Title
School Community Relations Committee meeting minutes of September 18, 2015.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8:05am
II. ROLL CALL
Three members were absent, a quorum was not present and official business could not be conducted.
III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The minutes could not be officially approved due to lack of a quorum
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. Mission Statement Review & Adoption
B. SCRC Committee Business (the following items were discussed but no votes were taken):
1. 2016 Priorities & Scope
2. Committee 2015-16 meeting schedule and location rotation
3. Zoned Boundary Program Report
4. Westlab Expansion Report
5. School Improvement Programs (SIP) Report
6. “Little Carver” Initiatives
7. “City Beautiful” Schools Initiative
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Announcements, News, and/or Reminders:
1. The Commission-as-a-whole seat on the Committee is still vacant. Members were asked to think about possible candidates for the seat.
2. The partnership with Chamber Business & Education Committee is important. Andrea will serve as our committee’s primary contact with the CGCC and the BEC. SCRC members should plan to attend the following CGCC events/meetings: 10/15 - George Merrick Book Signing with Arva Parks at Books & Books, 11/19 - CG Schools Breakfast Meeting.
3. SCRC Marketing & Public Awareness
4. Stakeholder Meetings Report
5. The Chair will be assigning “Special Projects” to each Committee member in order to focus efforts on attainable goals.
B. Discussion
1. Facilitating tours of historic sites in Coral Gables for 4th and 5th graders to satisfy local history curriculum requirement
2. Discussed inviting MDCPS representatives to our next meeting
3. Heard from community members who attended regarding their concerns
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:33am
Next Meeting:
Next meeting will be on October 16th at Carver Elementary at 8:30am.