August+27,+2010+-+Elem+2

Instructional Coach CoP Meeting August 27, 2010 || Facilitator Today: Cindy Graybeal || Jenny! || Team Goal: Student achievement will improve as a result of our increased effectiveness of coaching cycles, lesson study, learning labs or planning days. ||
 * Meeting Date:
 * Recorder Today: Liz || Timekeeper: Paul ||
 * Team Members Absent:

Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: We will keep our norms the same as we did last year! They worked for us!!! Bucket List: **Kendra -** finished her endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education - with this she was able to take a break this summer :-) She also traveled to Az and the m!ountains **Amy -** the jucuzzi tub pipe blew and flooded her house - no bucket could hold this water! She had to have contractors in and out of her house and get it all fixed. She went to Italy with her boys! It was the best gift she could give her boys! **Kelly -** took out 6 containers of photos re-organized them, scanned them into her computer by year, month and subjects. She archived boxes for the kids and scrap booked K-11 for Caitlin and K-8 for Stephen. Her children had a nice walk down memory lane! **Paul-** 45th high school reunion in San Diego. There were about 200 classmates present. **Cindy-** she is halfway through her educational leadership program. That's a half bucket! A celebration of getting her kids to the point of where they are. Courtney is in school in AZ and Garrett in at CU. It is fun to watch them where they are and see how they are doing. It is profound! They grow up fast!!! **Liz-** this was the first summer that she or her husband weren't in school and they enjoyed the benefit of family! The days were spent together laughing, crying, playing... **We talked about our new goals and what kind of work:** __Transforming School Culture__ __Conferring__ with Patrick Allen Differentiation - are we still looking at this? School culture __CHAMPs__ We will sit with these ideas get a feel for our school needs and come back together on this on the 24th!

Questions/ Concerns/ Requests:

**Agenda for Next Meeting:** **Start with celebrations!** **Sept - 24 th finalize discussion on our options and make decisions on next steps!**


 * Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?**


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations:** **Peabody won the best elementary school for 5280 magazine!!!**