DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ACADEMIC MIDDLE SCHOOL UBC-ADMIN MEETING OPENING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND PRINCIPAL PRESENT AGENDA -SPECIAL ED: USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HIRE TWO MORE PART-TIME PARAS ESP IN THE TASK OF SHADOWING INCLUSION STUDENTS. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE TWO PARA POSITIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO A SINGLE PARA AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REMEDY THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL ED TEACHERS. -ADDITIONAL STIPEND FOR 'HARD TO FILL', NEED THE FORMS, AND WHO QUALIFIES ADMIN THOUGHT THE UNION WAS TO SUPPLY THE FORMS, UBC THOUGHT THE OPPOSITE. ADMIN AND UBC REP WILL CHECK INTO THIS. -ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON THE REASONING BEHIND THE MAINSTREAMING THAT IS TAKING PLACE --SPEC. CAN THOSE TEACHERS IMPACTED GET TRAINING EVEN 'INTRODUCTORY' FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS THEY HAVE? UBC AND ADMIN AGREED TO USE AT LEAST ONE FACULTY MEETING TO INTRO AND EXPLAIN SPECIAL ED CONCEPTS, TERMS AND IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE IEPS WE RECEIVE FR OUR SPEC ED TEACHERS SO THAT WE MAY BETTER SERVE THESE, OUR NEEDIEST STUDENTS. ( SUCH A PROGRAM HAD BEEN PLANNED LAST YEAR BY MR GALGANO AND MS SHELDON) -DAILY 'ABSENT-TARDY LIST' FOR STAFF ADMIN AGREED TO HAVING THIS LIST--WHICH CAN ONLY BE AS ACCURATE AS THE DAILY INFO RECEIVED BY ATTENDANCE. -UBC WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE EVERY OTHER MONDAY MARKED ON SITE CALENDAR FOR THE LUNCH MEETING THIS HAS BEEN AGREED TO HAVE JUST ONE MORNING BELL TO ALLOW STUDENTS IN THE BLDG THIS HAS BEEN AGREED TO please read, amend prioritise, add to this before thurs pm thanks, UBC AND ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO CORRECT THIS DOCUMENT AND SEND THE CORRECTIONS TO MS DOYLE OR MCCACHREN, WHO WILL PRODUCE A CORRECTED VERSION FOR THE RECORD. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND INPUT. MCCACHREN

amend and attach:>>Could we add that we asked about not letting students in early in the morning and after lunch? I believe Dr. E agreed to address that and also asked that teachers not dismiss students early. Thanks!