February+25,+2011+-+Middle+School

February 25, 2011 || Facilitator Today: Lisa ||
 * Instructional Coach CoP Meeting **
 * Meeting Date:
 * Recorder Today:Marty || Timekeeper: ||
 * Team Members Absent:Beth and Nicole || Team Goal: ||


 * Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: **
 * School news: **
 * Euclid - how do we fit in all the interventions and enrichments yet honor the middle school model? Newton doesn't have cores - junior high model. Goddard is pushing in intervention but will try to maintain the core as much as possible. **
 * Another question - how is the staff accepting the changes with the arrival of the new standards. Newton folks are implementing new standards next year as per the prinicipal. There was some kickback about this at the standards training. Lisa punted after her plans to do the activities were sabotaged by the snow days. So she armed her folks with materails and directions and what to do before the training. **
 * Another question - how should our COP work next year - book study? student work? One thought would be to take turns sharing SHORT articles or chapters of books. We'd send them out ahead of time and use our time to chat. This year with two new folks, most of our work was just supporting colleagues, answering questions. **
 * A standing agenda item will conversation around how the standards implementation is going and how various PLC's are handling this. **
 * Another question - how are you handling the issue of "trust?" within the school? Lisa reported out about a survey she sent out - she feels there are pockets of trust, but not so good now. She attributed this to when the Board cut the IB program - took the wind out of Newton's sails. **
 * Deb reports bthat folks are "waiting for another shoe to drop." Lots of negativity is evident. **
 * Marty reports that Goddard has some of this - some folks reporting that the "fun is gone." **
 * But her strategy is to find the "believers" and work with them. We chatted about the book Julie gave us with the four categories of teachers. The group chatted about the continuous cycle of change and how this idea eludes some - it's not part of their schema. **
 * Patti came in and clarifyied the changes within the ESC. **


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Requests: Is there a focus for PD for next year? **

**Agenda for Next Meeting: Me-Bag**

**Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what? Marty to send instructions for me-bag**

**Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations:**