Mililani Uka Elementary SCC Meeting

Mililani Uka Library

August 6, 2007

Members Present:

Colleen Ferry, Lynn Mills, Christine Wormack, Flo Farnbach, Alex Noveloso, Kylie Yamamoto, Ann Saruwatari, Cindy Nichols, Jill Muranaka, Julia Ito, Gail Urabe, Heather Wilhelm, Eileen Nims, Kawai Tao, Robyn Goya, Eric Matsumoto, Jan Fukada

Guests:

Norma Tansey, PCNC

I.                    Call to Order

            5:00 p.m. recess for 10 minutes.  Meeting reconvened at 5:10 p.m.

II.                  Introduction of Members/Guests

Had each member introduce himself/herself and segment being represented.

III.                Chair’s Remarks

Welcomed all of the new representatives.

IV.               Approval of Minutes

            Minutes approved as circulated.

V.                 Approval of Agenda

            Approved with the addition of items IX.  Discussion/Presentation Items:  D. School & Hui Fundraiser Coordination:  Nims  & E. Dress Code – Head Gear:  Wilhelm

VI.               Reports

A.                 Community

      No report

B.                 HUI

      Sally Foster fundraiser in September.  Will go out with a monetary        donation letter.

C.                Parents

      No report

D.                Management

      Mililani Uka has met AYP.  The school is in good standing,        unconditionally.

E.                 Teachers

      K-1:   No report

            2-3:   No report

            4-5:   No report

          ORT:  No report

F.                 Non-Certificated Staff

            No report

G.                PCNC

      The Calendar of Events for August and September was disseminated to the council.  This Friday is parent orientation and the Kick off of the school fundraiser-Trojan Varsity Card sale.

H.                 Student Council

            The student council will be involved in a Complex Leadership Training on Friday, August 24, 2007.  Welcome Assembly will be held on Friday, August 10, 2007.  Recycling in August raised $105.63.

I.                     Elections of On-Campus Representatives

All primary representatives elected.  Need to provide alternate representatives for the roster.

VII.             Unfinished Business

A.     SY 2006 – 2007 SCC Self-Evaluation Results. 

Concern was evident for items 1c, 1d, 2a, 3d, 5c, 7a, 7b, 7c that initially indicated problems in how business was being conducted.  However, a number of these resulted in role groups being unsure of procedures.  Members this year need to be aware of school and SCC procedures covered in documents of the scheduled Orientation.

VIII.           New Business

A.     Election of Officers

Nominations for Chair:  Eric Matsumoto

By acclamation, Eric Matsumoto was voted to be Chair.

Nominations for Vice Chair:  Jackson Ma

By acclamation, Jackson Ma was voted to be Vice Chair.

Nominations for Secretary:  Jan Fukada

By acclamation, Jan Fukada was voted to be Secretary.

IX.               Discussion/Presentation Items

A.     SCC handbook Manual turnover

Only one member does not have the handbook.  Will be provided by school staff.

B.     2007-2008 AFP, New Materials for manual

      The 2007-2008 Academic and Financial Plan will be discussed at the next meeting.  Heather will make copies of the plan to share at our next meeting.

C.    Orientation

      Eric handed out an Orientation packet covering the school’s Mission and Vision, the source document s for SCCs, and the more important provisions of Act 51and Handbook II.  He briefly discussed the member orientation handout which highlights important sections of the Handbook and Act .  Continuation of the Orientation at next SCC meeting will cover the By-Laws and answer questions on the Handbook and Act requirements.

D.    School and Hui Fundraiser Coordination

Question was raised as to why the school and Hui could not coordinate (combine) fundraisers.  During the discussion, It was explained that school fundraisers were exempt from paying taxes on the income, while Hui fundraisers were required to pay taxes, thus making it seem more advantageous for the both to combine the efforts under the school.  However, the more important consideration is that school fundraisers are for specific targeted educational endeavors, such as for SY 2007 – 2008 the monies raised (Trojan Varsity Card sales) will be used to help with the language arts curriculum.  On the other hand, Hui fundraisers are controlled by the Hui as to what endeavors their efforts would be contributed to, albeit discussed with the school as to how best to address school needs.  The discussion ended with agreement that the school administration would better coordinate their fundraisers with the Hui to preclude competing during the same time frame. 

E.  Dress Code:  Concern for headgear.  It’s becoming more noticeable with children wearing items on their head creating situations that may be distracting based on the implications on things such as f the patterns and or  colors    Other schools’ dress code will be obtained and distributed to the various role groups to use in their discussions prior to the next meeting.  This will be taken up as a New Business item at the next SCC meeting.  

F.  Next meeting’s agenda will reflect discussion of SCC meeting +’s and deltas.  For this meeting, no comments were offered. 

X.                 Announcements

A.     Next meeting:  Monday, September 10, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Mililani Uka Library.

All meetings:  Meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month with the exception of holidays, etc. that occur on the meeting day. 

Future SCC meeting dates:

10/15/07 - Parent/community meeting @ 6:30pm for input to SY 08-09 AFP

11/5/07

12/3/07 - Final share of the AFP with parents/community @ 6:30pm

2/4/08

3/3/08

4/7/08

5/5/08

      6/2/08

B.     Next Meeting Agenda/Assignments

      Not discussed

XI.               Adjournment

            Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jan Fukada

Secretary