September+24,+2010+-+Middle+School

Instructional Coach CoP Meeting
 * Meeting Date: 9/24/10 || Facilitator Today: Lisa ||
 * Recorder Today:Marty || Timekeeper: ||
 * Team Members Absent:.Jodi || Team Goal: ||

Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: Nicole shared her history and that she's sitting on the School Improvement Team to analyze data/gaps. Loves data. Super busy at Powell but enjoying more time with her 2 year old triplets. Student engagement is dissertation topic...results showed that SESethnicity had none to tiny effect of engagement
 * Welcome Nicole - Introductions
 * Nicole's questions - how to you get time with staff to do stuff? Ideas were shared out. Lisa shared that all T's PGP includes a goal to observe another teacher during the course of the year.
 * When you watched that video NSDA (math) do you see that kind of PLC work in your school? Various answers emerged.
 * Is there a budget?


 * Lisa talked about how to get into classrooms comfortably w/ trust.
 * Nicole asked "how cutsy do you get with your praise?'
 * Marty asked the group about grading practices around the buildings.Lots of conversation.
 * Block scheduling pros and cons. Newton coach loves it and says the majority of T's are appreciating it. MTTH FR on block and Wed is a day to equal out the time.Math and LARTS are always a double block.

Questions/ Concerns/ Requests:
 * Debbie asked Beth if she has noticed larger class size impacting instruction.
 * Debbie also expressed concerns about how to say "no" to low level requests. Marty suggested always moving fast in the halls and Lisa carries her pie chart on her badge and flashes it when folks request her help. She says, "Sorry, it's not on my pie chart."

**Agenda for Next Meeting:**
 * **Catch up with news/concerns/successes.**
 * Share noteworthy events/trends from schools
 * Next year? Will mill levy impact us? Cuts?

> > **Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations:**
 * Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?**
 * Check to make sure that Arapahoe HS PLC form is on the web page- Marty