Walsh School Governance Council

Walsh School Governance
Council

This page will be used for any messages, notes and minutes from the Walsh School Governance Council (WSGC).

Group/Team:		Walsh Elementary School Governance Council Meeting
Location:	Miss Lillian’s room		Norms Reviewed:		yes no
Date of Meeting:		10/18/17		Start Time:		5 p.m.
Minutes Prepared By:		Jennifer Lillian		Finish Time:		5:45 p.m.

Attendance at Meeting (list all team members present or not and guests)
	Name	Position	Signature
1	Ellen Paolino	Principal	present
2	Jessica Ocasio	SVP	absent
3	Nicole Scarzella	Chairperson	present
4	Jennifer Lillian	Vice Chairperson	present
5	Elizabeth Fac	Teacher	present
6	Samantha Swartz	Teacher	present
7	Ariola Raihdi	Teacher	present
8	Dahlia Digsby	FCC Coordinator	present
9	Marcus Powell	Community Member	present
10	Erika Cooper	Community Member	absent
11	Evelyn Lumfuakiadi	Parent	present
12	Eileen Digsby	Parent	absent
13	Tara Beers	Parent	present
14	Irenia Negron	Parent	absent
15	Lashevia Morris	Parent	present
16	Yolanda Sabo	Parent	absent
17	Luis RIvera	Parent	absent
18	Lynette Smith	Community Member	present
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Uniting Parents, School Staff, and Community Members to Improve Student Achievement

Welcome to new parent and teacher members! All non-member parents are always welcome to attend meetings.

Recent Events

$2,500 was raised from Comcast Cares Day in April. This money has been put toward new musical instruments for the school.

Hispanic Heritage Month was September 15-October 15. There were two school-wide events as well as class projects to celebrate.

Spooktacular will be next Thursday, October 26 from 5:30-7.
- Behavior contracts have been sent home with students for this event.
- There will also be non-Halloween activities in the gym. (fall theme)
- Costumes are NOT required to attend.
- Students will receive brown lunch bags to collect candy.

The Walsh Spirit Wear Sale has just ended. There may be another sale later in the school year.

Upcoming Events

Little Scientists will be attending a field trip later this year to the Science Center.

21st Century After-School program for students in grades 3,4,5 will begin on Monday.

MClass reading assessments have ended and parents should have received a letter detailing their child’s scores. Please contact your child’s teachers if you have any questions.

If parents have any gently used school clothes that their children have grown out of, please donate them to the school.

Next Meeting
Date:	Nov. 15, 2017	Time:	5 p.m.	Location:	Miss Lillian’s room
Agenda	Spooktacular recap (All)
	November/December Events (Digsby, Paolino)
	3. Upcoming Parent Conferences (Teachers, Parents)
	4. “Talented/Enrichment” Classess (Teachers)
	5 Remaining Meeting Schedule (Paolino/Scarzella)
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Meeting Minutes guidelines:

Publish Minutes within 48 hours of any meeting
Minutes available to all stakeholders (e.g., binders, shared drive, e-mail, website)
Send Minutes via email to all team members

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