George Washington Elementary School
Local School Improvement Council (LSIC)
Meeting Minutes — September 18, 2026
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: GWES Room 103
Members Present
Courtney Scott
Janice Luikart (via phone)
Samantha Coleman
Pamela Higginbotham
Rachele Jeffries
Absent: (Hope Wilson, community member)
1. Student Achievement & Academic Support
Reviewed beginning-of-year i-Ready data, student growth goals, and academic progress.
Discussed sending i-Ready reports home to families.
Third Grade Success Act: Continue monitoring student progress and identifying students needing additional support.
Critical Skills Tutoring: Discussed expanding tutoring opportunities to include second-grade students.
Accelerated Reader (AR) is tentatively returning.
2. School Climate & BLUE Incentives
Reviewed the school-wide BLUE behavior plan and student incentives.
A school-wide Pop-Up Dance was planned for the following week
Discussed quarterly, midyear, and end-of-year celebrations and incentives.
Explored fundraising opportunities to support student rewards and activities.
3. Attendance
Discussed current attendance concerns and ways to improve student attendance.
Considered using a school carnival as an attendance incentive.
Discussed end-of-quarter pop-up rewards coordinated by Corey.
Emphasized improving school culture and attendance through positive recognition and low-cost incentives.
4. LSIC Input & Next Steps
Continue gathering ideas for affordable student incentives and pop-up celebrations.
Share suggestions for improving school culture and attendance with other school committees.
Explore fundraising opportunities to support student incentives.
Continue monitoring academic growth, attendance, and school-wide behavior initiatives.
We need more members for LSIC.
Determine bylaws and vote at the next meeting.
Next Meeting
December 2026 — Date to be determined.
Meeting Focus: Continued review of student achievement, attendance, school climate, and progress toward school improvement goals.