Topanga Elementary Charter School     
Leadership Council Meeting     
March 31, 2005     

I. Roll Call/New Introductions

In Attendance: Liam Joyce, Nancy Spire, Marianne Bordier, Donna Wabnig, Amy Weisberg, Paul Astin, Erin Leeds, Lee Michaelson, Karla Morrison, Donna Workman, Marta Graves, Barbara Metzenbaum (was in the library)

II. Student Council Report: Given by Liam Joyce. No students were in attendance.

  1. Student Council will collect money donations from classrooms and decide where to donate the funds
  2. Student Council will decide on a date for feeding the seniors (after school hours)
  3. Student Council will decide on a Friday movie night date

III. Approval of Last MonthÕs Minutes:

Minutes for previous meeting of February 17, 2005 were approved by Lee with Karla seconding. All approved.

IV. Public Comments:

  • Lee spoke for S. Magdish about a tile fundraiser asking for Leadership to suggest a space.
  • Paul gives tentative approval pending a proposal of sites and a rendering including tile sizes to be brought to the facilities committee.

    • V. Committee reports: (changed agenda to let committees go before closed session.)

  • Technology committee update by Marta. Software discussed. Barbara mentions that there are things in the library already. Technology committee will investigate current things we have and look into purchasing new software. Staff development on April 21 about learning to burn CDs and trouble shooting in computer lab.
  • Long Range Planning-Survey results. We will bring results to the next faculty meeting so the staff can vote on whether or not to continue with this issue. It is not necessarily a dead issue and there could be buy in at a later date.

    • VI. Closed Session

  • Liam says he canÕt talk about a particular incident regarding a disciplinary action.
  • Erin wants to know if our school has the District Zero Tolerance policy?
  • Karla mentions that she wouldn't want her child discussed at a meeting and we shouldn't discuss particular cases.
  • Liam says discipline may be decided by the principal. Zero tolerance refers to fire arms.
  • Amy says we need to have written consequences for parents.
  • Nancy says we should have a list of possible consequences that may happen.
  • Lee brought the California Education Code Zero Tolerance policy copied for each of the members. Pellet guns are not classified as toys and are considered weapons.
  • Paul wants to talk about protocol and also wants to say that discipline consequences may be decided by the principal.
  • Liam say we canÕt have only one consequence. We need to consider each child individually.
  • Paul wants to know what the follow up is.
  • Leadership will have another meeting on Thursday, April 7th at 11:45 during lunch after the staff has met, to resolve this survey issue.

    • VII. Old and New Business

    1. Children's Music Workshop: Liam asked for another copy of the letter written to Mr. Newman
    2. Charter renewal-not discussed
    3. Budget-not discussed
    4. Behavior Plan/Discipline-not discussed
    5. Construction Update-not discussed
    6. Other issues-not discussed

    VIII. Announcements-not discussed

    IX. Next Meeting-April 14, no Agenda items were mentioned

    X. Adjournment

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