Notes+2.27.08

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2/27/08 Discussed the need for Learning Area team to meet....decided to change Monday, March 3rd to a Learning Area meeting, rather than a book group meeting.
 * Check In**

Jodi: note taker

•Rick's suggestion for time built into March 21 to work with learning area members Decision: We will take this into consideration when planning for the March in-service day.
 * Items from staff:**

•Rick's suggestion to share feedback re: in-service day with whole faculty and how this impacts a sense of community Decision: We will consider how to build in a whole faculty "community" piece when planning for the March in-service day.

•Tom: some people have shared concerns about copiers and other equipment not working correctly Decision: Because this is so important to our work here, there will be a concerted effort to make sure things are fixed as soon as possible as this equipment

-Some negative energy in book group; people were interested in other strategies; but overall everyone made a commitment -Looked at summer reading survey results - a goal and was very useful; went well -Engagement scenarios piece - went well though some didn't get written feedback from students -Book group is an excellent experience; great, sharing, talking, very open to trying new things etc. -Great conversations around scenarios; they were thought provoking though it was a little odd that they were added; a little bit of feeling like we are surveying kids to death -Prioritized a list of work to complete this year -Book group - many of the group had already read ch. 5, people had tried stuff and reported out; has gone well, overall. Use of the protocol has helped; haven't asked people how valuable it has been for them; -Some conversation about the amount of sitting for the whole day -Librarians k12 worked on a continuum and discussment of assessment of students and library use; Alice and Suzanne devised a survey for students around technology and engagment -Book group - lot of enthusiasm about using voice threads, people reported out and committed to work -Art k12 met- Gave an update on changes in curriculum; presented an instructional strategy around art history; update on partners in art learning grant which will no longer exist; overall, had a great productive morning -Overall, positive day; liked pace -Overall positive day, created survey monkey accounts, discussed summer reading surveys; common course work time; book group went well -Scenarios - could have used a little more background information on some of them; great conversations about the scenarios; had a discussion re: program review - discussed an honors level challenge; Rick shared student-made machine; book group went well -Even with a lot of advance planning there can sometimes be some challenges; engagement scenarios - felt like a lot of voices were heard; book group has been a good opportunity to meet with other people; revisiting strategies that we've tried has been useful. -Incredibly productive conversation/work around summer reading survey; structure of meetings has given an opportunity to work with many more people; -Leadership team analysis of the day matched the feedback that Ted and Margaret got; -One thought for the future is to consider watching the dateline technology movie at some time
 * Feedback from in-service day:**

-Art Learning Area reorganized their courses, content-wise there are few differences, the organization is different, art foundations will now be art fundamentals and will be a semester course -Chinese Language is in the program of studies but is pending the results of the grant application (largely as a result of student work) -There are three theater courses in the course of studies for next year; they will be semester classes<
 * Course of studies notes:**