April+7,+2014

Agenda for April 7, 2014 A few announcements Student Growth Measures Assessments May PL days Reflection Activity Learning Team Structure
 * Summer Advance - May 20th
 * Spelling Team
 * Legislature Decisions
 * Proposal from PHMS: Lexia and Reading Plus
 * Other
 * Bring any changes you've made since we met the last time

Notes: __ Attendance: __ Mary Frazier, Jason Kohls, Teresa Poulseen, Mike Bryan, Cindy Couchman, Jack Conkling, Jana Moler, Lynette McLean, Trisha Unruh, Mike Ellegood, Jennifer Keller, Randy Doerksen, Todd Fredrickson, Kim Fredrickson, Sarah Berblinger – recorder

May 20 (Tuesday) Summer Advance @Essdack. Will run from 9:00-3:00 with lunch brought in.
 * Summer Advance: **


 * Spelling Team ** – forming to work on district plan


 * Legislative Update: **
 * School Finance Bill -- ** Financially we came out ahead. Will fully fund LOB and capital outlay. New facilities weighting - if a bond is passed after July 1, no new facilities weighting. Due process was taken away for teacher tenure. Common Core was left alone.

What are we going to use as multiple measures to show student growth? We will have to report this to KSDE Will put a team together to explore this – more PD in May State Assessment data must be included. We can weight it.
 * Student Growth Measures: **

(Side note: Teachers Pay Teachers mess – Not sharing resources with colleagues for fear that they will sell it on TPT. We need to keep our eyes on the ball – what is best for student!)

Kim Fredrickson – report about Reading Plus and Lexia currently being piloted at PHMS. Usage for intervention and special education students 3.5 months of usage to report about – students have made significant growth. A lot of opportunities to read; reading rate; vocabulary study Good discussion and questions. There seems to be support for the idea of having curriculum at all levels to address student reading struggles.
 * Subscription Request: **

Mary suggested that in PowerSchool we could share information – “Inform” a component of PS, would allow us to track students and their progress.


 * May PD scheduling ** – times and locations still need to be worked out.

Diamond Pattern Strategy -- 1 to 2 to 3 to 1 “What are some things you did this year to create a positive caring classroom environment for your students?” • Reflection questions to use on May 5 – Mary has turned questions from the Instructional Framework into past tense form to ask teams to reflect.
 * Reflection Strategy: **


 * Change the structure of Learning Team ** – Plan is to go back to team leaders format; not have coordinators and facilitators. People from each school involved. Have 2 meetings a month – first would be leadership training; second meeting team/content.