Instructional Council (IC)
Instructional Council (IC) is a representative group of department chairs, administrators, parents and students at the building level that meet every two weeks to address issues promoting student learning. The IC provides leadership and direction to the school's instructional program including evaluating new course proposals, classroom policies, current best practices, etc.
Department chair and administrator positions on the IC rotate dependent on position and contractual agreements. Parent rep positions rotate every two years.
Meetings are held every other Tuesday at 2:30 in Room 249 at Roosevelt High School during the school year. Meeting dates may be adjusted to accommodate school holidays and vacation periods. IC meetings are open to the public. Membership is not required to attend and participate in meetings. Everyone is invited.
Agenda items may be submitted by anyone to the IC Chair, Joanne Ryles jjryles@seattleschools.org via email or a note in her school mailbox by noon on the Friday before the meeting. Melissa Boswell (BLT chair), Brian Vance (Principal) and Joanne Ryles (IC Chair) formulate the agenda based on the items submitted. The curriculum issues are placed on the IC agenda and all others go on the BLT agenda. Some issues are discussed by both groups.
Students, staff, parents and community members are encouraged to attend meetings and join the BLT. Please contact the IC Chairperson, Joanne Ryles, jjryles@seattleschools.org if you have any questions about attending meeting or joining the IC. Tom Nolet, Language Arts department head, will be the IC Chair in 2008-2009.
Instructional Council (IC) Roster for 2007-2008
| Principal | Brian Vance | 252-4810 | brvance@seattleschools.org |
| Business | Liz MacLennan | 252-4850 | limaclennan@seattleschools.org |
| Counseling | Wendy Krakauer | 252-4836 | wrkrakauer@seattleschools.org |
| Family and Consumer Science Chairperson 2007 - 2008 |
Joanne Rylese | 252-4841 | jjryles@seattleschools.org |
| Language Arts Chairperson 2008 -2009 |
Tom Nolet | 252-4882 | tlnolet@seattleschools.org |
| Librarian | Pat Pawelak Kort | 252-4953 | ppawelakkort@seattleschools.org |
| Math | Judson Miller | 252-4930 | jjmiller@seattleschools.org |
| Performing Arts | Anna Edwards | 252-4948 | anedwards@seattleschools.org |
| PE/Health | Joellen Hathaway | 252-4840 | jshathaway@seattleschools.org |
| Interim Science | Kathy Olson | 252-4895 | kaolson@seattleschools.org |
| Social Studies | Cora Mackoff | 252-4889 | chmackoff@seattleschools.org |
| Social Studies | Karen Grace | 252-4922 | kagrace@seattleschools.org |
| Special Ed | Hal Johnston | 252-4954 | hjohnston@seattleschools.org |
| Visual Arts | Cecilia Otto | 252-4885 | cbotto@seattleschools.org |
| World Languages | Lynn Kodama | 252-4857 | lckodama@seattleschools.org |
| Parent Rep. No. 1 (Year 2 of 2 Year Term) |
Catherine Greer | gegreer@aol.com | |
| Parent Rep. No. 2 (Year 1 of 2 Year Term) |
Mary Neel | neelfam@earthlink.net | |
| ASR Student Body President | Daniel Espinoza |