Community Forums

Whitney Young - October  1, 2008

Focused Discussion Area

Responses/Comments

CURRICULUM

  • Students can not keep up in major subjects – need & decrease in ESP

  • Middle grade students can assist with torturing in grades PreK-4

  • Where is foreign language in regards to scope & sequence?

  • How do we help 7th graders in French is they had no prior training?

  • Homework not being sent home?

  • High School: Not seeing textbooks brought home?

  • Are there clear guidelines for homework?
REVISED MASTER FACILITIES PLAN

  • When will Miles move?

  • Has a decision been made as to where the C.S.A. will be moved?

  • How can the community help? (Directed to Mr. Fields)

  • Why isn’t Willson on the map?
SAFETY & SECURITY

  • What measures are taken to reduce the numbers of students leaving our buildings without permission?

 Curfew tickets during school hours ($100.00 fine)

  • How can we deal with students breaking into our building (Emile B. eSauze)?

 Employee will give name to Chief Fultz

  • Are locker searches being done? Are we checking for drugs?

 CMSD picks High Schools with dogs, occurred twice last year.
Metal detectors are deterrents for drugs also.

  • What is being done about Sexual Predators?

 Not directly a CMSD responsibility. Chief Fultz received reports.
Photo machine will help because various databases are checked.

  • What happens if they are deemed an offender?

 If person is a parent, this could be an issue that would warrant person to be banned from school.

  • How difficult is it to change protocol? If there is an incident, can we leave the building?

 Yes! We will evacuate the building. Safety is first.

  • How can we get more security around our school? (Emile B. deSauze)

 CMSD has spent over 1 million dollars to improve schools.

  • Do you have officers patrolling outside the buildings?

 Security officers
Mobile Patrol (sworn, carry weapons)
Areas expanded
CPD are in our building also

  • Can you explain the employee background check process?

 FBI, Federal & Local background checks
Employees could be fired if they had criminal background
HB 190 requires extensive checks
SPO presidents also must get checked
There is rehabilitation clause also

  • Are people with Children Family Services issues/cases effected also?

 Not at this time.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

  • Process Explained

Wrap Around Services

- SP. ED.
- Psych Services
- Social Services

  • Student did not bring Code of Student Conduct home

- Open House – distribute

- 3 mailings in August

- Ombudsman Office explained regarding
  unresolved complaints at the school level

  • Peer Mediation discussed

  • Behavioral Contract

- Should be uses @ the school prior to using
  suspension
- Even teacher can use it
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS/RESPONSES

  • Graduation Rate?

  • Projected goal for next couple of years?

  • CEO invited to attend meeting for Special Education area. (Special Education Family Support Group)

  • Special Education group received accolade

  • We need to be able to attend multiple sessions during the community forums

  • Gifted & Talented….Number of scoring as such

  • Open House…Informed that there were no text books (shortage)– able to access on website

  • In-house suspension is not programmatic

  • Handbook sign-off

  •  Pacing charts not in schools

  •  Grandparents raising students. (Barbara Harris, 334-9676)