September15Minand+Agenda

ICAB Meeting Agenda/Minutes September 15, 2011

Participants: Rose Clark, Paula Kuenzle, Misty Simm, Katie Ryan, Corinna Hostetter, Lori Wooddell

__ Meeting Outcomes – We will discuss: __
 * PLAN ** – What do we plan to learn?
 * Discuss parent concerns
 * Discuss change of homerooms and determine if we need to take any further steps
 * Review instructional audit expectations
 * Develop plan to deliver instructional audit information to our staff
 * Determine who our testing coordinators will be

__ Meeting Activities – We will: __ __ Parent concerns: __ Powerschool: concern about not receiving the weekly update that has been request via powerschool portal. Many parents do not have their log-in a table will be set up at the Open House. Directory Information: Another opportunity to sign your child up for the directory will be available at Open House. Homeroom Size: Questions about second grade homeroom size. If parents ask about numbers, Rose is giving them the numbers. Field Trip Requests: Transportation is trying to provide drivers on a balanced basis since it is a service and people are paid.
 * DO ** – What will we do to learn the outcomes?
 * Bus concerns: Parents concerned about Bus 49. Bus leaving quickly: Students not seated. Cordial response to parents is a problem. Bus 86 has been followed. The car tag number has been checked by the Deputy P.
 * Concern: Recess, Water and drinking throughout the day. Office and parents working with this parent.
 * Parent concerns: Do not think that because a parent has contacted Rose about something that Rose thinks you are not handling your job appropriately.

__ Instructional Audit Expectations __ ; Not tied to the evaluation guidelines and evaluation. Tied to the Big Four. Looking at instruction and student participation. This is tied to the RTT expectations. No requirement that 8 need to be done every month. Information was shared abt the pilot that was done at Bayview. Even teachers can do an instructional audit of each other. Just because it is not checked, that does not mean that it has not been done. The audit is a snippet of what is seen in the classroom. PPT was shared as how done in Bayview. Goal at Bayview is 2 per day. Shared as how it is done in several schools. Discussion as to how the audits are to be done…each piece of the big four are done. Looking at trends of time. General information is shared with the team as to good areas that were seen and areas that need to improve. It is not a “gottcha” but rather a learning tool used to drive and improve quality instruction as decided by RTT.

Rose will determine what expectations are for Observations when she meets with Joe. Rose sent the audit copy to see the big four and the areas that are in each of the four. None have been done informally yet, but she could and will be doing them. She will send the rubric is as soon as it is available.

__ Testing MSA: __ Kyle is looking for the someone in the office to
 * Hostetter and Ryan will be the testing coordinators; Wagner needs to asked if she will be doing that again. Kuenzle will be the coordinator for Read Naturally. Boylan needs to be asked if she is doing SPI.

__ Meeting Results – We: __
 * STUDY ** – What do our results tell us?
 * Will meet to discuss and share the learning audits of
 * Faculty meeting at 9/21 at 2:15 pm. To discuss the audit that will be here.
 * Rubric: Purpose

Math Workbooks: 3rd and 5th grade is on its way. 4th has been to be ordered. Grade 1 does not have hw. Grade 2 needs HW??

__ Future Actions – We will: __ Rose: Send a list of the things you will send out to parents. Add teacher and parent handbook to the wiki. Rose will send a copy of the expectations of the Inquire about the purpose of the visit Joe will do in regards to audit, etc. Math Workbooks: 3rd and 5th grade is on its way. 4th has been to be ordered. Grade 1 does not have hw. Grade 2 needs HW??
 * ACT ** – What will we do differently next time?

Rose will meet with Open House committee to determine what option will follow.

Next all school improvement. Wiki training. TUST. Math Updates. Reading Updates. Challenge Updates. SPED Updates. Guidance Updates.