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Brainstorming Topic #1: Notes/Minutes from 1st meeting

Date: 1/22/08

I'll be sure to do better notetaking at our next meeting, but below is a summary of what we discussed:

--School Improvement Plan
(1) Living document; can be modified at any time
(2) Sets priorities and goals for the school
(3) Professional development flows from the goals set forward in the SIP

--Professional Development
(1) How do we make it more meaningful, organic, and relevant to the needs of teachers?
(2) Could we do professional development in a way so that teachers could "sign-up" for what they needed?
(3) Learning walks demonstrate that there are school wide needs for teachers
(4) Lesson Study and Learning Lab might offer a better alternative to traditional sit down, power point-driven PD's.

--Teacher (and student) expectations
(1) We as teachers are bothered by (and at the same time contribute to) low expectations for students ( -- "how many times have you heard someone say, 'he's so low . . .'" or "my kids didn't even know _______")
(2) With failure to meet AYP compounding yearly, what can we do to change our discourse around student achievement in the short-term and long-term?
(3) Sensitivity to cultural relevance -- let's recognize what our kids do well, even if it's not recognized by CSAP

I think that's about where I left -- best, Daniel

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