E. H. Sutherland Elementary School

10015 S. Leavitt Avenue
Chicago, IL 60643

773-535-2580
773-535-2621 fax

Catherine Gannon
Principal

Maureen Elwood
Assistant Principal

Ms. Annie Malone, Counselor/Case Mgr

Ms. Jeanmarie Ford, School Clerk

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LSC Minutes - 1/08/08

Sutherland Elementary Local School Council
Meeting Minutes
January 8, 2008
Sutherland Auditorium

1. The meeting began at 4:00 p.m.
2. Roll was taken; present members were: Michael Barnum, Melissa Ciezki, Rosalind Faulkner, Catherine Gannon, Susan Poole, Donna Somerville, Ron Traylor, and Charlie Zarzecki.
3. Minutes from the December 11, 2007 meeting were read and approved.
4. Principal’s Report- Ms. Gannon distributed a report.
   1. ISAT tests will be given March 3-14.
   2. The second session of the after school program begins January 9th and runs through March.
   3. This year the Illinois State Textbook funds have been designated for grades K-6.  The Sutherland allocation is $20,303.34.
   4. Individual meetings with teachers about the students in their classrooms have occurred.  The quarter ends on January 25th and report cards go home on January 30th.
   5. Teachers are continuing to work on curriculum alignment projects.
   6. The SIPAAA core team will meet on Wednesday, January 16th.
   7. The PAWS winter carnival was a huge success.  A special thank you to Kitty Carroll for coordinating the event.
   8. The PAWS team will meet with students next week for a kickoff of the new year.
   9. Work has begun on the Verizon cell tower
   10. On January 11th the newsletter will be available on-line only

5. Public Comment- none 
6. Delegate Reports
   1. PPLC (Curriculum)-nothing to report
   2. PTA- The PTA is looking for new officers for next year.  Parents Night Out and the Father/Daughter dance are scheduled for April.
   3. Building and Grounds-nothing to report
   4. School Climate-The sports committee will meet to review guidelines drafted two years ago.  A summary of allocations of sports program funds will be added to the guidelines.
7. New Business- None
8. Old Business
1. Uniforms- An official vote was taken to determine whether a uniform policy is needed at this time.  Seven members voted against moving forward with implementation of a uniform policy and one voted in favor of the move.
2. LSC SIPAAA training will take place on January 10th.  LSC Budget training will take place on January 17th

9. Executive Session- none
10. Public Comment-none
11. Next LSC meeting is February 13, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
12. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.