Meeting+Minutes+-+June+11

=Instructional Coaches Meeting= = Wednesday, June 11, 2008 =


 * Calendar Update**
 * Coaches will work August 17, 18 and 19 to prepare for teacher induction and the start of their year
 * NWEA will provide professional development on October 10 and November 4 Inservice Days


 * Peer Coaching Evaluation Review**
 * Reviewed charts reflecting evaluation feedback
 * Reviewed the Peer Coaching Guidelines and made additions and many changes
 * Danielson's new edition
 * History since 2004
 * Requirements for Coaching Pairs
 * Revamp the paper work, make it electronic
 * use My Learning Plan for initial intent form
 * Discussion of the three year limitation (need approval from the principals)
 * Change the training sessions
 * October Workshop (1 1/2 hour - mandatory)
 * procedures
 * planning time with peer coach
 * Optional afterschool sessions - November, January - invite Cathy Bailey to facilitate
 * data collection tools
 * management
 * Reworded many of the procedures
 * We will find forms for pre-conference, planning, observing and sharing findings
 * Margie shared forms available from Danielson's framework
 * Coaches continued to work on the forms


 * Portfolio Review**
 * Karen, Pat and Margie broke off from the main group to look at Portfolio
 * The document was revised to be consistent with the Peer Coaching Guidelines
 * My Learning Plan will be used for online forms


 * Professional Development/Coaching Survey**
 * Margie shared the preliminary results
 * The deadline for completion will be extended until 6/13


 * New Teacher Induction**
 * Margie shared the My Learning Plan form to be utilized for mentor/mentee meetings next year
 * to be completed by the mentor/mentee
 * both members would need to log in and complete the form to receive Act 48 credit
 * hours can only be logged in 30 minute increments
 * Some suggestions to revise the form were made
 * textboxes for 'other'
 * title change - Teacher Induction Form
 * name of mentor/mentee
 * Margie shared the list of teachers who have applied for the mentor positions
 * TO DO
 * We need to take the mentor/mentee handbook and revise it in accordance with the Teacher Induction Plan
 * **Question??? What are we doing with the disc? Giving to mentees? Mentor acess on line??**
 * Online versions should be made available
 * Plan training for August and during the course of the year
 * ***Coaches worked on above on June 12 - Work in Progress**
 * Margie suggested taking time to go through the kits (Mentoring in the 21st Century) to determin what to use in the after school modules
 * **Coaches went through kit and used resources to plan mentor and new teacher induction**
 * Look at resources for mentors/mentees - online resources for mentors, give the book that connects with the kit to the mentees
 * Reviewed time frame and content for Teacher Induction Meeting on Aug. 20
 * **Coaches looked at August 21 and 22 schedule**
 * Teacher Induction Schedule for 2008-2009
 * **Coaches put 1/2 dates on calendar for meetings**
 * **[[file:New Teacher PD Calendar 2008-2009.xls]]**
 * **The coaches will meet Thursday AM to continue to work on Teacher Induction work - YES**
 * **TO DO--- Write the overview of the New Teacher Induction**
 * **TO DO--- Write the overview of the New Teacher Induction**

Next meeting: Monday, June 16th at 8:00 - 11:00 in the DO to work on Profession Development Schedule for August and throughout the school year.