Spring Valley Elementary

PDS Campus Steering Committee Meeting Minutes

November 13, 2017

The meeting was called to order at 3:36 p.m.

In attendance at the meeting were:

Lizzie Bartels - First Grade Teacher

Nicole Fanning - Second Grade Teacher

Jenna Zerebny - Fourth Grade Teacher

Jay Fischer - Principal

Kappy Edwards – Assistant Principal

Kathleen Minshew – Campus Technology Instructional Specialist

Tammy Humphrey – Reading Instructional Specialist

Debbie Perry – Coordinator of Elementary Math/Secondary GT

Paula Gardner - Baylor Site Coordinator

Dr. Leanne Howell - Baylor University Liaison

Not in attendance were:

Jason Forbis – Kindergarten Teacher

Ailsha Devlin – Third Grade Teacher

Lindsey Freed – Parent Representative

I.  Approval of Past Meeting Minutes

All committee members reviewed and voted to approve meeting minutes for the September 20, 2017 meeting submitted by Paula Gardner.

II.  NAPDS conference, March 2018 – Jacksonville, Florida

Three proposals were submitted and accepted for the NAPDS conference in March 2018. Lizzie Bartels, Marla Jaynes, Kathleen Minshew, Leanne Howell, Paula Gardner, and Jay Fischer will be attending and presenting at the conference.

III.  Calendar Updates

·  TAs' last day on campus will be Wednesday, November 15, 2017

·  Interns' last day on campus will be Thursday, November 16, 2017

·  Returning Interns will return to campus on January 8

·  Approximately 13 new TAs will be placed at Spring Valley in the spring semester. Their first day on campus will be January 8, 2018.

·  The 10th Annual Action Research Symposium will be presented on April 12, 2018

IV.  Technology Series Report

The Technology Showcase presentations will be recorded tomorrow using the green screen. Kathleen Minshew will combine pictures TAs have uploaded into Google Drive to create a video highlighting their use of instructional technology to enhance student learning in their ELAR and Social Studies lessons.

V.  Feedback from team to set goals for next semester

Nicole Fanning shared ideas for the use of apps in TAs’ lessons. She stated TAs sometimes accessed apps not in the catalog which was an issue for Kathleen Minshew. Clinical Instructors should consider apps useful in planning with the TAs. Kathleen will help CIs guide the TAs in planning their use of technology to enhance student learning.

VI.  Intern Supervisor Change

Leanne Howell has been named the Intern supervisor for the Spring Valley cohort of EC-6 interns.

VII.  District/Campus PDS Goals

The Steering Committee members were asked to examine the Partnership Goals for PDS Sites and provide feedback. The following recommendations were made:

Regarding Candidate Development, the committee recommended adding TAs as a group who will receive information about the TAPR/Campus data. The campus administrator should be added to the persons responsible for providing that information. Regarding Teacher/Faculty Development, the committee recommended adding the Baylor training team to those responsible for training interns and mentor teachers in Action Research. Campus administrators should be added to the those responsible for training interns and mentor teachers in co-teaching strategies and professional learning communities. Lastly, Debbie Perry explained how math MISD faculty and Baylor faculty meet monthly to discuss conferences, the Math Teacher Academy, and conduct book studies. This was in response to the goal of promoting teacher attendance at content-related academies and other related trainings.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:05