WA School Council Minutes
Westford Academy School Council
Thursday, January 25, 2024
7:45 AM - 8:45AM
Principal’s Conference Room
In attendance: Hansen Shieh, Mia Votano, Mark House, Christine Schurman, Russel Coward, Michele Curtis, Kristen Morris, Amanda Welch, Dan Twomey, Lauren Clark
Agenda:
Approve minutes from last meeting (12/14/23)
Midterms
Student feedback
PROS: half days to study, the weekend before a tough G block.
Thoughts: put a weekend between ABCD and EFG?
Variety of questions (multiple choice/open response)
Teacher feedback
MLK day, 2 no test days, ABCD two days of midterms, weekend, EFG midterms
Budget
Level services budget moving forward
Local group in favor of PROP
Redistrict in the future (?)
Blocksi
Student-monitoring system that allows/denies access to certain websites or subscriptions
The algorithm currently picks up keywords/phrases
Who should get the notification after school/on weekends?
Parents can sign up now, but it’s not advertised
Voluntary? Roll out the process in stages
What level of privacy do the students have?
What about legal counsel?
What are other districts using for applications and if they use BLOCKSI how are they working with it?
Staff and home work well together in Westford