HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-05-2022 Fairhope Public Schools Commission Meeting MinutesFairhope Public School Commission
October 5, 2022
J. Larry Newton Elementary School
Members present: Robin Coleman, Amy Foley, Paul Hannon , Joe Kelley, Carrie Mclemore,
Danielle Mashburn-Myrick, Hill Robinson, Miranda Schrubbe,
Members Absent: Cornelius Woods (excused)
Principals present: Carol Broughton -Fairhope East Elementary; Julie Pierce -Fairhope West
Elementary; Patrice Wolfe & Brandon Clay -J. Larry Newton Elementary
J. La r ry Newton Elementary Faculty/Staff: Laura Ruth Hunter-Instructional Coach; Sarah Saltee
-Instructional Coach; Alana Henderson -Intervention Teacher
City of Fairhope : Corey Marti n
Guests : Gary Gover
Ms. Hunter, Ms. Henderson and Ms . Saltee gave an overview of the intervention efforts at J.
Larry Newton Elementary, describing the testing and various types of targeted intervention
indicated based on the test results . Students who demonstrate proficiency and do not need
intervention are provided enrichment activities. The level of intervention being provided would
not be possible without the special tax funding.
Meeting was called to order and the minutes from the September meeting were approved.
Cont i nued discussion took place regarding the development of a "report card " to demonstrate
the benefits of the 3-mill tax proceeds.
• Suggestion was made that the commission host an open house to which the public
wou ld be invited to learn about how the funds are being used and how students are
benefiting, either in addition to, or instead of, a presentation at city council work
session.
• It was also suggested that the impact of the funding be highlighted year-round through
such things as articles i n local parents' magazine and communications to parents from
the schools (i.e ., in letters to parents regarding i ntervention services their students
receive that are funded with the tax money).
• Julie Pierce shared additional data from ACAP testing that was in a comparable format.
New system called Data Insights is being implemented by the county, which will provide
more ways to extract and compare scores/data going forward .
Patrice Wolfe informed the commission members that she will submit an additional funding
request at the next meeting for professional development. Funding would allow one of the
instructional coaches to attend an in -person instructional coaching workshop presented by top
professionals in this field , then bring the information back to share with her pee r s at JLN.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:30 . Next meeting will be on November 2nd at 4 :30 at Fairhope
M i ddle School.
Respectfully submitted by M i randa Schrubbe