Friday, February 8, 2013

Mitchell School Improvement Team – Notes 2/8/2013

In Attendance:

Hiltion, reischl, underwood, karr, bolanos, hatt, spiess, thompson

Review options for Responsive Classroom
thoughts on what to do if all teachers can't partcipate
-       2 people vs 10 people saying no
-       another way to do pd without physical presence (podcast, set of materials for indep. Study)
-       rc probably won’t let us film it
-       potential for training new staff is better when an outside learning model has been created
-       have to take the opportunity while you have it, we’ve seen it’s preliminary results – it’s worth it
-       everyone really does want to do it
-       the negative feelings about not attending seem to come from ‘self-guilt’
-       bring them in as much as possible after the training with materials, come to the staff if you need more information
-       depending on the staff person, their needs to relieve ‘self-guilt’ may be different
-       equally necessary for all staff to attend – teacher to lunch staff
-       6 people saying no is almost 25%, greater possibility of delivering inconsistent messages
-       what’s the number!!!
-       People unable to attend could possibly have a learning partner to help facilitate them getting the information from the training
-       We will always be catching someone up, let’s just do it
-       We need an intentional follow up with the staff who can’t attend
o      It’s not your fault that you couldn’t attend – we are here to support you!

Recommendation from SIT is move ahead with summer RC training for those who can participate.  We need to be thoughtful about how to bring others up to speed in fall.

updates
-       upcoming continued staff rc pd
-       parent writing workshop was well received...large turnout at arbor meadows was unconventional but productive!
-       Promotional video premier went really well, very meaningful for all participants  – students and interns were very pleased
-       Plan is to increase the amount of students next year – both 4th grades, this year was a pilot
-       These kinds of activities will be best planned and executed by beginning as a classroom level, succeeding, increasing to a grade level and succeeding again, and just getting better!
-       The intimacy between student and intern grew great relationships...the students really did feel empowered and showed their learning – how does this connect our claims and evidence

Our focus is the literacy night
-       what do we think should happen at a family literacy night next year
-       next session will brainstorm it all, hilton karr and others will filter, bring back and create the plan
o      the student needs a motivation to be there and then parents will be pressed to attend, student will say, “we need to go to this”
o      kid focus makes it more meaningful
o      student involvement
o      polish it up
o      build a presentation that will script and provide a model for grade level teachers can follow

Friday, February 1, 2013

SIT Agenda - 2/8/13

Mitchell School
Room 10
7:30 AM!
 
Updates
- Reading MEAP
- RC Winter professional development
- RC Summer 2013 Proposal - update
- Parent Writing Workshop - 1/17 and 1/22 - report
 
School Improvement Plan - Mid-year review


Our recommended focus:
Literacy Night 2013-14
- What should parents know about literacy in the AAPS?
 


Tuesday, January 8, 2013

SIT Agenda - 1/11/13

Location: ?
7:30 AM


Updates
- Reading MEAP
- RC Winter professional development
- RC Summer 2013 Proposal - Briefing
- Parent Writing Workshop - 1/17 and 1/22 

Review how we got to this point . . . 
- Education Yes!
- Strand 4 - School and Community Relations --> Parent/Family Involvement and Community Involvement

Recommendations for moving forward 
- Literacy Night 2013-14
- Define what we want parents to know
- Planning calendar
- Define structure for 
- School Culture - Ask RC Leadership Team consider parents and families for 2013-14

Discussion
- Can we support the recommendations?
- What questions do you have?

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

SIT Agenda - December 14, 2012

Sign in

Is someone willing to take notes?

Review strand 4 of Education Yes!

Strand 4 Breakdown
Parent/Family Involvement
- Communication
- Engagement

Main goal for today:  Discuss and collect input around parent/family involvement
What we heard/value from the last meeting - 
- Parent education
- Higher achievement for all
- Focus goals - Literacy (reading and writing) and School Culture

What can we do that is descriptive of what's above?

Next meetings:
- Looks like everyone can meet on Friday mornings beginning in January, so we'll shoot for that as our meeting day.  Here the proposed meeting days for the year:
December 14
January 11
February 8
March 15
April 12
May 10
June 7



Thursday, November 15, 2012

Final Meeting Agenda - 11/16/12 / Agenda de la Reunión Final - 11/16/12

Mitchell School Improvement Team Agenda
November 16, 2012

1.  The purpose of the Mitchell SIT team
 - Support the requirements of Education Yes!; 
 - Facilitate the improvement of Mitchell School through the analysis of data; 
 - Implement strategies to support Education Yes! strand 4 (parent and community involvement)
 - Fulfill the requirements of Public Act 25 of 1990.

2.  Our School Improvement Plan:  Handouts – English / Español

3.  Education Yes! / School Improvement Team Focus:  Handouts

4.  Goal for year: Develop and implement 1-2 parent/community involvement activities




Mitchell Equipo de Mejoramiento Escolar Agenda
16 de noviembre 2012

1. El propósito del equipo de Mitchell SIT
  - Apoyar a los requisitos de la Educación Sí;!
  - Facilitar la mejora de la escuela Mitchell a través del análisis de los datos;
  - Poner en práctica estrategias para apoyar la educación ¡Sí! hilo 4 (participación de los padres y la comunidad)
  - Cumplir con los requisitos de la Ley de 25 de 1990.

2. Nuestro Plan de Mejoramiento Escolar: Folletos - Inglés / Español

3. Educación Sí! / Equipo de Mejoramiento Escolar Focus: Folletos

4. Objetivo para el año: Desarrollar e implementar 1-2 de padres / comunidad las actividades de participación
Parent/Community Involvement Activity Brainstorming

Weekly Wagon Walk of Books
- Reading materials for kids and adults shared
- Walk through neighborhoods as a lending library

Family Book Club involvement - from Jenni Zimmer

Post cards - exchange post cards throughout the summer about the books that have been read

Organize school library - as a community lending library / community center that would be open later in the day

Dialogue journals - where book notes had been written; others respond

Parent English classes - as have been done in the past at Mitchell
- English skills
- model how to read with kids
- T/Th

Think Stretch program - workbook program to reduce summer slide

Connect with Charo from Palma?

Seven Weeks of Winter (SWOW) - Lunch hour classes taught by parents

Parent meeting to talk about the report card in both Spanish and English

Spanish language classes for English speaking families

Poetry cafe to showcase writing work being done

Celebrations for parents (e.g. poetry slam) that involve and informally teach parents in safe ways at school

Show parents what secure third grade writing looks like

Find parents who will help with science fair

Connect science fair to reading/writing goals

Involve UM interns in science fair activities - maybe as a part of extended day



Participación Padre / lluvia de ideas
Walk Wagon semanal de libros
- Los materiales de lectura para niños y adultos comparten
- Caminar por los barrios como una biblioteca

Libro Family Club participación - de Jenni Zimmer

Postales - Tarjetas postales de cambio durante todo el verano sobre los libros que se han leído

Organizar biblioteca de la escuela - como préstamos comunitarios biblioteca / centro comunitario que estaría abierto al final del día

Revistas diálogo - donde las notas de libros se han escrito, otros responden

Clases de inglés para padres - como han hecho en el pasado en Mitchell
- Conocimientos de inglés
- Modelo de leer con los niños
- T / Th

Piense programa Stretch - programa para reducir el deslizamiento libro verano

Conéctate con Charo de Palma?

Siete semanas de invierno (SWOW) - Clases Almuerzo horas impartidas por los padres

Reunión de padres para hablar sobre el reporte en español y en Inglés

Clases de español para las familias que hablan inglés

Café Poesía para mostrar la escritura labor que se realiza

Festejos por los padres (por ejemplo, la poesía slam) que involucran de manera informal y enseñar a los padres de manera segura en la escuela

Mostrar a los padres lo aseguran por escrito de tercer grado se parece

Encuentra los padres que ayuden con la feria de ciencias

Conecte feria de ciencias para leer / escribir las metas

Involucrar a los internos en las actividades de la UM feria de ciencias - tal vez como parte de día extendido


Friday, November 9, 2012

Mitchell School Improvement Team Meeting Agenda - 11/16/2012

Hello Mitchell SIT'ers, 

It is time to meet, greet, and continue our work around the Mitchell School Improvement Plan (SIP) for 2012-13.

Our first meeting is scheduled for November 16 @ 7:30 AM in the Mitchell Media Center.  

BEFORE we meet, please re-familiarize yourself with:

1.  The purpose of the Mitchell SIT team
 - Support the requirements of Education Yes!; 
 - Facilitate the improvement of Mitchell School through the analysis of data; 
 - Implement strategies to support Education Yes! strand 4 (parent and community involvement)
 - Fulfill the requirements of Public Act 25 of 1990.

2.  Our School Improvement Plan:  CLICK HERE

3.  I am also hoping you will review some of the parent involvement strategies we brainstormed last year:  CLICK HERE

DURING the meeting, we will:
- Briefly review the purpose of the team, the School Improvement Plan, and the work from last year
- Begin thinking about this year and where we hope to go

See you soon!

Friday, June 1, 2012

Agenda 6/6/2012: Breakfast and School Improvement Plan

Dear Mitchell SIT Team,

The current draft of the Mitchell School Improvement Plan is due
today . . . and I have submitted it for review by our superintendent,
Dr. Green and subsequently by the Michigan Department of Education.
Even if you feel you haven't contributed significantly, we have
traveled the beginning of the school improvement road together in
developing this plan . . . so thank you for you help and input. All
of your contributions have been helpful.

I've also created an "at a glance" document that easily identifies
what the plan says. It is attached so you know what has been submitted
(but not yet what has been approved).

Looking forward to celebrating our hard work together at breakfast on 6/6/12 at Achilles.  At that time we can review the plan.