General Education Leadership Network

General Education Leadership Network

Today’s Date: November 10, 2011
Today’s Facilitator: Karen Szcodronski
Today’s Recorder: Kathy Stewart
Website Reviewer: Karen Mlcek
MISSION: Provide direction and communication for statewide collaborative processes (starting with the CCRS curricular units)
VISION: A statewide network of general education leaders planning and implementing collaborative processes to gain efficiencies
Norms: Start on time, review and ask for any additions to the agenda, acknowledge and provide process for online participants, conduct one piece of business at a time, participation is a right and a responsibility, give others a chance to talk, conduct group business in front of group
Topic / Information/Discussion/Decision/Notes
Welcome & Introductions– 10:00
By Karen Szcodronski
Structure and Norms – for online folks
Checked with online participants regarding quality of connection.
Review minutes
Additions to the Agenda
Karen Szcodronski – Transition Plans for Career and College Readiness Standards / Present: (on site)
Bob Alger- CharEM
Lisa Bannon – Wexford Missaukee
Mary Behm - Genesee
Angie Buys –Mecosta-Osceola
Judy Bonne – Wayne
Karen Curry – Huron
Patrick Dillon – Hillsdale
Deb Dunbar – Great Lakes Bay
Joan Firestone
Nicole Gasper – Newaygo
Becky Gorinac – St. Clair
Michelle Goodwin – Montcalm Ionia
Joanne Hopper – St. Clair / Jason Jeffrey – Traverse Bay Area
Alicia Kubacki – Midland
Danielle Letter – Saginaw
Kyle Mayer - Ottawa
Margie McGlinchey – Kalamazoo
Becky Meier – Berrien
Karen Mlcek
Kathy Miller - Shiawassee
Nick Miu – Sanilac Livingston
Randy Mower- Huron
Naomi Norman - Washtenaw
Lori Pearson – COP ISD
Terri Portice -Kent
Judy Pritchett - Macomb / Rhonda Provoast - Eaton
Lisa Rivard – Macomb
Kathy Stewart – Gratiot Isabella
Karen Szcodronski
Susan Townsend - Jackson
Brian Wood – Lewis Cass
Wendy Woodworth – Menominee
Cheryl Wyatt – Clare Gladwin
Michael Yocum - Oakland / Present (off site – conference call and/or Adobe Connect)
Victor Bugni - Delta Schoolcraft
Sue Conklin – Van Buren
Karen Currie – Huron Tuscola
Gary Goren – AMA ESD
Randy Lindquist – Muskegon
Jeanette Magsig – Muskegon
Stephen McNew – Monroe
Jen Orton – Mason Lake
Kay Salyer- Manistee
Dave Schulte – Shiawassee Clinton
Linda Steigenga – Mason Lake
Carla Strom – Copper
Fist to Five– 10:10
·  Consensus Model Decisions / Information/Discussion
(Michelle Goodwin, Facilitator)
Michelle Goodwin MAISD provided information regarding the Fist to Five Consensus Model. A Quick Guide was shared. It was determined that a ‘3’ would indicate general consensus.
MAISA Career & College Readiness Standards Curriculum Project 10:30
·  Phase 2 Updates
·  Pilots/Reviews/Reimbursements
·  Updates from the ELA and Math Curriculum Leadership Teams
·  Copyright issues
·  Transition plans and discussion
·  Other work: using existing work
·  Invoice form for reviews/pilots / Information/Discussion
ELA Discussion: Little feedback has been received for Unit 1. Concerns shared included: confusion regarding the location of the units, MEAP window, information dissemination. The idea regarding a short Camtasia video with instructions for accessing the units was shared.
Naming Convention: ELA has worked on naming convention. The subject was discussed with no decision made. MC3 format was suggested.
Mathematics: One unit format intentional. Segments of letter composed by MLT were read.
Prefaced with background thinking – math is so program driven, ELA has not been program driven. What about the districts not using an NSF program? Teams show alignment between current district programs and units. What about current student achievement results in districts that are using NSF programs? With the new cut scores do these programs hold up?
SBAC: Math assessment framework on SBAC demands reasoning. NSF program developers are meeting with SBAC personnel; not the publishers. In the next couple of years different math programs will be published related to SBAC
Communication Plan: Short updates with specific subject lines were suggested. Reduces chance that it will get lost in the numerous e-mails that are received.
Unit Review: MAISA funding to support – up to $1500/ISD to convene teams of teachers to do this work. Passed out invoice form to use for such work. Sign in sheets. Agendas. Timelines. Feedback requested.
Leadership Team Committee: Members list sent around for on site attendees
Transition Plans: Participants shared various transition plans for moving districts to CCRS.
Subcommittee work time – then updates
·  Website Subcommittee (Karen Mlcek, Dave Schulte)
·  Curriculum Management Software Systems (Judy Bonne, Dodie Raycraft, Lisa Bannon
Supporting Projects:
·  Editing: Montcalm/Ionia (Michelle Goodwin, contact)
·  PD Models: Kent, Bay-Arenac/Saginaw/Midland, and Wayne RESA
·  Exemplars COMMIT Group: CGRESD, Clinton, Gratiot-Isabella, Montcalm and Ionia
·  UDL: Eaton (Rhonda Provoast, contact)
·  Videotaping: MDE and Wayne (Judy Bonne will check with Wayne RESA tech department)
·  21st Century/Technology Connections: / Information/Discussion
Supporting Projects
ELA Leadership Team – some parallel projects occurring. Editing is only for grammar and spelling
PD Models – Higher level pd is needed. Thinking and communications protocols vital. 21st Century Skills focus. Math group – common powerpoint being developed
Exemplar Group – Draft proposal being developed. First challenge defining ‘exemplar’.
UDL – crosswalk with lessons that are being developed
Videotaping – Need to determine activities/information to be taped
New committee – Transition Guidelines for all ISDs. Karen, Karen, Susan, Kathy (Ingham) will work on it.
CCRS Resources
·  MARS-Mathematics Assessment Resource Services
http://toolkitforchange.org
·  Michigan-specific Common Core LiveBinder
http://livebinders.com/play/play/187117
·  The Hunt Institute
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute
Videos listed under Materials and Resources on the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium website
·  MAISA
www.gomasa.org/maisa
Released units / Information/Discussion
Hunt Institute videos used with principals and teachers.
Livebinder- K RESA Margie McGlinchey. Danielle Seabold constructed the KRESA Livebinder site. Mind on Mathematics Blog. It is being widely shared. E-mail is on the site. Within each of the tabs are resources that can be used. All self contained.. Adding to it all the time.
Suggested using Livebinder with the units that are being developed.
Lady Gaga Common Core You Tube
Karen Curry – www.teachingchannel.org uploading additional resources relative to common core state standards. Great clips of good teaching practices as well.
Summer, 2012
Ongoing summer collaboration retreat/work / Discussion
August 9 – first big pd roll out with ISD consultants. Audience, working retreat, roll out of next four units
Thinking of vision for summer retreat at the ISD level. Place on February Agenda.
MDE - Annual Regional Sessions
·  Oct 31 – Grand Rapids (ELA: Terri Portice, Lisa Bannon, Jen Orton, Math: Kristen Frang, Amy Oliver, Al Westerndorp)
·  Nov. 1 – EMU, Ypsilanti, (ELA: Michele Farah Math: Valerie Mills, Marianne Schrock)
·  Nov. 4 – Marquette-(Lori Pearson, Christy Cloud)
·  Nov. 10 – Traverse City – Karen Reister, Kate Arvo, Jen Orton
·  Nov. 14 – Saginaw Valley SU – (Math: Dana Gosen, Geri Devine, Denise Brady) / Collaborative Work/Opportunitie
Sessions postponed
MDE Fall Roll Outs – RFPs, kudos to the individuals and groups and the work they put into planning the sessions. Great powerpoint from Math group developed.
Hot Topics
·  ESEA Flexibility
·  Title I – ISD Technical Assistance
·  GSRP
·  Evaluation
·  Others / Information/Discussion/Decisions
ESEA Flexibility – Recent MDE webinar, just want some feedback. Linda Forward announced that MI will get the waiver. February application date.
Title I – ISD Technical Assistance – Some ISDs are contracting assistance for their constituent districts. Title I Field Service reps are supposed to providing the technical assistance to local districts. ISDs don’t have to comply with Title I requirements. It is challenging for ISDs to provide support.
Evaluation Legislation: Work from various ISDs was shared. An update regarding the Governor’s Council took place. Principals have indicated that although their ratings are located at www.mischooldata.org, they are not certain who provided the rating and what instrument was used.
Teaching Works national project – Deborah Ball. Creating ways of talking about teaching practice. Organization that was just started. This year talking about the ‘what’ of teaching and then the ‘how’ of teaching. Website was launched just a week ago. Google teachingworks.org.
Consortium News/Updates
·  NMLC (Northern Michigan Learning Consortium)
·  COMMIT
·  Great Lakes Bay Consortium
·  M2
·  STARFISH
·  Others / Information
COMMIT –Summer Leadership Academy. Following Charlotte Danielson. Coaching being the new leadership.
NMLC – Sharing services across 11 ISDs piloting a shared social studies consultant. Being archived digitally. Rotate facilitation, notetaking, and then added a talking points list to the agenda.
Great Lakes Bay Consortium–Early stages of convening. New collaboration agenda. SVSU and Delta College are also partners. Midland, Saginaw, Bay Arenac
M2 – Ingham, Gratiot Isabella, Shiawassee, Clinton – no report
STARFISH –First meeting November 18
Communication-strategic plan
·  Newsletter ideas
·  Talking points to share with LEAs
·  Talking points to discuss at ISD level. / Discussion/Decision
Monthly Newsletter designed for superintendents
Talking Points to share with LEAs and ISD level needed
Concept of using Google docs for notetaking. Will be for future meetings.
General Education Leadership Survey Results: understand purpose for meeting. Fist to 5 try for a couple of months. Meeting time okay. 82% need a website with separate folder. Only as good as we can handle the challenges that we face.
Only 5 ISDs in the whole state that have to communicate with group
Meeting adjourned 1:45 pm
General Education Leadership Network Organization
·  Facilitators
·  Recorders
·  Review of site resources and options
·  Roles
·  Survey Results / Information/Discussion/
Decisions
Next Meetings:
February 9, 2012 - MELG Building
Facilitator: Kathy Stewart
Recorder: Laurie Schmitt
Review of Resources: Karen Mlcek
April 12, 2012 – Shiawassee RESD
Facilitator: Laurie Schmitt
Recorder: Molly Bruzewski
Review of Resources: Kathy Stewart
June 12, 2012 – Traverse Bay Area ISD
Facilitator: Molly Bruzewski
Recorder: Jason Jeffrey
Review of Resources: Laurie Schmitt / Add to agenda: Planning and dates for 2012-13
It’s important that we have the support of our superintendents as decisions are made and we’re discussing processes.
Responsibilities of this committee/network:
Address ISD, LEA and consortium level
a)  Participates – each ISD should be represented to have
an opportunity to have a voice at the table
consistent participant – so they know what’s been going on from meeting to meeting
decision maker from the ISD
b)  Each member is responsible to share information at your own ISD as appropriate and with LEA leadership
c)  Share with your ISD superintendent so he/she is knowledgeable when attending MAISA meetings