School Council Meeting Minutes

12/3/14
Members Present: John Wiggins, Donna Ertzberger, Lisa Jarrard, Beth Swenson, Marissa Payne, Brian
Ivey, Tracy Giles
Presenters: Lynette Scheman & Allison Read

GAPSS Visit in on 12/10/14- The visiting team will be at Lanier on Wednesday & will be
compiling ratings on 12/11/14

CCRPI- new state accountability process. We will get scores for 2013-2014 in February
-Parents, staff members, and older elementary students take surveys that calculate our Climate
star rating.
-They survey information has been sent home in the school newsletter. Please encourage all Lanier
families to take the survey.

ASSIST Site
-Hall County will have a SACS visit in February
-The ASSIST site is a website that we use to upload all our documentation for accreditation.
-Mrs. Scheman reviewed the Self-Assessment results, executive summary & stakeholder survey
results

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

-4th & 5th grade students can currently bring their own device to school
-There will be a pilot class in the lower grade levels. If this pilot goes well, then next year ALL
students will be able to bring their own devices.
-The BYOD policy can be found on the Lanier webpage

Parent Communication
-Lanier utilizes several forms of communication. Please make sure that you check out the
following:
Newsletters
Parent Portal
IC Messenger
Lanier Website (Hall County Schools will soon have an app to link directly to school webpages)