Steering Committee meeting – Minutes: 9/30/2009 — TAP Meeting Agenda 10/6/09
T/LQP Professional Development Program
Steering Committee meeting – Minutes: 9/30/2009
Thomas Reynolds Center - Board Room / Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
In Attendance: Delores Anderson, Jeff Arnold, Rod Doran, Connie Kudrna, Marion Munoz, Carol Mullen, Catherine Sodota, Jennifer Twist,
Greetings: Jeff Arnold welcomed and thanked the group for past contributions.
Old Business: Connie moved to accept the minutes from our last meeting and Catherine second the motion.
The minutes for our June 2, 2009 meeting were accepted.
• The College is accredited through RATE until 2014
• Our project’s benchmarking is still outstanding.
• Original time log and journals – are kept by Jeff / Pay at the end of January and June
Time Log / Goals
• The members in attendance were asked to complete time logs at the end of the meeting. The rate of pay is $18.72 the same as summer work.
• Work on action teams cannot be authorized until goals are established by the chair of that action team. Each action team will need to have a chair, a mission and goals with clear outcomes identified before a budget and/or recourses can be allocated.
The dates and objectives of the TAP meeting were approved.
*October 6, 2009 (Tuesday)
* November 9, 2009 (Monday)
* January 14, 2010 (Thursday)
* March 18, 2010 (Monday)
- May 20, 2010 (Thursday)
The agenda for the TAP meeting was reviewed and approved -Notes
Delores Anderson agreed to talk about the opportunities available through STANYS and Connie agreed to do a 30 min. presentation on PBIS. The Steering Committee has the go ahead to make arrangements with Dennis Scheitinger as part of the classroom management collegial circle.
The dates of the summer were proposed and will be presented to the TAP group from feedback.
The dates and objectives of our Steering Committee meeting were approved.
Tentative Steering Committee dates (meeting times 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm)
- September 30, 2009
- October 21, 2009
- January 7, 2010
- March 8, 2010
- May 13, 2010
Jeff reviewed the action teams and the Collegial Circles and invited steering committee members to bring goals to our next TAP meeting. Jeff also asked action team chairs to consider giving permission to post the goals on-line as part of our project web site. The action teams and the Collegial Circles reviewed included;
• Action Teams Review
Data Strategies (Paid)
• Data & Instruction
• Equity / GESA
• Classroom Management
• Assessment
• Literature Circle
Standards Based Instruction (Paid)
• Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)
• Lesson Study
• Web Based LE’s- Develop a new course—Web based Learning Experiences:
• Learning Units Scheitinger
• Web Site Review
• Peer Review Video
• Community Outreach
• Collegial Circles (in-kind)
• Equity
• Technology
• Classroom Management
• Book Club / Study Group
Open Discussion was started at 6:00 pm and continued until 6:30 pm
The following topics were suggested for our Technology Collegial Circle:
The sessions will run from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Google Tools
Bloging /Ninging
Dreamweaver
Photoshop
MS Office
A sign-up sheet was provided for the following professional development opportunities
• Western Section STANYS Fall mini-conference (October 13, at ECC South)—Free
Time: 3:30 –6:30 pm
• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)
Time: Oct 23: 8:00 am- 5:00 p.m. Oct 24: 8:00 am – 1:00 p.m.
• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (session)
Time: 5:00 – 8:30 (Awards Dinner – short talk)
• STANYS 114th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)
Time: all day
• AMTNYS 59th Annual Conference (November 12-14 in Buffalo)
Time: all day
Priority will be given to stakeholders who have register to present at a conference when they request to attend that conference. Stakeholders will be given special consideration if they make a commitment to present at an upcoming conference or at our summer workshop.
All requests for attending any of these professional development workshops given by stakeholders before or at the TAP meeting will be considered immediately following the October 6 meeting.
Jeff Arnold encouraged stakeholders to only sign up for the professional development that they are definitely willing to attend. Jeff stated that - Limited resources are available. Requesting funding for participating in these events doesn’t guarantee the funds will be provided. Resources will be allocated to active steering committee members and/or conference presenters first. Committing to make a presentation at a conference or our summer program may increase your likelihood of receiving funding. (Before requesting to attend any professional development please make sure you have the approval of your district.)
T/LQP Professional Development Program
Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) – Agenda: 10/6/2009
Thomas Reynolds Center – Conference Room
4:30 – 4:45 Registration (Update TAP Mailing list)
4:45 – 5:30 Welcome and Updates
• Approve a TAP meeting schedule * October 6, 2009 (Tuesday)
Tentative Schedule
* November 9, 2009 (Monday)
* January 14, 2010 (Thursday)
* March 18, 2010 (Monday)
* May 20, 2010 (Thursday)
• New Project web site:
• Updates / Web Based Learning Experiences /Bios
• Blog / Counter / Standards Project
• Final Report (08-09) due October 31, 2009
• New Project (09-10) Revised Budget submitted
• Goals / Action plan / Needs Assessment
• Supplies credit update
• Teaching to the Standards Class (327/518)
• Mini-Grant Update
• Equipment / Books Sign Out / Resources / Class Visits
• The Accreditation process (RATE) / our role
• Action Teams Review /Schedule
Data Strategies (Paid)
• Data & Instruction
• Equity / GESA
• Classroom Management
• Assessment
• Literature Circle
Standards Based Instruction (Paid)
•Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)
• Lesson Study
• Web Based LE’s
• Learning Units
• Web Site Review
• Peer Review Video
• Community Outreach
• Collegial Circles (in-kind)
• Equity
• Technology
• Classroom Management
• Book Club / Study Group
• Professional Development opportunities
• Western Section STANYS Fall mini-conference (October 13, at ECC South)—Free
Time: 3:30 –6:30 pm
• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)
Time: Oct 23: 8:00 am- 5:00 p.m. Oct 24: 8:00 am – 1:00 p.m.
• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (session)
Time: 5:00 – 8:30 (Awards Dinner – short talk )
• STANYS 114th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)
Time: all day
• AMTNYS 59th Annual Conference (November 12-14 in Buffalo)
Time: all day
Limited resources are available. Requesting funding for participating in these events doesn’t guarantee the funds will be provided. Resources will be allocated to active steering committee members and/or conference presenters first. Committing to make a presentation at a conference or our summer program may increase your likelihood of receiving funding. (Before requesting to attend any professional development please make sure you have the approval of your district.)
• Proposed dates and format for summer program
Assessment Workshop (June 28-July 2)
Learning Community TLQP Stand (July 5-9, 12-16)
Cooperating Teacher /New Teacher Stand (July 19-23)
6:00 – 6:30 Classroom Management (Connie Kudrna’s)
PBIS updates for BPS
6:30 – 6:45 Set Agenda for our next meeting
6:45 – 7:00 Evaluation / Feedback
Reading Circle Resources: TBA
A $35 supplies credit will be recorded for each TAP member attending the meeting. Only teachers/administrators currently teaching in a Buffalo School are eligible to redeem the credits. To redeem credits you must attend our summer project and complete the Goal/Action plan/ Needs Assessment package. The terms and conditions of supplies credit are subject to change after review by our steering committee.
Support for the development and production of this material was provided by a grant under the New York State Higher Education Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership program administered by the New York State Education Department
Note:
Approved Steering Committee meeting dates (meeting times 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm)
- September 30, 2009
- October 21, 2009
- January 7, 2010
- March 8, 2010
- May 13, 2010