School Advisory Forum/School Advisory Council

SCHOOL ADVISORY FORUM/SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL Meeting Agenda Wednesday, October 26, 2016

I. Welcome

II. Adopt September’s Meeting Minutes

III. Principal’s Report

IV. Drug Prevention Presentation: Officer Madias

V. Developing the School Improvement Plan: Review and Discuss

VI. Pieces of the College Puzzle: Darren Schultz

VII. Old Business / New Business

For more information please contact the SAF Team:

SAF Chair: Michelle Doletina [email protected] 954-931-6501 Vice-Chair : Dawn Read [email protected] 954 -292-6312 Stay connected 24/7/365 Or visit us through the Nova High School website at www.broward.k12.fl.us/ novahigh / Nova High School SAC and SAF Minutes- September 28, 2016

1. Welcome/ Introduction

5:20- Mr. Forbes welcomes everyone to the meeting. He advises everyone to pick up an agenda and a schedule that shows all of the SAC meetings for the entire year.

5:20- Mr. Forbes introduces Dr. LaCasse.

2. Principal’s Report

5:20- Dr. LaCasse stated that there are about the seven architects that will be bidding on the renovation for Nova High School

5:22- Dr. LaCasse notes that the $100,000 that was voted on last year has been put to use and we should see a lot of the technology coming in by the holidays and Mrs. Muir concurred

5:23- Dr. LaCasse mentions that he is noticing a reduction of students being selected by the lottery and that he is seeing a difference in the types of kids coming in.

5:33- Dr. LaCasse also discussed the benefits of curriculum day, by departments, as noted by the curriculum leaders.

5:35-He then states that the District has stopped paying for the PSAT and asks the parents to please vote for the PSAT to be taken out of the Accreditation budget.

5:37- Mr. Laverde and Mr. Schultz explain to everyone why the 9th graders take the PSAT and who it was beneficial.

5:40- Dr. LaCasse talks about the perks of the personalization period for both students and teachers.

5:42- Mr. Bishop interjects with how the personalization period is affecting his daughter in a positive way.

5:45- Dr. LaCasse the dates for the homecoming game, dance, and date approval. He then talks about the school board app and then Mr. Forbes explains the steps for how to download and use application

3. SAC Membership

5:48- Mr. Forbes congratulates and welcomes the new members. He also reinforced that rules and reminded them of their commitment of their membership.

5:50- Mr. Forbes then asked for anyone that wanted to become a SAC member. Michael White, Kathy Nembhard, and Ann Watson each raised their hands.

5:51- Mr. Forbes then asks for a motion to accept them as new SAC members. Mr. Laverne motions to accept Hollie Kwak seconded the motion.

5:52- Motion passed

4. Approving May and August’s Minutes

5:52- Mr. Forbes asks everyone to review May and August’s

5:53- Mr. Forbes asks for any discrepancies in May and August’s minutes and asks for a motion to accept them. Robin Siff makes a motion to accept meeting minutes and Ms. Read seconds.

5:53- Motion passed

5. SAC Bylaws

5:54- Mr. Forbes explains the SAC BY-laws.

5:58- He then asks for a motion to accept the bylaws. Pat White makes a motion to accept and Bonnie Stevenson seconds the motion.

5:58- Motion passes

6. A+ and Accountability Funds

5:59- Mr. Forbes goes over the accountability funds.

6:00- Mr. Forbes states that the Accountability funds will be used pay for programs like Saturday Academy, Math Tutoring, Summer Enrichment Programs, this year’s the 9th grade PSAT’s, and the 2016-2017 agendas.

6:01- Mr. Forbes asks for a motion to accept the usages of the Accountability Funds for the aforementioned programs and agendas. Mr. Laverde makes a motion to accept and Ms. Kwak seconds the motion.

6:01-Motion passes

7. Mrs. Kirtman- Naviance

6:02- Mr. Forbes introduces Mrs. Kirtman 6:03- Mrs. Kirtman introduces herself and then asks everyone to go to the website connection.naviance.com/Nova.

6:04: Mrs. Kirtman goes over her PowerPoint that explains Naviance, the immediate benefits that students will be able to take advantage of while using Naviance, and the basic infrastructure of the website.

6:15- Mrs. Kirtman talks about FAFSA and Bright Futures and their dates.

6:18- Mrs. Kirtman explains the fact that the SAT scale has been changed. She states that it is now on a scale of 1600 and not the old 2400.

6:20- Mrs. Kirtman explains all of the pros and cons of Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement courses.

6:34- Mrs. Kirtman explains what Becca’s Closet is and how everyone can participate.

6:50- Mrs. Kirtman closes.

8. Mr. Crossman

7:00 Mr. Crossman introduces himself goes over his PowerPoint about the initiatives the school has put into place to get Nova high School back up to an A school. He then continues to go over the test scores and the gap between the Honors/ AP students and the Regular students.

7:15- Mr. Crossman provides the parents with a survey that rates their knowledge of school initiative and their purposes

7:21- Mr. Crossman closes

9. New Business/Old Business

7:22- Mr. Forbes mentions that there was an error in May of 2016’s meeting minutes where the funds were used from the “Accountability Funds” and should have read, “A+ Funds and Accountability Funds.”

7:25- Mr. Forbes asks for a motion to correct the May’s meeting minutes with the chages. Mrs. Kwak makes a motion to accept the changes and Mrs. Read seconds the meeting.

7:26- Mr. Forbes makes asks for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Laverde makes the motion and Mrs. Stevenson seconds the motion.

7:27- Meeting adjourned.