Facilitator: Ann    Recorder:

Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.  ~Pauline R. Kezer

   Calendar

  What questions, comments do you have around next year??

      Dave, Karen, Jane.....

• Interviews for the coach position will be on April 13 and April 15
• Defining roles of coaches, teachers, principals, etc
• Many details to play out--coordinators, etc
• Joel-Are there federally mandated duties?  
  • Dave-I do not think that you will need to create that.
• Cindy-? about how jobs are being funded?  Title I vs Title II?  I would like to be aware
  • Dave-I have to find out.
• Paul-I think that we need to identify a chain of command with regard to how much time they put into different initiatives.  
  • Dave-you will notice that there will be differences.  We will hone in on district initiatives.  ***This is the part where Dave and Paul spoke a secret language***
  • Jane-you and the principal are going to be partners
• Ann-how do you foresee that we will be ready to go in August?  
  • Dave-I think that you all have a lot of skills.  Those details are not worked out, but you will have time to be ready.....
• Amy-What about year round schools?  Can you all help set schedules?  
• Jane-Some of the coaches may have information to share with you regarding their skills, needs, desires
  • Dave-AMEND away
• Cindy-This is scary work...I am being honest
  • Dave-You have real opportunities to make changes
• Ann-How is the work from this office going to continue?  Where is that voice going to come from?  
  • Dave-I am going to continue to push on that.  I do not want that work to be lost. 
  • Things will be different
  • Amy-best coaching conversations since this announcement came out....we have 3 months.....it is a great opportunity for us to help people sustain growth
• Dave-if you have things to say, please send me email and cc Karen and Jane
• Joel-I can't wait to have conversations other than technology
• Greg-It's an opportunity to have people see us in a different light.  How do we rephrase, retool, etc?
• Jane-Many of those buildings have a tech contact....how can you all help them to understand their leadership role?
• Ann-Is there going to be a liaison model in place?  
  • Karen-it has been talked about, it may look different....
• • Joel-I am getting nitty gritty questions....C4T and SmartBoard grants
  • Karen-we do not know about funding....Kathy's position may or may not get filled 
• This unknown is hard....
• Karen-maybe a thought is to have a meeting with the principal about how the building can be more collaborative

     PodKit Pals

     Cindy and Amy

•  Gave survey to the participating teachers
  • astounding results--teachers are putting in many hours of work
  • Cindy reviewed results--You can review in Survey Monkey
    • ***There was some additional secret talk***      
  • There was talk about the future of the program
  • Participants would like a script
  • Cindy will ask participants about using the podcasts outside of the program     
  • Cindy presented results with Mary Barrington on Friday.  Mary had HIGH praise for the program and for Cindy and Amy's work!  KUDOS!  
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   Review of First Smartboard Observations

• Keli shared insights
• Jane worries about the "gold star"
• Be careful about making inferences
• We have to make certain that we start on time
• Jane is going to shorten the observation time
• Jane brought the NETS to the pre meeting
• Cindy-We need to ask specific questions during the pre meeting with regard to 21st Century
• Jane-there are many coaching opportunities after the observations.  We need to be @ the observations of people that we coach
• We discussed how to frame pre meeting, prebrief, post, etc....questions, etc.  
• Karen-how can we get these teachers to challenge themselves?  

   Grant Workshop Overview

        Amy, Joel and Ann

• There is a Notebook file....please use it!  
• Amy reviewed what was done
• Format went well--write questions down and have a true question/answer sessions
• Walked through the application packet
• They talked to the PAY IT FORWARD teachers about their role
• Use the Pay it Forward in GoogleDocs

    Book Study- Coaching

             Chapter 1- Coaches' Roles, Responsibilitis, and Reach

              "Three Levels of Text"  Protocol

• Ann shared the protocol from NSDC
• We shared sentences and will continue this

• SENTENCES:
• ANN- Coaching heavy,on the other hand includes high-stake interactions between coaches and teachers, such as curriuculum analysis, data analysis, instruction, assessment, and personal and professional beliefs and how they influence practice.  
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• GREG-"...schools that had the greatest improvements in student achievement were those in which the staff had expressed dissatisfaction with their work, and that schools with limited improvement in student achievement had staff who were satisfied with their work."  (p.13)
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• PAUL-"Coaching heavy demands that coaches  shift their drivers from being liked and appreciated  to making a difference."
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• KELI-"A school's culture -the invisible yet powerful structures of a school-influences how a coach allocates time in each role."
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• AMY- "However, the shift to coaching heavy cannot wait long because students cannot wait for the best teaching possible."
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• JOEL-"The difference is magnified in the results achieved."  (p.22)
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• CINDY-"How a school faculty communicates, whether openly and honestly in meetings and other forums or secretly in the parking lot, influences a coach's potential for impact."
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• JANE- "Coaching heavy occurs when coaches ask thought provoking questions, uncover assumptions, have fierce or difficult conversations, and engage in dialogue about their beliefs and goals, rather than their knowledge and skills."
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• "To coaches, coaching heavy causes them to feel on edge, questioning their actions and decisions."
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• "Coaching heavy requires coaches to seek and use data about their work and regularly analyze their decisions about time allocations, services, and impact."
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• KAREN-"The distinction between coaching light and heavy is evident in how coaches talk about their work, their motivation, their purpose, and the results they achieve."
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