Both School and District Grades will be posted after sometime after 10:30 and probably closer to noon today, June 29, 2007. AYP will also be posted. ... Don't...
I am away from my office June 29 through July 6, 2007. I will return on July 9. Please let Diane Thompson know by e-mail or phone if you need immediate...
MerrieLynn Parker
parkerm@...
Jun 29, 2007 10:40 am
9547
Well, it is that time of year again...back to school. Here in Pinellas County, we have an amazing county PTA that puts on a Fall Workshop every year. The...
Beginning August 1, 2008, I am retired from the Manatee School District. Until I am taken off of the system, all e-mails are being forwarded to Diane Thompson,...
MerrieLynn Parker
parkerm@...
Aug 14, 2007 1:44 pm
9549
It is time once again for SAC and school staff to agree on how to apportion School Recognition Prgram awards under FS 1008.36. For the two years I've been...
Jeb Bush's concept on the School Recognition Money was that it was to go to the employees. They should not be criticized for allocating the monies in the way...
Merri Mann
Merri@...
Aug 20, 2007 7:01 pm
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I am a trainer of Advisory School Boards and Councils in Alaska and would appreciate information about your Fall Workshop. Is there grant funding you use to...
If people want change, then the law must change. As long as there is a Nov. 1 deadline for agreement or there will be an "auto dispersing" to classroom ...
The Fall Workshop is put on by the Pinellas County of PTA's (http://pccpta.org/) . I believe it follows a state-wide format of an annual workshop held in...
Ok that did NOT make sense..." After years of volunteer work in the schools (4 children) and years of volunteer work after they graduated, and more years of...
Here is a link at the end, to the actual wording on this FL statue. It does state that the funds should be used for purposes jointly agreed upon by school...
_Click here: Florida Department of Education Bureau of School Improvement_ (http://www.bsi.fsu.edu/schoolimprove/sac_manual.htm) Hank, Here is a link to the...
As many of you may have discovered, many links no longer work - like list.fl-sac.org. (In signature below this email). The domain name was bought on Sept 2...
I finished a 2 hour workshop a week ago and again the Assistant Principal as voting SAC members question arose. Apparently, at least in Pinellas, we have...
This is helpful. Are there provisions that allow the SAC chair to nominate and/or designate a teacher-parent as a member of the SAC without the election?...
No. There is no provision. If you can't get parents involved or consistently, your SAC is doing something wrong. The school board must appoint someone if...
Theresa, This has been an issue in Orange Co. for many years. Many SAC's here have AP's as voting members, some are even Officers of the Board. Parents...
I think that with a copy of ss 1001.452 and 1012.1 I think we can fight this. The law clearly defines who can be on SAC - A principal, support staff,...
Today I went through the Auditor General's site regarding school district audits. I scanned for problems with SAC membership, A+ fund expenditures, School...
Thank you for all your effort, Theresa. You are truly a dedicated individual. You have taught me more in one conversation than I could learn in weeks of...
Hello everyone, Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Shawna, and I am the new chairperson for one of Marion County's SAC groups. I am...
While doing my Auditor General Report research into SAC membership, School Improvement Funds, Sunshine... I found quite a few districts where the auditor had a...
Theresa: Thanks for this timely reminder. I wish principals were reading this listserv... Coral ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the FL-SAC group: I'm just curious. This is an anonymous poll. Please indicate your reason for...
FL-SAC@yahoogroups.com
Sep 24, 2007 10:50 am
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Following this message, I will unsubscribe to FL-SAC. I enjoyed being a member for many years, but now it is time to move on. Best wishes to all the FL-SAC...
Lucyedu@...
Sep 24, 2007 1:15 pm
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Lucy, I wish you would reconsider. You have always been a voice worth listening to. Dave Miner ************************************** See what's new at...
Can the principal form a sub-committee of SAC members that he/she chooses without the knowledge of the SAC Chairperson. Our by-laws are a little vague but I...
In a message dated 10/7/2007 3:04:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bothnails@... writes: Can the principal form a sub-committee of SAC members that he/she...
... meeting, the principal will be in violation of the Sunshine law. Any meeting must also have minutes recorded of what occurs at the meeting. So even if...