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Agenda - October 27, 2008
Minutes - October 27, 2008
Strategic Planning Committee
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Agenda
Monday, October 27 @ 9:30AM
Superintendent's Office
A.Update on Action Team Work/Summer Work
B. Committee Role and Goals for Upcoming Year
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Long Range Planning Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
Meeting Minutes
Monday, October 27, 2008
Present: Karen Burke, Trish Brigham, Alan Hawkins
I. Update on Action Teams
Alan provided the following summary update:
a. Curriculum Team- this is most active committee, the "CIA" team, currently working on Curriculum Management Plan. Alan is now driving this work, due to absence of Curriculum Coordinator.
b. Data Committee- this committee is awaiting decision on their CEEF grant application for the Datawise software, which is a key component of the process for collecting and analyzing data so that it can most effectively inform instruction. The new hire in the Technology area is ready to focus on this if the grant goes through. If it does not, a "Plan B" will need to be developed.
c. Climate Committee- no action
d. Supervision and Evaluation- A new chair needs to be identified for this committee. Several aspects of the Curriculum Management Plan currently under development, relate to this Sup. & Eval. The DLT has done some work in this area, and has developed a plan/tools to review teachers which is less cumbersome than the process currently in use. They will implement this plan and review its effectiveness. There is a need to find some way to incorporate parent and student feedback in an objective and meaningful manner. There is a CEEA sub-committee which periodically meets with Alan, and this may be a topic which this group can pursue.
e. Professional Development Committee- Alan is now chairing this committee again, due to absence of Curriculum Coordinator. The focus of the committee and the professional development funds being spent, at this point is in support of the curriculum development work. There was discussion about the importance of professional development for administrators, including Alan, as well as the Board.
f. Calendar Committee- Last year's committee will be meeting in November to review the impact of calendar changes. Feedback will be provided to the current year's committee once it is formed.
II. Strategic Planning Committee Role and Goals
a. Strategic Planning Committee, as one of School Board committees should focus its work to more closely align with the District's goals. Overall, we would recommend a review of current committee structure to see if this is the case. Efforts might be more effective if targeted on district goals, rather than diffused in many directions. There should be a meshing of Board goals and District goals.
b.Meetings- discussion around importance of new board member orientation ( required by law, and also a form of professional development for board members) meeting and a goal setting meeting which builds on what was discussed this past January. Follow-up meeting with DLT for goal setting/sharing would be important too.
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