Watershed High School Community Council (CC)

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007, 6:30-8:00 pm 

6:15 PM Social Time

AGENDA 

The Mission of Watershed High School is to nurture the intellect and embrace the creative potential of youth in a balanced environment that engenders reverence, respect and responsibility for nature and the needs of human beings.

 

Time

Item

Carried by

6:30

Verse, Welcome, & Introductions

Agenda review and additions

David Woolley

Endel Kallas

6:40

Admin Update

Christina Beck

6:50

Faculty Update

Deb Pelinski

7:00

Board Updates

Leslie Wilson

7:10

Committee Updates

1. Enrollment & Community Involvement- May Day etc.-------------

2. Finance Committee ------------------------------------------------------

3. Development Committee -----------------------------------------------

4. Parent Volunteer Teams  ------------------------------------------------

5. School Culture/ CLWS relationship ----------------------------------

6. Community Council ----------------------------------------------------

7. Student Council ---------------------------------------------------- ----

8. WHS Board --------------------------------------------------------- 

9. Curriculum /Student Achievement -----------------------------

10. School Sports/Athletics -----------------------------------------

11. Communications -------------------------------------------------

(TBD as per attendees)

Christina Beck

Ingunn Henrikssen/Jeff Royce

Leslie Kallas

Willoe Traver/Endel Kallas..

Jamie Hepner/Kjerstin Gurda

David Woolley/Nell Ubbelohde

 

Keith Dunder Leslie Wilson

Deb Pelinski, Pam Lien

Bob Anderson

Endel Kallas

7:30

Discussion Forum –  Follow-up to WHS and CLWS meeting –Consideration and Response

All

7:55

Upcoming events:

Ultimate Frisbee 

Apr 12, 19,26 

MCA II 10th Grade Reading 

Apr 16, 2007 

Senior Project Presentations 

Apr 17,19,24,26 

MCA II 10th Grade Reading 

Apr 17, 2007 

MCA II 11th Grade Math 

Apr 18, 2007 

MCA II 11th Grade Math 

Apr 19, 2007 

WHS Board Meeting 

Apr 19, 2007 

Community Service 

Apr 27, 2007 

Accent Art Opening 

Apr 28, 2007 

 

8:00

Closing and Adjournment

Chairs

 

Next CC Meeting: Wednesday May 2nd, 2007

Ground Rules:

1.       Start & stop on time.

2.      Be recognized to speak

3.      Listen to presentations before asking questions

4.      Read minutes in advance 

CLWS suggestions for follow-up (Melanie Ueland):

1.      CLWS parents meeting with WHS students.

2.      CLWS parents and staff “holding” the WHS students in a more positive light and greeting the students when we see them.

3.      Using this time of transition at WHS to set more boundaries for the students, specifically around smoking and expected behaviors.

4.      Activities to break down the “us” and “them” feelings between the two schools; perhaps WHS tutors for CLWS kids, community partnership work between 7th, 8th and 9th grades, WHS acting as chaperones for CLWS field trips, WHS presenting their plays to CLWS and vice versa.

5.      The formation of a liaison committee consisting of parents from both schools.

6.      Active WHS student council to lead fellow students.  Perhaps positive change needs to come from the students themselves.

7.      Attendance at WHS All School Meeting on March 28th by CLWS representatives.

8.     Adult monitors outside of the school at the end of the school day.

Watershed High School Unifying Principles for Discussion Revised Sept. 2006

1.      Communication

2.      SIPS Reliability

3.      Unified intention to provide a Waldorf Education.

4.      Closed campus

5.      Policy enforcement and integrity

6.      School size

7.      Parent Education and Involvement

8.      Community development – resources

9.      Organizational planning

10.     Traditions

Complete document is available if you need a copy.

  

Prioritized Workplan 2006-2007

1.        Support regular communications with parents

2.        Support the student organization (raise funds etc.)

3.        Provide monthly communication to collaborating organizations

4.        Assign CC volunteers to faculty committees

5.        Produce parent educational events

6.        Further develop Parent Handbook

7.        Organize a joint class rep/class sponsor event

8.        Hold seasonal parent/faculty social events

 

 

Verse

The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day.
When the sun is out and the wind is still,
You're one month on in the middle of May.
But if you so much as dare to speak,
a cloud come over the sunlit arch,
And wind comes off a frozen peak,
And you're two months back in the middle of March.
-  Robert Frost