LUNCH TIME MEETING,
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THE LIBRARY
TENTATIVE AGENDA:
A. MS JENNY RONG FROM FEDERAL ÒGEAR UPÓ PROGRAM WILL SPEAK ON THE
PROGRAM AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
B. UPDATES OF SITE SONCERNS AND GRIEVANCESÉ
C. REVIEW OF WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF LAY OFF NOTICES
D. MASTER SCHEDULE AND REACING/ELECTIVE COURSES.
E. OTHER MEMBERSHIP CONCERNS
I WILL BRING LASAGNA SO PLEASE COME AND PARTICIPATE AT THIS MEETING.
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UESF LOCAL 61 UBC MEETING SUMMARY: (C.MALTBY)
23 MEMBERS ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED.THANK YOU
UBC REPS:
A.BROWN,L.SCHUKNECHT,C.MALTBY,J.GERBER,M.MCCACHREN,D.BRYSON,D.WILLIAMS,L
.WOOTEN,J.GALGANO
UBC ALTS.: L.SPEARS, J.SHELDON
· REVIEW OF PROPOSED MASTER SCHEDULE ACCORDING TO SURVAY RESULTS AND
FACULTY INPUT.
· MOVE TO GRADE LEVEL READ/ELECTIVE CLASSES , WHICH ALLOWS P.E.
TEACHERS A 7TH PERIOD PREP TO MEET COACHING REQUIREMENTS.
· READING/ELECTIVE CLASSES SUGGESTED INCLUDE: GRADE LEVEL CURRENT
EVENTS CLASSES, NOVEL READING, FICTION READING, PROSE AND POETRY
READING, GRADE LEVEL HEALTH AND NUTRITION CLASSES, SECOND STEP PROGRAM,
GRADE LEVEL ART CLASSES, JOURNALISM/YEARBOOK CLASS, AVID CLASSES,
GARDENING CLASSES, ECOLOGY AND RECYCLING CLASSES, PEER RESOURCE/PEER
COURT CLASSES, ADVENTURE BOOKS, MYTHOLOGYÉÉ.
· MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS:
· B.S.-WANT MORE PREPARATION TIME OVER SUMMER ETC TO PREPARE FOR
CLASSES THEY WILL TEACH DURING THE READING/ELECTIVE PERIOD.
· D.BRYSON: GRADE LEVEL READ/ELECT CLASSES WILL ENABLE US TO MEET
STUDENTS GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS BASED REQUIREMENTS. SHIFTING CLASSES
EVERY 6 WEEKS WILL ALLOW EVERY STUDENT TO GET ELECTIVESÉ.
· J.GERBER- SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ART FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS.
SEVERAL TEACHERS REMARK YES.
· V.GONZALEZ: WANTS TO KNOW HOW THIS WILL IMPACT CLASSES FOR STUDENTS
WHO HAVE TO TAKE ELL COURSES
· D.BRYSON-SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO RECEIVE ELECTIVES WHICH THEY DID NOT
RECEIVE LAST YEAR.
· PLEASE ATTEND 3/11/08 MARCH DOWNTOWN
· OTHER FACULTY ASKED TO ATTEND SSC MEETING TO SUPPORT CONTINUED
INCLUSION OF UBC AS PART OF THE SHARED DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THE
SITE PLAN. CONSENSUS AGREEMENT WITH THIS WORDING BEING RETAINED AS LAST
YEAR.
· MEMBERS URGED TO WRITE LETTERS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS TO CARLOS GARCIA
AND DENNIS KELLY AND SEND TO ALLAN BRILL FOR CONFIDENTIALITY PURPOSES.
· J.GERBER_SEND LETTERS TO GARCIA AND KELLY. HEPPERLY ALREADY CAME WITH
PRECONCEIVED NOTION AND HAD MADE MIND UP ABOUT OUR SITE EVEN BEFORE ALL
INFORMATION COLLECTED.
SHE IS THE ONE TRYING TO REMOVE THE UBC WORDING FROM OUR SITE PLAN.
· J.SHELDON- SITE PLAN COMMITTEE KEPT THE WORDING IN AS REVISIONS WERE
MADE OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. BUT THE WORDING WAS REMOVED BY THE
PRINCIPAL WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AT A BYLAW MEETING AS
REQUIRED.
· L.SHUKNECHT- SSC WILL HAVE TEACHERS ON THE SSC ,EITHER WAY THE ÒUBCÓ
WORDING SHOULD REMAIN AND THE UBC SHOULD REMAIN A PART OF THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS AT OUR SCHOOL.
· J.GALGANO-THERE IS NO LAW WHICH STATES THE WORD UBC CANNOT BE IN THE
SITE PLAN OR CANNOT BE PART OF THE SITE PLAN MONITORING THROUGH THE
SHARED DECISION MAKING PROCESS AS IT HAS SINCE 2001 WHEN I WAS FIRST
ELECTED BUILDING REP AND TO THE SSC. NOT SURE WHY IT IS OCCURING NOW
EXCEPT IN RETALIATION FOR OUR UBCÕS ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMEBRES
AT THIS SITE. THE WORDING WAS KEPT BY THE SITE PLAN COMMITTEE AND
SHOULD GO THROUGH THE SSC TO ALLOW THAT BODY TO DECIDE ON THIS. INSTEAD
IT WAS REMOVED , WITHOUT FOLLOWING THIS REQUIRED PROCEDURE.
· J.GERBER- MR MCCACHREN YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOWED IT TO BE TAKEN OUT.
YOU ARE THE CHAIR AND SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS AND YOU SHOULD BE THE
ONE TO MAKE SURE IT IS PUT BACK IN UNTIL THE SSC DECIDES.
· M.MCCACHREN-NEED LEGAL DOCUMENT
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· UESF LOCAL 61 UBC AND SITE ADM MEETING
FEBRUARY 29TH, 2008
PARTICIPANTS:
G. CHO,J.SHELDON,J.GERBER,A.BROWN,D.BRYSON,L.SCHUKNECHT, J.GALGANO
· FINAL REVIEW AND REVISIONS MADE TO SITE DISCIPLINE PLAN. MR HARPER
WILL REVIEW COUNSELOR PART THEN PROVIDE TO EACH STAFF PERSON AND SSC
FOR APPROVAL AS SITE DISCIPLINE PLAN. CONSENSUS AGREEMENT.
· G.CHO: HANDOUT 3RING PRINCIPAL PLAN:
· SAN FRANCISCO PROMISE:
· * APLACWE FOR ALL WHO QUALIFY
· TRANSITION PROGRAM 6TH THROUGH 9TH GRADES
· PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
· SUMMER PROGRAM: AIM HIGH FOR 6TH GRADERS
· SEE HAND OUT
J.SHELDON: WHO AT SFSU IS THE AVID CONTACT PERSON TO FIND OUT ALL THE
SPECIFICS FOR THIS PROGRAM? DO THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF CARRYING THROUGH
WITH THERE PROMISES
L.SCHUKNECHT: WILL VISIT SFSU AND MAKE CONTACT WITH PERSON DIRECTING
PROGRAM THERE.
G.CHO: : AVID SITE COORDINATOR WILL TEACH TWO ELECTIVES CLASSES
D.BRYSON: THIS WILL ALLOW GRADE LEVELS TO TEACH READING/ELECTIVES
CLASSES DURING DIFFERENT PERIODS. WE ARE WORKING ON THIS SORT OF
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR IN OUR UBC MEETINGS.
G.CHO: DOES NOT THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AVID PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR.
WANTS TO MEET WITH COORDINATOR TO GET AN IDEA OF PROGRAM. THE AVID
PROGRAM WILL BE MODIFIED TO SUIT OUR SITEÕS STUDENT AND STAFF NEEDS
D.BRYSON: WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY WILL THE COORDINATOR HAVE TO ANSWER TO.
WILL THEY HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET AND THEIR PROGRESS BE EVALUATED BY
FACULTY. HOW WILL THEY PROMOTE THEIR PROGRAM TO GET STAFF BUY IN.
G.CHO: AVID COORDINATOR WILL ACCOMMODATE THEIR PROGRAM TO OUR STRUCTURE
AND OPERATE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SITE PLAN. I EXPECT THE AVID COORDINATOR
TO MEET WITH GRADE LEVEL TEAMS AND BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MODIFY THEIR
PROGRAM TO MEET OUR NEEDS..
J.SHELDON: THIS IS STILL NOT REALLY CLEAR AND THE SITE PLAN HAS NOT YET
BEEN APPROVED. WE NEED TOTAL BUY IN FROPM FACULTY AND STAFF. TEACHERS
HAVE DISCUSSED THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE GRADE LEVEL READING COURSES AND
ELECTIVES TO MEET STANDARS OF STUDENTS. DURING THE FIRST SIX WEEKS WE
ARE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING SECOND STEP ACCORDING TO SFUSD
REQUIREMENTS. ON TOP OF THIS WE ARE LOOKING AT LAY OFFS THAT WILL
AFFECT OUR SITE. SO NONE OF THIS IS STILL REALLY CLEAR.
G.CHO: I LOOK AT IT THIS WAY. I DO NOT SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE TO TELL US
I WANT YOU TO DO THIS OR THAT. THESE PROGRAMS NEED TO BE FLESHED OUT
DURING GRADE LEVEL MEETINGS BEFORE DECISIONS ARE DEVLOPED AND MADE.
THERE WILL BE TRAINING PROVIDED TO STAFF DURING THE SUMMER IN THESE
AREAS. I AM NOT ABEL TO STATE WHAT OR WHEN AT THIS TIME.
A.BROWN: SO WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THIS THEY NEED TO COME TO SPEAK TO US
AT OUR FACULTY, GRADE LEVEL AND OTHER MEETINGS.
J.GALGANO: WE HAVE TWO FACULTY MEETINGS BACK TO BACK THIS MONTH SO
COULDNÕT THEY COME THEN TO SPEAK TO THE FACULTY ON THEIR PROGRAMS ?
G.CHO: I WILL WILL REQUEST FOR SPEAKERS TO COME FROM EACH OF THESE
PROGRAMS TO SPEAK TO FACULTY DURING THESE FACULTY MEETINGS ,TO CLARIFY
THE SE PROGRAMS TO FACULTY, AND ALLOW AN AIRING OF QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS.MARCH 1ST, 2008 ,THERE WILL BE AN AVID TRAINING. THEN THERE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A WEEK LONG SUMMER TRAINING AS WELL AS Additional SCHOOL
YEAR WORKSHOPS.I WILL REQUEST MS HEPPERLY TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE
AVID PROGRAM TO SPEAK AT ONE OF OUR MARCH FACULTY MEETINGS.
M.MCCACHREN: WE HAVE DIFFICULTY MOVING STUDENTS FROM THE LOWER
QUARTILE. OUR SITE ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF SIGNING UP FOR PROGRAMS AND
NEVER BEING PROVIDED THE SUPPORT WE WERE PROMISED BUT BEING REQUIRED TO
DO ALL THE WORK.WE DO NOT NEED ANYMORE OF THESE FLASH IN THE PAN OR ONE
SHOT WONDER PROGRAMS THAT GET TRIED THEN GET STUFFED IN THE CLOSET. OUR
SITE HAS A HISTORY OF THESE PROGRAMS AND THE MATERIALS TO PROVE IT
.THESE PROGRAMS CANÕT BE PERCEIVED BY STUDENTS AS AVID CLASSES FOIR
DUMMIES OR PART OF ONE OF THE DISTRICTS ANNUAL 5 YEAR PLANS WHICH ARE
NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH ON.
J.GALGANO: WE WERE VOLUNTERED INTO THE CARBO READING PROGRAM AND
OFFERED ALL THIS MONEY ,TRAINING AND MATERIALS. WE WERE NEVER PROVIDED
THE TRAINING THIS PROGRAM REQUIRED, NEVER RECEIVED THE MATERIALS UNTIL
THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE ONLY GIVEN ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK AND WORK
REQUIREMENTS. THIS L;EAD OUR SCORES TO DECLINE AND WE WEN INTO THE
S.A.I.T. PROGRAM AND ITS HORRORS.
G.CHO: I WILL CONVEY THIS HISTROY AND WHAT DID AND DID NOT WORK TO THE
INCOMING AVID COORDINATOR. THIS IS JUST A PILOT PROJECT IN ITS FIRST
YEAR.
L.SCHUKNECHT/J.GALGANO
