SIT meeting today

MLK SIT, 

Thank you for you work around the School Improvement Team today.  I believe we've arrived at a point we haven't been to before in terms of planning and the ability to be proactive in what we address at MLK.  Please share your thoughts with me and/or Laurie.

For those who have not created accounts to be a part of the MLK School Improvement Team website, I've sent new invitations a few minutes ago.  Please let me know if you have problems.  If you didn't see the invite, you might check your junk mail filter.

Sincerely,

Kevin

SIT Agenda 11/7/07 and Minutes (in blue)

• Re-introductions

• Plan for year

• Committee reports
• Level 1 Parent Education--Susan and Didi
• writing project is available on 11/19, 11/27, 12/3
• next steps: confirm dates, advertise, sign up process
• $350/session
• Input from SIT:
  
• Is it possible to do some kind of informal follow-up? survey?
• Are there other writing ideas we can engage kids in like 4-square wiki?
• Social hour as a way to follow up?
• Could ESL faculty give a presentation specifically geared to needs of ESL families
  
• Level 2 Parent Education--Colleen
• Check dates for Level 1 before setting date for Level 2
  
• Still looking for teachers to present
• Input from SIT:
• The earlier the better
  
• Building Project Committee--Kevin and Elizabeth
• Next meeting in December
  

• Education YES!--Laurie
  
• General discussion of Education Yes, No Child Left Behind, school improvement strands, the self-report process, school grading, etc.
• Discussion of where SIT could best give input
• Read over rubric together: Strand IV, Strategy 1 and 2--diversity
  
• Input from SIT:
  
• Increasing % of MLK families are non-white
• volunteering is appears to be decreasing at MLK--cultural connection?
• MLK includes families from all over the globe
• SES is part of the MLK diversity--comfort level for these families should be bridged also
• Over time, the MLK board has worked on this by creating positions that would specifically need to be filled by families of diverse backgrounds

• Brainstorming--how do we get to exemplary?
• relationships are key
• Inviting families of diverse backgrounds to the conversation, events, etc.
• Are there models from which we can base our work to move to exemplary?

• Strategic Planning
• Reviewed district process with SIT
  
• Looked at AAPS website about strategic planning
• Encouraged SIT to be aware of this developing