starting a program called “Peer Helpers” with intermediate helpers on the playground.  She will teach them conflict management techniques to help kids solve minor difficulties at recess.  This will also help foster a student leadership opportunity. 
• Kindergarten Orientation Night – pre-K screening - 48 students; WaKIDS data showing about 2/3 students entering with academic and social skills about 5 year old level; 1/3 about 4-year old level;
• Around 60-70% of our kids are coming in at a 5-year-old ability.  This leaves around 30% of the kids coming in with less than ready Kindergarten skills.  That is perfectly fine, it just shows the wide spectrum that is Kindergarten and how much work K teachers have to get all the students ready for 1^st grade.
• We had about 17 families show for our K orientation. 
• Enrollment Projections – class size reductions; We are starting to look toward next year. 
• We are looking at class reductions in K-3 next year.  We are going to try our best to hire enough staff to fulfill all the classes needed.  Goal of 17-1 ratio. 
• Where would they go?  We plan to dismantle the computer lab and use it as a classroom.  JoEllen is working with Capital Projects to see where they will be. 
• With the current enrollment numbers we are looking at 4 K; 4 1^st; 4 2^nd and 4 3^rd grade classrooms. 
• With the levy that passed we will be getting a full time Counselor and a full time Student Support Coach. 
• Amy Asked: Where are we at for the MH remodel?  The MH remodel was part of the previous levy.  There is a sketch on the site that had to be done when the levy was being voted on.  It is a planning tool of a possible plan.  We are not up for about a year and a half away.  We will be adding onto the building not a tear down. 

Staff Report

• Green Team has helped to transition us to using the silverware in the MPR. 

• Emily shared that we are using the SeeSaw pilot. 

Principal Report

• Cultural Competency – Glenn Singleton-Courageous Conversations about Race, PD with staff about racial stereotypes, reading civil rights books to classrooms
• Seahawks parade Spirit Day—lots of fun
• ASAP Math tutoring: Grant from ISF for after school ASAP Math tutoring for 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th grades; Last year we did 3 sections with 4^th and 5^th.  This year we were able to have 6 groups of 3-5^th graders serving 36 students struggling in math. 
• The data showed that all the participants improved in math.  We are noticing more growth with 3^rd and 4^th grades.  This year we did not offer transportation.  16 weeks of intervention.  Teachers have seen an increase in confidence with those kids participating. 
• Staff learning about and piloting a new social studies curriculum for next year.
• The old portable was demolished and removed.
• STEMposium: 3 of our students participated at IHS on a STEM project.
• Emergency Supply Drive
  • We held an emergency supply drive and raised almost $5,000 worth of supplies.
• Author Trudy Ludwig visit:
  • We held 2 assemblies—I primary and 1 intermediate. 
  • There was a special author’s lunch
  • We held a parent night but the turnout was very light.  It was a great presentation but we will have to brainstorm ways to increase participation for evening events.
• SIP Presentation to School Board
  • Tracy and JoEllen presented last week to the school board. 
• STEM Night – approximately 160 passports; ~40 projects
  • We collected 160 returned passports for the drawings (we need approx. 250 copies) 
  • It was a lot of fun.  Next year with the judging perhaps we can do this for intermediate students separate from the parents.  Perhaps next year a drop off at 8:30 am. As the judging did not take as long?
  • Feedback suggested that the length of the evening may need to be longer so kids can get to all the activities. 6:00-8:00?  One parent commented that our software was a little behind in operating systems. 
• 5^th Grade Maywood Visit and parent night
  • This went well.  There was good info shared with the kids and parents. 
  • A suggestion was provided for giving parents info in advance on how/what to select for their kids in math and science for the remainder of their school career. 
  • Also knowing what classes are offered at LHS because knowing options will help better guide them.  Get the word out--We need to get this info earlier to our 5^th grade parents.  By the time the packets come out it is very late.  How can we better prepare parents for the transitions from elementary to Middle and then on to High School?

Community Relations

• Neighborhood report
• PTA  
• ISF

Important Dates:

Meeting schedule: May 21. Last meeting for this year.
Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Maple Hills – Site Council
2016–2017

Date: May 22, 2017

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Room library

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Kelsey Tremblay – Maple Hills/Lake McD
Amy Archer – Cedar Grove
Dawn Carr – PTA Rep
Darlene Weigle – Community Rep
– May Valley Rep
Angela Wall – Mirrormont Rep
Carolyn Kramer – Tiger Mt. Rep
Mary Mullen – Kinder Rep
Sarah Friend – 1st gr. Rep
Kelley Mullet – 2nd gr. Rep
Brianne O’Neil – 3rd gr. Rep
Benjamin Kinkade – 4th gr. Rep
Lilo Peterson – 5th gr. Rep
Sheri Ogilvie – TITLE/LAP Specialist
Kelli Mohrbacher – Classified Rep
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students
JoEllen Tapper – Principal

Topics:

Staff Report

New Business

• Smarter Balanced Assessments
• Staffing for ’17-‘18
• September start dates
• Kindergarten Orientation/Curriculum
• Bell Schedule
• Site Council Members (new member)

Community Relations

• Flashing Beacon signs
• Neighborhood report

PTA

Meeting schedule: TBD
Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Site Council Minutes
March 6, 2017

Present:

Kelli Mohrbacher, Lilo P, Amy Archer, Dawn Carr, Sarah F, Kelli Mullet, Sheri O, JoEllen T, Tracy M. Mary Mullen, Brianne O, Ben K

Updates on Committee Participants:

JoEllen has put an E-news for participants and a few people have inquired. Dawn Carr offered to be the May Valley rep next year as she will not be the PTA rep. JoEllen will invite them to the May 22 meeting.

Art Docent Program:

Asked for any feedback for Art Docent program. We have some fantastic volunteers and appreciate them! Difficulties can arise if volunteers arrive late or do not show up when they are scheduled. Amy will make sure to remind docents. Teachers really appreciate when docents talk with teacher to try and connect if there is a particular theme or unit. Art Walk is scheduled for 4/28/17

Parent/Community Survey:

JoEllen asked for feedback and things that parents might want to know about at MH as she plans to do a parent/community survey. Suggestions below:

• Communication
• Climate
•  Safety—parking lot; flashing school zone
• Activities that are offered after school

Principal/Staff Report:

• Student Council:
  • The Warm Fuzzies Sale raised $230.00
  • We are working on a pet food drive. Each grade level has a different item to collect.
  • Discussion on elections for officers for next year
• Kindergarten Registration:
  • Sally has handed out 57 packets and has 25 have been returned. We did keep track of those who took a packet so we can reach out to them. In not having the full day lottery the rush to enroll has declined.
  • We have about 60 Kindergarteners currently. Very few students started the year leaving at half-day. The majority of those students have now converted to full day.

MH Student Enrollment:

We are at 429 students

Green Team:

• Campus Beautification: Date to be determined
• We are working on recycling and plan to hold an assembly with King Co
• Thursday March 30 Pastries with the Principals in the Library at 9:30am

New Business:

• We will be discussing Planning for 2017-18 in our May meeting
• Planning on Aug days
• Dates for next year to reserve: Meet the Teacher
• Professional Development suggestions that we might want to consider bringing to SLT
• Day 1 of school
• Volunteers and orientation/expectations
• Update from PBSES
• Staff participants for next year—how do we select members?
• Invite Student Council reps to give a summary of the year in Student Council
• Report on STEM Night participation

Dawn PTA Report:

• The winners for box tops were announced. We are down from past years in collections. We typically make around 1000.00 but we made around 800.00. Next year there will be another person in charge of this.
• Suggestion that we collect more frequently. There is a Nov and a March submission to send into box tops. Volunteers place them into baggies in 50’s and then log into the website and enroll them.
• We encourage teachers to keep collecting them throughout the school year.
• Suggestion that possibly Student Council help with collecting and counting them out for volunteers. Put out at the start of the school year to parents that we continue to collect them.
• PTA has an auction chair: Katheryn Swanberg. A date in March and place has been selected. More details to come soon.

Emergency Prep:

We will be adding a collection of funds to support Emerg Prep at the start of the school year

Head Phones for Testing:

We are inviting families to send in a set for their child to use on the computers. Kelley said that they used to have a box in the class that they would take with them to the lab. Possible addition to supply list. JoEllen will send an email to parents. Possibly get a bin for teachers to store in their classrooms.

Meeting adjourn 8:50 am

Maple Hills – Site Council
2016–2017

Date: December 12, 2016

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Location: Room library

Team Member Name – Representing	Signature
Kelsey Tremblay – Maple Hills/Lake McD
Amy Archer – Cedar Grove	X
Dawn Carr – PTA Rep	Darlene presented this update
Darlene Weigle – Community Rep	X
– May Valley Rep
– Mirrormont Rep
– Tiger Mt. Rep
Mary Mullen – Kinder Rep	X
Sarah Friend – 1st gr. Rep	X
Kelley Mullet – 2nd gr. Rep	X
Brianne O’Neil – 3rd gr. Rep	X
Benjamin Kinkade – 4th gr. Rep	X
Lilo Peterson – 5th gr. Rep	X
Sheri Ogilvie – TITLE/LAP Specialist	X
Kelli Mohrbacher – Classified Rep	X
Tracy Magee – Dean of Students	X
JoEllen Tapper – Principal	X

TITLE/LAP Plan – Sheri

Sheri Ogilvie passed out MH Building plan for Title I/LAP Program and a signature form indicating those present to discuss.

Each year the district uses multiple assessments to select students in order of highest need for additional support. 

Sheri’s time must be outside of instructional time for reading and math.  Teachers are accommodating to this schedule.  This year we started mid-October which was earlier than usual due to shorter testing time.

LAP reading is funded by State and Title I reading is funded by Federal dollars.  MH is a Title 1 and LAP school.  Groups are mostly 30 min with Kinder 20 minutes for early intervention.  There are currently 52 students participating in this year’s program with the bulk coming from K-2.  In grades 3-5^th there are 11 students.  The data shows that early intervention in reading for these students helps to reduce the amount of students who need this intervention in intermediate grades.

Professional Development in the building includes support from our Instructional Coach, Cim Dew as well as multiple trainings that Sheri attends.

Two parents of students who participate in the Reading Zone and the support staff, Jennie W who works with our Title/LAP program attended our meeting and shared the importance of this program and how beneficial it is.   Our PTA helps to fund the added support that EA, Jennie provides.

School Improvement Plan – JoEllen

Each year schools are required to set goals and create a plan to help guide us.  This is a plan that we share with our community and later in Jan. we will share it with the school board. 

We use data including the Smarter Balanced Assessment to help us determine the goals selected.  We are focusing on math again this year.  Our GAP goal includes the difference in scores between boys and girls in Math.  Last year’s goal examined 5^th graders.  However, we see the importance of 3-5^th growth and will be looking at the SBA scores for all three grade levels. 

We have a new math curriculum this year and hope to see improvement with better alignment to the state test.  The teachers have also created goals on math so we are all working together K-5 for math achievement.  All students participated in a pre-assessment and will take a post assessment to help us see how students are doing K-5 by the end of the year.

JoEllen has applied for a math intervention program for after school called ASAP Math Intervention.  We hope to be awarded this grant.  We hope to get 4^th and 5^th graders who did not meet standard on SBA into math intervention twice a week from Jan.-Mar. 

There is a Math Intervention Night scheduled for MH on Thursday, Jan. 12. 

We also added a Math Olympiad this year to help with our high achievers. 

A parent shared the importance of reading skills and how a lack in that area can lead to lower scores in math.  Our math curriculum spirals so each year as students get the skills, the following year will not be brand new information.  Some parents are finding the curriculum difficult to understand so we will try to have more information to parents about how Eureka works and the importance of what the students are doing.  JoEllen will send a Principal Message home to parents on what this looks like to reassure parents. 

Principal Report

We’ve been waiting for a Traffic beacon for MH.  MH is on the top of the list and King County has now emailed to say that a flashing light will be installed in the spring of 2017. 

Sound System replacement is being done in MPR and Gym.  This will happen in Feb.  The district is funding this as part of the upgrades for MH. 

Landscaping--We have a new person who was assigned to MH.  A few parents emailed about the sidewalk getting smaller at South crossing.  Eric is our landscaper and he responded very quickly and has already cleared the area from weeds. 

JoEllen is checking into the possibility of widening the sidewalk on that area.  He also plans to bark some of the parking lot islands and clear out the garden beds.

Community Relations

Parent Math Informational Night – Jan. 12 @ 6:30pm

Literacy Night Jan. 31^st at 6:30-7:30 with Cim and Sheri

Pastries with the Principal – January date – TBD at 9:30am; no specific topics were recommended just have an open forum for questions or discussion

Darlene shared that a Homework Club starts tonight at Passage Point.  She has recruited volunteers to work with students. 

New Business

Parent Conferences went well.  We had a great turnout for conferences.  2^nd and 4^th grades had student-led conferences.  Some parents expressed concern before the conferences began wondering if the conference would be open and honest communication.  Kelley shared a 2^nd grade teacher perspective about being open and honest with the student there so that the student knows that the teacher and parent are all working together to support them as a team. 

Parents may always request a separate conference as well. 

PTA

Our numbers of parent PTA memberships are up from last year.  There are still scholarships available if a parent wants to join.  Contact PTA if assistance is needed.

Weather

A Thank you to parents and staff for pulling together when weather created an early dismissal last week. MH has created an updated list and process to make this go even better if needed again. 

Meeting schedule: 

• Monday, Mar. 6, 2017 8:00
• Monday, May 22, 2017 8:00: Year-end report

Future topics: If you have anything that you’d like to put on the next agenda for discussion, please email JoEllen at tapperj@issaquah.wednet.edu.