Operations Minutes: January 25, 2005

Members Present: Cindy Sainz, Don Cataldo, Theresa Hilkey, Dennis Biggerstaff
Guests: Krystal Wu, Xin Xin Lee, Boon Tran, Loren Rogers

New Business:

APISU – wanted to use aerobics room or some other space, to practice for a performance to present at an assembly. Proposal is to do this in the gym, February 17 or 18. This could be during lunch or on an assembly schedule. This would need to be done before the Asian Celebration. The performance would include martial arts, Lion dancing. After discussion, it was decided to go with a 55-minute assembly schedule on February 17, a Blue day. This would take place in the gym. They would also sell food during Winter Fest.
Geography Club – asking to do a fundraiser for HIV alliance, as approved at the last meeting. There will be an information table and they will sell floats and possibly other treats during the week at lunchtime.
Reminder that we have a late start on February 2nd for a staff development session.

Read by Dennis & approved. Some concern expressed about the Valentine Day chocolate activity. We will go ahead as approved, but look at this more carefully next year.

February 16, there will be a North, Sheldon, South, Churchill meeting of Leadership students to discuss tsunami relief and community service. This will take place at 7:30 a.m. at North. One proposal for the Tsunami relief fund is to hold a concert with food in Alton Baker Park at the amphitheater in May. They would also sell Tsunami bracelets. Key Club received an award from United Way and they would like to place the plaque in a prominent place in the building.

We discussed the possibility of changing the assembly schedule to move assemblies to a different time of day. Dennis will bring choice to the next meeting for the discussion to continue when all members are present.

Corey -- BSU would be interested in presenting facts about Black History during February, and to stage an assembly around "The Beauty of Blackness.” Various options for dates were discussed. This will be discussed under “Old Business” next week.

Cindy brought up the parking situation again. Sophomores are parking when they do not have passes. We could make a general announcement to remind sophomores that they are not allowed to park on campus; more tickets will be issues. Hareem suggested that some passes are also being copied.

Some concern about administrators and counselors dropping students from classes at this point in the semester. Cindy reported that happens only rarely. This often happens though SST, so Cindy will bring this up to improve communication. Students should not be dropping without a drop slip, but sometimes students just stop going to a class. Counselors and administrators are certainly open to discussing this when anyone has a concern.

Reminder to teachers to nominate for the New Improved Student-of-the-Month programs (forms are in your box).