THE SSC CHAIR WITHIN THE 72 HOUR REQUIREMENT
School Site Council Meeting: May 13, 2009 Minutes
Recorder: Miranda Doyle
SSC Members Participating
1. Stephanie Ramirez
2. E'leva Gibson
3. Danielle Belluomini
4. Patricia Koka
5. Jacinta Jordan
6. Carlos Ramirez
7. Mrs. Ramirez
8. Gloria Minjares
9. Jamie Sheldon
James Galgano (Bereavement leave)
Joe Moore (absent)
Quorum Present
Guests: Jorge Cuevas-Anillon
Michael McCachren
Meeting began 4:26 pm.
Summary:
1. J. Sheldon: I did not receive agenda
2. G. Minjares: Motion to have P. Koka put agenda in binder if chair
does not.
3. M. Doyle: Second
4. J. Sheldon: Secretary should do it
5. Mrs. Ramirez: Chair should be responsible for posting the agenda
6. G. Minjares: Withdraws original motion. New motion to identify a
co-chair.
7. C. Ramirez: Second
8. Unanimously approved
9. Minutes Read
10. C. Ramirez: Motion to add "and other 8th grad events" to #34 after
"Great America field trip"
11. S. Ramirez: Second
12. Approved with one abstention
13. Proposal to accept: Belluomini/Doyle second
14. Minutes accepted/approved with unanimous vote
15. P. Koka: Motion to table bylaws and discuss next year in September
16. J. Jordan: Second
17. Request made for J. Cuevas to send new bylaws to principal for
distribution
18. Unanimous vote to table bylaws
19. P. Koka/M. Doyle: Uniform committee report: Surveymonkey is
available and active, surveys are on it but have not been taken by
parents/students
20. Mrs. Ramirez: Dr. Eddings is doing his own survey
21. P. Koka: There will be a paper copy of the survey for parents
22. M. McCachren: Need to also gather faculty opinions
23. J. Sheldon: Motion to have presentation on uniforms at next staff
meeting
24. G. Minjares: Second
25. Unanimously approved
26. C. Ramirez: Motion that 8th graders should not be included in the
survey since they will not be here next year
27. J. Sheldon: Second
28. Unanimously approved
29. Budget item - no numbers to see
30. J. Sheldon: Is it possible to see the budget? Can it be posted? Can
the staff and SSC see it?
31. J. Cuevas: The SSC can recommend that the principal share the budget
32. J. Sheldon: Motion to recommend that the principal share the budget
with SSC and possibly parents, community, and students
33. C. Ramirez: Second
34. Unanimously approved
35. P. Koka: Motion that budget be in SSC binder in office and
accessible to all stakeholders
36. J. Sheldon: Second
37. Unanimously approved
38. SSC agreed to discuss Vice Principal interview committee but not
new budget allocations
39. C. Ramirez: Why is he not allowed to be on the VP interview panel
along with Stephanie?
40. J. Cuevas: District can veto panel members.
41. C. Ramirez: Motioned that school site council reaffirm same five
people for VP panel, including alternates
42. Mrs. Ramirez: Second
43. Original panel was Jacinta Jordan, E'leva Gibson (cannot attend),
Carlos Ramirez, Stephanie Ramirez, Patricial Koka. Danielle Belluomini
is the first alternate. Miranda Doyle (2nd alternate) cannot attend. J.
Sheldon agreed to attend.
44. C. Ramirez: Wants to withdraw his name and Stephanie's. They will
not attend.
45. J. Cuevas: Will inform district that Ramirez family feels insulted
and that they were not respected by district decision to remove them
from participating on the interview panel.
46. C. Ramirez: Motion to accept 5 members of panel: J. Jordan, P.
Koka, D. Belluomini, J. Moore, J. Sheldon.
47. D. Belluomini: Second
48. Unanimously approved
49. D. Belluomini: Meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
