RHINEBECK HIGH SCHOOL

BUILDING LEVEL PLANNING TEAM

 

         MINUTES OCTOBER 21, 2004

 

Member’s Present; Anthony Celenza, John Murphy, Sarah Sutherland, Gary Sutherland, Parul Saxena, Patricia Lancto

 

Member’s Absent: Ted Alban, Susan Volin

 

1.     Greetings and welcome to the membership for the first Rhinebeck High School BLPT meeting of the 2004-2005 school year.  Special welcome to Mrs. Patricia Lancto, a new parent member of this year’s BLPT.

 

2.     Discussion concerning membership for this school year.  Mr. Celenza will contact RHS PTSO representatives to fill two vacant parent membership positions.  Mr. Celenza will contact the Student Organization to fill one student membership vacancy.

 

3.     RHS BLPT reviewed their process in disseminating information to the school community concerning meeting times, minutes of meetings, etc.  The BLPT felt that the processes in place were effective and sufficient.

 

4.     BLPT reviewed DSPT’s Rhinebeck High School Transfer Student Questionnaire that was administered in the spring of 2004.  The BLPT found the responses to be informative and telling and the questionnaire to be highly effective.  BLPT requested that DSPT re-administer this questionnaire in the spring of 2005 to new incoming transfer students.  The purpose of this re-administration is to see if our summer orientation of these new students has changed views and attitudes of transfer students.

 

5.     Discussion regarding Open vs. Closed Campus.  BLPT asked Mr. Celenza to pursue the districts liability with students who leave campus (with parental permission) and suffer some kind of injury.

 

6.     Discussion of new course offerings at RHS for 2004-2005 school year.  BLPT would like to continue reviewing curricula from neighboring school and encourage new and interesting offerings for RHS students.

 

7.     Discussion about confidentiality of BLPT discussions.  Mr. Celenza has been asked to get clarification relative to this matter.

 

8.     Discussion of “Drug Free School Zone”.  BLPT felt it was not feasible to produce all of the information the BOE had requested.  The BLPT has asked Mr. Celenza to arrange a meeting with a BOE member or sub committee to discuss the issue.

 

 

Next Meeting: Thursday, November 18 at 4 PM in the RHS Library.