MINUTES OF
KEY COMMUNICATORS MEETING
Tuesday, April 24, 2008

Present:  Joe Luongo, Connie Doheny, Lizz Nuzzo, Marnie Messeri, Lynn Nilsson, Josephine Ciocia, Lillian Romano, Lisa Hodulik,  Donna Wipper

Joe Luongo opened the meeting at 7:35 PM.

District:

Budget – If the school budget fails all non tenure staff will receive pink slips.  Mr. Luongo sent a letter to all kindergarten parents explaining what the budget is about and urging them to go out and vote.  Mrs. Cassidy meets with 12th grade students and gives the voter registration cards.  Any senior who wishes to vote can leave school as long as they have a note from their parent and it is the parent’s choice to return to school.  This met with some disagreement from the parents attending this meeting.  Parents felt that since the polls were open from 7AM – 9PM there was plenty of time for a student to vote and not an educational sound decision to give them time off to vote and the option to return to school. A data base is kept of pervious graduates and letters sent to them urging them to vote for the budget.

Distribution of Materials - There will be a revised first reading of a policy entitled “Distribution of Materials by Pupils and Staff”. Non profit organization identification number will be required in order to distribute materials throughout the school.  The Chief School Administrator has the authority to approve all flyers/bulletins/announcements that organizations submit to distribute to students and parents providing certain criteria are met.

Pediculosis Management Resolution _- There will be a first reading of a head lice/nits policy on April 17th.  There will be a district wide head lice screening at the beginning of the school year. Random screenings will be held the first week of January and first week after spring recess of each year by the Nurse or designated trained personnel.

Lincoln School:

Writing Folders - A parent had asked Mr. Forte for their child’s writing folder in order to review and help their child.  Mr. Forte said that they were not allowed to go home.  Mr. Luongo said parent should be allowed to see folders or make copies for the parent.  Mr. Luongo will speak with Mr. Forte.

Middle School:

Washington DC Trip - Parent questioned why a paraprofessional went to Washington DC trip when this paraprofessional is assigned to a sixth grade student.  This paraprofessional has an eighth grade child and went for free on the trip and was paid a salary by the district.  Parents stated that there were plenty of volunteer parents who would have liked to gone on the trip and would have paid their own way. Mr. Luongo said that he would look into this matter; he assumed she went in the capacity of staff for some reason.

Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.

Minutes submitted by Donna Wipper.