November+28,+2011

IB Coordinators’ Meeting Monday, November 28 Jones Conference Room 1:30 – 3:00pm

Alice Aichele, Amy Debonis, Patricia Gray Mendoza

1. Schedule future coordinators’ meetings - once a month in person and at least one other meeting via iChat.
 * iChat: Dec 8, Dec 12, Jan 4 **
 * During Jan 4 iChat we will establish our next face-to-face. **

2. Presentation at IB ARC. - Get past presentation from Matt and Robb ** (Look at this for future face to face meeting) ** - Additions - updates - Division of presentation - 21st Century Coach? - Nothing on ibo.org about a call for presentations as of Nov. 21

3. Agenda for the authorization visit - Ted and Jeanette’s documents - How do we get teachers, students and parents ready for interviews

4. Assessment Committee - Managebac falls under this - Jeanette’s ppt. makes clear, visiting team will ask how we are going to handle MYP assessments - Do we want to convene an Assessment Committee or do as much as we can among coordinators?
 * Alice is in contact with Lang A and should have names by winter break. Alice and Cynthia will plan our next step in the process. **
 * Coordinators will be these committees this year to form basic foundation work. **

5. Personal Project Committee - Committee needs to refine details in the general plan the High School committee came up with last year. PP Committee will begin meeting 2nd semester. - Will Middle School teachers be involved? How many per building? Volunteers?
 * Amy will email the partnership about options. **

6. Early Release – Dec. 7 – are we ready? 7. Release time for Coordinators next year
 * PE – No response (Patty sent an email today (11.28.11) **
 * Alice will put together a sheet for each subject area to complete (leaders) to summarize the work that they have done. (This is so we can document the work we do when we meet vertically.) **
 * Talks are in the works - very dependent on staffing needs, etc for the coming year. **

8. ATL’s – mapping?
 * Use the 21st Century Coaches to help standardize the language. (Hastings plan.) Alice will talk to Robb about this and create a written summary. **
 * Talk to 21st Century Coaches at our 21st Century / Teacher Leader meeting. (Jan 6) **

9. UA Board:
 * Alice will write a welcome letter to new members of the Board for everyone to sign – she will also write a letter to standing members about our update. **


 * Debi has us on the March 12, 2012 agenda to present to the Board. **
 * Intro to MYP/ continuum = Cynthia **
 * Timeline = Amy **
 * Verification Visit = Patty **
 * Early Release = Alice **