Tuesday, November 17, 2015

School Improvement Agenda - 12/15/15

December 15, 2015

Mitchell Conference Room
7:30 - 8:30

Before meeting:
- Please become re-familiarize yourself with the current revision needs identified in RED on the Mitchell School Improvement Plan - CLICK HERE

Meeting Agenda:
Review of first meetings of year
- Reviewed purpose of SIT
- Group agreed that achievement at Mitchell is trending in positive ways
- Group decided not to look at the current data in more depth; rather, we decided to move forward with agenda items listed below.
- Group decided to discuss Mitchell SIP as a group and collaboratively update language
- At 11/17 meeting, there was discussion about how writing activities (and other named SIP activities) integrate with IB units. We wondered the best ways to mark those activities in units for continuity and consistency.

School Improvement Plan Updating - Continue  updating language from last meeting (Most of meeting time, I suspect)
- Begin with reports and additions/deletions/updates to: Think Stretch and PTO input, Title 1 Parent Involvement language, Digital Dialogues, and One on One Authentic writing for 4th grade
- Move on to school culture section of SIP
- Goal is to arrive at an accurate and updated plan with input of group
- We should be careful to make sure activities have chairs and are scheduled BEFORE taking on additional activities...

If time:
- Surface and discuss new ideas including those from the first meeting:  communication, community center, bullying were brought up/discussed a bit on 10/9

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

School Improvement Agenda - 11/17/15

Mitchell Conference Room
7:30 - 8:30

Before meeting:
- Please become re-familiarize yourself with the current revision needs identified in RED on the Mitchell School Improvement Plan - CLICK HERE

Meeting Agenda:
Review last two meetings (5 mins)
- Reviewed purpose of SIT
- Group agreed that achievement at Mitchell is trending in positive ways
- Group decided not to look at the current data in more depth; rather, we decided to move forward with agenda items listed below.
- Group decided to discuss Mitchell SIP as a group and collaboratively update language


School Improvement Plan - Continue  updating language from last meeting (Most of meeting time, I suspect)
- Begin in the reading goal section in the Family Involvement section, M-FLI in particular
- Review and discuss proposed revised language, additions, deletions connected to the school improvement plan
- Goal is to arrive at an accurate and updated plan with input of group
- We should be careful to make sure activities have chairs and are scheduled BEFORE taking on additional activities...

If time:
- Surface and discuss new ideas including those from the first meeting:  communication, community center, bullying were brought up/discussed a bit on 10/9

Sunday, October 18, 2015

School Improvement Agenda - 10/20/15

Mitchell Conference Room
7:30 - 8:30

Before meeting:
- Please become familiar with the current revision needs identified in RED on the Mitchell School Improvement Plan - CLICK HERE

Meeting Agenda:
Review last meeting (5 mins)
- Reviewed purpose of SIT
- Group agreed that achievement at Mitchell is trending in positive ways
- Group decided not to look at the current data in more depth; rather, we decided to move forward with agenda items listed below.

That said, here are some data highlights:
Each grade consistently grew achievement beyond expectations relative to growth targets in reading
Each grade consistently grew achievement beyond expectations relative to growth targets in math



School Improvement Plan - Updating language (Most of meeting time, I suspect)
- Review and discuss proposed revised language, additions, deletions connected to the school improvement plan
- Goal is to arrive at an accurate and updated plan with input of group
- We should be careful to make sure activities have chairs and are scheduled BEFORE taking on additional activities...

If time:
- Surface and discuss new ideas including those from the first meeting:  communication, community center, bullying were brought up/discussed a bit on 10/9

Next meetings:
Kevin will bring dates to Tuesday morning...we are focusing on meeting on Tuesdays this year.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

School Improvement Agenda - 10/9/15

Introductions

Purpose of SIT
 
- Support the requirements of Education Yes!;
- Facilitate the improvement of Mitchell School through the analysis of data;
- Implement strategies to support strand 4 (parent involvement/parent education) of Education Yes!;
- Fulfill the requirements of Public Act 25 of 1990

Review 2014-15 School Improvement Plan
Goals: 
  • Literacy
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • School Culture
Review Current Strategies

Data Review

Future Goals / Strategies
  • Continue
  • Cull 
  • Think over parent conversations, food distribution,
Proposed meeting dates
10/8, 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room
  • Review purpose of group, data, previous goals and strategies
  • Set foci for year if possible
10/27 - 4:15 PM in Scarlett Media Center
  • Joint meeting with IB Teacher Leadership and IB Community Advisory 

1/13, 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room

 

12/11, 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room


1/8, 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room


2/12, 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room
  • Education Yes! report possibly due

3/11,  7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room

 
5/13, 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Conference Room
  • Updated Schoolwide Plan possibly due