University High School

University High School Site Council Minutes

August 24th, 2010 3:15 P.M.; Library University High School Members present: Parents--- James Avis, Marla Bliss, Linda Hitt, Bonnie Klahr, Trisa Schorr Students--- Lindsey Bressler, Lee Burke, Brandon Hellman, Conrad Hom, Gaby Lacy, John Murphy, Samuel Williams, Harmony Zhang Faculty--- Dan Anderson, David Herring, Paul Karlowicz, Leiba Schuneman, Kristin Tully, Pam Tautz, Tom Tobin, Bob Yell Administration--- Tammy Janik Staff--- Shelley Dominguez Community--- Gricelda Eades, Lois Blondeau

Members absent: Parents--- David Bailey, Janet Bostwick, Katie Maass Administration--- Elizabeth Moll Community--- Mae Smith

I. Approval of Agenda  All in favor say aye. Passes unanimously II. Approval of August 10, 2010 minutes (see attachment)  Mr. Herring should’ve been absent.  All in favor say aye. Passed unanimously. III. Call to the Audience (none) IV. Announcement of Guests

V. Reports a. Treasurer Report i. No change in balance since August 10th meeting. b. UHS Foundation Report 1. Foundation wants to work on technology with UHS. 2. A committee will be put together with 2 parents, 2 foundation members, and members from the summer advisory committee. c. Principal Report i. Student Enrollment 1. 335 freshmen, 243 sophmores, 193 juniors, 175 seniors- preenrolled Current: 259 freshmen, 230 sophmores, 188 juniors, 175 seniors: 852 2. 876 was our target 3. 74 freshmen declined admissions. ii. New faculty members 1. Nicole hedges: Spanish 2. ms stevens math 3. Carolyn canterman math 4. Nicole Hamilton: science (grad from uhs) 5. Hiring of Carmen Hernandez for retention. Currently a counselor of Tucson High iii. Start of school year 1. The beginning of school successful, especially class switches 2. Penguin to Penguin: freshmen parents pleased with the idea, but program still in its beginning stages. iv. Summer Advisory Committee

II. Discussion/Action Items a. Motion to approve the recommendation from the Faculty and UHS Budget Committee to allocate 0.2 FTE for a section of Yearbook for the 2010-11 school year. i. Admin has already acted on it. Klahr moves, unanimous

b. Motion to amend the UHS Institutional Vision and Goals document (adopted by the UHS Site Council 1-12-2010) to include the statement that UHS shall have it’s own campus and function as a regional school enrolling grades 7-12. i. Rationale: original vision to get our own campus, accept students outside of TUSD, and have 7th to 12th grades. ii. This increases retention, provides better preparation for freshmen iii. It’s 7-12 because teachers have credentials of 7-12 and this does not include 6th iv. “UHS will be a school for 7-12, college-bound students on its own campus” v. Vote by Roll call: motion carries with only one abstention.

c. Motion to approve the recommendations from the.UHS Summer Committee (see attached): i. Rincon opted not to accept the ID policy. Implementation would’ve been difficult. ii. UHS, as of this year, has the same dress code as Rincon. iii. As for modular schedule, both administrations of UHS and Rincon are committed to keeping it for at least this year. iv. Klahr motions to approve the approval of recommendations from the UHS summer advisory committee. Schuneman seconds. v. Vote by Roll Call. Passed unanimously by roll call vote.

d. Motion to approve the UHS 2010-2011 PUP school action plan (see attached) i. Klahr motions for approval. Schuneman seconds. ii. Roll Call vote: pass unanimously.

III. Announcements: (none)

IV. Request for Agenda Items for Next Meeting (please submit action & discussion items in electronic format).

a. Boost Report b. Adjusted meeting schedule c. 301 goals

V. Adjournment. 4:35 PM, Yell moves to adjourn. All say aye.

Next Scheduled Meeting: 3:15 PM Tuesday, Sept 14 , 2010