Civitas SOL Summer Meeting Minutes 6/29/12

Staff in Attendance: Thompson, Palacios, arren, !ittle, Calacua"o #onors/$P Clari%ication& Thompson& ho shoul' (e place' into #onors/$P classes) Palacios& *t shoul' (e a com(ination o% gra'es/test scores+ Thompson& ,ate-a"& Calacua"o& * thin. 1/th gra'e teachers shoul' have Seniors in their Pro0ect classes+ arren& 1speciall" i% -e have a Senior Pro0ect 12hi(ition !ight+ Palacios& *t nee's a one3page summar" o% the 'e%inition, purpose/meaning, re4uirements+ This is %or stu'ents, parents, teachers, an' $SC+ This can (e given out 'uring programming+ Palacios& There nee's to (e more ne- teacher support+ !ittle& The Po-erpoint template reall" helpe' -ith assisting stu'ents in preparation %or ,ate-a" 5resulte' in much more organi6e' presentations7+ Palacios& There nee's to (e a consoli'ate' ,ate-a" pac.et, similar to the Senior Pro0ect pac.et+ !ittle& There nee's to (e more consistenc" -ith sche'uling an' less procrastination+ Palacios& There8s (een tal. o% consoli'ating ,ate-a" into one or t-o nights+ * thin. this a goo' i'ea+ $lso, * (elieve that the a'visor" teacher shoul' not (e necessaril" gra'ing a stu'ent8s ,ate-a" or Senior pro0ect, 'ue to (ias+ arren& The" shoul' (e part o% the 'iscussion, (ut the" shoul' not necessaril" (e gra'ing the stu'ents -ith a ru(ric+ Thompson& * 'on8t thin. ,ate-a" is the same thing, (ecause it8s not a pass/%ail situation+ * also 'on8t thin. that the #a(its o% Min' are that complicate'+ Palacios& 9ut -e also nee' to un'erstan' that the #a(its o% Min' are learne' in the process, learne' (" using them, (" ne- teachers an' stu'ents as -ell+ e nee' to create a structure %or orienting ne- teachers, (ecause right no- -e are e2pecting our teachers to .no- a lot starting 'a" one -ithout supporting them through the process+ !ittle& * thin. there nee's to (e a clear an' har' 'ea'line %or ,ate-a", (ecause there is al-a"s :unior/Senior "ears %or those stu'ents to ma.e up the presentation+ $gen'a %or $ugust ;th Meeting elcoming ne- teachers 5orientation7 Planning School Orientations 5Stu'ents/Parents7 <iscipline/=ni%orm Polic"

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Choosing 1lectives Pro%essional <evelopment Thompson& * am going to o%%er a series o% ne- -ee.l" teacher orientations -here -e can intro'uce an' support ne- teachers through issues li.e #a(its o% Min', ,ate-a", Senior Pro0ect, an' *< =nit+ Calibrating Habits of Mind Rubrics, translating Alternative Assessments into Standards-Based or District-Friendl Data !suggested for a Frida "D# <iscipline Polic" 5Portia Strou' -ill lea' 'istrict -e(3(ase' 'iscipline polic" P<7 Calibrating Habits of Mind Rubrics, translating Alternative Assessments into Standards-Based or District-Friendl Data Palacios& e might nee' to (e more clear a(out -hat goo' stu'ent -or. loo.s li.e+ arren& * 'on8t thin. -e nee' to change the ru(rics, (ut -e 'o nee' to create criteria charts %or the 'i%%erent ha(its+ e can use the resource online calle' >u(istar 5http&//ru(istar+?teachers+org7, -hich can support us in this process+ @or e2ample, there is a goo' clear criteria chart %or Thesis Statements or %or citing research+ e can mo'i%" this, to %it our nee's+ This is a 4uic. an' eas" -a" %or us to start (eing more speci%ic %or our stu'ents to (rea. 'o-n these #OM ru(rics+ Thompson& 9ut * -ant us to (e care%ul, (ecause * 'on8t -ant us to get pigeon3 hole' into a ru(ric that is a Aone3si6e3%its3allB piece+ Palacios& 9ut ho- 'o "ou 'i%%erentiate (et-een meets an' e2cee's) e nee' to ma.e sure that ever"one is on the same page+ e nee' to cali(rate our teachers on these ru(rics+ Calacua"o& $re -e going to have a criteria chart %or each in'icator) !ittle& * thin. -e nee' to ma.e a priorit" as a sta%% %or loo.ing at stu'ent -or. more o%ten+ *% -e8re 'iscussing our stu'ents8 progress, (ut tal.ing a(out it -ithout stu'ent -or., it 'oesn8t mean much+ *t8s also not help%ul %or supporting our ne- teachers+ arren& Tr"ing something ne- is (etter than not+ e nee' to (e speci%ic an' clear a(out our e2pectations+ Thompson& * thin. -e nee' to start 'i%%erentiating our Pro%essional <evelopment time, splitting people into 'i%%erent groups 5 $SC, ru(ric cali(ration, neteacher orientation, etc+7+ Thompson& e nee' to compile our 'ata into a -a" that ma.es sense not onl" to our teachers, (ut to outsi'e people as -ell+ Palacios& This can give us more cre'i(ilit" -ith our #a(its o% Min'+ arren& This is goo' %or $SC, ne- teachers, an' %or our creating clear e2pectations+ Palacios& e8re not reinventing an"thing, (ut -e are tr"ing to Atighten upB the things -e8re alrea'" 'oing+ $SC =p'ate Palacios& Math <ata is complete, 1nglish 'ata is complete, #istor" 'ata is complete, Science 'ata is incomplete+ School3-i'e 'ata is complete+ @ocus $reas

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in%ormation is ver" incomplete an' nee's revie-/revision+ Thompson& $s instructors, -e nee' to 'ecompress, re%ocus, an' re%lect on our teaching as -ell as a sta%%+ =n%ortunatel", -e haven8t ha' enough time to reall" 'elve into our Principal =p'ate Thompson& e reall" nee' to -or. har' to hol' onto our school an' control our %uture+ Palacios& * have (een in conversation -ith Shannon, our Pilot School <irector, -ho sai' that the paper-or. has (een receive', an' it is getting processe' through #>+ #ope%ull" -e8ll (e starting our intervie-s (" :ul" 9th+ Announcements: %e&t Meeting' (uesda , )ul *rd, +,m at Calacua o-s House to discuss Rubrics and .ASC August /t0 Cam, Civitas (eac0er Meeting Next Meeting Business, future PD topics >evisit <iscipline/=ni%orm Polic" School Orientation 5Parents/Stu'ents7 Calibrating Habits of Mind Rubrics, translating Alternative Assessments into Standards-Based or District-Friendl Data !suggested for a Frida "D# <iscipline Polic" 5Portia Strou' -ill lea' 'istrict -e(3(ase' 'iscipline polic" P<7