Learning Improvement Team Minutes

April 9, 2008

            Operating Principle:  The committee will operate on a consensus basis, with

            each voice being heard.  Minutes from January 17, 1995:  “It was discussed and

             agreed that a significant majority of votes of team  members present would be

            required when consensus was not reached.  Significant majority means a ratio

            of 2:1 (example 6 positive votes to 3 negative votes).  Without a significant

            majority, the proposal will be considered “tabled” until brought up at a later

            date.

Team Members Present: Ray Birks, Heidi Bucholz, Allyson Rasmussen, Nancy Mowat, Penny Brown, Rhonda Noah, Tauni Hink, Josie Bryan, Edwina Seton, Carrie Arthur (6^th Grade Parent Rep.), Lynne Fuller (8^th Grade Parent Rep.), Tonya Bofto (7^th Grade Parent Rep.)

Guest – Julie Schubert

Recorder:  Chad Morgan

 

I-728

Budget allocation: $29,462      remaining: $7,535.92

…for professional development for educators, including additional paid time for curriculum and lesson redesign and alignment and training to ensure that instruction is aligned with state standards and student needs for extended learning opportunities for students, class size reductions, and facility improvements or additions to support class size reductions and extended learning opportunities.

CLASS MIX

Budget Allocation: $10,238    remaining: $ 44.37

...for instructional assistance time, instructional materials, staff development training, or other creative solutions to assist in providing services to remedy class student mix problems.

Medicaid Match

Budget allocation:  $12,405     remaining: $10,405.00           

… When determining the uses for “Medicaid Match” dollars, the following should be considered: 

Funds may be made available for any medical or academic related needs students have that parents or guardians are unable to provide.

Funds may be made available for meeting academic needs of students.  Those monies could provide para-pro services, bus/transportation needs, and after school tutoring for students. 

Funds may be made available for meeting academic needs outside FMS programs.  That may include summer school tuition or academic packets made available to parents for the summer. 

Funds may be used to help students with nonacademic needs that involve school related needs such as instruments and or clothing, payment of ASB card, etc.

 

AGENDA ITEM

Operational  (3 min.)

Review Code of Cooperation

Discussion – Reviewed

Class Size /Mix Request for Funds (10 min.)

Guiding Question – Are the request for funds in alignment with our building plan?

Proposal 1       8^th Grade Team – UBD planning in June ($2,344.95)

Discussion – Development of 8^th grade core curriculum

Suggestion to develop a policy to filter the requests for these monies (next agenda builder)

Approved

I-728 Request for Funds (10 min.)

Proposal 1       Sandra Lancaster/Ruth Mattson– Coordination/Development of the FMS art program in June ($1,042.20)

Discussion – Development of a three year Art Curriculum

Approved

Proposal 2       Enrichment team meeting ($729.00)

Discussion – This team is developing the FMS enrichment program

Approved

NWRL Time Sheets (10 min.)

Guiding Question: Should teachers be compensated for interviewing for the NWRL study?

Discussion – The cost shall be 10 time sheets at $471.00 out of I-728 dollars.

Approved

PLC Summit Conference (15 min.)

Guiding Question:  Who should attend the conference from FMS next fall (4 slots open)?

Discussion – The conference will occur November 12-14 in Seattle

Drawing to determine attendees: Bucholz, Kellogg, Johnson, Hansen

LIT will cover the costs for Jan Bullock and Nancy Mowat to attend

Approved

CIPP (45 min.)

Guiding Question: What do we need to consider for our building plan and technology plan for next year?  When will staff plans be developed by learning teams?

Discussion – Review of proposed Building Plan. 

Additions to previous plan: 

1)  All classes will work toward intentionally implementing the “Read Aloud Plan” 3-5 minutes every day each period.

2)  All teachers will identify and deploy specific reading strategies to improve reading comprehension.

*Need for more staff development prior to implementation of these two additions. 

Team leaders will select two strategies with their team to focus on for the next school year.

The next step will be for team leaders to discuss these two additions with their teams and give feedback to Mr. Waldren by next Wednesday’s staff meeting.

The 2007/08 FMS technology plan will be continued for the 2008/09 school year.

Reminder – April 14^th LID will be dedicated to WASL proctor training.

April 28 LID – Staff plan development

Adjourned at 5:00

Next Meeting – May 7 @ 3:10