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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-03-04-BOWMAN-minDr. May Anton Principal To: Town Clerk Re: Please Post Lexington Public Schools Bowman School 9 Philip Road Lexington, Massachusetts 02421 manton @sch.ci.lexington.maus Tel: (781) 861 -2500 Fax: (781) 861 -2315 Bowman School Site Council Minutes Friday March 4, 2016 7:45AM- 8:45AM Bowman School Center Conference Room Members in attendance: Mary Anton, Beth Glick, Sarah Leveque, Seth Moeller, Melinda Webster Loof, Alison Stevens, Melissa Abraham, Joshua Curhan Agenda: I. Announcements (and updates) • Homework update (in process) • World Language update (next year planning year) II. Public Comment (on topics not on the agenda) III. Student Reassignment Considerations, Updates and Next Steps • Tuesday, March 8th, APP Geo presentation to the school committee with three scenarios • Saturday, March 12th - community and family members will hear the APP Geo presentation at Estabrook • Wednesday, March 16th meeting at Diamond • April 26th, School committee to make a decision IV. Professional Learning at Bowman • Presentations at Conferences o A group from Bowman will be presenting at the Alumni of Color Conference at Harvard Graduate School of Education on 3/5/16 on "Opening Up Spaces for All: Cross - Cultural Conversation and Conflict in a Diverse Elementary School" o Upcoming — Massachusetts Elementary Principals Association Conference — May 2016 two presentations • Building a Culture of Trust • Difficult Conversations Across Cultures: Listening, Learning and Finding Common Ground • Math Professional learning o Second year of school wide look at differentiated Math o Workshop model o Looking at teacher and student math talk o Specifically moving to open ended questioning and probing of thinking over getting the answer • Lab Wednesdays o Job embedded professional learning o Focus on either math or literacy o Discuss and investigate as a group o Move into classrooms where teachers try out parts of lessons and debrief