Garden City Site Council Minutes
March 9, 2006

• Welcome and Introductions

Members present: Nancy Wavrin, Kari Lindholm-Johnson, Amy Watkins, Betsy Eernisse, Michelle Leopoldt, and Nancy Martinsen

• Approval of Minutes

Minutes for January 5, 2006 approved

• Priorities for Compensatory Funding and Staffing

GC plan must be presented to district office on March 20

New FTE rate has gone up to $77,407.20 - this will affect how far our Title I replacement dollars go- it won’t go as far as last year. Last year we were able to purchase 1.7 FTEs, this year it will only be 1.45 FTEs

GC has earned an additional 4 th gr. section because we had the highest numbers in district (we were over the district cap). This frees up 1.0 FTE from compensatory

Last year GC had 1.7 FTEs in para and other supports to the building

This year we will be losing some of our First Grade Prep. money due to adjustments at the state level

We have earned 3 district ½ day allocations and tentative First Grade Prep. money to come is estimated at 1.34 FTEs- but state does not send out actual amounts until July 1 st.

7.36 FTEs from compensatory funding

Staffing is still in progress

• Issue Form

Request for a space for volunteers

Space is limited school wide. It would require some creative thinking to find a space, perhaps a rotating space.

Volunteer hours have increased every month- though most volunteers are not directly related to students.

Revisit this topic

• Additional Items

Leadership planning Day is May 10

• Future meetings

4:30 April 6, 2006