The Parent Advisory Council Meeting was held on May 9, 2019 at Warren County Schools Central Office.
Members Present:
Bobby Ray: Brian Carr
Dibrell: Alan Collins
Eastside: Calisha Woodlee
WCHS: Julia Noblin
WCMS: Tina Smith
Mr. Cox began the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Suicide Training/Prevention- Mr. Cox discussed current suicide prevention and training that is continuing, including obtaining mental health counselors, Gaggle monitors on student communication, and Stop It app.
Energy Savings – Mr. Cox spoke on the energy savings that can already be seen since the ESG energy savings project began and is continuing.
Climate Survey results- will be sent to members by school.
Workbooks – one member asked about half empty workbooks and if the school system is buying books that are not needed.
Online Report Cards -Survey that was sent out about receiving online report cards was 50/50. Per Mr. Cox they will keep working toward online cards.
Chromebooks – All 8th Grade should have Chromebooks and will begin on lower grades.
Next two schools in line for upgrades after Bobby Ray and West are WCMS and Eastside.
ACT Scores – improved. More students have scored 30+ than before. Still not at the 21 or above for all students, but that is the goal.
Testing – Testing went much better this year with no major issues.
Summer Programs – Read to be Ready – 2nd week in June. Autumn Turner oversees this program (West Morrison, Dibrell & Centertown). Young Scholars Institute (YSI) will also be going on. School libraries will be open on certain days in the summer.
New Kindergarten Parent Meeting – will be Monday at 5:00 at Bobby Ray
District School Supply List – is being finalized. The list will be by grade level. Individual schools may have wish lists as well.
Other items discussed:
· Some schools need more Partners in Education
· PTO – Get together and share ideas of how to get more participation. Giving specific jobs to parents helps and having meetings along with other events helps as well.
· Need to get the word out about who school representatives are
· School Support Organizations can be found online.
The next meeting will be August 8, 2019.