Mitchell School Improvement Team Agenda - 2/23/16

Looking forward to seeing all of you for an important Mitchell School Improvement Team meeting.

During this meeting, we'll work to accomplish the following:
1. Continue to update and define our wishes for the Mitchell Expansion Phase 1 project.  Our previous input is listed HERE.

2. Update about IB developments (if needed, depending on who is able to attend this month's meeting)

3. School Improvement Plan - Updating language
- We've been away from this work for a bit of time now but it seems- 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
- HERE is the state of our current work

Mitchell Phase 1 Input Update

Thank you to Jackie, Melissa, Erica, Wendy, Cathy R., Kelly and Matt for meeting this morning to give input about the Mitchell Phase 1 construction.  It was good to have teacher, community and parent perspectives represented at this meeting.

So you know/remember, phase 1 addresses six new classroom spaces, the family resource room, the updated book room and the Title 1 K-2 space needs. 

The input received from the group includes the following:

New classroom wing needs:

- Classrooms must have sinks

- Six toilets in the wing are sufficient for the six classrooms (average of one per room)

- Because Mitchell School has summer programming for ~70 students we should consider air conditioning in the new classrooms; if AC is not possible, look at possibility of ceiling fans

Family resource needs:

- Make this space visible and attractive for parents - windows in hallway would make sense so families would see it as their "place"

- Projector and white board - possibly use existing but relocate?

- Conference table for 6-8 people

- Shelving for storage of family education activities/kits (update existing?)

- Sink

- Counter space

- Cupboard

- Large size coffee maker

- Small refrigerator

- Family bathroom

- Nursing station

- Space for four desktop computers (computers slated for purchase from 2015-16 Mitchell Title 1 budget)

- Area for couch, chairs, coffee table, rug

- Copier/fax machine (discuss possible PTO purchase)
- Additional input on 2/23:
- include an oven
- Warm colors as a part of the room
- Spaces to put "stuff"? - Coat trees, hooks?

Title 1 space needs:

- Size should be similar to current sized space

- Need room for storage of Title 1 materials

- During meeting with architects, noted that if family resource room needs all of space in Krigbaum's current room, it may make sense to subdivide Padgen's room instead...the architects were going to look at this carefully.

If you have concerns about this general direction or want to give additional input, please let Kevin know.  Thank you.

Kevin

Mitchell SIT Cancelled for 1/19/16

Dear Mitchell SIT,

Tomorrow's Mitchell SIT meeting is cancelled.  I'm sorry for the late notice. Our next meeting will Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30 AM.

Between now and then, our goals for the year continue to be:
- Arrive at an accurate and updated plan while thinking through potential changes that are a part of our IB implementation.

As we move into the second half of the year, I also anticipate sharing the first draft IB policies as they are completed for further input.

I can definitely take questions when you've got them.

Thank you.

Kevin

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

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

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.

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