TO: FL-SAC List subscribers RE: Monthly update message FR: Dwayne Mundy, President, president@... Greetings FL-SAC! Your friendly neighborhood...
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wol876
Aug 30, 2006 7:04 pm
Hi, Was Vice-Chairman and Business Community Representative on Rock Lake Middle School SAC in Seminole County, FL this past year. Am still active while...
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bsw2435
Aug 31, 2006 11:10 am
This has been a very helpful group. Hasn't been very active over the last year, but if you post, they will answer. There are a couple of extremly SAC savvy...
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Lucyedu@...
Aug 31, 2006 12:37 pm
In a message dated 8/30/2006 3:07:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, abelow@... writes: Please let me know when posting is authorized. Looking forward to ...
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zentz@...
lfzentz
Aug 31, 2006 2:01 pm
Hello, I'm a new member to this forum and relatively new to the SAC process. I've accepted the position of chairman for our SAC at an elementary school in St....
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Aug 31, 2006 2:23 pm
Welcome! I am delighted that you found this group. You will find a wide variety of members with different ideas that enrich this group. Don't forget to...
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J Quinn Skiersk
qcstereo
Aug 31, 2006 2:54 pm
I am new to SAC and the public school system as a parent. We had our first SAC meeting and the question was brought up "who can be a voting meamber of SAC?"...
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Jay Crouch
youthdirector
Aug 31, 2006 3:46 pm
... I HIGHLY recommend going to http://www.florida-family.net/SAC/ for information and a great starting point for what SAC is really supposed to be. As Chair...
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Lucyedu@...
Aug 31, 2006 7:03 pm
In a message dated 8/31/2006 10:55:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, skierski@... writes: I am new to SAC and the public school system as a parent. We had ...
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chair_sac_4cornerscha...
chair_sac_4c...
Aug 31, 2006 8:09 pm
Does anyone have any experience with charter school management companies? Just because there is a 'management' presence that gets paid - does that mean that...
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zentz@...
lfzentz
Aug 31, 2006 8:23 pm
Hi, I read in the archives that this group has discussed stipends/bonuses for teachers who serve as SAC Chair. I have read the various interpretations of the...
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naterab
Aug 31, 2006 9:08 pm
I was told that there was a stipend after I signed up but never received anything. Well, I don't think I did. I need to ask our principal and I'll get back...
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brandie natera
naterab
Aug 31, 2006 9:08 pm
Welcome to SAC. I hope we can all put our ideas together to come up with ways to promote positive communication between parents and teachers. I'm always open...
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Aug 31, 2006 9:09 pm
No stipends. The Florida Attorney General made a decision that forbids this use of the funds. See: http://florida-family.net/SAC/statutes-opinion.htm The...
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brandie natera
naterab
Aug 31, 2006 9:12 pm
We're going to have our first meeting soon and will discuss all that. zentz@... wrote: Hello, I'm a new member to this...
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brandie natera
naterab
Aug 31, 2006 9:13 pm
Check the guidelines for running. I do know that anyone can run but a person may be dismissed if they miss a certain number of meetings. I think it's 2. Go to...
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Lucyedu@...
Aug 31, 2006 9:40 pm
In a message dated 8/31/2006 4:09:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, chair@... writes: Does anyone have any experience with charter school...
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Lucyedu@...
Aug 31, 2006 9:48 pm
In a message dated 8/31/2006 4:24:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, zentz@... writes: I read in the archives that this group has discussed stipends/bonuses for ...
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Aug 31, 2006 10:03 pm
As I stated earlier, no stipends from School Improvement Funds. HOWEVER, perhaps the principal is using discretionary funds or what some districts refer to as...
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lnturtle
Aug 31, 2006 11:08 pm
I sit on 4 SAC teams and the basic goals, objectives and strategies were developed at the end of the year and will be fine-tuned/tweaked if the new scores...
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Aug 31, 2006 11:23 pm
It depends on the district. In Pinellas, we can turn in our SIPs in April or in September. My high school SAC has not completed the SIP yet - they have just...
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Famleon@...
irishgal1112001
Sep 1, 2006 2:48 am
In a Charter School there is a different form of governance than a traditional school. I have had about 4 years experience with a Charter School serving on...
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Famleon@...
irishgal1112001
Sep 1, 2006 2:51 am
Laurie, The School Improvement plan for this year should have been written already by last year's SAC Board. This year's Board will work on writing next ...
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jdallet@...
Sep 1, 2006 11:48 am
The new Technical Assistance for Planning and Evaluating Your School Improvement Plan is available at the Bureau of School Improvement website: ...
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robertrupe
Sep 1, 2006 12:10 pm
... Note, however, that SAC members are not supposed to privately discuss matters which will come before the SAC for discussion -- so, you might want to wait...
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Sep 1, 2006 12:34 pm
Noreen, that depends on the school district. There is no state law that requires the SIP to be done by the end of the previous school year. Many schools, I...
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Sep 1, 2006 12:45 pm
Sunshine Law requires all discussion that may come before the SAC board between 2 or more SAC members to be held in accordance with Sunshine laws (Gov't in the...
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Theresa McCormick
theresa6mc
Sep 1, 2006 12:51 pm
Noreen, I have received, personally, several requests about Charter Schools and SAC. Many people are told that SAC doesn't belong in Charter Schools (somehow ...
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Famleon@...
irishgal1112001
Sep 1, 2006 1:00 pm
Hi Theresa, Here in Orange County, the SIP's must be submitted to Orange County School Board by September for the OCPS Board to vote on. We do have somewhat...
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Famleon@...
irishgal1112001
Sep 1, 2006 1:01 pm
SAC board members must follow the Sunshine laws which state a meeting between 2 or more board members constitutes a meeting of the board and must be properly...
