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AGENDA for Meeting 9/16/13


 * Back to School Night Advice
 * 5 minutes each class-keep it short and to the point
 * give them a sense of who you are.


 * Professional Growth Goals Due October 1
 * Copies to BZ, Tim, and Stuart (Henry sent me his form, I need to format it)
 * Evaluation Cycle this year
 * Who
 * Sam (5)
 * Tyler (4)
 * Joe (3)
 * All others, informal with no forms to fill out
 * Artifact meetings (oh boy! Something new!)
 * My expectations for the forms
 * Homework--the great hobgoblin
 * Be mindful of homework. It should run 30-45 minutes. Henry gets to give 75 minutes.
 * informal or formal survey of students re: homework.
 * If you give them more reading, dial back the writing...
 * COULD WE HAVE STUDENTS
 * DO HOMEWORK JOURNAL?
 * WE NEED THE DATA!
 * NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE A NUMBER, (IT TOOK ME 45 MIN, HOUR) WE HAVE TO KNOW QUALITATIVELY WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
 * IF YOU'RE A COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL YOU SHOULD ASK STUDENTS WHO GO TO SCHOOLS
 * ARE KIDS OVERPREPARED FOR COLLEGE? UNDERPREPARED? WE NEED TO KEEP THE END IN MIND.
 * TALK TO THE KIDS WHO LEFT--DIFFERENT, NOT JUST THE SHINING STARS!
 * A MESSAGE THAT HAS TO GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION IS THAT WE WANT KIDS TO 'HIT THE WALL'. WE WANT KIDS TO LEARN 'GRIT'.
 * HENRY GOES BACK TO THE SCHEDULE.
 * GOT RID OF TEXTBOOK
 * CONTENT-FREE GLOBAL STUDIES. HASN'T REDUCED OUTCOMES.
 * DEVELOPING A SCHEDULE WITH EQUITY OF TIME AND BIGGER CHUNKS OF TIME. ...
 * Alternate Assessments for final examinations
 * CARP Super-Review
 * ISACS: Meeting with Team member after school on 9/30
 * ISACS: Meeting with Team member after school on 9/30