Miller-Driscoll School

The April 27, 2010 Steering Committee meeting began with a review and a debriefing of Committee agreements. All questions and clarifications were welcomed and examined by the participants regarding the school design. Packets were distributed with maps that included the three potential grade level and multi-grade options. The potential options for the organizational models were reported and discussed by each group. The committee members reached consensus using a blind ballot resulting in a unanimous decision to organize Miller-Driscoll School by grade level.

Organization

• Miller-Driscoll will be organized by grade level and the entire building will be divided into North, South and Central.
• Kindergarten classrooms will be called the South Side (former Driscoll side).
• First Grade classrooms will be called the North Side (former Miller side).
• Second Grade classrooms will be in the middle, which will be called Central.
• The Pre-School will be self-contained and located on the North side of the building in the current Miller Cafeteria core.

The meeting continued with small group discussions about the direction of the subcommittees.

It was decided that the subcommittees would meet every week.

The Subcommittee members began their weekly meeting on May 4, 2010. After this May 4 meeting, other staff members and parents not currently on our Steering Committee will be added to each of the subcommitees.



The subcommitte members will add tasks and develop a timeline for task completion.



Facilities-Group 1 ( Operational decisions)

a. Cafeteria and Playground schedules

b. Logistics of drop off, pick up and bus rooms



Facilities -Group 2 (Schedule for Room Movement)

a. Determine supplies needed such as boxes

b. Determine impact of specials that will be moving, (Music, Reading, SPED)

c. Cleaning and packing schedule

d. Movement and placement of computers

e. Extended School Year impact



Communications/Media

a. Information shared with parents, staff and community

b. Schedule for Communication updates

c. Newspapers

d. Signage



Calendar and Celebrations

a. End of the Year Celebration

b. Meet the Teacher

c. Open House

d. Beginning of the year celebrations

e. Halloween parades