HiCap Parents Council

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Minutes from 8/30/2017 Meeting

Discussion with Transportation department about this year's transportation for EAP/AAP students.
- Some is neighborhood then straight to school
- Others have neighborhood buses to neighborhood school then a transfer to EAP/AAP school
- email transportation@nsd.org to alert them to any safety issues or if you have not received transportation email yet
Discussion with HiCap Staff about the growth of program this year
- Regular winter testing, data sweep, analysis of past testing data and appeals resulted in hundreds of new kids offered spots in hicap program for this year.
- for last minute offers, students will receive services in home school with AAP/EAP guaranteed spot for next year.
HiCap Meetings for this year:
- Tuesday’s morning 10am-12 for Admin meetings, August 30, Oct 3, dec 5, jan 9, march 6, may 8, june 5
- Wednesday evenings 7-9 work for – not 2^nd Wednesday, Sept 20/27, nov 14/15/16, feb 7/6, april 4/18, June 20/12
HiCap Satisfaction data: top level data comparison from last time – results are much the same as 2 years ago with full program having positive feedback and in-school services having not as positive feedback, looking at the long answer questions
Timbercrest principal:
- No commitment for clustering
- No commitment for science and social studies hicap services
- Ask teacher directly first then escalate to the principal then Jen
Not yet identified and in school reps: identify yourself on facebook NSD hicap list, and lists of non-eap/aap schools and feel free to invent what your population needs. More kids now, so may be easier to find needs we can fill
Diversity group could work on Spanish translations for flyers
Walk to math ideas in elementary
Outreach for communication of testing dates should be upped
May have universal screening – cogat screener – this year. Would recommend grades 1 and 5