Notes+2.5.08

Ted Hall Jodi McGuire Suzanne Hamilton Tom McDowell Deborah Johansen Claire Evrard Emily Davison Melissa Noack Julie Hutchinson Lorrie King
 * Present**:

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.

Suzanne took notes.
 * Notes:**

1. Items brought by staff members for the leadership team to consider -- Melissa reported some confusion about collecting student feedback on engagement (#8 on Ken's instructions) for our district meeting on March 4. Claire said that the Math department decided on four common questions that all math teachers could use. Melissa was planning to summarize the findings gathered by her learning area teachers. Modern language LA has distributed three exemplars of exit slips. Film policy. Deb asked about the new film guidelines. Here is some clarification: Teachers should be sure to plan ahead in order to allow enough time for the process. Report cards. The delays have been caused by the need to make corrections on comments,verifications, etc. The report cards will look great. All commented that the font in the comment boxes is so small that it is very difficult to edit on the screen. Paula has made a button to allow parents to print their own report cards. We should be able to use that next quarter. 2. Feedback from learning area leaders re: Monday’s faculty meeting. What progress have we made in terms of trying the action steps in Chapter 2? -- In general the feedback was positive. A several individuals reported feeling that this work felt fragmented and unrelated to the other work for the year. Claire reported that it is not that this work isn't connected, but that the task feels like another 'add-on.' The timing of the Feb 4 meeting may have contributed to some feeling fragmented. There are a lot of other things on our plates. 3. Feedback on Inservice Day Agenda -- Ted presented a tentative agenda and a tuning protocol. Using the feedback provided, Ted will continue work on the agenda. 4. Share ideas for use of time in learning areas during inservice day. //We didn't have time to address this.//
 * Even for 18-year-olds, information must go home to parents.
 * Even if only a clip is shown, the policy will still be in effect.