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Nancy Neal Elementary
SBDM Committee Meeting
March 17, 2015
Meeting Minutes
The Nancy Neal Site Based Decision Making committee was called to order on Tuesday, March 17, 2015
at 4:02 p.m. in the Nancy Neal library. Committee members present were: Jana Arneel, Tamara Bounds,
Brandy Buck, Lena Kawar, Bonnie Liakos, Robin Luecke, Shedera Morrison, Mary Muro, Jolene Prust, Rob
Romaguera, Chuck Roberts, and Donna Shores. Others who were in attendance were Joanne Baylis and
Taleisha Taylor.
Members who were not present: Betsey Backman, Ricky Lightfoot, Monique McGrew, Tameka Patton,
Tammy Rountree.
Rob Romaguera welcomed all members to the meeting. The January minutes were read by Rob
Romaguera and reviewed by members. There were no corrections. Rob Romaguera reviewed the
College and Career Readiness Plan, “every child deserves opportunity to be educated in a way that
prepares them for college.” He also presented information on No Excuses University. Explanations were
provided as needed. He also talked about the Nancy Neal Elementary student achievement and mind
set for our campus in reading writing, and math. A short video was shown on Advanced Academics and
what is offered here in MISD. Taleisha Taylor presented information over parent panel and what all it
entails. Questions from the group were answered fully by Taleisha Taylor. Rob Romaguera discussed
the theme of our district and looking at it as a whole and related it to the progress that we are making
towards our CIP. Joanne Baylis reviewed benchmark data from this year along with STAAR results from
last year. She gave the group a break down which showed strengths, weaknesses, and which areas still
need work. Lena Kawar reviewed a blue print of the math benchmark data and it was broken down into
categories for each 4th grade class. Explanations were provided as needed. Mary Muro and Joanne
Baylis reviewed information from ISIP/DRA reading levels, Moby Max, and ISTEEP. For those who were
not familiar with these programs, explanations were provided as well. Rob Romaguera closed the
meeting with questions, comments, and concerns.
The next SBDM meeting is scheduled for May 26, 2015
The meeting was adjourned at 4:58.