Acceptance of the Agenda The agenda was accepted with the addition of an item PPC (Fleming, Lopez).

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1 Murray Language Academy LSC Meeting DRAFT Minutes December 9, 2015 Library Present: Christopher Chung (Community) Linda Covington (Staff) Chelsea Dervin (Parent) Tracey Fleming (Parent) Leslé Honoré (Parent) Nkrumah (Nik) L. Hopkins (Parent) Antoinette Laws (Teacher) Brian Lopez (Teacher) Timothy McGovern (Parent) Gregory Mason (Principal) Michael J. Scott (Community) Monica Torres-Linares (Parent) Absent: Prior to the meeting, Marcus Pittman of LSC Relations met with members of the LSC to answer questions about the principal evaluation process in general. Mr. Pittman advised the LSC that this would not be a violation of the Open Meetings Act as long as the members of the LSC did not use the gathering to discuss the business of the Murray LSC; he sees no problem for any number of LSC members to be present and asking general questions. The meeting was called to order by Chair Leslé Honoré at 7:02pm. Acceptance of the Agenda The agenda was accepted with the addition of an item PPC (Fleming, Lopez). Acceptance of the November Meeting Minutes The minutes of the November 14, 2015 LSC meeting were approved unanimously (Torres-Linares abstaining as she was not present) as submitted with minor editing (McGovern, Lopexz. Committee Reports 1. Principal's Report: Mr. Mason first introduced Nancy Baum of the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference. The HPKCC Schools Committee works with neighborhood schools including Murray. Nancy can be reached by at nbbaum1@gmail.com. Mr. Mason then gave the principal's report (see attached). The appeal of the Board's decision to cut a Special Ed position was successful; no positions will be cut. 2. CIWP: Tim McGovern: no meeting was held last month. CIWP will be reviewed in January or February. 3. Budget & Finance: Christopher Chung: the committee met on Monday and reviewed internal accounts and bank reconciliation statements. They also reviewed three budget transfer requests which will be presented below in new business. Mr. Lopez asked if the calendar can be arranged so that the PPLC sees the budget transfers before they are brought to the LSC. A suggestion was made that the committee calendar be set in such a way that the PPLC meets prior to the Budget

2 Committee which meets prior to the LSC meeting, and that Mr. Mason will endeavor to provide prospective budget transfers to the PPLC on this timeline. 4. Principal Evaluation: Tracey Fleming: The process is ongoing. 5. PPC: Antoinette Laws: The monthly meeting's main topic of discussion was the strike vote, which will be held this week. The earliest strike day would be March 17. A 75% vote in favor would authorize the CTU leadership to call a strike if they deem it necessary. 6. PPLC: Brian Lopez: The committee met with Mr. Mason on Tuesday and discussed extending language arts block, recess times, and 7 th -8 th grade World Language. 7. PTO Report: No report. 8. Staff Relations/PSRP (Paraprofessional School Related Personnel): Linda Covington: No meeting this month. 9. Committee on Parent Engagement: Nik Hopkins: No report. 10. Community: Leslé Honoré: No report. Old Business 1. There was no old business. New Business 1. Budget transfer requests. A motion by Hopkins (second: McGovern) to approve the attached budget transfers passed unanimously. Public Participation 1. Ms. Sinkevicius raised some concerns about PPC and PPLC and LSC member decorum. 2. Amina Jackson asked for information about the debate team. There is an upcoming tournament. Parent judges are needed, as are snacks. 3. Marcus Pittman asked Mr. Mason if he had received information about training of LSC election judges; Mr. Mason confirmed that he had. Next Meeting The next meeting of the Murray LSC will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 7:00pm in the Library at Murray Language Academy. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:18pm. Respectfully submitted, Michael Scott, Secretary

3 Budget Transfer Funds Request Request 1 Transfer $24,500 to purchase: December 9, 2015 Additional afterschool support..... $3, Total: $3, Original allocation(s): These funds are sitting in a miscellaneous budget line; the funds came to Murray via the department of transportation. This is the last installment of a two-year supplemental grant. Request 2 Transfer $2, to purchase: 10 Chromebooks for the French classroom...$ Total: $ Original allocation(s): These funds were originally earmarked for the World Language department to purchase textbook and supplies; the French teacher is requesting technology support. Request 3 Transfer $ to purchase: 1. Purchase additional afterschool support..... $1, Total: $1, Original allocation(s): These State funds were added to our budget based on our Student enrollment on the 20 th day of school.

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