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October 29, 2010 || Facilitator Today: Sara || Lynn ||
 * Instructional Coach CoP Meeting **
 * Meeting Date:
 * Recorder Today: || Timekeeper:
 * Team Members Absent: || Team Goal: ||


 * Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: **
 * Burning questions:- **
 * - What has been Deb Smith's focus been at Field and Hopkins? **
 * Field- Guided and Independent reading **
 * Hopkins - Phonemic Awareness in Kindergarten and Word Work in first grade. **
 * Joanne shared Deb's Inservice on Independent reading today using ten minute conferences and how Independent reading skills should be integrated with guided reading. **
 * How is standard based grading going at your schools? **
 * - What is significantly below? East has determined that two years below in reading is classed as significantly below. Julie is encouraging teachers to have conversations about proficiencies. **
 * New standards implementation session will be in two weeks. **


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Requests: **
 * Joanne summarized chapter eight in Transforming School Culture. **
 * The fire surrouned the men because they couldn't drop their tools ( hanging on to old ways) Hard for people to change if there isn't any trust in leadership. Systems and accountability. Joanne shared the book study she is doing at Field called, //The Leader In Me// **
 * We will meet February, to start our next book study on Covey's book, //The Speed of Trust.// **

**Agenda for Next Meeting:**

**Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?** **Read assigned chapter in book and be ready to share summary .** **All read first chapter pgs.1-40** **Sara pgs. 41-124** **Lynn,1-7 and Janet, pgs.185-233** **Gina 233-284,** **Joanne Last chapter 285-end**

**Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations:**