OMS Staff Meeting

December 2, 2009
3:30pm C.S.T.
Orchestra/Cafeteria
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Review Building Norms
All Staff will effectively and respectively communicate with others by being honest, direct, and following
through in a timely manner.
All Staff will participate in collaboration regarding decision making and change.
All Staff and Administrators will be present and engaged at meetings and willing to participate in
meaningful discussions of current issues, visions and goals.
All Staff will communicate in a positive, respectful, open manner where everyone has a voice.
All Staff will express, discuss and take action in a positive, respectful manner regarding middle school and
district issues that arise.
All Staff when involved in conflict, will utilize active listening, compromise, and accountability, always
working towards what is the best practice for the middle school.

Quote of the Day

I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand
that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll
get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem
on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and
women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people,
and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also
to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the
obligations. There's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an
obligation

Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ), talking to Women's Own magazine, October 31 1987

FOCUS - GOALS Expected

Agenda Group/
Time Key Points (Culture, Community, Outcome/
Item Character, Competency) Person
Away
Professional Learning Continue to buil
Community Encore positive relation
Culture
3:30-3:35 Ice Breaker Build Camaraderie and Trust Next Month with one anothe
OMS Vision
Get to know those who we work Encore in-line with our
with our Vision
Professional Learning
FOCUS on Goals
Communities Establish and Culture 7O
behaviors to help
3:35-3:38 Review Norms Review Norms at all meetings OMS Vision Next Month
focus on student
Remind ourselves of our focus CARE Criteria for Staff 8O
achievement
on children
 Remind ourselves of open
professional communication

Safety
Walkie-Talkies
Refresh Memories Committee
Breaker 1-9 Culture Lunch, Office, H
Updates Next Month
Recess
Kerri
Review Strategies that are to be
used building wide
Know what is ex
Answer any questions
Competency for consistent
regarding strategies Literacy
Literacy Literacy Goal implementation
Opportunity to share successes Committee
Literacy strategi
and new strategies that will
building
continue to help students meet
their individual goals
Review CARE cr
and how it is imp
we are consisten
Review CARE Criteria
Behavior is abou
Identify Areas of inconsistency
reteaching repla
with implementation Culture/Character PBIS
PBIS behaviors in a no
Refresh on Purpose to Re- C.A.R.E Committee
threatening resto
mediate and teach
approach
replacements behaviors
We need to mod
criteria as the ad
the building
You should have received a Our activities ne
Goal Executive Summary and related to goals t
Goal Report before this meeting increasing stude
or at the beginning of the Kerri & Chris achievement
meeting (links have been (In January Our activities ne
provided in E-Newsletters for BET will share find even more
GOAL your reference) Culture what teams successful ways
4:00-4:15
Update(s) (Culture Committee) are doing with individual stude
Review Specific Survey Data Reading/ Our activities sh
Think - Pair - Share Literacy help us identify w
Groups Identify top 3 Goals) professional
Proactive-Sphere-of-Influence development we
actions to share with Culture meet student ind
Committee needs
WHAT WE SAY
WE ARE IN
DO IMPACTS
HAVE A WONDERFUL DECEMBER AS WELL AS HOLIDAY BREAK THE BEST
STUDENTS FOR
PROFESSION
REST OF THEIR
 OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL VISION
Individualizing learning for parents, students and staff
Navigating toward excellence
Sharing responsibility for success of all students
Producing positive, collaborative energy
Including ALL
Reflecting and collaborating for continuous
improvement
Engaging students in rigorous learning