School Improvement Advisory Committee

December 17, 2008

7:00 p.m. at High School Media Center

 

The Southern Cal SIAC Committee met on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, in the High School Media Center at 7:00 pm. Twenty six members were present for the meeting, which was chaired by Superintendent Eric Wood.

Mr. Wood began the meeting by giving an explanation of the bus situation which caused us to have to close school on Monday due to cold temperatures and fuel problems.

The committee was given a review of the short term learning goals established by the committee last spring and what programs the district is working on to help students achieve those goals. He also encouraged members to view the link on the school's website for a complete copy of the district APR (Annual Progress Report).

Career and Technical teachers gave a review of their programs. Julia Jacobs reported on the Technology and Health Sciences grant from ICCC, with the majority of the money going toward computer equipment and projectors. Matt Carlson presented information on the additional earlybird credits offered in the ag department and also told of current and future FFA activities. Mabel Niceswanger reported on the FCS department. She noted the increased participation of males in her department. Brian Knapp, HS Counselor, also reported on the increased number of students taking earlybird and PSEO credits.

Barb Mortensen reported on the MAP scores for grades 4-6. The elementary staff is working on Differentiated Instruction as their professional development activities this year. Earl Trachsel reported on the 7-11 MAP test scores from the fall. Middle school and high school staff members are devoting their professional development time to the study of Read Alouds and Think Alouds.

Mr. Wood pointed out that there was much emphasis being placed on an articulated K-12 professional development model. Through the work of building and district lead teams, we are well on our way to working toward a systemic approach to staff development.

Kathy Hansen, Prairie Lakes AEA, presented on the Iowa Core Curriculum. This is the Department of Education's initiative to make curriculum more rigorous and more uniform across the state without having a state-mandated curriculum.

The committee spent a good deal of time discussing the district survey that must be completed every 5 years. We hope to have the majority of the surveys completed on-line. The committee went through the draft of the survey that was handed out and offered suggestions for changes, additions, and deletions.

Mr. Wood also presented some preliminary information of May Term. There will be a speaker from Pocahontas coming to an in-service in the near future to explain how their district implemented May Term.

The remainder of the meeting was an open forum to discuss additional issues. The ideas of an area soccer team and cell phone policies were briefly discussed, the participants encouraged to gather additional data and present it to the committee.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:00 pm.

The Southern Cal Comprehensive School Improvement Committee (CSIP) committee met on Wednesday, May 7, at 7:00 pm in the high school media center. Members present included: Pam Hildreth, Kevin Poen, Paul Stumpf, Eric Wood, Diane Miller, Deanne Grantham, Pati Daisy, Lynne Gentry, Matt Carlson, Mabel Niceswanger, Nicholas Kavanaugh, Mariah Stumpf, Natalie Gemberling, Ann Gemberling, Pam Feld, Andrew Lauver, Brogan Hfsardy, Lorie Otto, Kathy Beckman, Becky Green, Brian Knapp, Kathy Hanson, Alan Wiedemeyer, and Barb Mortenson.

Mr. Wood called the meeting to order.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors gave an update on the happenings in their department. Kathy Beckman and Lorie Otto gave an update on the Health Occupations Competition held recently in Fort Dodge, as well as presented information on the wellness grants and various wellness activities within the district. Mabel Niceswanger game an update from the FCS department. Student enrollment in those courses is up for next year. She also gave an update on her Perkins purchases for this year. Matt Carlson gave an update from the FFA department. Many FFA activities have taken place this spring, with more field trips set to take place before the end of the year.

Julia Jacobs gave an update on the recent Business Competition held at ICCC, with many first place honors being claimed by Southern Cal students. The students in the business classes are also working on completing the on-line and print calendar for 2008-2009.

Mr. Wood gave an update from the Superintendent's meeting which he recently attended. An ICCC Workforce Recruiter emphasized the strong need for skilled laborers in the workforce-primarily individuals with 2-year degrees in the trades area.

Representatives from a student committee presented the committee with proposed attendance policy changes for the 08-09 school year. There was much discussion on the topic, but overall the group approved of the changes. This will be presented at the next board meeting.

Barb Mortenson presented information on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) results. Kathy Hanson presented information on the 7-11th Grade Iowa Tests of Education Development (ITED) test results.

The committee discussed Student Achievement Goals for the 08-09 school year. The group was encouraged to select their target groups carefully, as meeting these goals is a primary focus of the school's annual improvement report. A long discussion followed on proficiency levels, "showing improvement" vs. a set percent of improvement, etc.

It was decided to set the following goals:

Increase the percentage of 3rd graders proficient on the Dibels reading test. (The same student population had 65% proficient as second graders.)

Increase the percentage of 7th grade proficient in Math on the ITED. (The student population on which we will base this percentage be the current 6th graders and their Math scores from ITBS.)

Increase the percentage of 9th graders proficient in Science on the ITED. (The student population on which we will base this percentage will be the current 8th graders and their Science scores from ITED tests.)

In addition to reviewing test scores and setting goals, the group was given a presentation on a program being implemented in the Fall of 2008 called Second Chance Reading. It will be targeted to middle school students reading below grade level, but not serviced by special education. Mrs. Brobst and Mrs. Gentry are currently being trained in this program. The program works with fluency tests, independent reading, comprehension, read alouds, and think alouds. Approximately 20 students will qualify for the program for next fall.

Another change proposed for next fall with be the 9th Hour Guided Studyhall for students in grades 7-12. Many details are being worked out for the program at this time. It will be ready to implement in the fall.

The meeting ended with the group dividing into 4 groups. Each group focused on one of the four questions from the CSIP.

What do data tell us about our student-learning needs?

What do/will we do to meet student-learning needs?

How do/will we know that student learning has changed?

How will we evaluate our programs and services to ensure improved student learning?

Data collected from this discussion will be used re-write the Annual Progress Report this coming fall.

The meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm.

The School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) met on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the High School Media Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. in the High School Media Center. Members present included Kathy Beckman, Matt Carlson, Carol Collins, Pati Jo Daisy, Dwight Dial, Pam Feld, Ann Gemberling, Natalie Gemberling, Lynne Gentry, Deanne Grantham, Brogan Hardy, Diane Kirby, Brian Knapp, Andrew Lauver, Diane Miller, Barb Mortensen, Mabel Niceswanger, Lorie Otto, Kevin Poen, Mariah Stumpf, Paul Stumpf, Earl Trachsel, Karen Willis, Gerry Weidert, and Superintendent Eric Wood.

Superintendent Wood introduced the new people to SIAC: Matt Carlson, Lorie Otto, Kathy Beckman, Mabel Niceswanger, and Julia Jacobs. Districts are required by the Iowa Department of Education to create a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Board, but it can be part of SIAC according to state guidelines for CTE.

Superintendent Wood reviewed the agenda for the meeting.

Superintendent Wood updated the committee on the upcoming site visit on February 19-21. The SIAC interview will be Wednesday, February 20 from 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. in High School Media Center. He asked for members not also serving on another committee to attend. Members who offered included Dwight Dial, Kevin Poen, Paul Stumpf, Deanne Grantham, Karen Willis, the students, Matt Carlson, Kathy Beckman or Lorie Otto, Gerry Weidert, Diane Kirby, and Diane Miller.

CTE Introduction

CTE teachers gave a brief overview of programs at Southern Cal. In Julia Jacob's absence, Brian Knapp listed technology courses as publishing, DreamWeaver, web graphics, Intro to Web Design 1 & 2, Graphics and Multi-Media, and Yearbook.

Kathy Beckman and Lorie Otto explained Health Occupations, which includes Certified Nurse Assistant, Medical Terminology, and Intro to Healthcare. The school nurses are required to hold a license to teach occupational/vocational courses. They developed writing requirements for course work as they feel writing skills are essential in many health-related careers. Other items mentioned included: criteria was set for numbers of students in class, blood drive is organized by students in the fall, Health Occupations competition at ICCC in the spring, students are required to job shadow, the CNA course is a prerequisite for all nursing programs in Iowa, and Rockwell City-Lytton sends students to the shared program.

Matt Carlson explained the ag-related courses. In the first year, Intro to Ag introduces FFA, conduct of meetings, large and small animal science, and a woods unit. Second year includes Ag Mechanics which includes small engines and a building unit. A student can opt to take Ag Seminar which enables the student to take an ag course if it doesn't fit into the individual's schedule. In Ag Seminar, the student works in VoTech building to complete individual projects related to agriculture. Other courses include Natural Resources & Wildlife Management, Advanced Animal Science, Ag Business, Ag Sales & Marketing, and Intro to Value-Added Ag in connection with ICCC. Other options for students include Auto Tech and Building Trades at DMACC in Carroll.

Mabel Niceswanger teaches both Family & Consumer Sciences (F&CS) and the School-to-Career program, which connects juniors and seniors to work experiences. F&CS courses include Foods, Life Skills, Family Living, Housing Design, and Child Development.

Professional Development report from Principals

Elementary Principal Barb Mortensen explained the reading strategy Read Alouds, which was used last year to improve reading comprehension. The next step, Think Alouds, was introduced this year to teach students how to process what was read. Another focus at the elementary level is Positive Behavior Supports (PBS). While PBS is not necessarily professional development, it is viewed by Iowa's professional development board as a useful and helpful program to promote the role of behavior in learning.

Middle and High School Principal Earl Trachsel described curriculum mapping from last year which aligned curriculum in the upper grades and identified gaps in what was being taught as well as recognized when subject matter was being taught numerous times. This year, the staff has been studying Differentiated Instruction, which focuses on how to teach to students with different learning needs. In response to a question from a committee member, Principal Trachsel said Social Studies will be part of Iowa Core Curriculum starting in 2008-09 in Iowa.

Middle School/High School Attendance Policies

Principal Trachsel informed the committee about attendance issues at the high school as well as in districts across Iowa. Superintendent Wood explained the attendance policy in the student handbook which requires the parent/student to appear before the Board with explanation of absences if they exceed the maximum number of absences in a given quarter. The Board does not wish to have attendance hearings at every meeting, and charged SIAC with the task of developing a workable policy. After discussion, the committee decided to have the administration and SIAC committee students develop specific ideas related to a new attendance policy and senior privileges for discussion and decision at the next SIAC meeting.

4-3-3-3 Policy

Superintendent Wood explained the "4-3-3-3 Policy" which states that students in the Class of 2011 and beyond are required to complete 4 English, 3 Social Studies, 3 Science, and 3 Math years to graduate. As students are phased in, additional requirements in Science and Math means Southern Cal will need to develop courses for all levels of learners and possibly hire additional staff. OdysseyWare, a new software program integrated in January, allows some students to recover credits to meet graduation requirements. It is currently available at the Alternative School and HS Media Center.

SIAC Report to Board

Ann Gemberling offered to represent SIAC at the February 18 School Board Meeting.

The committee viewed the video to be presented to the site visit team which was prepared by Julia Jacobs and Superintendent Wood.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

SIAC committee members present: Jim Brown, Carol Collins, Pati Jo Daisy, Pam Feld, Ann Gemberling, Natalie Gemberling, Lynne Gentry, Deanne Grantham, Becky Green, Brogan Hardy, Julia Jacobs, Nicholas Kavanaugh, Diane Kirby, Brian Knapp, Andrew Lauver, Diane Miller, Mary Sporleder, Paul Stumpf, Earl Trachsel, Gerry Wiedert, Eric Wood

Mr. Wood welcomed the members and reviewed the agenda for the meeting. He asked the members about the District's mission statement and then reviewed it, reminding them that the accreditation visit team will ask about the mission statement at the visit in February 2008. The mission statement is posted in classrooms and other places throughout the buildings.

The purpose of the SIAC committee was determined to be setting and reviewing district goals and making recommendations to the Board about the goals for student learning and district improvement. This definition comes from the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP).

Mr. Wood reviewed the short and long term goals for Southern Cal. He handed out copies of the 2006-07 Department of Education's (DOE) Annual Progress Report (APR) submitted by the District. The group talked about the data reported and the three goals for reading, math and science. Mr. Wood discussed the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) which compares ITBS/ITED scores for grades 3-5, 6-8 and 11 in reading, math and science and is a result of the No Child Left Behind legislation. APR and AYP goals which were not met were reviewed and plans for goal setting for 2007-08 with the SIAC committee were made for after the accreditation visit. A link has been established on the school's website for the APR.

Mr. Wood handed out the CSIP. The four "Constant Conversation Questions" contained in the CSIP were explained. The accreditation visit team will include questions on the committee's knowledge of the four questions and the content of the CSIP planning and implementation.

A list of questions which will be posed by the accreditation visit team was covered by the group. Questions and ideas posed are:

1. What does the district do well?

" Communicate with the public about what is happening in the district

" Community support for the students, staff and district

" Wide range of academics and co-curricular activities offered

" Availability of Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses offered in high school

" 28(e) Agreement courses offered at the high school

" Various ways the district meets student needs; e.g.: High School Student Assistance Team, Middle School Child Study Team, Elementary Child Study Team

" Higher education course offerings for the size of our district

" Library is excellent for size of district and the librarian is certified in Library Science, rare for a district of any size

" Technology and computer access for students and learning opportunities

" Graduation rate

" Alternative School program

" Agriculture program

" AEA 8 School Liaison who works with the entire district and streamlines services and makes the work of our school more effective

" Administration communicates with public

" "Voluntary" study table at the middle and high school - voluntary staff and voluntary attendance by students to improve grades, organization and study skills

" Preschool and Early Childhood classrooms

" District website updated daily

" Academic/activity eligibility policy which is more rigorous than minimum state guidelines

" Two nurses on staff in the district who also teach Health Occupation courses

" Two guidance counselors who also teach classes

" Academic Decathlon successes which involve students from different groups

2. What is your understanding of the role and responsibility of the SIAC?

" Short and long term goal planning and setting

" Evaluate data and programs

" Prioritize

" Recommend to the school board

" Rework CSIP

3. What have you learned from the academic and non-academic related data that have been shared with the committee?

" The SIAC is early in the process of studying current data

" Past SIACs have used data to set goals

" In the Lincoln building closure decision, the SIAC looked at cost savings, bus routes, room sizes, programming, number of students, etc. in making three recommendations to the Board.

" Recommendations to the Board have involved closing Lincoln, student handbook changes, middle school grade promotion, summer school, beginning to use data to make AYP and APR goals

4. How are SIAC meetings/procedures and decisions shared with the public?

" District website

" School newsletter

" SIAC report to Board

5. How have/will you been/be involved in updating and monitoring the school's/district's progress on implementing its CSIP?

" SIAC meetings to prepare information for accreditation visit interviews

" SIAC will work on new CSIP

" Discuss current APR Four Constant Conversation questions

6. What opportunities have you had to review and discuss major educational needs of the school/district?

" SIAC held multiple meetings in 2006-07 and recommended three options for the closing a building and discussed handbook policy changes, the upcoming accreditation visit and preschool information

" SIAC identified the need to close a building, make student handbook policy changes, increase activity eligibility requirements for incoming freshmen

7. Does the SIAC membership reflect the diversity of the community? If not, what areas are under-represented and what steps are being taken to address this issue?

" Current SIAC was formed from previous lists of SIAC members

" Open invitation to join SIAC was made for any interested community members in the newsletter and newspaper

8a. Please describe the diversity of the district.

" Socio-Economic Status 38.9%

" Not much racial diversity in rural Iowa

8b. How does the district ensure students are prepared to live and work in a diverse world?

" School-To-Career (STC) opportunities

" PSEO and Advanced Placement course offerings

" ICN room availability

" Health Occupations, Engine Trades, Building Trades, Ag courses

" Internet course offerings

" ACT test preparation

" Foreign exchange students in district

" Community involvement and volunteering

" Academic requirements for graduation

" Hospital in town

" Opportunity Living and Shady Oaks relationships with school

" Fire departments in local towns

" Child Development lab

" PALS mentoring program with FFA

9. Following the site visit, the district will be setting annual, long-range, and student learning goals. What needs to be considered and why?

" Student data and test scores

" Results of long and short term achievement goals

" Program data from TAG, STC, etc.

" Graduation rates

" Alternative school program

" Co-curricular activities

" Activities and academic achievement

" Results from DOE following the accreditation visit

" Feedback from the community

Mr. Wood informed the committee that at least two meetings will be scheduled before the February visit as well as meetings to follow the visit to work on APR.

The group discussed the status of the bond campaign. Mr. Wood said a contract with DLR Group to complete a facilities study and gather community input is near approval. Community meetings will be scheduled in the near future. He reviewed what has occurred since the spring in relation to the other company with which the district was seeking an acceptable contract but was unable to reach an agreement.

Mr. Wood lead a discussion about athletic sharing possibilities and other sharing possibilities with neighboring districts.

With no further discussion or business, the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

The Southern Cal School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) met on Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The meeting was called to order by Superintendent Wood at approximately 7:12 pm.

Mr. Wood discussed with the committee the purpose of the short and long term student achievement goals in Reading, Math and Science—in relationship to the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP). The current goals for student achievement in reading, math and science were written with little to no advisory committee input. Mr. Wood stated that the administrators would be reviewing test scores this summer in order to determine how the data can best meet the requirements of the Annual Progress Report (APR) for this year, but from here forth would like the SIAC to take a vested interest in setting attainable goals in the areas of reading, math and science—particularly at the 4th, 8th and 11th grade levels (as mandated by the state). He recommended that the Building Lead Teams, Administrators, and SIAC work together to set the goals for future years, focusing on improvement, rather than on a specific percentage increase. Dwight Dial questioned whether the standards were being set high enough for the students of the Southern Cal district. Mr. Wood admitted that this may not be the “perfect” solution, but that it would be a plan in place to help steer the committee in the right direction.

The importance of the SIAC in this process will become even more evident when the Department of Education comes for its site visit next winter. The 3-day visit will involve interviews with faculty, students, committee members, Board members, etc., and Mr. Wood wants the SIAC to be informed when the DE comes to call.

The issue of sportsmanship was discussed. With the exception of Monday night’s track meet, Mr. Wood has been impressed with the sportsmanship this past year at Southern Cal. Plans have been put into place to help remedy Monday night’s incident to curtail it from happening again.

Paul Stumpf addressed the topic of after-prom. He discussed the current procedure for selecting the committee that heads up the after-prom activities—which is currently the parents of the prom servers (a group consisting of sophomore parents). Mr. Wood has suggested that we gather more input from patrons regarding after-prom via a survey on the website. Mr. Wood and Julia Jacobs will put something in place for this.

Driving habits of students was discussed. Mr. Wood has contacted some parents, but received little support. The local law enforcement have talked with some students. Committee members suggested that complaints be turned over to the City Council. Speed bumps were also suggested as an option.

Mr. Trachsel addressed the committee with Section 280.3—a policy on attendance. He asked for the committee’s support for changing the student handbook to be in-line with the state code. Attendance would change to read that a student must be in school 148 days—a minimum of 37 days/quarter. The committee was in support of this.

He also addressed the committee with a proposed change in the cell phone policy. Students who have their phone confiscated for improper use during school hours, will have to have their PARENTS come to school to get the phone from the office and the student will receive a one hour detention for the first offense, and a two hour detention for subsequent offenses.

Mr. Wood asked the SIAC committee to continue with its current membership for another year. It is customary to rotate 1/3 of the committee off each year and bring in new members. He feels that being new to the district and with a site visit only months away that keeping the current committee in place would bring some stability to the district, especially with the site visit just down the road.

The group then had open discussion time. Topics brought to the committee included: the status of the Southern Cal Disaster Plan, status of the move from Lincoln to Lohrville, the prospect of an elementary counselor, playground equipment at the Lohrville site, and hallway traffic at the high school.

Mr. Wood asked for a committee member to present the committee’s minutes at the Board Meeting on May 21. Pam Hildreth volunteered for that duty.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:45 pm.

Present: Trent Blair, Carol Collins, Pati Jo Daisy, Norma DeVries, Dwight Dial, Pam Feld, Ann Gemberling, Lynne Gentry, Deanne Grantham, Becky Green, Pam Hildreth, Clay Hoffman, Mike Iler, Julia Jacobs, Nicholas Kavanaugh, Brian Knapp, Tony Macke, Diane Miller, Kevin Poen, Mary Sporleder, Paul Stumpf, Maureen Thieszen, Alan Wedemeyer, Eric Wood

Superintendent Wood welcome the committee, reviewed the ground rules and thanked the committee for their time and attending the three public meetings. He thought the public meetings went well and were well attended. Approximately 180 people attended these meetings.

Through discussion, the committee feels it is important to to form a five year plan for our district and to have the board pursue a bond issue as soon as possible.

The committee brainstormed on options for the board and narrowed it down to three, broke up into small groups to discuss the pros and cons to be presented to the board,

and then each group presented their pros and cons to the committee for discussion.

Tony Macke, Ann Gemberling, Carol Collins and Pati Daisy will meet with Mr. Wood soon to finalize the proposal. This proposal will be sent to the committee members and if the committee would like to meet again, a date will be set. If the committee feels we don’t need to meet the four assigned committee members will present the three options to the board on March 19, 2007.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Dear Patrons,

On behalf of the Southern Cal SIAC (School Improvement Advisory Committee) we invite the general public to participate in three meetings to discuss the closing a school building for the upcoming 2007-08 school year. The following guidelines and procedures will govern conduct of our patrons during these meetings.

These meetings are being held to insure that the public has sufficient input into the study and planning involved in closing a school building in the Southern Cal Community School for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year.

The SIAC (School Improvement Advisory Committee) will use your public input in determining not more than five recommendations to present to the Board of Directors of the Southern Cal CSD at its March 19, 2007 meeting.

1) Respect all speakers ideas, all ideas are good ideas.

2) To speak at one of the public meetings, you will have to sign up beforehand, wait to be recognized by the chair, state your name, and you will be limited to a five minute time frame, and one opportunity to speak at each of the three meetings.

3) If you would prefer not to speak in an open meeting, you will have 15 minutes before each meeting starts to visit with SIAC members Ann Gemberling, Paul Stumpf, or Pati Jo Daisy, and let your concerns or viewpoint known and then they will bring it up during the meeting.

4) Since each meeting will be held in a different building of the district, the buildings will be open approximately one hour before each meeting starts for walk-throughs.

5) A five minute break will be taken at approximately half way through the meeting.

6) Absolutely no comments regarding school personnel or district patrons will be accepted at the meetings.

7) Minutes from each meeting or changes to meetings will be posted on the district's website.

Present: Nicole Blair, Trent Blair, Pati Jo Daisy, Norma DeVries, Dwight Dial, Pam Feld, Ann Gemberling, Natalie Gemberling, Lynne Gentry, Deanne Grantham, Becky Green, Pam Hildreth, Clay Hoffman, Mike Iler, Julia Jacobs, Nicholas Kavanaugh, Diane Kirby, Brian Knapp, Carol Lee, Tony Macke, Diane Miller, Kevin Poen, Laura Smith, Mary Sporleder, Paul Stumpf, Maureen Thieszen, Alan Wedemeyer, Gerry Weidert, Karen Willis and Eric Wood.

Superintendent Wood welcomed everyone and brought the meeting to order. He told us the purpose of the SIAC is to meet on a regular basis to discuss school improvement, student data, and this year to lead public meetings on closing of a building. The Department of Ed. will be coming next year for a site visit.

To follow Barker’s Guidelines the committee decided to hold three public meetings to gather comments and questions regarding closing a building for the 2007/08 school year. The committee in turn will take all information and use it to decide the options to present to the Board of Education on March 19, 2007. These public meetings will be limited to two hours each.

Public meetings will be held on the following dates:

Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the High School Auditorium

Saturday, January 13 at 10:00 a.m. at the Lohrville School Gym.

Saturday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lincoln School Cafeteria.

If the public would like to tour the buildings they may do so an hour before each public meeting at the appropriate site.

For citizens who do not wish to speak to a large audience; the committee will provide facilitators for small groups which will meet 15 minutes prior to each public meeting to gather questions/concerns. These facilitators will be Paul Stumpf, Ann Gemberling, and Pati Jo Daisy.

People who would like to speak at the public meeting will need to sign up prior to the meeting and will be limited to five minutes. Timers will be Diane Kirby, Nicholas Kavanaugh, and Natalie Gemberling.

It was decided that we should try and get a neutral person to chair the public meetings. Superintendent Wood will call the AEA regarding this. Becky Green will be the secretary of the meetings. Julia Jacobs and Brian Knapp will take care of the technology items. All members of the committee will be greeters. Superintendent Wood will answer questions. We will have local law enforcement authorities present.

The SIAC will then meet Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school media center to decide on the options to be presented to the Board in March.