Tesago Partnership Team – Meeting Notes

April 19, 2007

 

 

Attendance:

Present:         Kathy Powers                      Mary Jo Murphy                 Paul Yattaw                                   

                        Carolyn Machina               Donna DiSimone                Leisa Rosmarin       

                        Karen Patchell                    Wendy Page

 

Absent:         Nadine Flaherty                 Linda Higgins

 

Actions:

1.   Announcements

·        Four teachers are attending the PLC Conference in Boston in July:  Keri Rodriguez, Kim Morse, Tracy Morrell,

and Rebecca Grabicki.

 

2.  Coaching

·        Each picked a dessert from a list, and learned what character traits were associated with that choice.

 

3.  Update (Grade level meetings, PLCs)

·        Kathy met with each grade level to discuss their thoughts on this past year and on the upcoming year. 

o       Their feedback indicated that they appreciated working as a team, liked having standards and

norms and an agenda at meetings, and felt their time with Carol Scearce was valuable.  The times

with Carol are already set for next year, and will be two grade levels/full day.

o       The 20 minutes-3x/week (or twice a week/half hour each) “workshops” seem to be working.

·        It was brought up to dedicate some of the Tuesdays that are not staff meeting days to get grade levels

to share with each other how they work within the PLC format.

·        Kathy’s been asked to go to Skano and Okte to discuss the PLC concept. 

 

4.  Budget

·        Next year’s budget includes late busses for all elementary schools.  (Yeah, Tesago!)

 

5.  SMART Goals/Power Standards

·        Kathy suggested we not add too much more next year in terms of extending the SMART Goals and Power

Standards to other subjects, but rather work on improving upon and tweaking what is already being done. 

·        There should be one over-arching goal for the year per subject per grade level, and then the common

assessments and strategies and actions will fall in place under that.

·        What the grade levels have done with PLC will be shared at a staff meeting. 

·        Paul has created a model of SMART Goals/Power Standards, and the appropriate format for these, which

he’ll share at the staff meeting. 

·        All will share how they’re using the 20-minute (or half hour) blocks of time, and share in general what has

been working for them and what hasn’t – and will, hopefully, discuss ways to improve together. 

·        The staff can think about these over the summer and be ready to go before the school year starts in September.

 

6.  TPT Membership 2007-2008

·        Karen Patchell will be moving to Shatekon, so her position will be available on TPT.  We need to find out from

Amy Drum (PTA President) if anyone applied for the position to represent PTA.

·        Linda and Leisa will not be returning, as it is their fourth year (end of their second terms).  This may be true for

Nadine, as well.  They need to notify their respective groups so as to find the next TPT members. 

 

7.  Summer Meetings

·        We will meet for one day instead of two, and will tweak the building plan.

·        The meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, July 18.

·        We will work on topics for the staff meetings and appropriate dates.

·        We will get feedback from the four who attended the PLC Conference/Boston.

 

8.  Agenda for May 9th Meeting at Malozzi’s

·        Meet at Tesago at 4:30.

·        We will discuss the previous staff meeting, and our end-of-year progress.

·        We will confirm the date for the summer meeting.