RHINEBECK HIGH SCHOOL

BUILDING LEVEL PLANNING TEAM

 

         MINUTES April 15, 2004

 

Member’s Present; Stephen Lezon, John Murphy, Sarah Sutherland, Ted Alban, Gary Sutherland, Susan Volin, Parul Saxena

 

Member’s Absent: Larry Montalto, Barbara Wolcott, Pat Beecher, Diane Brown, Nina Saxena, Sarah Rogine

 

Acceptance of Minutes: The meeting minutes of March 11, 2004 were accepted.

 

Review and Discussion: Mission/Vision/Core Values Statement drafted by the CDEP M/V/B subcommittee.

The Board has asked to look at the Mission Statement.  Everyone agreed:

Safety and Health: Instead of Students need a healthy… it should say A healthy and safe environment –(delete Students need).  Members of school community need healthy and safe environment.

Respect: Members of school community respect the dignity and worth of each person.

Self-Responsibility: Members of School community are responsible for what…

Courage: No change.

Integrity: Members of school community are models…

Whole Child: Consideration of the academic, emotional, social and physical needs.

Collaboration: No change.

Student Achievement: Continuous growth and improvement occurs when there is use of best practices are articulated aligned to curriculum and data to improve results.

Statement attached.

 

DSPT Meeting Minutes:  Minutes of March 23, 2004 meeting were presented. 

See attachment.

 

Drug Free School Zone: Letter of March 31, 2004 was presented to BLPT.  (Letter was from 17 community members).

See attachment.

Discussion followed. 

The BLPT has agreed to table this issue until Sept. 2004.

At our next meeting, discussion on committee members assignments/responsibilities as it pertains to the Drug Free School Zone topic.

 

Students Signing Out: Issue on students signing out during the school day/closed campus.

BLPT committee continued its discussion on potential proposals that could be finalized and implemented for Sept. 2004. Suggested that Mr. Celenza be invited for next meeting.

 

Next meeting will be May 19, 2004 at 4:30 PM in the school library.

 

 

                                            BLPT Agenda

                                            May 19, 2004

 

1.      Review RHS BLPT membership for the 2004-2005 school year.

 

2.      Students Signing Out During the School Day/Closed Campus.

 

3.   Drug Free School Zone.