Saturday, October 11, 2008

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING , OCTOBER 14TH, 2008 AT 4PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY....PLEASE ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. , ACADEMIC MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING … OCTOBER 14TH, 2008
4PM TO 5PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY

POSTED SSC MEETING AGENDA:
A. MINUTES REVIEW E OF SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2008 MEETING (SEE BELOW).
B. INTRODUCTIONS OF NEWLY ELECTED SSC FACULTY AND CLASSIFIED STAFF
REPRESENTATIVES.
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL 2008 ELECTION RESULTS
SSC UESF LOCAL 61 ELECTION BALLOT COMMITTEE
1. LLOYD SCHUCKNECHT
2. MICHAEL SCHICKENBERG
3. MS. RATTANVILAY-SEADER
4. CARLOS RAMIREZ – SSC PARENT REPRESENTATIVE
5. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS: YASMIN VILLANUEVA AND SAMAR NASSER
31 OF 47 UESF LOCAL 61 MEMBERS VOTED EQUALS 66% VOTED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
SSC CLASSIFIED STAFF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE:
1. REGINA HARO – 19 VOTES ELECTED
2. NO VOTES - 0
SSC FACULTY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS:
1. DANIELLE BELLUOMINI – 16 VOTES – 1ST ALTERNATE
2. MIRANDA DOYLE –22 VOTES – ELECTED
3. JAMES A. GALGANO – 29 VOTES – ELECTED
4. DR. ELEVA GIBSON – 22 VOTES – ELECTED
5. JOESPH MOORE – 21 VOTES ELECTED
6. DIANNE REYNOLDS –19 VOTES –ELECTED
7. JAMIE SHELDON –10 VOTES – 2ND ALTERNATE
C. ELECTION OF SSC NEW CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY
D. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF 2007-2008 SSC BUDGET COMMITTEE BUDGET
REVISIONS (10-01-08). PLEAS PROVIDE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING TO CURRENT
SSC SECRETARY ASAP TO MEET 72 HOUR NOTICE DEADLINE!).
2007 SSC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS:12 SSC REPS
PRINCIPAL: CAMI OKUBO
SSC STUDENTS: L.VALENTINE, S. ZELAYA, S.RAMIREZ
SSC PARENTS: R.RAMIREZ , C.RAMIREZ ,MS.PADILLA
OTHER PARENTS:C.TAYLOR
SSC STAFF: N.FOLAUOO,P.KOKA
SSC CERTIFICATED: L.SCHUKNECHT,M.MCCACHREN,J.GALGANO(JAMIE SHELDON
ALTERNATE)
OTHER CERTIFICATED: M.DOYLE
E. Facility needs
F. Balanced Scorecard Introduction
OTHER BUSINESS

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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. , ACADEMIC MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING … OCTOBER 14TH, 2008
4PM TO 5PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY

TENTATIVE AGENDA PROPOSED:
A. MINUTES REVIEW E OF SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2008 MEETING (SEE BELOW).
B. INTRODUCTIONS OF NEWLY ELECTED SSC FACULTY AND CLASSIFIED STAFF
REPRESENTATIVES.
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL 2008 ELECTION RESULTS
SSC UESF LOCAL 61 ELECTION BALLOT COMMITTEE
1. LLOYD SCHUCKNECHT
2. MICHAEL SCHICKENBERG
3. MS. RATTANVILAY-SEADER
4. CARLOS RAMIREZ – SSC PARENT REPRESENTATIVE
5. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS: YASMIN VILLANUEVA AND SAMAR NASSER
31 OF 47 UESF LOCAL 61 MEMBERS VOTED EQUALS 66% VOTED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
SSC CLASSIFIED STAFF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE:
1. REGINA HARO – 19 VOTES ELECTED
2. NO VOTES - 0
SSC FACULTY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS:
1. DANIELLE BELLUOMINI – 16 VOTES – 1ST ALTERNATE
2. MIRANDA DOYLE –22 VOTES – ELECTED
3. JAMES A. GALGANO – 29 VOTES – ELECTED
4. DR. ELEVA GIBSON – 22 VOTES – ELECTED
5. JOESPH MOORE – 21 VOTES ELECTED
6. DIANNE REYNOLDS –19 VOTES –ELECTED
7. JAMIE SHELDON –10 VOTES – 2ND ALTERNATE
C. ELECTION OF SSC NEW CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY
D. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF 2007-2008 SSC BUDGET COMMITTEE BUDGET
REVISIONS (10-01-08). PLEASE PROVIDE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING TO CURRENT
SSC SECRETARY ASAP TO MEET 72 HOUR NOTICE DEADLINE!).
SSC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS:12 SSC REPS
PRINCIPAL: CAMI OKUBO
SSC STUDENTS: L.VALENTINE, S. ZELAYA, S.RAMIREZ
SSC PARENTS: R.RAMIREZ , C.RAMIREZ ,MS.PADILLA
OTHER PARENTS:C.TAYLOR
SSC STAFF: N.FOLAUOO,P.KOKA
SSC CERTIFICATED: L.SCHUKNECHT,M.MCCACHREN,J.GALGANO(JAMIE SHELDON
ALTERNATE)
OTHER CERTIFICATED: M.DOYLE
E. OTHER BUSINESS
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SSC SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2008 MEETING SUMMARY/MINUTES

MEETING PARTICIPANTS:
SSC ELECTED MEMBERS:
PRINCIPAL: CAMI OKUBO
PARENT SSC REPRESENTATIVES : C.RAMIREZ, R.RAMIREZ, T. JUSINO, O.PADILLA
STUDENT ELECTED SSC REPRESENTATIVES: NONE SIGNED IN
SSC SEIU 1021 REPRESENTATIVE: NANCY FOLAUOO
SSC UESF LOCAL 61 CLASSIFIED REPRESENTATIVE: PATRICIA KOKA
SSC FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES:
D. REYNOLDS,L.HURLEY,L.SCHUKNECHT,M.MCCACHREN, J.GALGANO

OTHER ATTENDEES/PARTICIPANTS: G.MINJARES , M.DOYLE , J.SHELDON, D.
BELLUOMINI , K. RATTANVILAY-SEADA , J. MOORE , I. JUSINO , D. HARVEY ,
L. RUSSELL, UOTA KOKA , MILIKA KOKA , S. JUSINO.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ACADEMIC MIDDLE SCHOOL
350 GIRARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94134
PHONE:330-1500
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING ,
SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2008 AT 4:30PM
IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY....
PLEASE ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE
SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2008 POSTED AGENDA
1. INTRODUCTIONS
2. 2007-2008 BUDGET CARRY OVERS AND 2008-2009 CURRENT BUDGET
3. SSC ELECTIONS-----FACULTY, STAFF, PARENT/GUARDIAN REPRESENTATIVES
4. STUDENT ELECTIONS

A. MINUTES DISTRIBUTED AND READ BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
B. M.MCACHREN: STATED HE WAS SETTING ASID THE AGENDA TO CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS TO FILL THE CHAIR POSITION WHICH HE WILL VACATING AS
PROMISE TO PREVIOUS A.P. M.HARPER.STATED AS CHAIRPRSON HE HAS THE RIGHT
TO DO THIS TO CALL OR NOMINATIONS TO FILL SSC CHAIR POSITION TO TO THE
FACT HE IS BOWING OUT.HE NOMINATES JOE MOORE , A TEACHER IN ATTENDANCE
TO BE SSC CHAIR.
C. J.GALGANO: OBJECTS STATING THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE 72 HOUR
NOTICE, IS NOT PART OF CURRENT AGENDA, AND THAT J. MOORE IS NOT AN
ELECTED SSC MEMBER THUS CAN NOT BE NOMINATED BY CHAIR AND THAT SSC
ELCTIONS TO ELECT NEW SSC FACULTY AND CLASSIFIED HAVE NOT YET BEEN HELD
TO WARRANT THIS AN THAT SUCH ACTIONS ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED SSC MEEETING IN OCTOBER.
D. M.MCCACHREN: STATED AS CHAIR H HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SET ASI DE THE
SSC MEETING AGENDA AND TO CARRY OUT THIS ACTION.
E. J.GALGANO: DISPUTES CHAIR'S CLAIM HE HAS AUTHORITY TO DO CIRCUMVENT
SSC AGENDA , STATING ACCORDING TO OUR APPROVED SSC BYLAWS THE CHAIR MAY
ONLY GATHER ,POST AND SET THE AGENDA, NOTIFY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY OF
DATE,TIME AND AGENDA OF MEETING AND TO FACILLITATE THESE MEETINGS
ACCORDING TO THE SSC AGENDA.STATES CIRCUMVNTING THE SSC AGENDA
VIOLATES GREEN ACT AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LAW WHICH REQUIRES AGENDA
ITEMS BE PLACED 72 HOURS BEFORE MEETING AND CARRID OUT ACCORDING TO
LEETR AND INTNT O LAW OR ELSE ARE OPEN TO THE DISPUTE HE IS NOW MAKING.
REMIDS BODY MR. MOORE IS NOT YET AN SSC ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE THUS
CANNOT EVEN BE NOMINATED
F. M.MCCACHREN: STATES HE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE TH AGENDA AND
NOMINATES JOE MOORE TO BE SSC CHAIR. ASKS FOR OTHER NOMINATIONS TO BE
SSC CHAIR NONE BEING PROVIDED . HE CALLS OR VOTE ON THEE NOMINATION O
JOE MOORE TO BE SSC CHAIR.
G. VOICE VOTE OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE APPROVE O JOE MOORE TO BE SSC
CHAIR. JAMES GALGANO OPPOSED THE NOMINATION AND DISPUTES THE WHOLE
PROCESS TO UNDERTAKE THIS VOTE ACCORING TO LETTER AND INTENT O THE LAW
AND SITE SSC BYLAWS.
H. M.MCCACHREN: TURNS SSC CHAIRMANSHIP TO JOE MOORE
I. J.MOORE : ASKS OR A RETURN TO THE AGENDA
J. D..BELLUOMINI: ASKS ABOUT UPCOMING SSC ELECTIONS PROCESS
K. J.GALGANO: STATES THESE UBC WILL CARRY OUT NOMINATING AND ELECTION
PROCESS IN THE NEXT FEW WEKS TO FILL ALL FACULTY AND STAFF ELECTIONS
TO ILL SSC REPRESNTATIVE POSITIONS. HE URGES ALL ACULTY AND STAFF TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS TO FILL ALL THESE FACULTY AND CLASSIIED
STAF REPRESENTAITV POSITIONS.
L. J. SHELDON: REQUESTS THAT ALL FACULTY/STAFF BE INFORMED OF THIS
ELECTION AND NOMINATING PROCESS AT THE NEXT UBC AND AT OUR FACULTY
MEETING.
M. J.GALGANO : STATED THIS WOULD BE DONE AS IT HAS IN THE PAST
N. C. RAMIREZ : OBJECTS TO JUNE SSC MEETING STATING HE WAS TOLD BY
TWO ACULTY MEMBERS IT WAS CANCELLED, AN THAT THE ACTION TAKEN WAS NOT
ONE WITH A QOUROM PRESENT.
O. J.GALGANO: STATES THE SSC MEETING WAS NOT CANCELLED BY THE SSC. THE
AGENDA WAS LEGALLY POSTED AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THIS MEETING BY
THOSE PRESENT. ONLY AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING OF CONCERNS OCCURRED.
P. J.SHELDON: AGREES STATING ONLY CONTIUEED CONCERNS ROM THE PREVIOUS
MEETINGS WERE DISCUSSED AND NO VOTES WERE TAKEN. SHE ATTENDED KNOWING
EACH METING IS VERY SCOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AND THE AGENDA WAS
POSTED AND READ BY ALL OTHERS WHO ATTENDED. ONLY DISCUSSION OF CONCRNS
WRE DISCUSSD REGARDING THE LOSS OF MR. WONG'S POSITION WITHOUT SSC
APPROVAL AND WITH MONIES BEING ST ASI AT THE PREVIOUS SSC MEETING IN
MAY TO INSUR HIS POSITION IS RETURNED AS THE SSC THEN AGREED IN MAY.
Q. D.REYNOLDS : MR. WONG AND HIS SON CAME TO EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE
WAY HE WAS CONSOLIDATED AND THAT MR. WONG HAD MORE SENIORITY THAN TWO
OTHER STAFF.
R. STUDENT ELECTIONS
1. T. JUSINO : ASKED ABOUT THE STUDENT ELECTIONS. WHEN THEY WOULD BE
HELD AND TH PROCEDURE THAT WOULD BE USED.
2. M.MCACHREN : STATED THE STUDNT LCTION PROCESS IS BEING DVELOPD BY
DR. GIBSON, J. GALGANO AND HIM AND WOULD INSURE ALL MEMBRS WOULD BEE
EELEECTED AND PUT IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE NEXT SSC MEETING.
3. C. OKUBO: STATES SHE WILL WORK WITH THE THREE ACULTY MEMBERS TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMNT AN ELECTION PROCESS WHICH WILL MET SITE
REQUIREMENTS TO FILL THESE POSITONS BY STUDENT VOTE.STATES STUDENT
ROLES, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITES WOULD BE CLEARLY SPELLED OUT BY DR.
GIBSON IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR FULL STUDENT PARTICIPATIion
S. C. RAMIREZ: STATES THE PTSA WILL BE PROVIDING STUDENT PTSA MEETINGS
TO INVOLVE STUDENTS IN THE PTSA AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO RUN AND
PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDENT ELECTIONS AND THEIR CONCRNS AT OUR SCHOOL
SITE. STATS THESE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT LUNCH ON THE SAME DATE O THE
SSC AND PTSA MEETINGS URING LUNCH TIME
T. T. JUSINO: STATEED THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE
RESPONSIBILITIES . GIVES EXAMPLE OF THE HALLOWEEN PARTY AND HOUSE AND
HOW STUDENTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THIS EVENT AND MAKING IT A
SUCCESS. STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE RESPONSIBLITIES IN DOING SUCH
THINGS AT OUR SCHOOL SITE.
U. OPEN DISCUSSION ON HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS EVENT WAS ,DUE IN LARGE PART
TO STUDENT INPUT AND PARTICIPATION.
V. C. RAMIREZ: STATES HIS DAUGHTER SHOULD STILL BE A REPRESENTATIVE ON
THE SSC DUE TO HER ELECTION THIS YEAR. STATES THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SHOULD DECIDE THROUGH ELECTIONS WHO WILL BE STUDENT SSC
REPRESENTATIVES.
W. D.BELLUOMINI: THE OPENESS OF THESE STUDENT ELECTIONS WILL ENCOURAGE
MORE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS AND SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED.
X. OPEN DISCUSSION PROVIDED MANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE STUDENT
ELECTION PROCESS DUE TO CONCERNS THE WAY IT HA BEEN CARRIEED OUT THE
PAST TWO YEARS.SUCH AS HAVE STUDENT COUNCIL CREATE ITS OWN BYLAWS
REGARDING SSC REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS, BEING PROVIDED MORE INPUT INTO
AGENDA ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES IT WILL SPONSOR WITH SSC SUPPORT.
Y. C.RAMIREZ : ASKS THAT THE SSC MEETING TIME BE MOVED TO 4PM TO AVOID
ITS TIME RUNNING INTO THE PTSA MEETING WHICH FOLLOWS RIGHT ATER IT TO
ALLOW MORE PARTICIPATION AND MORE TIME FOR THE PTSA TO HOLD ITS
MEETINGS.
Z. J.GALGANO: AS WRITTEN INTO THE BYLAWS MEETINGS ARE HELD FROM OCTOBER
THROUGH JUNE AT 4:30PM, THUS IT WOULD TAKE A FUTURE BYLAW REVISION TO
MAKE THIS DATE PEERMANENT. STATES THE NEXT MEETING CAN BE CHANGED TO
4PM AND THEN THE SSC CAN VOTE TO CHANGE THIS START TIME IN TH BYLAW
AA. C. OKUBO: STATES PARENTS, ACULTY AND STAF SHOULD B SURVEYED TO FIND
OUT WHEN THE BEST DAY AND TIME WHEN MOST ARE ABLE TO ATTEND AND
PARTICIPATE. TO MAKE SUR A MEETING DAY AND TIME PROMOTES ATTENDANCE AND
PARTICIPATION OF MORE SCHOOL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
BB. C. RAMIREZ : MAKES PROPOSAL THAT THE NEXT SSC MEETING ON OCTOBER
14TH ,2008 BE CHANGED TO 4PM., AT THAT MEETING THE SSC WILL DECIDE TO
MAKE THIS 4PM MEETING TIME PERMANENT.
CC. MOTION SECONDED BY J.GALGANO/M.MCCACHREN:
DD. P.KOKA/T. JUSINO: STATE LAW PERMITS TO TAKE A NUMBER OF HOURS O
ROM WORK TO ATTEND AND PARTICIAPT THESE SCHOOL FUNCTIONS. WILL PROVIDE
COPY OF LAW AT NEXT SSC MEETING.
EE. AFTER VOICE VOTE IS GIVEN
FF. : J.GALGANO REMINDED ACTING CHAIR ONLY SSC MEMBERS COULD VOTE ON
THIS PROPOSAL. VOTE TAKEN AGAIN AND PASSES UNANIMOUSLY BY ALL SSC
MEMBERS PRESENT.
GG. C. OKUBO: PASSES OUT CURRENT BUDGET NUMBERS, DISCUSSES THAT THIS
2008-2009 BUDGET WILL NOT BE FINALIZED. UNTIL THE INAL TEN DAY COUNT
HAS BEEN DTERMINED AND OUR BUDGET IS RVISD ACCORDINGLY.
HH. J. GALGANO: EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT UNDECIDED AND UNAPPROVED STATE
BUDGET HAS NOT BEING FINALIZED AND THAT THE SSC MUST INSURE THAT NO
POSTION IS LOST. ESPECIALLY AMONG TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO WORK CLOSELY
WITH OUR STUDENTS EACH SCHOOL DAY.
II. G.MINJARES: STATED SITES CURRENT NUMBERS ARE AT 501 AND THAT NO
PERSON EMPLOYED WILL LOSE THEIR JOB HERE ACCORDING TO THOSE NUMBERS.
JJ. J.SHELDON: STATED HER CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITEE'S SUCCESSFUL URBAN
SPROUTS GARDENING PROJECT, AND THAT THOUGH IT WAS APPROVED TO BE
EXPANDED OR THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR NO UNDING WAS APPROVED TO INSURE
THIS WOULD OCCUR. DISCUSSD ON HOW 90 DOLLARS PER STUDENT WOULD BE
NEEDED TO PERMIT THIS TO HAPPEN.. STATED HOW THE PAST PRINCIPAL
ATTEMPTED TO US A 5000 DOLLAR GRANT SHE RECEIVEDLAST YEAR TO SPEND ON
THINGS NOT PERMITTED IN THIS GRANT. SHE DISCUSSED GARDENING GRANT
UPDATES AND STATED SHE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER TO BEGIN
APPROVED GARDENING PROJECTS AT OUR SITE.
KK. G. MINJARES : STATED GRANTS APPROVED TO ALLOW THE CONTINUATION OF
THIS GRANT'S PROJECTS WILL BE PROVIDED. SHE ENCOURAGES PARTICIPANTS TO
APPLY FOR AVAILABLE GRANTS SUCH AS THE SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND
TO PERMIT SITE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF THIS GARDENING PROJECT DUE
TO CURRNT LIMITED SITE FUNDING.
LL. J. MOORE : ASKS WHAT THE EXACT AMOUNT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
CONTINUE 6TH AND 7TH GRADE STUDNTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS GARDENING
PROJECT.
MM. PROPOSAL MADE BY J. GALGANO AND SECONDED BY M.MCCACHREN TO REVIEW
BUDGET AVAILABILITY TO CONTINUE THIS PROJECT WITHOUT AFFECTING STAFFING
AT A SPECIAL SSC BUDGT COMMITTEE MEETING. 5 SSC MEEBERS VOTE IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE, NO VOTEES RECORDED IN OPPOSITION THE MOTION CARRIES
NN. C.OKUBO: ASKS FOR THE NAMES OF SSC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
CALL THIS MEETING TO REVIEW THIS AND OTHER SITE BUDGETING CONCERNS.
OO. J.GALGANO:STATED HE WOULD PROVIDE MS. OKUBO WITH THIS SSC BUDGET
COMMITTEE LIST..
PP. PROPOSAL OR ADJOURNMENT MADE , SECONDED AND UNINAMOUSLY APPROVED BY
ALL SSC REPRESNTATIVES PRESENT...
J.GALGANO/SSC SECRETARY