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Welcome!

Members will respect the opinions of others and be considerate of differing points of view;
Only one person will speak at a time; no side conversations
Discussion and decisions will be limited to topics that are within the scope of the SAC responsibilities and on the agenda
Each committee member will have an equal voice.
items outside of agenda will be placed in “Parking Lot” to be revisited at end of meeting, if time allows, asynchronously via email, or at a future meeting.
Members will reach a consensus whether “parking lot items” merit further discussion based on scope of SAC responsibilities.
Each agenda items will be assigned time limit, with time keeper for each meeting. Unresolved items will be put in parking lot.
Members will follow the GROW Framework to guide SAC discussions

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Celebrations & Principal’s Update

Anna Feis’s application for Community Representative accepted. Welcome Anna!

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Agenda Review

Reports: DAC & SLC
Old Business

Review of UIP Implementation

New Business

Complete SAC Responsibilities Inventory
Review Family Engagement Plan
Budget 24/25 SY: Priorities for BES & context, SAC recommendations
Review Recommendations from Dual Language Education of New Mexico

Adjourn

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Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting

No comments received for changes as of 4/9
Motion to approve

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DAC Update

Wrapping up year-end.
Presented to the BOE on the Budget a month ago
Seeking community member(s) and Latino representation
Math curriculum: first year the entire school district is on the same math curriculum

Looking at how that has most likely affected teacher retention, and most importantly, student performance.

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Update from SLC

RFOV: “Spruce Up Your School”

Friday 4/26 during school, involve kinder and 4th grade (tentative)

Wish for Wheels- Friday 4/26, 2nd Grade
Movie Night Finalized!
Parent Book Club- moved to August
Teacher Appreciation Week- May 6-10
4th Grade Transition
Leftover Budget- AV for gym?

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DLENM recommendations:

More oracy practice across the board, but specifically for our L1 English students learning Spanish - BES has focused our PD this year on oracy practices specifically during our ERW time. Teacher observations & coaching is followed up to ensure these practices are implemented.
Increased Rigor in classrooms. - Currently looking at the structure of LB and how to ensure all students are getting what they need. Continuing to work on Learning & Language objectives in all classrooms.
Better curricular Materials (especially in Spanish) - Upcoming Estrellita support for the 24-25 school year for Spanish phonics program, including teacher training & coaching.
More Family Engagement & Communication on DL program

SEAL PD on family engagement - bringing practices to the 24-25 school year such as DL family nights in the fall with cultural activities to share together as a community.
BMS DL plan for 24-25 - BMS sending out a communication this week. Will make sure BES families also get this comm
Update BES website on DL program, add more resources for families.

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Review of UIP Implementation

SAC members share general sense of whether UIP is being advanced/impeded by leadership, personnel and infrastructure, regarding specific action steps
To what extent were observations from SAC discussions reflected in the school newsletter and in formal reports principal submitted to district documenting progress?
How might SAC change the way it discusses implementation of the UIP?

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Unified Improvement/Performance Plan

CDE Official Performance Rating

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UIP- Quick Review

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Review of UIP Implementation (Informational)

What is happening now? Discussed in previous meetings
What are some of the problems we regularly experience? Previously discussed
What challenges do we anticipate in the future?
What improvements are most critically needed?
What are the changes we need to make, if any at this time?

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Review of UIP/UPP Implementation

Insight from SAC Manual

Did SAC advise & submit recommendations to principal as required by law?
SAC makes recommendations for following year based on the perceived success of recent improvement efforts and persistent patterns in data
Parents/Community Members/SLC develop action plan to support school development, as necessary

Continued…

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SAC Responsibilities Inventory

Group review of SAC Responsibilities Inventory sheets.
If “no” responses, set action items so it can be a “yes” going forward

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Family Engagement Plan

Breakout exercise (7 minutes)
ID strengths, gaps, opportunities (5 minutes)

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Budget Discussion

The question to keep in mind…

Based on presented information, does SAC have recommendations on Future Year Spending & Updating Specific Priorities?

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Budget Discussion (Cont.)

Are there any shortfalls BES regularly experiences?
What big expenditures do we anticipate in the future?
Where is additional funding most critically needed?
Do budget surpluses stay within BES and rollover to the next fiscal year, or do unspent funds go back to the district for reallocation?
How will enrollment projections for 2024-25 impact the budget and staffing?
Are there any adjustments BES needs to make for the coming school year?

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“If We Had a Million Dollars (Or Three), What Would BES Do?”

Deeper, consistent PD with follow-up: compensating teachers for training, following up, implementation
Person to analyze/synthesize data for us
Role of potential grants to fill this gap?
Open Discussions to SAC budget recommendations- formal recommendations to be voted on.