Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence.

Approval of Minutes from Mar 19, 2018

Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

KM Consulting

Presenting JISCH monthly Finacial Statement.

First Reading of the 2018-19 Budget

Just looking at next year budget so you can see how its formulated. We will look more in depth in May. This is based on the 2017-2018 trends and for 1600 students.

Open Enrolment

Recommendations from the Leadership Team

JICHS 2018-2019 School Calendar

Vote on the approval of next years calendar.

Leadership Report

Presented by Leadership Chair Sheli Ballard.

LEADERSHIP TEAM:

• The Leadership Team will begin to create a strategic plan for JICHS.  This process will allow up to evaluate our standing in areas such as communication, student achievement, & learning environment.  This data will allow us to set long-term goals for our school and outline strategies by which we will meet those goals.

MEDIA CENTER:

• Visited CRMS to introduce the JI Reads program and have our rising 9th graders select books. Each student may receive their own free copy.
• LOTS of research going on throughout the building; your support of the library budget allows for us to easily purchase materials both in print and online to meet these demands. We completed the school-wide research manual with the help from other departments and have been introducing it during PLC time. So, thank you again, for approving the planning time for teachers on Wednesday morning.

FINE ARTS:

• Band, Chorus, and String Orchestra took all of their ensembles to State Music Performance Assessments around the state in March.
• The JICHS Band received a Superior with Distinction Rating which is the highest rating an ensemble can obtain. All five judges in music performance and in sight reading rated our band as Superior!
• The JICHS Concert Orchestra received straight Superiors from all their judges in music performance and in sight reading at State MPA’s as well. (We don't have a "Distinction" rating in our division).
• JICHS Chamber Choir Received an Excellent rating at the Choral State MPA. This is an improvement since last year.
• Check out the JICHS Bands of the Island Facebook page if you don't already follow them. https://www.facebook.com/JICHSband/  They have posted recordings of their Pre Festival concerts there. Most have been shared on the JICHS Communications page already.
• Emily Adkins in our Art Department help us place 3rd place for Visual Arts in Division 4 for Quest
• IB Art students, Isabella Floyd and Lindsey Newton, who are both doing their assessments this year exhibited their work in the library on Tuesday, March 27. It was fantastic!

Athletic Report

Presented by Athletic Director Jeremy Holland.

Maintenance Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

School Leader Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

Principal’s Report 4/16/2018

2017-2018 Goal 1- JICHS will meet or exceed district and state averages on state-mandated assessments for the 2017-18 school year.

2017-2018 Goal 2- School Climate: Improve school climate by consistently communicating and reinforcing our behavioral expectations with students.

2017-2018 Goal 3 - Communication: To maintain an effective communication plan with all relevant stakeholders for the 2017-18 school year using a variety of media tools.

2017-2018 Goal 4- School Safety: Improve school safety by implementing recommendations from CCSD Department of Safety and Security and SLED during the 17-18 school year.

Academics/School Update of Events

3/19 JIReads- Author Speak assembly with Jason Reynolds. He is an extremely popular young adult author. His message of coming out of the inner city and finding his own voice through literature was an extremely powerful message to our students.

3/23 Wake Up Carolina assembly- The assembly went extremely well. Agent Sandoval and Agent Rape

(JI Resident) shared the DEA side of the drug crisis. The most impactful part of the assembly was the two recovering addicts that shared their story of addition. One speaker was Marchant Wood from the College of Charleston, Supervisor for the Collegiate Recovery Program. The other speaker was a recent college graduate from Virginia. They both gave real, authentic accounts of their struggles.

4/11 DUI Rodeo put on by MUSC was postponed due to weather. The event has been rescheduled for April 26, 2018.

4/14 Prom, A Red Carpet Affair, was at the Charleston Marriott from 6:30-10:30 pm. All students and guests were wanded and subjected to a breathalyzer test before entering. No one tested positive for alcohol. The event went extremely smooth. The students and guests really appeared to enjoy the experience. Thank you to Mrs. Quinn, Mrs. Barksdale, and  Mrs. Jessup! They did an outstanding job of planning the event. Thank you to the many staff members that attended and/or helped chaperone the event.

Fine Arts Recognitions

• Band, Chorus, and String Orchestra took all of their ensembles to State Music Performance Assessments around the state in March.
• The JICHS Band received a Superior with Distinction Rating which is the highest rating an ensemble can obtain. All five judges in music performance and in sight reading rated our band as Superior!
• The JICHS Concert Orchestra received straight Superiors from all their judges in music performance and in sight reading at State MPA’s as well. (We don't have a "Distinction" rating in our division).
• JICHS Chamber Choir Received an Excellent rating at the Choral State MPA. This is an improvement since last year.
• Check out the JICHS Bands of the Island Facebook page if you don't already follow them. https://www.facebook.com/JICHSband/  They have posted recordings of their Pre Festival concerts there. Most have been shared on the JICHS Communications page already.
• Emily Adkins in our Art Department helped us place 3rd place for Visual Arts in Division 4.
• IB Art students, Isabella Floyd and Lindsey Newton, who are both doing their assessments this year, exhibited their work in the library on Tuesday, March 27. It was fantastic!

Strategic Plan

The Leadership Team is working to create a 3-5 year strategic plan. The goal is have completed strategic plan by June 30, 2018. Below is an overview of the process.

Phase 1: Conducting Research

• Involve stakeholders
• Student Achievement Analysis
• Comprehensive Review of Archival Data

Phase 2:  Developing the Strategic Plan

• Mission and Vision
• Strategic Goals
• Objectives

Phase 3: Developing the Implementation Plan

• Execution
• Monitor Progress

Staff Professional Development- Spann

PD for April and May will utilize the ASCD Activate resource. Focus  1) PLC, engagement, rigor; 2) self-selected PD.

Technology- Matt Gilbert

• Recent focus in technology has been pc maintenance and virus management.
• Additionally, the tech team has been meeting with classroom technology vendors.
• Technology Committee is working on a 5-year Technology Plan.

Testing- Mrs. Spann and Mr. Neloms

Career Assessment- WIN Test Date April 17-18, all third-year students. The students will take test 1 and 2 on April 17 and tests 3 and 4 on April 18. Testing will be in the cafeteria and it will go from 8:30 am to 10:45 am.   

Enrollment Update 2018-19

●       Capacity is 1,600 students

●       District 3 8th Grade Students- 279

School Choice Application

9th Grade

121 - Accepted

16 - pending

26 - Waiting List

10th Grade

7 - Accepted

0- Waiting List

11th Grade

10 - Accepted

0 - Waiting List

8th Grades district 3 (Camp Rd, Buist, Haut Gap)

Total: 282

Accepted seat @ another school: 23

Total = 259

9th      121

10th       7

11th      10

Total     138

Rising 12 Grade- 343

Rising 11th Grade- 417

Rising 10th Grade- 432

Rising 9th Grade- 397

Projected Total 18-19

1589

Human Resources     

• We recently hired a new SCS, Valorie Roland.  
• So far we have hired 3 math teachers for next year.   
• Current vacancies for 2018-19: Math 1.67 (2 positions), engineering/PLTW, Family and Consumer Science, PE/Health.
• Student course requests will be complete by the end of April. Student requests and historical trends will be used to finalize staffing needs for next year.    

School Safety Update

Type of Search- Dates - Results

AM Wanding- 3/23, 3/28, 4/13 -No weapons or drugs were found

Classroom -none

Drug Dog- 3/29 -No weapons or drugs were found. No cars were hit on by the dogs.

3/23 Code Red Drill- a fire alarm was pulled after we went into Code Red. No staff or students left their classrooms.  We had excellent feedback from CCSD Security Officials and the Charleston Police Department.

3/29- Code Red was initiated because unknown person entered the building and could not be located. The Code Red lasted approximately 5 minutes.

3/30 CCSD Emergency Training- Code Red and Beyond. CCSD endorses Hide, Run, Fight. The training reinforced what we are currently training our staff and students to do during a Code Red.

4/10 Bus Threat- We received a real-time report through the Stop!t program that there were guns on bus SC24. Admin attempted to get more details from the reporter. Given the time, nature and circumstance, Admin and CPD decided to meet the bus on en route and conduct a thorough search of the bus and students. No weapon was found. The students arrived at school at approximately 8:05 am. Students were given passes to class and the opportunity to get breakfast.     

4/12 Garrett Metal Detectors Training- Admin, maintenance, and security staff were trained by the Garrett staff. The metal detectors will used to randomly screen students as they arrive. Staffing the devices remains the concern long-term. Admin will work through issues this spring. The goal is to have a plan on how we can best utilize the metals detectors for next year (learning to crawl-walk-run).      

Calendar of Events

4/17-4/18 WIN Test Date

4/24-4/25 WIN Test Make-up

4/26 DUI Rodeo- MUSC

5/10 NHS Blood Drive

5/14 Finance Committee Meeting

5/17 Renaissance Picnic

5/17 Senior Awards Night 7 pm

5/18 CPD vs. Student Basketball Game

5/21 Board Meeting

5/19 Teacher Recruitment Fair

5/21-6/1 Exam Window

5/22 NHS Induction Ceremony 6:30 pm

6/1 Last day for students

6/2 Graduation at 6:30 pm North Charleston Coliseum

6/8 Annual Law Enforcement and School Safety Training

6/11 Finance Committee Meeting

6/17-6/20 SCASA

6/25 Board Meeting

Executive Session

• Contracts- Fence/Gate Quotes & 
• Contracts- Payroll/ HR services 
• Personel- Staff issue, New staffing for the 2018-2019 school year
• Legal- Baseball Project
• Student Privacy - Student issue
  

Motions From Executive Session

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Next Meeting May 21, 2018 @5:30

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:36 pm