JFK Family Council Meeting
12/8/2021
Reunión Del Consejo De Padres
Share your name
Por favor puede compartir su nombre?
Share your child’s name/grade/teacher�Por favor puede compartir el nombre de su niña o niño? �Y el nombre de la maestra y el grado donde esta?
What is your favorite winter activity?
¿Cuál es tu actividad de invierno favorita?
What norms or expectations do you have for parent council meetings?
Que es lo que usted espera/ quiere de las juntas del consejo de padres?
Everyone has an opportunity to participate: make room for everyone to speak
Todos tienen la oportunidad de participar: haga espacio para que todos hablen
Listening respectfully
Oir con respeto
This is a place for parents to share concerns in an open environment
Este es el lugar donde todos los padres pueden compartir cualquier preocupación en un ambiente abierto
If you have an issue, this is a place to get support at the school level
Este es el lugar donde pueden recibir ayuda sobre asuntos y problemas escolar
Assume good intentions
Supongan buenas intenciones
Be respectful of time
Ser respetuoso del tiempo
Topics of Discussion:
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Family Council Name Change�
We call ourselves the School Family Council because we know that JFK students live with and are cared for by parents, grandparents, and other family members.
Nos llamamos el Consejo de la Familia Escolar porque sabemos que los estudiantes de JFK viven y son cuidados por sus padres, abuelos y otros miembros de la familia.�
The name 'Family Council' reflects our belief and invitation that all families and caregivers are recognized and invited to participate fully as members of the school community.�El nombre 'Consejo de Familia' refleja nuestra creencia e invitación de que todas las familias y cuidadores son reconocidos e invitados a participar plenamente como miembros de la comunidad escolar.�
Family Council Name Change�
In breakout rooms, please discuss:�En las salas de reuniones, discuta:
Take a poll
How do you feel about changing the name of the “Parent Council” to “Family Council”? / ¿Cómo se siente al cambiar el nombre del “Consejo de padres” a “Consejo de familia”?
An anonymous vote was taken via Zoom poll with a complete majority for the name change Family Council
Meeting Notes Regarding Name Change:
*Family Council Name Change
subcommittee has been discussing this name change to be more inclusive to all caregivers. Jen Douglas mentioned the idea came up from a school in Roslindale. They decided to change name to Family Council as they embarked on wider community efforts. The citywide parent council is also talking about changing to 'family' - not sure where they are in the discussion, but it's on the table for consideration.
A comment was made from Alison Moses regarding deeper next steps that should be taken. From Jen Douglas: The hope is this is just one part of the work the engagement subcommittee is doing is one easy step to do. Felt like an easy step to begin building relationships with the families that go to our school. Use this as a jumping off point to do engagement differently. Another project is equity protocol - thinking how to support JFK families and building relationships with one another. Interested in joining the Engagement and Representation subcommitee- email Jen Douglas: douglasjen@gmail.com, 617-999-9771 - Next meeting Tuesday, Dec 14, 8:45 am, probably via Zoom (though we meet outside when we can stand the temps)
Voted to officially change our name to JFK Family Council
Boston Salva a su Familia Campeona�
Please join Families 4 Covid Safety (FamCOSa), Boston Teachers Union, BPS nurses, Boston Education Justice Alliance, MassCOSH, and others for:
Rally/Vigil - Shining a Light on Covid Safety in BPS
Wed, Dec 15th at 4:00 PM
Mass State House (Beacon St.)
For more info: https://bit.ly/FamCOSa
Families 4 COVID Safety (FamCOSa) Updates /
Actualizaciones de Las Familias de BPS para la Seguridad de Covid
Únase a Families 4 Covid Safety (FamCOSa), Sindicato de Maestros de Boston, enfermeras de BPS, Alianza de Justicia Educativa de Boston, MassCOSH y otros para:
Vigilia y Manifestación - Iluminando la seguridad ante COVID en BPS
Miércoles, 15 de diciembre a las 4 p.m.
Casa del Estado de Massachusetts
a la calle Beacon
Para más información: https://bit.ly/FamCOSa
Families 4 COVID Safety, con’t.
Familias 4 COVID Seguridad, con't.
https://twitter.com/FamCOSa https://www.facebook.com/FamCOSa
Meeting Notes regarding Families 4 Covid Safety
Sarah Horsley: Over 20 schools represented (parents/grandparents/etc.), Open to students and everyone, it will be safe, battery operated candles, bike lights, etc.
"Want to put in a plug for the work Sarah and FamCoSa have been doing. They are surfacing key info about how the district is approaching safety and exposing substantial systems failures, plus building great alliances." - Jen Douglas
Here is a nice visual of the issues Sarah is talking about https://twitter.com/FamCOSa/status/1466834153501081604/photo/1
Updates�
Citywide Parent Council - Meetings 4th Tue of every month 6-8pm
Open to all BPS families!
Consejo de Padres de Toda la Ciudad - Reuniones 4º martes de cada mes 6-8pm. ¡Abierto a todas las familias de BPS!
Notes for Citywide Parent Council
Chitra's notes are embedded in the slides
BPS close contact defined at: unvaccinated AND within THREE feet (the assumption is everyone is masked)
276 JKF students are tested weekly, out of 339 students in the building (82% of families responded to testing...or not)
anyone else who is interested, you're welcome to join for our Families for COVID Safety meeting on Fri Dec 10 at noon. Go to https://bit.ly/FamCOSa (OR email sarah.horsley@gmail.com for the Zoom link)
Why isn't BPS going to track vaccinations?... Here's the article Sefira mentioned article: https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2021/12/03/covid-19-outbreak-at-curley-school-caught-us-by-surprise-says-boston-public-schools-superintendent
When there is a positive covid case: two options - Test and Stay or Quarantine. For Test and Stay, they do rapid and PCR testing
Nurses are not supposed to have to work on this, they were promised they could focus on diabetes, etc. NOT COVID. (come out & support the nurses on Wed Dec 15 at 4pm state house if nothing else!)
The Citywide Parent Council Meetings are open to any BPS family - They are usually the 4th Tue of every month from 6-8pm. Find out more info & Zoom link at citywideparentcouncil.org
Updates�
Updates from Seth: No magic number to trigger a school closure
6th grade being added - current 5th grade students will automatically be enrolled. Need to be creative with the space. Instead of science labs, science labs could be on carts and science teachers could visit.
$400,000 to spend in funds (Esser funds?) Trying to figure out how to use the funding - a reading specialist (other examples ---playgrounds/outdoor space/library/para professionals in some of the older grades - may not be able to pay para professionals in the long run, sustaining those salaries once the funds run out)
rom Citywide Parent Council listserv - list of which schools got what ESSER fund $ https://drive.google.com/file/d/18JtyaPJaJ0zW_3sty7YTm6ngffWlqGLK/view
Re Esser funds from Amanda Preston-Sicari: It has to be used in a way that can be shown to have a direct impact on closing academic opportunity and achievement gaps - they encourage things like coaches, curriculum changes, trainings/PD, equity work, additional staff, etc. you can of course make the argument that facilities issues perpetuate inequities but the feds are looking for more learning/classroom focused things
Reminder, any parent can attend the site council meetings (Zoom is typically shared by Dr. Copeland the day of. You can email jfkspc@gmail.com for the link) All times below at 4:30 pm
§ Thursday December 16
§ Thursday January 13
§ Thursday February 17
§ Thursday March 17
§ Thursday April 14
§ Thursday May 19
§ Thursday June 09
Upcoming Events
Open Discussion or Questions
Discusión abierta o preguntas
Update From Alison Moses: Grant written on behalf of Ms. Wyant/Ms. Caldas - construction unit in the spring (Just K2?)
Gift giving to teachers/paras for the holidays: Can't accept anything more than $50
Contact Information/Información del contacto�
Families 4 COVID Safety - Sarah Horsley �To sign up for more info: https://bit.ly/FamCOSa
https://twitter.com/FamCOSa https://www.facebook.com/FamCOSa
families4covidsafety@gmail.com 617-942-1075
Engagement and Representation Committee - Jen Douglas
douglasjen@gmail.com 617-999-9771
Upcoming Meeting Dates:
Site Council/Consejo del Plantel Escolar
Thursday, December 16 at 4:30pm
Jueves 16 de diciembre a las 4:30 pm
Parent Council/Consejo de Padres
Wednesday, January 12 at 7:30pm
miércoles 12 de enero 7:30 pm
https://jfkelementary.org/next-parent-council-meeting/
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