Frederic Watson ES
Virtual SOT Meeting
September 22, 2020
Meeting was called to order @ 3:40 pm by Secretary Melissa Castellano
1.0 Roll Call - Attendees were: Melissa Castellano, Silvia Silva, Dori Lombardi, Kristi Gines, Deborah Beccar, Shawn Nielsen, Dan Davis
2.0 Minutes - Review of the meetings from August 26th meeting. Motion to approve the minutes by Mrs. Lombardi, motion seconded by Silvia Silva, approved unanimously
REVIEW ON PAST ITEMS
New budget details to discussed during next agenda item
Parent and staff input to be discussed in next agenda item
4.0 NEW ITEMS
4.1 School Budget Update 2020-2021
Enrollment is slightly lower
State cut just under $100 per student in funding
Overall in good shape with current budget, carryover and attrition money
Able to keep RBG3 and strategist position
Would like to hire a FT licensed Social Worker to help support students
May need to add a 2nd grade teacher and another 5th grade teacher
Also would like to increase in SPED facilitator hours
4.2 Distance Learning Update
Overall feeling of distance learning becoming smoother as the days continue, teachers are doing an excellent job handling parent concerns, and tech issues
Parents have mostly been super supportive
Google has made some improvements which has helped
4.0 Public Speaking Period – No one signed up for public speaking
5.0 End of Meeting - Motion to adjourn by Dori Lombardi, seconded by Kristi Gines. All in favor, meeting dismissed at 4:29 pm.
