HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011_06_08 Board MinutesJune 8, 2011
9:00 a.m.
Present from the Board of Trustees:
Dave Lent, Chairman
Ernest Jensen, Treasurer
Deidre Warden, Clerk
Lisa Burtenshaw, Member
Jerry Wixom - Excused
Present from the Administration:
George Boland, Superintendent
Margaret Wimborne, Communications Specialists
Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Dave Lent, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:45 AM.
Ernest Jensen moved to accept the agenda as presented. Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. Motion carried.
Superintendent Boland led a discussion recapping the changes the district is currently faced with. He went on to
say that nothing is different we are faced with change all the time, certainly nothing of this magnitude or with this
much uncertainty, referring to the Student Comes First legislation. A review of Board Policy Section 100 was held
and the following items discussed:
• Vision or Mission
• Goals
• Trust & Leadership
• Culture/Climate
• Academic Excellence
• Strategic Plan/WISE Tool
The Board of Trustees and Superintendent then met with building principals' to get their perspective on what the
district target is and collectively how we can get there. Principals' were divided into smaller groups and asked the
following questions:
1) If you had total autonomy to develop three non-negotiable goals for student achievement, what would
they be?
2) What actions need to occur at the board level, district level and building level to create a culture in order
to accomplish your three non-negotiable goals?
Each group presented their input (see attached documentation) and discussions were held.
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The Board of Trustees and Superintendent Boland reconvened to summarize the exercise with the principals'. The
following points were reviewed:
• Validation by show of unity
• Transparency / communication
• The need for a measurable assessment growth
• Standard based reporting
• Meaningful collaboration time "to sharpen the saw'
• Individual student growth
• Targeting our customer, the student
• Student Advisory Council - invite students to participate with the Board
• Trusting students will bring trusting parents
• Section 100 —too long, refocus on the vision statement
• Create timeline of work
Ernest Jensen moved to adjourn. Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. Meeting adjourned at 3:20 PM.
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If you had total autonomy to develop three non-negotiable goals for student achievement, what would
they be?
1. Student Growth
Academic success for all students
2. Safe, Positive, Supportive Environment
Students and Personnel
3. Unified Effort from All Stakeholders
Open communication and willingness to change
1. Student Growth
Standards -based Learning and Assessment
2. Research -Based Teaching Strategies
Student —centered
Inquiry
Highly engaging
3. Professionalism
Parent contact/involvement
Lesson Plans
Professional Development
1. Rigor
2. Relevance
3. Relationships
1. Student Growth
Minimum one year growth in one year's time
2. Quality Teaching
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
3. "Da-ables"
Adaptable, Accountable, Responsible to public
1. Literacy taught in every classroom
Students are proficient readers and writers
(problem solvers, communicators, thinkers
and reasoners)
2. Standards based reporting
3. Highly skilled teachers who implement effective
teaching/learning strategies and practices
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