DistrictInstructionTeamMeeting

The Instruction Team, through professional learning, facilitates student

achievement. Data driven PD encompases instruction, learning supports and

management components as lenses for decision making.

September24
October22
November19
December17
January28
February25
March25
April22
May27

Calendar

of all District Instructional Team meeting dates, times, and locations

September24
AGENDA
SEC:3:154:15ELEM:4:205:30
Welcome&Introductions(
highlightyournameinGREEN
ifyouareinattendance
)
andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz

HC

EmilySmeltzer
,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava,
StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree
,
AmandaWithers

WW

JohnBauer,
DyanOtten

OGM

PattiArteel
PatiArteel

OLM

KarenQualeyBrendaBeckerJaneLescarbeau

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

BeckyAnderson

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

StServ BethStenglein
,
RuthMurray
Admin

DebHolman,
BrendaBecker
,
NaidaGrussingNeitzel,ChrisChristenson

ESC

JeffAamot
,

TimAnderson
,
JeannaMiller
CristinCaruso
(QComp)
PamLudvigsen

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):

SEC:3:253:35ELEM:4:304:40
Reportfromworkgroups:

BAWGTim
BalancedAssessmentWorkGroupJeff,Jeanna,Erin,Nancy,principals(elem&middle&HS),
DaveH.
DuFourQuestions
TimingofRequiredAssessments
Other?

SEC:3:353:40ELEM:4:404:45
ReportfrombuildingsregardingbuildinglevelInstructionneeds(includingcurrent

workgroups)
POND

SWC

IM

HC

NH

OGE

OLE

PB

RV

VVE

WB

WW

OGM

OLM

VVM

JHS

KHS

Metro
South

Student
Services

SEC:3:404:10ELEM:4:455:15
InformationfromtheDepartmentofLearningandTeachingandfromthePathways
LeadershipTeammeeting(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuildingInstruction
Team):

DistrictRestructure:AlignmentandFocusaroundDuFour4QuestionsTim
PrincipalPLCProcessTim
AllSitesSiteStrategicPlanCheckinsJeff
ProfessionalDevelopmentinsupportofOct15thPDPlansJeff
SecondaryYearLongPlan
ElementaryYearLongPlan
Curriculum,Instruction,Assessment&ProfessionalDevelopmentTim
ProfessionalDevelopmentembeddedinourInstructionalTeamwork&PlansPam
BuildingInstructionalTeam
Agenda
ThisistheonlyDITmeetingscheduledbeforethe

MDESDreport
isdue(involvesdistrictand
buildinginfoandrequiresastatementofassurancessignedbythesuperintendent) JeffAamot

SEC:4:15ELEM:5:20
OngoingPrioritizationListfor
curriculumandinstructionandassessmentand
professionaldevelopment
:
Seeabove

Recommendationsregardingworkgroups(WhatwillwebringtothePathways
LeadershipTeamandwhichworkgroupscanbedissolvedatthistime?):
RecommendationtoformaStaffDevelopmentDay(s)WorkGrouptoaddress
concernsonhowtobetterservetheneedsof
all
staff(SupportServices)

Createagendafornextmonthsmeeting(Whatisapriority?Doweneedtoassigna
newworkgroup?):
N/A

Whoattendsnextmonthsmeeting(Inviteappropriateworkgroupmembers.):
InstructionLeads
Functions of a District Instruction Team:
1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each barrier
and a focus on prevention of the barrier going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

October22
AGENDA
SEC:3:153:25ELEM:4:204:30
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan
,MaryMischke

HC

EmilySmeltzer,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava
,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree,AmandaWIthers

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualeyJaneLescarbeau

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

StSrv

BethStenglein,RuthMurray

Admin DebHolman,BrendaBecker,
NaidaGrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot
,TimAnderson,
JeannaMiller,CristinCaruso(coach),PamLudvigsen(coach)

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfromworkgroups:
BalancedAssessmentWorkGroup:Jeanna/Jeff

SEC:

ELEM:

ReportfrombuildingsregardingbuildinglevelInstructionneeds(includingcurrent
workgroups)
:
BYOCTOBER15thplease.
Early
Instructionalteamisinformativeprocess.Teamleadsledstaffthrough
Childhood thepowerstandardspresentationlastweekandstaffappreciatedthe

timetoreflecttogetheronwhatsmostimportantandfounditrelevant.
Weneedtimeandatimelinetodopowerstandardsforalldomainsas
weheadtowardadefinitionofwhatitmeanstobereadyforKANDtodo
thesameprocessre:whatitmeanstobereadyforpreK.Doingthis
betweenbothRichfieldandBton.

WedonthavePDcommittee,noraPDbudget?
IM

Ourinstructionalcommitteehasbeenfocusedonmakingourreading
blockmoreconsistentacrosstheschool.Wevehadseveralstaff
meetingsonkeepingstudentsengagedduringreadingblock,especially
theindependentportions.
WeareworkingtoIncreasetheuseofformativeassessmentwith
commoncorestandardsinreadingspecifically.
StaffappreciatedtheUnpackingtheStandardspresentationandare
nowusingittohelpwithdevelopinglearningtargets.

HC

Currentworkgroupsinclude
TheBernsteincommittee,thiscommitteewouldrunyearlongand
supportourArtfulLearningmission
APDcommitteehasbeencreatedtomakesurePDfundsareused
effectivelyaswellasprovideopportunitiesregardingmeetingthebuilding
orPLCgoals
Instructionallyspeaking,ourbuildingisfindingthebestwaytogetbaselinedata
onstudentsinreadingtobeginleveledgroupsmosteffectively.Wehavea
varietyofmethodsincluding,DRAsandMAPtestingresults.

October15thandOctober23rdwehavestartedtheunpackingofstandards
process.
NH

Mainfocuswillcontinuetobehowtobestsupportourteachersin
unpackingthestandards.Instructionalsupportsistryingtodeterminethe
bestpossiblewaytosupportteacherswiththistask.Doweleverage
fundstopayforrollingsubs?

OGE

ISTeamagreestoconcentrateonimprovingourPLCworkasaprimary
focusfortheyear.However,theISTeamalsowantstobeavailableand
responsivetootherneedsastheyariseinthebuilding.
TheALCworkgrouphasmetanddeterminedseveralchangesfor
theafterschoolprogramthisyear.
Ourfamilyliaisonbroughtthetopicofprovidingstaffwithculturally
specificinterventionsasasteptowardsclosingthegap.
Withthedisbandingoftheliteracyleadsanddistrictcommittee
thereisaneedtopromoteliteracyinthebuilding.Aworkgroupwill
beformed.
SPEDisstrugglingtomeetneedsinbuildingduetohighneeds
studentsandtoomanystudentsoncaseload.
Teamshavegatheredinfoabouthowtheyarecollectingformative
assessmentdata.NextstepistoapplyErkensmodeltorefinethat
process.BereadytoshareprogressatnextISTeam(Nov).
Teamhadlengthydiscussionregardingplanningforanduseof
StaffDevelopmentdollars.
WorkingonunpackingstandardsandcreatingIcanstatements.

OLE

Wearestartingourreadingresponseworkgroup.
Webegantheprocessofunpackingourstandardswithsomereservation.
Wediscussedstaffdevelopmentanddollarsforourbuilding
Thereissomeongoingconfusionofwhereweareatwithassessments

PB

Gavestaffsurveyondifferentinstructionalareas.Resultsshowed
teacherswantprofessionaldevelopmentonhowtoworkwithreallyhigh
outliersandreallylowoutliers.WearehopingtogetPDfromErin
Boltek(GTcoordinator)forhowtoreachourveryhighstudentsin
reading.(Caitlinwillbeincontactwithher).DaveHeistadisrunningan
analysistoseeifourgreenstudentsnotmeetingtheirPEGisatrend
overthepastfewyears.
Wewouldliketosupporttheunpackingofstandardsbutareunclearas
towhatthenextstepsareastowhenitshouldallbetakingplace.
*Want
moreclarificationonunpackingstandardsWhatisthetimeline?When
shoulditbedone?Howmuch?IfPLCworkisvaluablewithother
activities,shouldunpackingbedoneinStaffDevelopmenttime?

RV

Primaryfocuswillbeinsupportingtheprocessofunpackingstandardsin
ourbuilding.
Collectinginformationfromstaffaboutissues/barriersrelatingto
instructionandcurriculum.
TherearealotofstudentswhodonotqualifySPEDbuttheyve
hadinterventionsforyearsandwhicharenotworkingforthem.
Therearealsostudentswithexclusionaryfactors.Whatdowedo
withthesestudents?
ProgressmonitoringissueswithDIBELS:WearerequiredtoPM
allstudentsusingDIBELS(wcpm).Thisdoesntmakesensewith
manyofourstrugglingreadersbecausetheprogressmonitoring
doesntmatchourinstructionalfocus.Thismakesitdifficulttotruly
monitorstudentsprogress.Inmath,thereisthesameissue.If
wecouldchangeprogressmonitoringtobemorealignedwitha
studentsinstruction,itwouldbemuchmorepurposeful.

VVE

WB

TheInstructionalTeamdecidedtoredevelopaPDworkgrouptoreview
PDapplications.ThisworkgroupwillmakesurePDapplicationsare
approvedbasedonalignmentwithWashburnsschoolgoalandPLC
goalsattheteamlevel.

ConsiderationwasgiventotheDistrictfactfluencytests.Itwasdecided
thatnewassessmentswouldbecreatedtobetterreflectequal
representationofallbasicfacts.

OnWednesdaysstaffdevelopmentday,weworkedtounpackthe
standards.Staffwasinformedoftheprocessandthenbeganthetaskof
workingonELAstandards.

LearningTargetpostersweredevelopedasavisualcueforstudentsand
stafftoseewheretargetsarepostedineachclassroom.Posterswere
sharedwiththestaff.Theexpectationisthatlearningposterswillbein
eachclassroom.

WW

Workgroups:
*DatadayLookingatthebestwaystousethehalfday3xsyearly.Our
firstoneisNov.35.Gradelevelsdeterminehowbesttousethistimeand
resourcesneededforstandards,GTassistance,etc.

WorkingonunpackingthestandardsandwritingIcanstatementsthat
arekidfriendly,butstillusingvocabularynecessarytomeetstandard.

?:Wedidasurveylastyearandfoundwhatwasntworkingandwemade

aplanforthattopitem.Woulditmakesensetodoanewsurveyagain
thisFalltoseewhatstafffeelstheneedsareordowejustuselastyears
survey?AreotherschoolsdoingasurveyeachFall?

Workgroupshavebeenidentifiedforallthreecomponentsandmeeting
datesarebeingorhavebeenscheduled.

WeareworkingonStaffNorms.
OGM

October15PDDay
CompletedSurvey(reviewingsurvey)
NicoleVagle:Shepresentedrubricdesignusingabuildingwide
rubric,PLCsworkedontheirrubricsandNicolegavefeedback(well
received)
NTL:ChoicesforstaffonMoodle,GoogleClassroom,Organization
andWorkflowManagement
Chromebook:Staffsharedondigitalpostitshowtheymaximize
learningwithChromebooks

OLM

NTLSiteLeadershipTeam
Oct.15thMaterials
Communication(Hub,GoogleCal,EmailfromTIES)
WorkflowManagementwithRATFrameworkDifferentiation
ContinuedLearningOpportunities(Releasedays,instructional
supportplan,events/conferences)

Thinking
InstructionalLeadsandAdminOct.15th&ongoing

VVM

October15thPDDay
NTL(breakoutsessionsonworkflow,GoogleClassroom,RAT)
AVIDMusicalTablesActivityfocusedonAVIDgoalsand
feedbackfromspringsurvey
PBIS
PDSurveygivenNTL,AVID,andPBISallaskedtosubmit2questions
forthesurveytogetfeedbackonthesessionstoseeifgoalsweremet
andtoplanforthenextAcademy/PDday(ILTwillreviewattheirNov.
meeting)

JHS

October15thPDDay:
ReadingStrategies
PLCCurrentStatusdiscussion
DiversityActivities&Conversations
Choice:
AdvancedHubTraining
BeginningMoodle:GettingGoing,Using&LinkingResources

MasteryTimeforMoodle
Howarekidssolvingmathproblemsdigitally
Usingstudentdatatoinformreadinginstruction
WorkflowManagementGoogleDrive,organizingonline
submissions

KHS

EquityWorkGroupplanningOctober15th
NTLWorkGroup
Nocurrentworkgroups
Lookingintoagroupstocontinuefocusoninstructionbasedon
datacollectedonOctober15th
Equity
Technology
AVID

Metro
South

WorkGroups:
ESL/ABEScope&SequencealigningwithACESandCCRS.
Integratingnumeracyanddigitalliteracy.
NarrativeforMDE

Student
Services

SEC:

ELEM:

InformationfromtheExecutiveDirectorofLearningandTeachingandfromthe
PathwaysLeadershipTeammeeting(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuilding
ManagementTeam):
PrincipalPLCs
QCompFacilitatorstrainings

Reviewdataaboutcurriculumandinstructionneeds
October15th:
DefiningtheEvidencethathasbeen,orwillbe,collectedtodetermine
effectivenessofOct15
DefininghowthisevidenceinformsfutureStaffDevelopmentofferings.

SEC:

ELEM:

OngoingPrioritizationListforcurriculumandInstruction
:

Recommendationsregardingworkgroups(WhatwillwebringtothePathways
LeadershipTeamandwhichworkgroupscanbedissolvedatthistime?):
StaffDevelopmentWorkGroupupdate:Jeff

Createagendafornextmonthsmeeting(Whatisapriority?Doweneedtoassigna
newworkgroup?):

Whoattendsnextmonthsmeeting(Inviteappropriateworkgroupmembers.):

Functions of a District Instruction Team:

1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each barrier
and a focus on prevention of the barrier going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

November19
AGENDA
SEC:3:154:15ELEM:4:155:15
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:

EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz

HC

EmilySmeltzer,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava
,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree
,
AmandaWithers

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett,
BridgetMichalek

MS

TamraSieve

StSrv

BethStenglein
,
RuthMurray

Admin DebHolman,BrendaBecker,NaidaGrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot
,TimAnderson,
JeannaMiller(MultiTieredSystemofSupport),

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):
CarolynHartwigsen

PamLudvigsen,CristinCaruso

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfromworkgroups:

SEC:

ELEM:

ReportfrombuildingsregardingbuildinglevelInstructionsupport:
WhatisyourBLT
doing?
Early
Childh
ood

IM

Someteachersaretakingprofessionaldevelopmentdaystounpackthe
standardswiththeirteam.
Teachersarebeinggivenbyourprincipalthestandardsdisplayedacrossgrades
allwithinonelongersheetofpaper.Thiswillallowteacherstobetterscaffoldand
supportstudentsatawidevarietyoffluencyandcomprehensionlevels.
Wehavediscussedhowtoincreaseourstudentsabilitytobesuccessfulon
standardizedtesting.WefindwehavemanystudentswhoperformontheDRAat
gradelevelbuttestintheatriskscoresonMCAandMAP.Howcanwe
increaseexposureandskillswithansweringmultiplechoicequestions?

HC

WesurveyedourstaffabouttheOctober15thand23rdPDdays.
Dataisshowingthatweneedtoworkonmakingsureallstaffmembersare
displayingICanstatementsforstudentstosee.Ateamisworkingon
creatingbannerstatingLearningTargetsforallclassroomstopostand
displaystatements.
Dataisalsoshowingthatweneedtoworkacrossgradelevelsandlookat
standardsvertically.Manyteachersdontknowtheprerequisitesfor
certainstandardsare(orwhatpreviousgradelevelsexpectationsare).We
areplanningastaffmeetingtotakealookatastandardfromK5andsee
howitchangeswitheachgradelevel.
WhenaskedaboutmorePDwithreadingitwasveryclearthatteachers
wantmorehelpwithinterventions(whattouse,howtouse,etc)
Itwasalsoclearthroughcomments,thatteacherswouldliketomeetwith
otherteachersacrossdistricttoworkonunpackingstandardsandsharing
ideas.
WillmediadirectorsgetthereadingtrainingfromBethandElida?New
language(i.e.literaturevs.informational)

NH

Wearefinalizingourreleasedaystoworkonsupportingourteachersin
unpackingthestandards,withthegoalinmindofJan.25th.Wehave
createdaformtosendouttoteacherstorequesttheday,usingour
QCompfunds.
AtournextInstructionalSupportsMeeting,wewillreviewallformsso

teamscantaketheirreleaseday.
TeachersarecontinuingtounpackthestandardsinPLCs.
OGE

Weareworkingtomakesureourstudentdataisbasedoncommon
assessmentstowardslearningtargets.Teachersarelookingatthisdata
andmakinginstructionaldecisions.
Teachersarecontinuingtounpackstandards.
TeachersareinsupportofusingPDdollarsasgradelevelsinsupportof
PLCgoals.
Specialistsareconcernedthatthereisnotclarityabouttheirstandardsand
theyhavenotreceivedanysupportingforunpackingtheirstandards.
WehaveoneworkgroupongoingaroundLiteracy.Thegoalistopromote
literacyinthebuildingandthegroupislookingatavarietyofpossibilities.

OLE

Wehavebeenhavingmonthlymeetingstoworkthroughhowtounpackthe
standardsslowlyandstepbystep.Wevealsobeendiscussinghowwewillwork
withMeganStonebysurveyingstaff.WevecomeupwiththatK2teacherswill
useMeganStoneforgettingtheirstudentstobemoreindependent.35teachers
willgethelponplanners.

PB

Wehavemeetingstwiceamonthtogothroughwhatarisesatourinstructionand
learningsupportsmeetings.OurBLTisgoingthroughworkgroup
recommendationsandapprovingoraddingsuggestionstowhatideaswere
broughtforth.Wearetakingstaffdevelopmentideasbroughtforthfromthe
instructionteamandseeingwhere,whenandhowwecangetstaffdevelopment
outtoallstaff.Wediscussandshareagendaitemsthatneedtobediscussed
withallthestaffatstaffmeetings.

Whenwouldspecialistsunpackstandards?Whenteachersgetthetimetounpack
standards,whenwouldspecialistsgetthetime?Whenistheretimetoalignspecialists
contenttogradelevels?Istherereleasetimeforthemtoo?

RV

VVE

WehaveourInstructionalTeammeetingthefirstFri.ofeverymonth.Currently
wedonthaveanyinstructionalworkgroups.Wehavebeenlookingatstudents
whohavereceivedinterventionsforyearsbutdonotqualifyforSPED(orhave
exclusionaryfactors)andtryingtofindoutthebestwaytomeettheirneeds.We
arealsocontinuingtoworkonorallanguage,afterdiscoveringlastyearthata
significantnumberofstudentsinourbuildingingradesK5areatriskintermsof
theirorallanguage.Weareaddressingthisbothinsmallgroups(usingLetsTalk
AboutIt)andinwholegrouplessonsbylookingforwaystoincorporatemoreoral
languageandpurposefultalk.OnOct.15thwealsoreadachapterofTaberskis
book,ComprehensionfromtheGroundUp,thatwasfocusedonorallanguage.
WearealsofocusingonSIOPandbeganwithinteractionbecauseitalsoties

withorallanguage.
WB

ThealignmentofourBLTmeetingsistofacilitatemoremeaningful
3Componentmeetings
.AteachBLTmeeting,wereportoutonworkdoneat
thedistrictlevelmeetings.OurBLTalsodecidesonwhatinformationis
necessarytosharewiththestaffbasedonprioritywithoutoverwhelmingthem.

Staffiscontinuingworkon"ICan"statementsforgradelevellearning
targetsbyusingPDdaysforplanningpurposes.SitebasedPDwillbe
focusedonMathandReadingplanning,PBIS,standardsallalignedwith
theSSP.
EachgradelevelisunpackingthestandardsperAndrewsguidanceand
someteamsarereadytomoveforwardwithformativeassessments.Many
haveaskedtodoitatthesametime.
WechangedthePDformtomeetneedsofthecommitteeandprincipalby
focusingourPDfundsonourSchoolPLCgoal.
GuidedReadingBestPracticePDdayhasbeencreatedandwillbeheldin
DecemberwithBethandElida.
ThinkingMaptrainingwillbeheldfornewteachersandafollowupwillbe
heldforteachersalreadytrained.
TheinstructionalteamiscurrentlyreformattinghowwepresentCurriculum
toparentsintheFall.Nextyearwewillimplementgradelevelvideosof
classroomexpectationsandcurriculum.Thesevideoswillbemade
availableonourwebpage.

WW

WehavehadthehalfdayliteracyrefreshertrainingwithBethandElida.Wefound
itveryhelpful.
Wearenowcombiningourstaffdevelopmentteamwiththebuildinginstructional
teamanditisnowanongoingworkteam.
Question:IstheredistrictmoneyavailableforThinkingMaptrainingforteachers
inourbuilding?
Wesetamonthlydatefortheinstructionalteamtomeet(ItisthefirstFridayof
themonth).
Wearenowdoingatwoquestionpermonthsurveyinquiringwhetherstaffhas
anyneedsoridentifiedbarriersforinstructionandaquestionstudentcenteredif
thereisaneedorbarrierforlearning.
WejusthadeachgradelevelinaDATADaywherewelookedatinterventions,
standardsworkandwhatwearedoingforourGTstudents.

OGM

OLM

Activityw.staffat11/5staffmeeting
AnalyzingStudentTimeonTask

Discussionof
Instruction
WorkgroupRecommendations:

*Createaplacetohangideas,templates,resourcesthatprovideEVIDENCEstudentsareTHINKING(fromsharingatmeetings).
*CocreateadefinitionofTHINKINGthroughauthenticexamplesofTHINKINGbyMayof2015
DecisionsonRecommendations:
Weneedworkgroupfordesigningaformtogatherdataonteachersbreakingdownthestandards.Workgroupmembersconsist
of:LindsayMoen,KarenQualey,BrendaBecker

Workgroup:YourtaskistocapturegoodthinkinghappeningatOMS.
NewDataDrivenNeedtotaketoBuilding
Instruction
Team:(InstructionLeadshouldcopythisandpastein
Incoming
Communication
sectionofnextmonthsBuildingInstructionTeamagenda)

DefinitionofTHINKINGdesignedbyeachcontentareadatatosupportstudentsaredoingthisactivity.
Collectingdataonstandards/learningtargetsworkgroupgatheringdataonthestateofOMS
Utilizestaffmeetingsforprofessionaldevelopmenttoanswerthequestion:Howdoweknowkidsarethinking?
NLTandLiteracyLeaderwillprovideopportunitiestodiscussstrategies/toolstoelicitstudentthinking.
InformationforAllStaff(fromBuildingandDistrict
Instruction
Teams)
Staffmeetings,possiblecreationofsitetohousetemplatesandideasaroundthinking/reading.NTLandInstructionalTeam
streamlinetoelicitstudentthoughtwithdatatosupportthatthought.

Dyad/PLCconversationsencouragedaroundactivities
Howdoyouknowyourstudentsarethinking?Contentareasteacherswillshareexamplesofstudentthinkingand/orchanges
toelicitdeeperthinking.

VVM

9.11.14FocusonStaffandStudentCulture,WorkshopWeekPD/Chromebook
Rollout

ActionSteps:Admin/PBISteamworkingtodevelopmonthlyfunactivitiesfor
staff,connectwithLearningSupportsteamaroundteachersneedingmore
supportwithnewcomersinclasses,PBIScontinuingworkonthematrixandits
visibilityinschool,AdminwillbemeetingwithdistrictpersonneltoreviewSSP

10.29.14Reviewofthe3ComponentFramework,feedbackfromdistrict
personnelontheSSP,reportsfromInstruction,Management,andLearning
SupportsteamsanddiscussionofSSPgoalsdocumentedprogress/efforts
aroundgoals

ActionSteps:Admin/PBISwillcontinuetoplanactivities,ifBLTmembershave
ideaspassthemon,teamscontinuetoworkonsupportingSSPgoals

JHS

Wearefocusingonourthreegoals:

Goal#1JeffersonHighSchoolwillincreasereadingproficiency,asmeasuredby
theMCAIIIReadingTestfrom71.7%to73.7%in2015.

Goal#2Viadepartmentand/orPLCs,Jeffersonteacherswillidentifycourse
EssentialLearnerOutcomesandwritetheminlanguagethatiseasilyunderstood
bystudents,teachers,andparents.

Goal#3Jeffersonteacherswillimplementenrichmentbasedstrategiesthatfocus
onliteraryskillsintheirclassrooms.

Wearealsousinggoal#2toworkonfailuresandexpandingJST(JaguarSupport
Team)asaBLT.Lastyear,JSTfocusedonninthgraders.Thisyear,theyare
lookingatstudentsofallgradelevelsandtryingtoimplementinterventions.

KHS

Metro
South

Goals:
1. HighIntermediateESLNRStestinglevelincreaseby2%.
2. PLCatHighIntermediateworkingonunpackingthestandards.(Testanalysis,data
analysiswithDaveH)
3. 5YearNarrative

WorkGroups:
NonInstructionalTime
FederalTestingGuidelineChange
5YearNarrativeRequiredbyMDE
NewTeacherSurveyonBarrierstoTeaching

OtherWorkcomingup:
Calendar
CCRS
ACES
DataworkwithDaveH.
CivicsGrant
MNWINSGrant

SpEd

SECONDARY:
NVCI:(ongoing/yearlycertification)
Nonviolentcrisisinterventiontraining(ongoing/yearlycertification)
SLD/MCMath&ELA:
Identifyingcommoncoursenames(wherepossible),coursedescriptions,&essentialskillsto
belearnedintheclasses,bothreplacement&support.
Transitiontrainingfordueprocess
EBD/SEL:
SocialEmotionalLearningStandardincorporationintocontentareas
ExperientialLearning
Transitiontrainingfordueprocess
ASD:

Identifyingessentialskillstaughtinclasses/standardunpacking
Transitiontrainingfordueprocess
DCDSP:
TransitionTraining
UsingSymbolsinclassroomforincreasingstudentindependence
DCDMM:
IEPgoalsconnectedtoBrigance
BTC:
Transitiontrainingfordueprocess
TeamWorksTeambuilding
ECSE:
AssistiveTechnology
Dueprocessformonitoring
SPEDNTL:(doneinJune2015)
Secondary&relatedservicerepsworktogetherproactivelytosupportspecialedstaff&
studentsthroughtheNTLprocess.
TRANSITIONTEAM:(January2015)
Middle&HighSchoolstaffwillworktogetherinateamtoidentifyessentialtransitionskills&
standardsfordifferentpostsecondarypathways.
RelatedServices:

ELEMENTARY:
NVCI:(ongoing/yearlycertification)
Nonviolentcrisisinterventiontraining(ongoing/yearlycertification)
SettingI/II(Multicategorical):
Assessmenttraining
Unpackingofthestandards
ElementaryNTL/buildingtech
Supportincoreinstructionareas&studentserviceingroups
ASD/EBDIII:
SELassessment
SocialStudiesincorporation
Unpackingofthestandards
DCDSP:
UsingSymbolsinclassroomforincreasingstudentindependence
DCDMM:
IEPgoalsconnectedtoBrigance

SEC:

ELEM:

InformationfromtheExecutiveDirectorofLearningandTeachingandfromthe
PathwaysLeadershipTeammeeting(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuilding
ManagementTeam)
:
FYIReimagingSummerSchoolforElementaryJeannaMiller

SecPlans
forJan26
ElemPLans
forJan26

WhatareourpurposesinDIT?Twopurposes:

1) SupportsiteswithimplementingdistrictsponsoredPDthatisalignedand
focused.E.g.,Unpackingstandards,LiteracyInstructionSupport.Whoatthe
siteisPDsupportyourBLT,InstructionalTeam,etc?Intheknowatthesite
andatthedistrict.Isthisyou?
SSP
.

2) SiteandprogrambasedPD.Whatarethoseefforts?
SSP.

CurrentReality,DesiredReality,NextSteps.

Reviewdataaboutcurriculumandinstructionneeds
QuestionsthatemergeasweworkonunpackingstandardsDITmembersand
stewards.Pam

NOTES:SpEdcouldusesupportaroundplanningforthePDdays.withleadership
SpEdallonBLTswouldliketoseerepresentationonILT
EL1onBMTwouldliketoseerepresentationonILT

MS:considercommonPLCtimeinJanuaryforexploratories?

SEC:

ELEM:

OngoingPrioritizationListforcurriculumandInstruction:
The4CorollaryQuestionsofaPLC.
1.Whatisitwewantallofourstudentstolearn?
2.Howwillweknoweachstudentislearning?
3.Whatwillwedowhensomestudentsarenotyetlearning?
4.Howcanweextendandenrichlearningforstudentswhohavedemonstrated
proficiency?

Recommendationsregardingworkgroups(WhatwillwebringtothePathways
LeadershipTeamandwhichworkgroupscanbedissolvedatthistime?):

Functions of a District Instruction Team:

1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each barrier
and a focus on prevention of the barrier going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

December17(CANCELLED)
AGENDA
SEC:3:153:20ELEM:4:155:15
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz

HC

EmilySmeltzer,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree,MeredithSeaberg

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

SpEd

BethStenglein,RuthMurray

Admin DebHolman,BrendaBecker,NaidaGrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot,TimAnderson,
JeannaMiller(MultiTieredSystemofSupport)

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfromworkgroups:

SEC:

ELEM:

ReportfrombuildingsregardingbuildinglevelInstructionneeds(includingcurrent
workgroups):
Early

Childhood
IM

HC

CurrentworkgroupsincludeaSpaceManagementgrouptohandlethe
issueregardinghowwecanefficientlyusethespaceinthebuilding.
WediscussedimplementingPBIStohaveaconsistentconsequences
throughoutthebuildingtodealwithbehavior.

NH

1. FinishedreviewingourstaffsurveysaboutspendingourQComp
dollarsandhaveimplementedaplanforsubs,materials,etc.
2. TeachersarecontinuingtounpackinthestandardsintheirPLCs.
3. OurBLTdiscussedMidYeartestingrequirementsandpotential

addons.
4. WearefinalizingplansourforourJan.PDday.
1) Wehaveoneworkgroupatthistime.Theyarelookingatliteracy
practicesinthebuilding.Morespecifically,waystoincrease
motivationandinvolvement.
2) Teachersarefeelingconfidentintheprocessofunpackingthe
standardsandaremakinggoodprogress.Theonlyconsistent
issueishavingenoughtime.Wecontinuetopursuethisasa
buildingatstaffmeetingsanddatadays.Wehavelimitedother
topicsatStaffMeetingsinanefforttogetmoreofthisworkdone.
3) TeachersareroutinelylookingatstudentworkduringPLC
meetings.Somearelookingathowtomovefromsummativeto
formative.
4) Wehaveonenewtopicthathassurfacedaroundproviding
teacherssupportforaccuratelyfindingguidedreadinglevels.

OGE

OLE

PB

RV

VVE

Wehavenonewworkgroupsorproblems.Wearemovingtowardshiring
anadditionalteachertoworkwithstudentswhodonotqualifyforSPED
orhaveexclusionaryfactors,butarenotmakinggrowthinourcurrent
interventionmodelbecausetheyneedmoresupport.

WB

WW

?Question:Arewegettingsupport/helpfromthedistricttogetoffour
designationofcontinuousimprovement?Whoisgoingtohelpuswith
this?
?WhoisinchargeofTitleandwhatistheirplantohelpuswiththis
designation?
Wesentoutourmonthlyquestionaire(2questions)togaugestaff
instructionalneeds/barriersandanybarriersteachersseewithstudents.
WehaveanewPDformforstafftouseandthefundswillgothroughour
instructionalleadteamjusttoclarifythefundsarebeingusedfor
school/PLCgoals.
?DoweknowiftheJanuaryprofessionaldevelopmentdayatourbuilding
goingtobebuildingchoiceorifthedistrictwillrequireustodosomething
specific?

OGM

OLM

VVM

JHS

KHS

Metro
South

SEC:

ELEM:

InformationfromtheExecutiveDirectorofLearningandTeachingandfromthe
PathwaysLeadershipTeammeeting(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuilding
ManagementTeam):

Reviewdataaboutcurriculumandinstructionneeds

SEC:

ELEM:

OngoingPrioritizationListforcurriculumandInstruction:

Recommendationsregardingworkgroups(WhatwillwebringtothePathways
LeadershipTeamandwhichworkgroupscanbedissolvedatthistime?):

Createagendafornextmonthsmeeting(Whatisapriority?Doweneedtoassigna
newworkgroup?):

Whoattendsnextmonthsmeeting(Inviteappropriateworkgroupmembers.):

Functions of a District Instruction Team:

1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each barrier
and a focus on prevention of the barrier going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

January28
AGENDA
SEC:3:154:15ELEM:4:205:20
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz
MaryMischkeandKathrinePeterson

HC

EmilySmeltzer,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava,StephanieAbrahamson,
JennyDaravingas

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree,AmandaWIthers

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten
,
CarolynHartwigsen

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey,
JaneLescarbeau,BrendaBecker

VVM

JenniferMalecha,
NaidaGN

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

StSrv

BethStenglein
,
RuthMurray

Admin DebHolman,
BrendaBecker
,
NaidaGrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot
,
TimAnderson,

JeannaMiller
,
DinnaWArdley,MarciaEngel

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):
PamLudvigsen,CristinCaruso

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfromworkgroups:

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfrombuildingsregardingbuildinglevel
Instruction
efforts/needs(including
currentworkgroups):
Early
AllTeachersbeganworkingonidentifyingessential,importantand
Childhood enhancingstandardsfor3yearoldsandfor45yearoldsonthenewly

revisedStateearlylearningstandardsinlanguageandliteracy.Thiswork
continuedontheJanuary26thPDday.Teachersunpackedessential

standards,wrotethemintoIcanstatementsandwillusetheseIcan
statementstocommunicatelearningtargetstostudents,classroomstaff
andparents.
IM

*Allgradelevelsarecontinuingtounpackthestandardsincludingthe
levelsofrigortemplates.
*Willputoutasurveyinthenextmonthtoupdateinformationonwhat
staffviewstobeinstructionalbarriers.
*OurBLTiscontinuingtosupportourbuildinggoalsofmakingourreading
blockmoreconsistentbyfocusingonguidedreadingrecently.Wehave
presentedonhowtoidentifystudentneedsthroughformativeand
summativeassessmentsandthensupporttheseidentifiedneeds
throughouttheday(interventiontimes,guidedreading).
*Concernscontinuetobevoicedaboutmatchingother
gradelevels/buildingswithlevelsofrigorwithintheunpackingthe
standardsprocess.Peoplewouldalsoliketoopportunitytoshare
resourceswithgradelevelsatotherbuildings.

HC

Workingonstaffdevelopmentbudgetissueswithwherefundsare
comingout,fixedandreadytogo
ProvidingLearningTargetsignstoallclassroomsthatalllookthe
same.StudentswillseetheICanstatementsinallclassroomsno
matterwhichclassroomtheyareworkingin.
UnpackingStandardsGonethroughlearningtargets,
prerequisites,andlevelsofrigoreachgradelevelisunpacking
twostandardsbytheendoftheyear
Whatistheplantoworkonallofthesestandardsfromeach
gradewithELandSpec.Ed?Howdotheyfitin?
Howdoweknowweareunpackingcorrectlyateachgrade
level?Whendowemeetwithotherschools?
DoesG/Thelpsupportuswithlevelofrigor?
Thetemplateswearetypingisitanoverarchingdocument
thatwealwaysusetoguideourinstruction?Shouldweadd
acolumnwhereallthecurriculummaterialsfromthedistrict
andenrichment/rigorcolumn?
HCnominatedforExemplaryBlueRibbonSchoolaward

NH

UnpackingStandardsAllteamshavespentafulldayworkingon
unpackingthestandards.MostteamshaveallIcanstatements
doneforliteratureandinformationaltext.Teamsarenowworking
onaddingallprerequisitesandrigor.Allteamspresentedatour
PDdaywhattheirPLChasbeenworkingonthisyear.
QCompmoneyWearecontinuingtodecidehowtospendthe
restofourmoney
WorkGroupsTwoworkgroupswillbeginlookingattheour
family

involvement
(
roomvisits,curriculumnights,
and
Spring
conferences
)&atechnologydrivenworkgrouptocreatevideosto
postonoursiteaboutdifferentprogramsatNH(
Literacy,Knightly
Stars,Math,variousgradelevelpresentations
)

OGE

Allgradelevelscontinuetoworkonunpackingthestandardsastime
permits.
Thebuildingiscomfortablewiththeprocessbutfrustratedwith
thelackoftime.
Specialistsreportreceivingtimetoworkonstandardsandarepleased
withtheirprogress.
TeachersareusingICanstatementsconsistently.
Instructiondoesnotnecessarilytrackthestandardsunpackingworkas
teachersarecompelledtopreparestudentsforreportcardassessments
andcontinuetoteachthroughthestandards.
Assessmentforreportcardshasderailedinstruction.Assessmentsdo
notalignwithstandards.
Professionaldevelopmentforformativeassessmentsisnotimperative.
Timetocalibratescoringofformativeassessmentsis.
Apossibilityforintegratingassessmentandstandardsworkistouse
proficiencyscalesforprogressreportsanddoawaywiththewinterreport
card.
Thebuildingisdiscussinghowtoprepareourstudentswithtesttaking
skillsforcompletelyonlineMCAandMAPtests.
Wehaveareadingworkgroupongoing.Theyarecreatingand
coordinatingbuildingprogramsforILoveToReadMonth.

OLE

Workgrouprelatedtogatheringtextsforgrades15forthereportcard
ReadersResponse.Wintertextswereselectedatthistime.
Districtwidethefocusisonunpackingthestandardsourbuilding
continuestoworkthroughthestepsestablishedbyourdistrictleaders.
WespentourrecentPDdayfocusingonrigor.
WorkwithMeganStonetoprovideourstudentswithtoolsforlearning
andtotakeresponsibilityandownershipfortheirlearning.

PB

Workingongettingstaffdevelopmentouttoteacherstoreachhigh
outliersandlowoutliersinreading(Studentswhogreatlyexceedgrade
levelexpectationsandstudentswhoare2+gradelevelsbelow
expectations)
Groupworktraining(STEAMincorporated)

RV

Allgradelevelscontinuetoworkonunpackingstandards.We
havebeenworkingonICanstatementsandwillbetrainedthis
weekonPrerequisiteSkills.
Plansforinplaceforthenextgroupofstaffmemberstoattend
ThinkingMaps1traininginmidFebruary.
PlansarebeingfinalizedforourFebruaryReadathon.

VVE

WehavebeendiscussinghavingaVVEbinderforeverystudent.The
binderwouldholdimportantinstructionalinformationforeachgradelevel,
studentplanners,studentresources,homework,notesforhome,etc.We
areintheprocessofgatheringdatatoseeifthereisaneedforthis
buildingwide,andifso,willthenformawork
group.

WB

StaffwastrainedattheendofDecemberandbeginningofJanuary
onusingThinkingMaps.
WecontinuetounpacktheStandards.Currentlystaffisbeing
trainedontheuseandimplementationofproficiencyscalesbased
onlevelofrigor.Furthertrainingwilloccurbeforestaffisexpected
tocompletescalesbasedontheunpackingthathasbeendone.
WelcometoWashburnvideosarestillbeingdiscussed.Third
gradewillmakeapilotvideotoshowothergradelevelswhatthe
videoshouldinclude,andhowitcanbeformatted.
ConferenceswillbeheldinFebruaryandthebeginningofMarch.
Atemplatetosendoutwasupdated.Parentswillalsohavethe
optiontosignuponlineforaconferenceslot.ThisisWashburns
firsttryatonlineconferencesignup.
PlansforFebruarysreadathoncontinuetobeunderway.

WW

*
WearegettingnewstudentsandtheyarenotcomingtoWWwithany
stuff.Wearenotgettingmathjournals,readingrecordsetc.Istherean
expectationinBloomingtonwhenachildmovesfromoneBloomington
schooltoanother?Ifnot,shouldtherebe???!!!
*Stillunpackingstandardsandmovingintoprerequisiteskillsandrigor.
*Westartedandareexpandingbreakfastforallintheclassroom(through
SHIPgrant).
*InMarch,wearedoingThinkingMapswithQCompmoney.
InourmonthlyInstructionalSupportssurvey,wecanchangethewording
foroursecondquestionwhichdealswithstudentneedstobetterreflect
thenarrativewordingofthe3componentspage.

OGM

OLM

OMScontinuestoworkonReadingandThinkingwithallstafftowork
towardsourbuildingdirectedgoal.OMShasengagedintheprocessof

eachcontentareabuildingaDRCtobuildasystemicprocessforstoring
andusingstandards,assessmentsandcontentresourcesdistrictwide.
Wehaveenlistedworkgroupstoprovideourstaffwithrelevantreading
andthinkingexamplesforstaff(createdadoc.forstafftoreference),
workinggroupstoassistintheDRCtechnologyandworkinggroupsto
supportstaffinbuildingviablecontentDRCs.
VVM

JHS

JaguarDenisinoperation.Availablethingsinclude:lightsnacksand
winterjackets.

KHS

Instruction:
Discussionof
Instruction
WorkgroupRecommendations:
NomeetinginJanuary
Sectionals
Capstone
ContinuetoworkonafterschoolKATtalks.
NTLonJanuary26th.
CollaborativeGroupChecklist
Onepager
Breakoutsessions
Session1
&
Session2
MovementtogmailfromFirstClassinMarch(EarlyAdoptersareworkingout
kinks)
9StaffgoingtoAVIDtrainingonFeb.26th

Metro
South

SEC:

ELEM:

InformationfromtheExecutiveDirectorofLearningandTeachingandfromthe
PathwaysLeadershipTeammeeting
(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuilding
ManagementTeam):
(40minutes)
Reviewof
3ComponentFramewor
kGraphic
,
Narrative

(10)Reviewthe
3ComponentFramewor
kGraphic
and
Narrative
Reviewthepresluggeditems(addifyouneedto).Whicharemore
management,instruction,learningsupports
?Towhatdegreehaveyour
siteteamsdealtwiththeminthosearenas?Ofthegreenitems,anyneedwork
groupatyoursite?

(5)Checkinonfunctioningof
BLT
.Howisthatstructuredatyoursite?(Tim)
(15)Whatarethetopprioritiesyourinstructionalteamhasandhowhaveyoulinked
yourPDtoyourinstructionalteamgoals?TowhatdegreeisyourPDworkconnected
toyour

SiteStrategicPlan
?(Jeff)
ReviewyourSSP(What,How,When)
DistrictSSPmap
CurrentPDexpendituresupdate
(10)Whatdoesyour
officialPD
planlooklike?HowdoesitfitwithyourSSP?Doyou
haveplanstoevaluatethatplan?(Pam&Jeff)
DifferentthanyourSSP?Same?Reconciliation?

Reviewdataaboutcurriculumandinstructionneeds
(20minutes)
PDDay(26th)Focus(Tim)HowtoevaluatePDefforts?HowdoesPDdata
informplanning?
SolicitedprincipalsPDperspectives.
ManyusedourTraditionalModel:Surveys
ProcessthePDday.Whatdidyoudo?
Howdoyouknowthelevelof
effectiveness
?
WhereareyoufindingtimeandspacetoaccomplishthisworkoutsideofPD
days?

SEC:

ELEM:

OngoingPrioritizationListforcurriculumandInstructionandassessment:
CurrentReality,Desiredreality,NextSteps,RE:
FourQuestionsofCollaborativeTeams(ProcessGoals,perSSP)
NextTechnologiesforLearning(SSP)

Recommendations(WhatwillwebringtothePathwaysLeadershipTeam?):
SPED,Speechtherapists,etc.OnBLT?Splitbetweenbuildings?Howtobest
coordinateprofessionaldevelopmenteffortsondistrictworkshopdaystomeet

theneedsofasmanystaffaspossible.
Only2PDdays(1.5atElem)LimitedPDtime.PLCtimecompetewith
professionallearningtimeforsome.
Technologysolutionforsponsoringthesharingofthestandardsworkatall
levels,Elementaryinparticular?
CouldtherebegreateralignmentbetweenourQCompPLCgoals?andthe
standardswork?
Bothgroups:TimewewantmoretimeforPD
NotidealforalltouseSubreleasetime

Createagendafornextmonthsmeeting(Whatisapriority?Doweneedtoassigna
newworkgroup?):
Equityintegratedagendaitem?
Technologysharingofresources?

Gatherdataabout
HowdoyouknowthelevelofeffectivenessofthePDday?

Whoattendsnextmonthsmeeting(Inviteappropriateworkgroupmembers.):

Functions of a District Instruction Team:

1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each need and
a focus on prevention of the need going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

February25
AGENDA

SEC:3:154:15ELEM:4:205:20

Welcome(
highlightyournameingreen
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz
MaryMischkeandKathrinePeterson

HC

EmilySmeltzer,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski9

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava
,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes,ErinHanson

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree.AmandaWithers

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten,CarolynHartwigsen

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey,
JaneLescarbeau,
BrendaBecker

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

EL/SpEd

BethStenglein
MarciaEngel

Admin

DebHolman,BrendaBecker,NaidaGrussingNeitzel

ESC

JeffAamot,TimAnderson,

JeannaMiller

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):
PamLudvigsen,CristinCaruso

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfromworkgroups:

SEC:

ELEM:

SnapshotReport
frombuildingsregardingbuildinglevelInstructionupdate(review)
andneeds(lookingforward).WhichSSPgoaldoesitalignto?
DistrictSSPmap
Early
Review:
Childhood UnpackingthenewEarlyChildhoodLanguageandLiteracystandards.

Developinglearningtargets.PLCshaveidentifiedlearningtargetstotry
intheclassroom.
Determininghowtomakethestandardsworkmeaningful.
Lookingatadoptingcurriculumforinfantsandtoddlers
Midyeardatareview

Forward:
NextstaffdevelopmentdayisMarch5thUnpackingtheStandardsand
SEEDSofEarlyLiteracyDevelopment.
DevelopBuildingLeadershipTeam(BLT)developworkgroups.

IM

Review:
*Atconferences,teacherswerepurposefulinsharingthereadinglevel
studentsarereadingatcomparedtofallandwaysparentscansupport
readingathomerelatedtothespecificneedsoftheirchild
*Qcompmoney:mostteamsareusingthemoneyforeithersubswhen
unpackingstandardsortoworkasateamaftercontracthoursonCIP
goals

Forward:
*Completingrigorformsoverallseemstobehelpingstaffintruly
understanding/unpackingthestandards.(goal#1:continueunpacking,
completingrigorforms,developingactivitiesandassessmentstomeet
goals)
*Sendingoutasurveythisweektoupdateinformationaboutcurrent
barrierstoinstruction(goal#2:compiledata,formworkgroupsifneeded)
*Teamisdiscussinghowtobestsharetechnologyresourcesthathelp
addresscommoncorestandards

HC

ReviewandForward
Discussingwhattodowiththefeedbackfromstaffonunpacking

standards(Goal#1and#2)
Whatareournextsteps?
Feedbackhadanegativetoneandteachersarefeelinglike
wehavedonethiswithourArtfulLearningunitdevelopment
Howdowemakeitseemlikelessbusyworkandmore
purposefultoourinstruction?
Howcanwegetourstaffonboardandwillingtochange
howweaddressstandards.

Forward:
DiscussingmorereadingPDpossibilities(Goal#3)
usingQCompmoney
WhatdoesstaffwantforPDtoenhanceourreading
instruction?
WorkgroupdiscussingthefutureofBoul(Goal#4)
Canitcontinue?
Howwouldwefundwritingthelessonplans?
NH

Review
UnpackingStandardsTeamsarenowworkingonaddingall
prerequisitesandrigor.Staffmembersareanxioustoreceive
trainingonCFAs.(Goal1&2)
MovingForward
UnpackingStandardsTeamsarenowworkingonaddingall
prerequisitesandrigor.Staffmembersareanxioustoreceive
trainingonCFAs.(Goal1&2)
QCompmoneyWearecontinuingtodecidehowtospendthe
restofourmoney.Teacherswillhaveopportunitiestobeona
workgroup(paid)ortakeanotherdaytocontinuetounpackthe
standards.(Goal1&2)
1WorkGroupwillbeginnextweektolookatourfamily
involvement(roomvisits,curriculumnights,andSpring
conferences)(Goal3)
Asecondpossibleworkgrouparoundtechnology,creatingvideos
topostonoursiteaboutdifferentprogramsatNH(Literacy,ALC,
Math,variousgradelevelpresentations)(Goal1&3)

OGE

ReviewandForward:
WereceivedexcellentfeedbackonourPDsurvey.Consensusis
thePDhasbeengood.Newareasofneedwereuncovered.
(goal
2)
Staffiscomfortablewithprocessof
unpackingstandards
as
currentlytrained.Somewouldlikemoresupportondeveloping
proficiencyscales.BiggestissuewiththisworkisTIME.The
buildingislookingatwaystoprovidetimeincludingseekingdistrict

fundingthework,usingbuildingmoneytofundsubs,andsummer
writingthroughPDF.
(goal2)
Forward:
Thebuildingwillreceivemore
chromebooks
inthefall.Weare
concernedabouttheplantoimplementandmaintainthem.
Currentlytechticketsarenotrespondedtoinatimelyway.We
havethefollowingquestions:
Whatarethedistrictguidelinesfor
use?Whatisthedistrictplanformaintenance?(currentlyourCTs
spendaninordinateamountoftimefixingthemandthisisnottheir
jobasweunderstandit.)Dowehavepositionsinthebuilding
whosejobdescriptionsencompassthemaintenanceofchrome
booksorshouldwe?
(goal1)
OLE

WorkingonStandardswork(
goal2)
Twoworkgroups:HomeworkandIndoorrecess.Anotherbeingtalked
aboutwhichwouldbeconflictresolution
WearecontinuingtoworkwithMeganStone(
goal3)

PB

Review:
Standardswehavehadtrainingonthefirst3columnsinthestandards
work.LearningTargets,Prerequisiteskillsandlevelofrigor(SSP1&2)
Groupwork/Equitytraining(SSP3)

Forward:
RegroundingourBLT
SeconddayPDwithdistrictfromJeffandNancy(SSP1and2)
Standardsmovingforwardintrainingonunpackingstandards(SSP1&
2)
Collectedbarriersdataatrecentdataday(lastweek)andwillreview
barrierstoinstructionatteammeetingandBLT(IFreadingrelated
barriersSSP1)

RV

VVE

Wedontcurrentlyhaveanyworkgroupsin
progress.
Continuous:
Wearecontinuingtoworkonstandards.
(Goals#1&2)
Wearealsocontinuingourguidedreadingwork.Mostrecentlyteachers
havebeenfocusingonthewordworkportionofguidedreadingand
thinkingabouthowtouseallofthedatatheyhaveontheirstudentsto
determineappropriatelessons.
(Goals#1&3)
Ourotherfocusthisyearhasbeenorallanguage.WehavehadPDon

orallanguage/purposefultalkfromaliteracyconsultantfromSt.Paul.
ShehasmetwithallgradelevelsandwehavedirectedthePDtowards
theirneedsasmuchaspossible.K3teachersareimplementingLets
TalkAboutItascoreinstructionforallstudentswhodidnotpassthe
MondoOralLanguageAssessment.Wehavenottransitionedintogrades
4&5yet.Theyareworkingoninfusingorallanguage/purposefultalkinto
theirregularroutines.Icreatedasurveytogatherinformationfrom
1st3rdgradeteachersfromtheirmostrecentPDinJan.Itwas
overwhelminglypositiveandtheyfeltliketheytookawayinformationthat
wouldhelpthemmeetstudentsneedsandcontinuetomoveforwardwith
LetsTalkAboutItlessons.
(Goals#1&3)
Forward
:
1. Discussionaboutnextstepsinsupportingcoreinstruction.
(Goal
#3)
2. Discussionabouthowinterventionmightlookinthefutureandhow
itwillbealignedwithcore.
(Goals#1&3)
3. HowdowemovetothenextstepinLetsTalkAboutIt(analyzing
studentdataandmakinginstructionaldecisions.
(Goals#1&3)

WB

WW

Review:
TheInstructionalLeadersputaoutasurveytoget
feedbackfromtheJanuaryprofessionaldevelopmentday.
Goal#
2
Continuous
:StaffcontinuestounpacktheELAStandards.
Goal
#
2
Review:
Instructionalleadssharedatastaffmeetinghowto
accessindividualstudentdatagraphsontheDataSite.Anemail
wasputouttoexplaintwodifferentwaystosharethisdataat
conferences(happeningthisweekandnextweek).
Goal#1
Continuous:
WereachedouttoDavidHeistadtoseewhere
Washburncurrentlystandsinrelationtoourendoftheyear
readinggoalsinceallofthegradelevelswrittenintoourgoaltook
thewinterMAPtest.Wewantedabenchmarkofourcurrent
progress.
Goal#1
Forward:
Discusshowinterventionmightlookdifferent.
Discussionaboutnextstepsinsupportingcoreinstruction.

*WehavescheduledourThinkingMapsprofessionaldevelopment.About
halfofthestaffisattendingthis.KindergartenisattendingaCore
StandardsAssessmentworkshopinplaceofThinkingMaps.
Goal#1
*Wegavethesurveyagaintostaffpertainingstaffneeds/obstacles.From
thiswearemeetingasaBITwithourteamtogooverthelastsurveyand
createworkgroupsasateamdecision.
Goal#2
*Wearereviewingthatdatatodeterminewhatworkgroupsareneeded.
Wearegoingtouseanentranceticketforstafftosharewhatisworking
wellinliteracyusingwhatwehaveimplementedthusfarthisyearorwhat

wehaveusedfromourpresentationsonstandards/rigor,etc.
Goal#1
*Unpackingstandardsisongoingduringourweeklystaffmeetings.
Goal
#2
Forward:
Lookatwaystoaddressgoal#3Staffdiscussiononwhat
behaviorsareessentialforourstudents.Seeifthismovesintoawork
group.
OGM

StaffhasworkedasPLCsandDyadswithNicoleVogleytorelatewriting
rubricstocontentarea.PLCsaresharingouttheirprogresson
implementingthewritingrubric.ThiswillhappenatMarchPLCshareout.
SSPgoal
PLC:ImplementliteracyrubricusingThemaingoalismaththe
writingrubricisdesignedtosupportmathematicalreasoning.

OLM

REVIEW:
*ReviewedourSSP:InstructionalShift:BeganwithTHINKINGVERBS
lastyear,movedtoTHINKINGandprovidingEVIDENCEfor/ofthat
thinkingthisyear.Discussedhowtotransitionstafftoournextphase
whichisgatheringdatathatdemonstratesanincreaseinstudentthinking.
FORWARD:
*Designedstaffmeetingsaroundthe
THINKINGLENS
.Teachershave
beguntoshareouttheirideasofhowstudentthinking,supportedby
evidence,isincreasingineachclassroom.
*TransparencyregardingthatthisevidenceofTHINKINGisdirectlytiedto
thecontentareastandards(learningtargets).
*NTLdigitalresourceandhardcopy(shortenedURL)withabbreviated
explanation.
*

VVM

JHS

DiscussedcurrentBLTrosterwouldliketoaddseveralmore
teacherscovermoregradelevels,SPED,andEL
ReviewedSSPdiscussedwhichgoalsarelikelytocarryoverfor
nextyear/multipleyears
ILTteamdiscussedplansforremainingacademiesandoutlined
PDplanforMarch9th
2newworkgroupsformingaroundstructureofconferencesand
FalconFocus/AcademicSeminarrestructure
review:

Talk about changes in our building

Review Mattos Presentation from May

Review accommodations and modifications

forward:
1.
EL students in the building next year
2.
SPED changes next year
3.
No more skills classes

4.

Students in Poverty

KHS

review:
Continuetoworkonreading,equityandclimategoals
FocusontechnologyasweplanforyearoneofNTL
PLCPresentations
forward:
KATtalks:(KennedyAcademicTalks)FocusingonareasofPD
neededforrelicensureaswellasmeetingneedsinthebuilding.
LookingtocontinueKATsessionsandmodifytime/dates/topicsfor
thecomingyear.
Loose/TightwithNTLimplementation:Wheredowefinda
balance.DiscussionforSummerLeadership
LearningSupports:Taskgrouparoundhungerandstaffselfcare.
ContinuewithPLCpresentationstomonitorandsupportstaffgoals
inthebuilding(March6thandadayinMay)
NTLReleaseDays:meetingneedsthroughbreakoutsessions
connectingbacktostandards,assessments,equity,readingand
techintegration.

Metro
South

SEC:

ELEM:

InformationfromtheLearningandTeachingandfromthePathwaysLeadershipTeam
(PLT)meeting(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuildingInstructionTeam):
I.

(3/4:203/4:40)Presluggingtheagenda.Jeff
A. AllaboutsitelevelInstruction/PDwork?
B. Whatwillyoubedoingtherestoftheyear?
C. GuidedbyyourSSP(whichgoalisitalignedto)?
D. AlignmentActivity(lookatSSP)
DistrictSSPmap

II.

(3/4:403/4:45)SummerLeadershipAcademy/SSPplanning:
BLTsavethedates
!Tim
ElementaryJune
8
9,August
12th
SecondaryJune
10
11,August
13th
MaynotneedbothdaysinJune(pendingChrisLennox/PLTinput,
yourinput?)
SPED,Speechtherapists,etc.onBLT?Startthinkingofyourrosternow.
DiscusswithILTandBLT?Whosevoicemightbemissing?
MightweusesitePDmoneytoexpandBLT/ILTworktimeinJune,inaddition
totheDistrictSponsoredSLAandSSPdays?
PossibleSecondSLAday:AbuildingsILT/BLTwithupto5or6members,
receivingthewritingteamhourlyrateofpay,wouldcostlessthan$2500for

2dayswork.
Howelsemightthislook?
Whatmightbetheappetiteforsuchworkatyoursite?Howwillyou
exploretheideawithyourILT/BLT?
thinkpairshare
Shareoutafewideas

III.(3/4:404/5:00)Howtobestcoordinateprofessionaldevelopmenteffortsondistrict
workshopdaystomeettheneedsofasmanystaffaspossible.

SPED/GENEdAlignment
Audit

update...
workingtowardacomprehensivecommunication
andprocessaroundPDefforts.Jeff
TimewewantmoretimeforPD.

PerChrisLennox,PrincipalsaregoingtoapproachBFT
withsomeideasandreportout.Tim
CouldtherebegreateralignmentbetweenourQCompPLCgoals?andthestandardswork?
DiscusswithILT,BLT?Pam
AgreementnestingLanguage
Qcompgoalsalignmentandconnections
SequenceAugustNovember(Goals&ActionPlans)
Chooseagoalthatisaligned

IV.(4/5:004/5:15)SuggesteditemsfromLastMonth.
Pam

Equityintegratedagendaitem?PendingOEE/Commengagementrestructure
Technologysharingofresources?
Principalsaresayingyes,butnotyet
Gatherdataabout
HowdoyouknowthelevelofeffectivenessofthePDday
?
ASCD
RediscoveringtheWholeChildinaHighStakesWorld
ThePerseveranceProcessMay6,2015
WhatdidyoursitedotogatherdatafromJan26?
Towhatdegreedidyourresultshelprealizegoalsonyour
SSP
?
NextSteps?
WhatsupportisneededbyyourILT/BLTtoincreaseeffectivenessinanalyzingPD
resultsandusingthemformativelytoinformnextsteps

SEC:

ELEM:

Createagendafornextmonthsmeeting(Whatisapriority?Doweneedtoassigna
newworkgroup?):
RolloutSLA/SSPEvaluationandDesignProtocol
Develop2015SLA/SSPRoster
BLTs:Describethemodelatyoursite?

Functions of a District Instruction Team:

1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each need and
a focus on prevention of the need going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

March25
AGENDA
SEC:3:304:15ELEM:4:205:15
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz

HC

EmilySmeltzer,KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree,MandyWithers

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

SpEd

BethStenglein,RuthMurray

Admin DebHolman,BrendaBecker,NaidaGrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot,TimAnderson,
JeannaMiller

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):

SEC:

ELEM:

Reportfromworkgroups:

SEC:

ELEM:

ReportfrombuildingsregardingbuildinglevelInstructionneeds(includingcurrent
workgroups):
Early

Childhood
IM

WehaveourLearningTargetsignsup!Eachclassroomhasa
uniformedlearningtargetsignandsymboltomaketheconcept
universalthroughouteachgrade.
WehaveongoingtaskgroupsregardingspaceusageandArtful
Learning,however,nonewworkgroupshavebeenidentifiedasa
needatthemoment.

HC

NH

OGE

OLE

PB

RV

VVE

WB

WW

OGM

OLM

VVM

JHS

KHS

Metro
South

SEC:

ELEM:

InformationfromtheExecutiveDirectorofLearningandTeachingandfromthe
PathwaysLeadershipTeammeeting(tobebroughtbacktotheBLTand/orBuilding
ManagementTeam):

Reviewdataaboutcurriculumandinstructionneeds

SEC:

ELEM:

OngoingPrioritizationListforcurriculumandInstruction:

Recommendationsregardingworkgroups(WhatwillwebringtothePathways

LeadershipTeamandwhichworkgroupscanbedissolvedatthistime?):

Createagendafornextmonthsmeeting(Whatisapriority?Doweneedtoassigna
newworkgroup?):

Whoattendsnextmonthsmeeting(Inviteappropriateworkgroupmembers.):

Functions of a District Instruction Team:

1. Use data to determine the biggest needs within curriculum and instruction.
2. Assign
workgroups
to make recommendations on how to address each need and
a focus on prevention of the need going forward
3. Articulate recommendations for the Lead to take to the Building Instruction
Team and/or the Building Leadership Team.

April22
AGENDA
SEC:3:153:20ELEM:4:145:15
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

KarenCadigan,BarbCruz,
KathrinePeterson,MaryMischke

HC

EmilySmeltzer
,
KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas

OGE

JeanineHouk
EmilyRolek

OLE

DavidDorava,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes(onmaternityleave),
ErinHanson

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree,AmandaWithers

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten,CarolynHartwigsen

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey,JaneLescarbeau,BrendaBecker

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

SpEd

BethStenglein
,RuthMurray

Admin DebHolman,BrendaBecker,NaidaGrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot,TimAnderson,
JeannaMiller

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):
PamLudvigsen,CristinCaruso

Ourcommitmenttocontinuousimprovementcompelsustogatherfeedbackfromyou
onthefunctioningoftheInstructionTeamatyoursite,onthefunctioningoftheDistrict
InstructionTeam,andonthenextstepsneededtoensurethatourprocessesand
meetingsarepurposefulandeffective.
PLTdescriptionoftheDITscharge:
A member or members of the
Building Instruction Team
will represent their school on the

District
Instruction Team
, led by the
Director of L&T
.
Building curriculum and instruction needs and challenges as well as creative solutions
(through work groups as needed) will be discussed at these meetings, with the goals of:
Building on whats going well
Enhancing capacity for promoting promising practices
Escaping old ideas that limit school improvement
Establishing new approaches that are effective, sustained, and replicated
This meeting will be the venue for district curriculum and instruction priorities to be
articulated to take back to the building level.
Also, the Director of T&L will be a voice on the Pathways Leadership Team.
Shareonthequestionsbelow(
bepreparedforsharingthisoutatourmtgyoumay,
ormaynot,choosetobeginthatsharinghere
):
1) HowhasyourbuildingInstructionTeamchangedandevolvedthisyear?
2) HowdoesyoursiteInstructionTeamintersectwiththeBLT?
3) Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningofyoursites
InstructionTeamnextyear?
Early

Childhood

1. Wehavedevelopedourinstructionalteamthisyearcombinedwith
EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducation.
2. MaryMischketheleadfortheInstructionalteamreportsbackto
thebuildingteam.
3. Addmorememberstotheteamtogetaroundedperspectiveofthe
teachersandthedifferentclassesthatareinvolved.Workon
betteraligningwiththeSpecialEducationteachersforEarly
childhoodforunpackingthestandardsandassessmentsdonein
preschool.

1. Nobigchangeswithinourteamthisyear.Wecontinuetomeet
eachmonthanddiscussstaffdevelopmentapplicationsand
currentneedswithinthebuilding.
2. Informationfrombuildingdistrictlevelinstructionmeetingsare
broughttoourBLTmeetingswhichhappenatleastoncemonthly.
3. Moreguidanceontheroleoftheinstructionteamwithinunpacking
standardswouldbehelpful.Also,ourschoolisalwaysinterestedin
learningmoreaboutwhatotherschoolsaredoinginregardsto

IM

unpackingstandards,RTI,Problemsolvingteam(Individual
StudentSupportteam),etc.
HC

1. Nomajorchangesthisyear,otherthanwewereabletomeeteach
monthanddiscussinstructionalhappenings(primarilyunpacking
standards)atHC.
2. OurtwoInstructionteamleads(EmilyandmyselfKatie)leadthe
buildingteaminmeetingsonceamonth.Thenthetwoofusattend
alltheBLTmeetings(generallytwiceamonth).
3. IwouldliketoseemorestaffdevelopmentandPLCalignmentto
helpstaffmeetgoals.Ithinkwehadagoodeffortthisyear,but
actuallygettingtheSDtothestaffalwaysprovestobehard
becauseofmoneyortime.Also,gettingstafftoseethevisionof
theinstructionfocusthedistricthasiskeyaswell.Wewouldlikea
moreeffectiveapproachinvolvingdecisionmakingprocessesso
thatinstructionaltimeisusedmosteffectively.
4. Wewouldlikemoredirectiononwheretogowithinstructional
needsatourschool.Wefeeloutoftheloopwiththeother
schools.Beforewhenwehadlitleads,etc...weheardmoreabout
whattodoandwherewearefocusingonasadistrict.

NH

1. NomajorchangessincelastSpring,sameteamandcontinuing
withworkgroups.Wehadtospendquiteabitoftimedeciding
howtospendQCompdollars.
2. 3CommonmembersfromILT&BLT.IaddtoourBLTagenda
fromDistrict&BuildingInstructionalSupportsTeamandvice
versa.BLTteammeetstwiceamonthandILTmeetsoncea
month.
3. Wewillfocusoncoreinstructionandhelpingteachersimplement
TierIIinstructionintheclassroom.
4. Ourschoolisreallywantingtimetoconnectwithteachersdistrict
wideregardingourunpackingofthestandards.Whileweall
understandtheimportanceoftheprocess,thereismuchpowerin
gettingtogethertothinkoutsidetheboxofwhatwedoatNH.

OGE

1. OursiteISTeamhasremainedconsistentthroughouttheyear.
2. TheISTeamLeadmeetswiththeBLTonceamonthandupdates
theBLTontopics.Topicsarethendirectedforfurtheraction.
3. Ourteamfunctionswell.Wehavefoundthattheagendatemplate
providedbythedistrictisnotuseful,sowedontuseit.Wehave
notdiscussedanyotherchangesintheteam.

OLE

1. Weremainthesame.Wefeelstagnantandarewaitingformore
directionastheDistrictregroupsandfiguresoutdirection.

2. TheBLTisawaytodiscusswhatstepswearetakingfor

buildingneeds.Becausethereisntasoliddirectionfor
theInstructionalTeamitshardtohavethetwogroups
intersect.Everythinginstructionallyhasbeenabout
Standardssothatsbeenleadbyourbuildingprincipal.
3. GettingaclearvisionfromtheDistricttomoveforward.
PB

1. Nosignificantchangestoourteamduringthisyear.Wehave
struggledwithdirection.Perdatawelookedat,itappearsas
thoughourbuildingneededsupportwithliteracyinstructiontoour
topperformingstudents(whodidnotmakePEG)andstaffsurvey
resultsshowthatstaffisalsolookingforadditionalPDregarding
meetingtheneedsofstudentsstrugglingwithliteracy.But,we
haventhadchancestomoveforwardwithhowtomakethat
happen.Stillstrugglingwithconceptualizingnewformatfor
InstructionalTeamvs.StaffDevelopmentteamfromlastyear.IT
meetsmonthly.
2. InstructionalTeamleadispartofBLTandreportswhatis
discussedatourmeetingsatmonthlyBLTmeeings.However,for
thefirsthalfoftheyear,ourbuildingprincipalalsocameto
InstructionalTeammeetings.Wehavehadaninterimprincipal
takeoverinlateJanuary.Currently,BLTconsistsofonly3
membersprincipal,ITlead,andLSlead.
3. ClearvisionfromtheDistrictonhowtomoveforward,especially
regardingthepurposeandtasksofthebuildinginstructionalteam.

RV

1. Nochangestoourteamduringtheyear.
2. InstructionalLeadsharesupdates/infowithBLTatmeetingsthat
takeplace13timesamonth.
3. OurcurrentInstructionalTeamisalsoourbuildingSST.The
dutiesofSSTaresignificant,soitmaybebesttoseparatethetwo
toallowmoretime/attentiontobedevotedtoInstructionalwork.

VVE

1. Ourteamhasnotchangedorevolvedmuch.Wehavethesame
membersandwehaveconsistentlymetoncepermonth.
2. Ifillouttheagendawithwhatourteamdiscussesandthenbringit
totheBLTmeeting.I(theInstructionalLead)attend,alongwiththe
twoLearningSupportLeads,andourprincipalandAP.
3. OurInstructionalTeamhasnotrunaworkgroupyet.Whenwe
meet,Ishareinfo.fromthedistrictmeetingandBLTmeeting(if
wevemetandthereisanythingtoshare)andwesometimestalk
aboutotherthingsrelatedtoinstruction,butIwishthiswasmore
structuredandwouldlikeguidanceonwhatweshouldbedoing.
Also,ourBLTdidnotreallyhavesetmeetingdatesthisyear.A

coupleofmonthsagoIsuggestedwegetsomedatesonthe
calendarsowecouldensurethatwewouldmeet.Ihopethatnext
yearwecansetupdatesfromthebeginningforallthreeteamsto
meet.
4. ItwouldbegreatfortheInstructionalLeadstohavemore
knowledge/trainingaboutthedirectionthedistrictisgoing(similar
trainingtowhatprincipalsget)sothatwearemoreequippedto
helpoutatoursites.
WB

WesharedtheNWEARITRangesdocumentsoteacherscould
viewvocabularyneededandthencouldcomparestudentrange
expectations.
OneteamwithinourbuildinghascreatedaParentInformation
NightvideothatwillreplaceourFallParentInformationNight.
Guidelinesforthevideoforeachgradelevelandthefinaltimeline
forcompletionwasalsoshared.
1. ChangehasbeendifficultbecausetheInstructionalTeamhas
notbeengivenanyspecifictaskstotaketothestaff.
During
ourmeetingswiththeDistrict,wesharedmuchofwhatwehave
beendoing,buttheywerethingsthatwehavealwaysdoneand
implementedonourown.Manymeetingsweattendedweonly
sharedHowitwasgoing?butwewerenotgivenspecifictasksto
workon.Unpackingthestandardsseemedtobeadistrictfocus
thatwasledbyourprincipalandnotourInstructionalTeam.
2. BothteammembersattendtheBLTandinformationissharedby
LearningSupportsandManagement.Decisionsareprioritizedon
whatissharedatour3ComponentmeetingscomesfromtheBLT.
3. TheInstructionalTeamneedstobegivenmorespecifictasks
tocommunicatewiththestaff.
Literacyneeds/changesand
Mathneeds/changesarenevercommunicated.Itishardtowork
withtheinformationlearnedbythePrincipal.TheInstructional
Teamneedstobegiventhesameamountoftimeastheprincipal
isgiventogivesupportthebuildingwiththeirquestions.Thereis
alsonotimethattheprincipalcaneffectivelycommunicatetous
andhaveusassisthimwiththePDgiventothestaff.Theonly
waywearegettingcommunicationisthroughourprincipals.We
cannoteffectivelyhelpourstaffifthePDisnotgiventousaswell.
TherealsoneedstobebetteralignmentwiththeDistricts
Management,Instructional,andLearningSupportsmeetingso
whenwemeetasaBLT,wehaveallbeentoaDistrictmeeting
andhavesomethingtoshare.

WW

1. WehavethesameleadersfromtheFall.Wehaveincorporated
staffdevelopmentintoourteam.Aspartofourteamwehave
MarissaJohnsonwhoispartoftheassessmentcommittee.Since

ourbuildinggoalisliteracy,wefinalizedourteamashavingthelit
leadsaspartofourteam.Weusedsurveysperiodicallytogauge
staffbarriersininstruction.WehaveusedBethFlottmeyerasa
resourceinliteracythisyearwhichhasaddressedsomeofthe
surveyconcernsfromthestaff.Ifeelwehaveabetterideaofwhat
wearedoingandgoingtodofromhereonoutandwhoispartof
ourteamgoingforward.
2. Wemeetmonthlyandgooverwhatthedistrictmeetingswere
about.Thedifficultyistheydontoftenalign.
3. Gettingthedatesonthecalendarrightawaysoourbuilding
doesntscheduleconflictsformeetings.Possiblybeingmore
consistentwiththesurveyandfollowthroughwiththesurveys.We
willuseournewteamwithpredeterminedmeetingdates.
EC/ElementaryData(thisdata)SummaryFeedbackwe(TimandJeff)willprovidetothe
decisionmakersaboutthestructureandhowDITmtgsfitwithinthatstructure:
Process:
7minutesforsitesthathavenotenteredanswerstoquestions1,2,3todoso
10minutestoreadallanswers
Ingroupsof3,summarizeyourfindings
Onerepfromeachgroupreportoutonyoursummaryofthedata

NOTES:
1.HowhasyourbuildingInstructionTeamchangedandevolvedthisyear?

Seemslikemostteamsmeteverymonthteamswereconsistent.
Moreorganizedthanlastyear.Lackingdirection.
Notmuchchangeinteamssomewereevolving
NotusingDITtemplate.
BLTmettwicepermonth.
ShouldBLTbeonepersonfromeachofthethreecomponentsormore?

2.HowdoesyoursiteInstructionTeamintersectwiththeBLT?
ITmembersmetwithBLTonamonthlybasis.

3.Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningofyoursitesInstruction
Teamnextyear?
PeoplewantmoredirectiononwhatthetheITshouldfocuson.
Muchtimespentonassessments
NeedforresourcesITasksforfeedbackfromstaffwhosaytheyneedresourcesandthereisa
lackofresourcesavailable.
IstheITsupportingtheprincipalinthestandardswork?Wouldthisbeanappropriateplacefor
theITtostepin?
NeedstaffdevelopmentforITteaminordertosupporttheprincipalinthestandardswork.The
DITseemslikeanaturalplacefortheITleadstobetrainedonhowbettertosupporttheprincipal
inthiswork.
WemightsuggesthavingaTeacherLeadertrainedalongsidethePrincipaltohelpwiththe
standardswork.Unfairtoputteachersinapositionwhereteachersaredoinguncomfortable
tasksthatareofanadministrativenature.Clearrolethatteacherleadersrepresentthevoiceof
theteacher.Manyprincipalswouldwelcomehavingateacherleaderatthetrainingwiththem.
Perhapshavemorethanoneteacherleadertakesthepressureoffofjustoneteacher.
PerhapshavealargerteamofpeoplehelptoplanOct.14thstaffdevelopmentdayandyethave
onedesignatedteacherastheteacherlead.
VotedontheconceptofevolvingInstr.Supportthathasbeenflowingthroughprincipalsthisyear,
tohaveteacherinput.Mostmembersvoted4.Thewillofthegroupistohavemoreteacher
involvementinstan
dardswork.
TimreviewedtheDufoursBig3ideasandDufours4Questionsandstatedthatpeoplearetired
ofideasbeingpresentedbutnotbeingimplemented.Getawayfrom2extremes(principalled
andteacherled).Maybewegettoaplaceofcollaborationaroundallthingsinstruction?

NextDITmeetingreimaginehowDITcanevolve

NotesPamElementary
1.ResponsestoQ#1and#2(thisyear&function)
a. meetmonthly
b. teamshavenotchangedorevolvedmuchandsometeamsmeetwithbuilding
leadership
c. notmanychangesconsistentmeetings
d. Issueswiththeagendatemplate

i.
accessthroughthemainpage
ii.
noonefillsthemout
e. amountoftimeincreasedBLTtotwiceamonth
f. evolvemembershipbuildingwaswonderingaboutBLTisittojustbe3peopleor
shoulditbemore?Whoisonateamwithmorethan3(45raisehands).
g. JeffDidanyonethinkofspedorELrep?talkingaboutaddingSPEDforboth
BLTandILT
h. AreweatlibertytodecidewhoisontheBLT?Yesteamsareevolvinginthebest
interestandfunctioningneedstobeflexibletomeetneeds.
i.
Dootherbuildingsopenuptowhowouldliketobeontheteam?
ii.
Ourteamisquestiondoweopenitupdowevotethestipendmakesinit
tricky
iii.
JeffStipendissueisconfusing.Questionsaboutfunding.Whatarethey
willingtostipend.(HourlyrateforDIT?)
2.Question#3improvefunctioningatsitelevel(modelofprincipalasinstructionalleads
withcommunicationflowingthroughthem)

a. Needmoredirectionforwhatshouldwebedoingandmoreguidance
iv.
outsideofdistricttherewasnoguidance?
v.
barrierislackofresourcesortimewhatdowedoaboutthatwecant
controlthat
vi.
hugeamountofassessmentsbeingdoneandlackoftime
vii.
difficultywithneedingtodealwithissuesthatyoucantcontrol

viii.
ItflowsthroughprincipalsatsomesitesareITteamssupportingthe
principalsinthestandardsworkthatisgoingonisthatanappropriate
placefortheteamtoworktogether
1. needformoreindepthtrainingindistrictinitiativesthatarebeing
implementedegtraininginunpackingstandardssothatthe
instructionalleadscanbettersupportthebuildingimplementation
andbuildingrelatedprofessionaldevelopmentefforts.
2. JeffmodelsupportforteacherteamswithinPLCstoprovide
appropriateinstructiondistrictlevelteamisteacherleaderand
principalinmeetingstogetherfirstestablishaPLCwithjust
principalsthenthemodelevolvedinthebookweretheprincipal
broughtateacherleaderwerereferencedthatmodeloncewemight
suggestthismodelintheevolutionofthingswedonthavethe
capacitytoduplicatethetraining.
3. TimWhatyouneverwhattodoisprovidetheteacherleaderis
unfairlyputintotheeffortofschoolimprovementwontsupport
somethingwedonthavethecapacitytosupport..peertopeer
uncomfortableleadershiprolesperworkofKeedingandAcher

additionalbenefitofteacherleaderandadministratorimagine
yourselfalongsideyourprincipala4hourpresentationweexpect
theteachervoicetheteachersareexpectedtosayohthisisgoing
tobecomplicatedthethingwithleadershipisthatwedonthaveall
oftheperspectives..teachersareintheclassroomlivingoutthis
stuffeveryday.
4. Confusionaboutroleoftheinstructionalleadsinunpacking
standards.Thereisroomforgrowthandevolutionwithmore
cooperationwithteacherleadersandadministratorsinworking
togetherforimplementationofinitiativessuchasunpacking
standards.
5. Inprepforlargereventsbringteamandinothermeetingjustbring
oneperson.Notjustoneperson.
6. Voteontheconceptofevolvingsomeoftheinstructionalsupport
andguidancethatthisyearhasflowedthroughprinciplesthatwould
includeateachervoicenotoneor2butateachervoiceinthe
learningandthemessagesbroughttothesite(unanimous4vote)
2. TimreviewsDufour4andchallengesusasadistrictandstafftowalkthetalk

4.Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningoftheDITfornextyear?

OGM

1.Thisyearwehadteammembersfromdifferentgradelevelsandcontent
areas.MissingSPED.
2.ThreeofusarealsoonBLT.Themeetingsdonothavemuchoverlap.
3.Smallerteamandmorefrequentmeetingstoaddressstaffdevelopment
needs.Wearenotverytransparenttoourschoolbasedonthenewness
ofthegroupandthelackofaformattoreportout.

OLM

1.Thisyearourteamiscomprisedofawiderrangeofcontentareateachers.Thisincludes
alanguageartsteacher,mathteacher,interventionreadingteacher,specialistand
administrator.
Wecontinuetousethinkingandeducationalneurosciencetosupportour
buildinggoal:
ThepercentageofallstudentsenrolledOctober1ingrades67atOlsonMiddlewhomaketheir
MAPreadinggrowthtargetinReadingwillincreasefrom57.0%%in2014to60%in2015.

Ourteamhasspentourconversationsandplanningbetterfocusedonourbuildinggoal.

2.
OurteamleadsmeetaspartoftheBLTtoshareprogresstowardourbuildinggoal.The
majorityofourcommunicationarerelatedtoreporting.

3.
Weintendtomodifyour3ComponentFrameworkrecordkeepingprocedures.The
provideddocumentsdidnotsuccessfullyaidourabilitytocommunicateandshareideas.
Additionally,wewillrequestopportunitiestopartnerwithdistrictlearningandteaching
leadstobettersupportourwork.
1.

VVM

2.
3.

JHS

Weaddedanadditionalteammemberthiswinterourbuildingmediaspecialist.
OurgroupconsistsofAP,PDLead,MathLead,CTLead,LiteracyLead.
3membersoftheILTarealsopartoftheBLT.ILTmembersreportoutourwork
ateachBLTmeeting.
Wehavenotyetdiscussedourfocusanddirectionfornextyear.

1.HowhasyoursiteInstructionTeamchangedandevolvedthisyear?
OurInstructionteamstartedwiththesamepeoplewehadonourPDteamlastyear(one
memberofeachcoredepartment,dean,andonespecialedteacher).Wedecidedtoadda
counselorandanotherspecialedteacheraswerealizedwewerelackingintheseareas.
WealsoincludeourNTLleadsonanasneededbasis.

2.HowdoesyoursiteInstructionTeamintersectwiththeBLTatyourbuilding?
Atthebeginningoftheyear,wehadtwoteachersonBLT.Throughouttheyear,itbecame
obviousthatweneededmoreteachervoicesonBLT.ThereweremoreLSand
managementrepresentativesthaninstructors.Itfeltunbalanced.HeidiandImeetwith
counselorsandadminonanasneededbasisoutsideofscheduledBLTmeetings.

3.Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningofyoursites
InstructionTeamnextyear?
WeplantoincludemoreteachersonBLTfromthebeginningoftheyear.Itisdifficultto
findtimearoundtheworkdaytomeetasaninstructionteambecausesomemembers
teachearlybirdbutothersdon't.
Wearestrugglingtomakeavisionfornextyear,becauseweareunclearaboutthe
directionthedistrictITwillexpectourbuildingtogo.Thisyear,weweretoldthatthe
JanuaryworkshopdaywashandsoffduetoNTL.Wedonothaveanyinformationyet
aboutwhetheranyworkshopdayswillbeplannedbythedistrictnextyear.(wkshpwk,Oct
&Jan)
OurbuildinginstructionteamfeelsitisimportanttocontinuetheworkofMattosnextyear.
Wefeelwehavelimitedtimedomakeprogresssincewelostaworkshopdayinthe
calendar.ThisisespeciallydifficultsincePLCtimeissupposedtobeteacherdriven
accordingtoQComp.Westruggletoblendourbuilding'svisionwiththedistrictvision.We
struggletoprioritizeourneedswiththedistrictneedsandgettraction.

KHS

HowhasyourbuildingInstructionTeamchangedandevolvedthisyear?
Wehavefocusedmoreonbuildinggoalsandinstructionratherthanjust
professionaldevelopment.Wereflectoftentoourbuildinggoals,instructional
strategiesanddiscussandimplementchangesneeded.
HowdoesyoursiteInstructionTeamintersectwiththeBLT?
Wemeetona
monthlybasisandthemajorityofourILTjoinsfortheBLTmeeting.Atthat

meetingwe,alongwithLearningSupportsandLeadershipreportoutwhatwe
havebeenworkingon.
Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningofyoursites
InstructionTeamnextyear?
IthinkwearedoingOKthisyear,andlook
forwardtosummerleadership.
Metro
South

1.HowhasyourbuildingInstructionTeamchangedandevolvedthisyear?
2.HowdoesyoursiteInstructionTeamintersectwiththeBLT?
3.Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningofyoursitesInstruction
Teamnextyear?
4.Howwouldyouimprovethefunctioning/logistics/visioningoftheDITfornextyear?
Secondary/MSData(thisdata)SummaryFeedbackwe(TimandJeff)willprovidetothe
decisionmakersaboutthestructureandhowDITmtgsfitwithinthatstructure:
Process:
7minutesforsitesthathavenotenteredanswerstoquestions1,2,3todoso
10minutestoreadallanswers
Ingroupsof2,summarizeyourfindings
Onerepfromeachgroupreportoutonyoursummaryofthedataonwhattoreportback
tothePLT

NOTES:
1. SeemtobemorefocusedonInstruction,whichisgood.Seemtobemorealigned
withourgoals,whichisgood.ThisyeartargetingwhowouldbeontheBuilding
InstructionTeam,addingMediaSpecialistthisyear.MaybeneedtoaddSpEdand
ELfornextyear.AddedanadditionalSpEdvoiceandcounselor.Feelslikethe
groupmightbegettinglargebutitsbetterthanbeingtoosmall.
2. ItsalargegroupbecausemostofILTjoinsBLT.Meetmonthly.Sharehighlights.
Principalsrunthemtg.Focusdependsontimeofyear.Meetingsseemtoflowwell.
3. SometeamswilladdadditionalfolkstobetterrepresentSpEdandELmembership.
Consideringdifferenttimestomeet,meaning,meetmoreaswegetclosertothePD
dayslessothertimesofyear.Somemtgscanbelonger,otherscanbeshorter.
4. Wewantmoretimetodiscussthethingsthatsitesarefocusedon.Wewouldlearn
morefromeachotherifgiventhisopportunity.PerhapscoordinatePDofferings.
Imwonderingifprincipalsarealreadydoingsimilarsharing?Also,lastyearwe
wereinfrontoftheJanplanning,thenweshiftedtoNTLinstead.

OTHER:PerhapsanNTLrepshouldbepresentatthesemeetingsbecausetheyimpact,
significantly,thePDdays.Feellikewecouldgoeveryothermonth.Maybehavethe
principalsjoinsomeoftheseDITmtgs?Couldtheteachervoicebemoreheard?

ElementaryNotes

Secondary:PleasecommunicatebacktoPrincipalsthat:
August25:am:ElemstaffwillstayatJHSforQComppresentation
August26,am:DonotscheduleanythingtoconflictwithDistrictSpEdand
ELteachertraining
Allsitesmustprovide2fulldaysforWorkstationPreparationperBFT
contractMOU
ReportfromTim,PamandJeffoncontinuousimprovementandtheMaymeeting
agenda:
PossiblePrincipalCollaboration

May27
AGENDA
SEC:3:154:10ELEM:4:155:15
Welcome(
highlightyournameinred
ifyouareinattendance
)andintroductions:
EC

MaryMischke,KathrinePeterson

HC

EmilySmeltzer,
KatieBecker

IM

ElizabethPlasynski

NH

MelanieChristmas(atValleyfairwith5th
gradestudents)

OGE

JeanineHouk

OLE

DavidDorava,StephanieAbrahamson

PB

CaitlinHayes

RV

ShelleyKubas

VVE

JulieMcDonell

WB

KarieAndree
,MeredithSeaberg

WW

JohnBauer,DyanOtten

OGM

PattiArteel

OLM

KarenQualey,JaneLescarbeau,
Brenda
Becker

VVM

JenniferMalecha

JHS

DaveMousel

KHS

MeganWillrett

MS

TamraSieve

SpEd

BethStenglein,
MarciaEngel

Admin DebHolman,BrendaBecker,Naida
GrussingNeitzel
ESC

JeffAamot
,TimAnderson,
Jeanna
Miller
,Sean,
AndiBodeau

DCAC

GeneAndreotti

Others(highlightinredifinattendance):
CristinCaruso

Reportfromsites:
Early
Childhood

Topicstocontinuenextyear:
1. Unpackingthestandardslanguageandliteracyand
socialemotionalstandards
2. CollaborativePDwithECSEteachers(includingstandardswork)
3. PBIS/earlychildhoodmentalhealth/CPItraining
4. NTLtabletprojectteachersusingIpadstoadministerassessments
andtocollectdataonchildrenslearning.

IM

Topicstocontinuenextyear:
1. UnpackingStandards...creatingformativeassessments
2. Strengtheninginterventionsandmatchingtostudentneeds

HC

Topicstocontinue/considerfornextyear:
1. Unpackingstandards
2. UnitsofStudy
3. PBIS/ResponsiveClassroomtrainingfo
4. rstaff

NH

Topicstocontinuenextyear:

1. UnpackingtheStandards
2. UnitofStudies
3. CreatingCFAs
OGE

Topicstobecontinuednextyearinclude:
1) StandardsWork
PLCsarespendingmuchoftheirtimeunpacking
standardsratherthantheworkoflookingatstudentdata.Teams
areconcernedaboutcreatingformativeassessmentswhenthere
isanAssessmentWorkgroupatthedistrictlevelyettomake
recommendations.
2) LiteracyWorkgroup
ContinuetosupportILoveToReadmonth
andincreasebuildingfocusonreadingwithotheractivities.
3) ConferenceWorkgroup
Continuetoimproveanddefinepurpose
andproceduresforparent/teacherconferences.

OLE

Fornextyearwewillworkon:
1) UnitsofStudy(thisincludesstandardswork)
2) Climate(PBISandResponsiveClassroom)
3) PossiblyworkwithMeganStone

PB

RV

Topicstobecontinuednextyear:
LiteracyStandardswork
ThinkingMapswork

VVE

Continuestandardswork
Continuetofocusoncoreliteracyinstruction.

WB

1. UnitsofStudy
2. Unpackingthestandardsandcontinuingwiththisworkatadeeper
level

WW

Topicstobecontinuedtonextyearinclude:
1. LiteracywithStandardsworkcontinued.AgreewithNHthatPLC
workisstandardsworkandnotasmuchfocusondata.
2. SchoolGoal3(climate)forWestwoodwillbecontinuedwithBLT.
3. BLTworkingcurrentlyonfinalizingschedulefornextyearutilizing
timeframeswithinterventionsforeachgradelevel.

OGM

Topicstobecontinued:Standards&Grading,Differentiation,DRC
Staffsurvey:requestsfordifferentiation,thinkingmaps&Chromebook
management

OLM

Utilization of Standards Mapping & Assessment Development

(using Dufours 4)
All staff are progressing through the
Critical Steps

to Address Dufours 4
Questions
Flow Chart

Proficiency Scales:Thinking Proficiency Scale and the utilization of them with student
thinking. (
proficiency scale
)
RAT and NTL:
Currently collecting data on each content area standards and the
process in which they are writing clear, kid friendly learning targets. We will also be
providing staff with a self assessment/rubric to measure where they are in their
mastery of RAT. This data will provide us information on what our PD needs are.
Evidence of Thinking
: Teachers will self-assess their instructional practices to gain
better knowledge of thinking in their lesson. DRC information gathering - APs collect
data on cross district teams on work completion of DRC (progress toward standards,
assessments, resources).
I will increase the n
umber of times (evidence?)
student
thinking occurs in my classroom from the beginning of the year to the end of the year
by 50% (through the use of the fundamental thinking tools provided to me through
instructional supports.)
Exit tickets, proficiency scales, instructional strategy
incorporation effectiveness. In the process of creating an evidence of thinking card.

BLTBringstogetherourconversationsaboutourworkandhowonecan
supporttheother.CurrentlyweareusingBLTtoreportoutourwork,but
hopetofindwaystoworkmorecollaborativelyinbuilding
VVM

ILTmetMay5thILTmemberstookasurveytoreflectontheirworkfor
theyearandtobeginthinkingaheadtonextyear.Discussedpossible
additionstotheteamfornextyear.
BLTmetMay26thdiscussedsummermeetingdatestocloseoutSSP
fromthisyearandsetgoalsfornextyear.Discussedpossibleadditions
totheteamfornextyear.

JHS

(tentative)
1. MCA/QCompGoal:JeffersonHighSchoolwillincreasereading
proficiency,asmeasuredbytheMCAIIIReadingTest,from????%
in2015to???%in2016.
a. Teacherswillimplementenrichmentbasedstrategiesthat
focusonliteraryskillsintheirclassrooms.
b. Teacherswillimplementinterventionbasedstrategiesthat
focusonliteraryskillsintheirclassrooms.
2. Everydepartmentand/orPLCwillsharetheir
needtoknow
standards
digitallywithdepartmentmembers.(Waitingformore
districtinformation)

a. Teacherswilldifferentiatebasedonstudentsneeds
assessed(MAPtestandformativeassessments).
b. Teacherswillimplement
accommodationsandmodifications
forstudentswhennecessary.
3. Teacherswillimplementtechnologyintotheirinstruction,activities,
and/orassessments.
a. Option1:Teacherswillcollaborativelycreateatleastthree
completeunitsenhancedthroughintegratingtechnology,
includingactivitiesandassessments.
b. Option2:Teacherswillintegratetechnologyintoinstruction
and/orassessmentinorderto:
i. Differentiatebasedoncurrentmasterylevel
ii.
Providespecificandmeaningfulfeedback
iii.
Includeculturallyrelevantmaterialsandstrategies
4. Teacherswillutilizetechtoolstoenhancecommunication.
a. Hub:PostweeklytoacalendarthatfeedstheHuband
connectadigitalcontentspace(MoodleCourseorGoogle
Website)foreachclassintheHub.
b. Schoolview:Makesureinformationinschoolviewisupdated
weekly.
c. StudentWork:Eachteachershouldbeabletoexecuteat
leastonedigitalstrategyforturninganddistributingwork
(Googleclassroom,Doctopus,Sharing,GoogleFormfor
assignmentsubmission,etc.)
d. Moodle:AddlinksandfilestoanexistingMoodlecollection
(DRC).
KHS

Metro
South

SPED

ActionResearchfocusThinkingMaps,VisibleLearning,UDL,
coteachingpilotin2elementaryschoolsformath,continuedsupportfor
standardstraumainformedschools

Updates:
EricMelbye
SLAmessage
(Tim)

ChangestotheElementaryReportCardElementary(Jeff)
ClarityontheuseofSummativeAssessmentscreatedbySteeringCommittees
Secondary(Jeff)
AssessmentWorkGrouprecommendation,approvedbySuperintendent/REA
office(JeffandTim,elementaryonly)
StaffDevelopment
Report
fornextOCT15
Becomefamiliarwiththeinfoyou(oryourdesignee)willneedtofillout
onTHISYEARSwork.WewillcollectthisearlynextOct.
DITstructurefornextyear(Pam,Jeff,Sean)

OngoingPDtraining
Coordinate&prioritizevariousPDinitiatives(seebelow)
Buildcommonvisionsosharingitrelevant
Communicationofdistricts1:1efforts
NTL
issues/questions
Newlearningaboutteacherleadercapacity
Qcomp
shares,visionofthealignment
TechShares,visionoftheworksofar,nextparts
LSshares
PGPshares
SPEDshares
Coordinationwithlearningsupports(buildinglevelanddistrictlevel)
sharehowthisworksatsites
shareinterestsdistrictlevel
PDforthegroup(withprincipals)
ThinkingaboutWheredowewanttogoasanInstructionalTeam?

ParkingLot
Focusthepromptsforsharing