August+2009+Agenda

To: Grade Level Coordinators From: Bart Re: Agenda for Meeting 8/25/09  I. Defining the Role · “Clerk of the Meeting” ·  Create agendas ·  Facilitate conduct and progress of the meeting ·  Post minutes of the meetings via email to all coordinators and me (maybe wiki later) ·  Other perspectives on the role?  <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">II. The Year Ahead ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Bart’s four guiding questions ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Establish more specific guiding questions for your grade level to guide you this year ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Short end-of –year report explaining team’s answers/how you got them. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Set up a routine monthly meeting time with your group that is non-negotiable <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">III. Collaboration and Consolidation Between Coordinators ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Does this group need to meet in person regularly? Is this necessary? ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">How can we best use technology to communicate with one another and the department as well as hold each other accountable for our work? ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Other ideas? <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
 * <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">For September: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">1. Establish a regular monthly meeting time with your grade level. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">2. Meet with your group and work to establish the 2-3 questions that should guide your work this year. They should be questions that you hope to gain some closure on by year’s end. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">3. Report back to coordinators and me about dates and questions your group will explore. **