Notes+10.23.07

**Present:**
Ted Hall, Margaret Anderson, Brenda Michaelsen, Deborah Johansen, Tom McDowell, Chris Hill, Emily Davison, Melissa Noack, Julie Hutchinson, Jodi McGuire, Lorrie King, Suzanne Hamilton

Norms:
Engage in clear, open, honest communication among team members. Be open to consideration of others' ideas. Be clear about how we communicate with teams. Communicate the status of 'items brought by staff.' Balance whole-school perspective with advocacy for learning areas. State clearly how decisions will be made.

Agenda: 1. Check in (5 min) 2. Decide on notetaker (1 min) (Chris) 3. Review notes from last meeting (5 min) 4. Update re: Collaborative Inquiry–overview of reflections from Ted and Margaret and updates from Learning Area Leaders on work in the learning areas (10 min)

Very positive, having opportunity to choose groups Good energy around people's questions. Reminder: Due date Friday of this week Ted asked for check in about CI; are people in good shape? Deb: Are questions acceptable as is? Ted: If something seems out of whack we (Ted and Margaret) can get back to people.

5. Report back on the guidelines for computer use (10 min) Alice, Suzanne and Deborah worked on this...... Tried to focus on a lot of "Dos" and a few "Do nots" Change: "Store computer in your LOCKED gym locker." Lorrie: Should there be an order? Deb: school property should be summation. Discussion over "lid and moving body" Lorrie: Put DO NOT in front of everything.....Ted agreed Deb: Will be more graphically appealing Julie: feels it is a good sized list Ted--iChat? Deb: Alice said that teachers may be using it in a classroom setting so that's why it is afterschool "Do use iChat outside of school hours." Ted, what is next step with this? Emily suggested a "sticky" to put on their computers. Deb will work w/ Melissa on a design layout.

6. Items brought by staff members for the leadership team to consider (10 min) Rick Biskup brought a concern about who is in charge of the grade level advisor meetings? Deb remarked that she and Nancy facilitated meetings as the class coordinators. Margaret spoke about CEP/course registration...Beth/Brenda/Ted/Margaret help with that Julie: Why is there a meeting next week? What is the purpose of it? Margaret: based on feedback from staff about advance planning. the point is to get together as advisors...talk about how extended advisor is going.. Brenda: class advisor should facilitate meeting Lorrie: seems like a natural step that advisor facilitates those meetings Margaret: we have to remember that we have a lot of new staff who need to be educated about goings on...... Ted: Ted and Margaret could help with agendas with class advisors. Class advisors should initiate contact. Deborah: A lot of FYIs and information sharing Ted: Do what you need to do and end early if you're done! Suzanne: never felt left out since Beth and Margaret

Suzanne: Holly Tornrose had suggested a way to organize activities/facilities on Wednesday morning. Is there a calendar we could use? Emily: A spreadsheet hard copy in the office? Group feels that there could be something made on-line that is "real time." Ted: could calendar be embedded in YHS Staff? Suzanne will talk with Alice about what are options are..........

7. Next steps with **//The Art and Science of Teaching//** book. We will look at developing a plan for how to use this book with the whole faculty, in learning areas, and individually. (40 min) Ted: we will have 2.5 hours together at District Leadership Team meeting. How can we best utilize this book? HOMEWORK: Split the book up among us to read so we each have a chapter in addition to the chapter 2 assignment. Chapter 1: Melissa and Emily Chapter 2: Everyone Chapter 3 : Margaret and Lorrie Chapter 4: Suzanne Chapter 5: Everyone Chapter 6: Brenda Chapter 7: Tom Chapter 8: Deb and Jodi Chapter 9: Ted Chapter 10: Julie and Chris

Deb is going to prepare a template to use while we read the chapter. This will be due **November 6th** (meeting time changes to 8:15-2:15 because of LA conferences)

8. Next week’s faculty meeting plan (5 min) Ted: school safety...go over plan for "lockdown," evacuation, etc. Talk in small groups and raise questions Purpose is to lower anxiety, not heighten it maybe a half hour. Anything we need to review with the staff? Jodi: review about instructional support, LC teachers have information they would like to share with whole faculty; Jodi and Lorrie will work on a presentation for the 30-40 minutes remaining Tom: sounds like a lot of "sit and get" maybe we need some activities...movement, etc

9. Pass out National Staff Development Council survey for school leaders titled “Designs for Powerful Learning.” Complete the survey and get it to Ted by Friday and we will use this for our next meeting (5 min) We split up into two groups to discuss the survey

10. Discuss possible agenda items for next meeting, including NWEA-MAP testing next steps. Deborah: 1) What is role as a teacher leader? For instance, at Westbrook, teacher leaders observe teachers in their learning areas and give them feedback.

2) Is there a set of leadership traits by which we are being evaluated in the spring? What are Ted and Margaret looking at during spring in reflective meeting?