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January 17, 2019 Meeting Minutes
Members in Attendance: Jen Turner, Jenny Wright, Sam Bosbach, Dan Strollo , PK Shiu,
Haixia (Suzy) Wang, Emma Burtenshaw, Remy Coombs, Curt Barrentine, Jenny Wright
Note Taker: Liz Sharp
Approval of 12/20/18 Minutes: Approved
Principal's Report:
• The district has been working on strategic planning, with the goal that by the end of the
school year there is a draft ready. Last week, all schools reviewed the goals for strategic
planning and ran through an activity called Keep, Lose, Dream, Innovate in order to
gather data from staff.
• Site Council members went through the activity.
• Small scheduling group between the two middle schools will be convening. Starting with
the ideal schedule and then examining the program of studies.
• Work continues on discipline committee and getting data from the Panorama Survey.
• Project based leadership group has been working together to determine how to bring
more project based learning into the middle school,consistently and supported.
Staff Report:
• Nine additional staff were trained in collaborative problem solving. Plans to be worked
out and ways to incorporate the work from the discipline committee and safe and
supportive school group.
• Eighth grade history classes are planning their Mock Town Meeting activities, which are
planned for February and March.
Member Input:
• Discussion around teacher workload, scheduling, mentor/advisory programming.
• Diversity survey results have been concerning. Discussion on how to follow up with the
data and what actionable steps we will be able to identify.
• Chromebook concerns from parents. Staff hasn't heard the same concerns with not
working, but still need time to work out how to use it in the classroom effectively.
• Opportunities for town coaches to work with district teachers/coaches or coordinate
resources?
Adjournment 7:50 am
Next Meeting: February 14, 2019