CHPSPO Meeting Notes – January 18, 2011

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization meeting was held at Watkins Elementary School on January 18, 2011, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

1.   Middle School Collaboration Teams update (Eliot-Hine, Jefferson, and Stuart Hobson)

 Jefferson  (Update by Jason Townsend and Eve Brooks)

• Things all set to go for 6^th grade academy in a designated part of the school, element of phase in, phase out w/ grades
• Principal has not been hired for 6^th grade academy
• Collaboration team reps going to each school to encourage kids to attend from feeders.
• Applications will be required from each child (even from feeder schools)
• Recruitment campaign outside of the feeder schools
• Dual program approach – (6^th grade academy + 7&8^th grade will coexist). Good collaboration w/ existing school and budget of existing school along w/ 6^th grade academy
• 6^th grade academy will be IB from beginning, but 7&8^th grade students will have to test in to IB. Testing = proficiency
• Action – Jason Townsend to circulate write up of the structure of the Middle Years Program (IB MYP)

 Eliot Hine (Update by Suzanne Wells and Heather Schoell)

• Meeting every other week since teams were formed.
• Outreach to feeder schools (plan for letters to go out to each 5^th grade family encouraging to consider Eliot Hine, school representative to meet w/ 5^th grade classes, etc.)
• IB: Currently in “year 0” in moving toward IB MYP
• Plan to implement math test to 5^th graders to place students at appropriate math level in 6^th grade, and to offer remedial math over summer school, as necessary to get students prepared for 6^th grade math

 Stuart Hobson (Update by Clayton Witt)

• Trying to implement a math evaluation process for rising 6^th graders
• Collaborating with Eastern HS to set up continuity of curriculum from SH to Eastern
• Outreach to Ludlow Taylor and JO Wilson (feeders) to start ‘recruiting’ students.
• Eastern principal will be at Cluster PTA meeting in January

2.  CHPSPO Priorities and ANC Support Brainstorming Session (outcomes are still under discussion and will be posted soon – please check back)

 ACTION:

• Contact Claudia Lujan to come in to discuss Collaboration teams.
• CHPSPO Table at MS Fair – Clayton Witt and Heather Schoell.

Other News:  Article on Principal Skerritt to come out in February Hill Rag with information on plans for and the structure of Eastern. Open House on Feb 5. Noon to 2 PM @ Eastern

 Next CHPSPO Meeting:   February 22, 2011

 Upcoming Events:

• Saturday, January 22, 2011, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m – DCPS Middle School Fair, Eliot-Hine Middle School, 1830 Constitution, NE.
• February 5, 12-2PM. Eastern High School Presentation/Tour Open House with detailed information around Eastern HS curriculum
• Meeting with Vincent Gray on Middle School Plan TBD