January 26 Rock Hill Schools Business Meeting Notes

At the Rock Hill School Board business meeting on Monday, January 27, 2008 the following Action was taken:

approved by a vote of 7-0 the consent agenda consisting of; the minutes of the Nov. 24, Dec. 8, and Jan. 12 school board meetings; personnel recommendations; overnight field trip requests submitted by Northwestern; distribution of Trustee Jim Vining's compensation for January through June to the high school math departments and to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library; and approved indefinite delivery contracts as authorized by procurement regulations

approved by a vote of 7-0 a request from World Changers to use facilities at Rock Hill High during their visit in Rock Hill June 20-27;

approved by a vote of 7-0 a request from Lesley University to use the Flexible Learning Center on designated Fridays and Saturdays from Feb. 2009 to October 2010 to offer a master's degree program in the areas of Technology in Education and Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy and Arts);

Approved by a vote of 7-0 the second reading of policies KF (Community Use of School Facilities), KCA (School-Community Relations Goals/Priority Objectives), IHBH (Charter Schools), IJJ (Textbook Selection and Adoption), ILBB (State Program Assessments), GCF (Professional Staff Hiring), GDF (Support Staff Hiring), JFAA (Admission of Resident Students), JJ (Student Activities), and JJI (Student Athletics);

Other business conducted:

recognized the South Pointe High School Varsity Football Team as the South Carolina Division 2, 4A Football Champions;

Recognized former members of the Rock Hill School board for their service to the community as part of School Board Appreciation Month. Current members received a packet of letters and/or proclamations from the schools, expressing their appreciation to the board for its service. In addition, board members watched an entertaining video prepared by the students at Finley Road Elementary on the topic "What is the board of education?" Additionally, two former School Superintendents, Dr. Gentry and Dr. McDaniel were recognized.

heard Supt. Moody make the following announcements:

The next Community Chat will be held on Wed. morning, Feb. 4, at Durango Bagel in the Millwood Shopping Center on Herlong Ave. Any citizen who wants to talk about the Rock Hill Schools can join the superintendent between 7:30-9:00.

The next work session of the school board will be held at 5:30 p.m. on February 9 in the media center at Dutchman Creek Middle School with Principal Norris Williams as host.

Friday, Feb. 13, will be the make-up day for school missed on January 20.

Pending no more bad weather which causes school to be canceled, all schools and offices will be closed for Presidents' Day on Mon., February 16.

The 25th anniversary of the Rock Hill School District Foundation will be celebrated at its annual Gala on Thursday evening, March 5, at Rock Hill High School. Tickets are now on sale.

The Board will participate in a joint meeting with the other York County School Boards, the Chamber of Commerce, and the local State Legislative Delegation on Thursday, January 29 at the Cotton Factory in Rock Hill.

Assoc. Supt. Harriet Jaworowski talked about the district's Response to Intervention (RTI) Plan. She stated that this plan summarizes the opportunities schools will use to intervene and help students who need academic or behavioral assistance. A publication, Academic Assistance for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students: A Guide for Parents, will be available to schools and parents this week.

Dr. Jaworowski discussed preparations being made for a visit Feb. 23-25 by a 10-member review team from the Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools as part of the process the district will undergo to acquire district-wide accreditation. The board has scheduled a called meeting at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 to hear the report from the review team. The self assessment can be found here.

Tammy White, principal of Sunset Park Elementary, and Richard Pickering, coordinator of the accelerated studies program, reported on the progress the school has made toward the school becoming the Center for Accelerated Studies. You can get an application here, or read the brochure here.