October+19,+2011

UACS IB MYP 1st Quarter Partnership Meeting October 19, 2011, 1-3pm

Amy DeBonis Alice Aichele Patricia Gray-Mendoza Cynthia Ballheim Kip Greenhill Robb Gonda Matt Petersen Debi Binkley Emilie Greenwald


 * Notes written below were taken by A.Aichele during the meeting.

1. **Coordinators Report** A. Progress of Working Groups __Alice – Early Release (Dec. 7), Assessment Training__ Lang A met to do some planning for remaining Early Release days. Went really well, they seem happy and ready to roll. Humanities is meeting on November 15 to do the same. Time available for all groups to use similar time to get agendas set / develop a relationship among the members. o We need to remember this and plan accordingly when we look at next year’s Early Release time. Give this time during the summer all at the same time so coordinators are able to talk to everyone at the same time and subjects can meet together if needed (Lang A and Humanities)
 * __ Early Release __**

Went well (after day one)? Myth Busters paper that was created o When and how to share? - building decision? o Questions that we need to discuss/stress: o Common vs. identical units (Does the task have to be the same or do they just need to use the same rubrics?) – Update our answer on our MythBusters. o Units across buildings Needs? Follow up survey?
 * __ Assessment Training __**

o ** Smaller groups ** o ** Decentralize training based on teachers needs. **  o ** Differentiate the offerings **
 * How to build a sustainable model for teachers: How do we revisit this? Create an assessment workshop? **

o ** Unit Writing ** o ** Areas of Interaction ** o ** Assessment ** o ** Instruction (Inquiry) ** o ** Approaches to Learning (21st Century Coaches) **
 * Create learning modules: **

__Amy – Application B, Personal Project__
 * Application B- Hopefully a response by winter break. **
 * Personal Project: Partnership committee starting to meet in second semester **
 * Do we need to have Partnership meeting to discuss this? **
 * Parent issue – Kids are on overload. How do we approach this? (Pass/fail Independent study) **

__Patricia – Unit Writing Workshop, Site Visit__
 * Meeting with Erin M. to see how we can incorporate Unit Writing / Intro to IB into new teacher seminars. **

B. How/When do we start up the new Partnership Committees? Language – Alice Assessment – Amy International Mindedness/Community and Service – Patricia
 * Table this until next year? **
 * Look at this when it is brought up by IB. (App B / Site Visit) **

2. Principals Report – Mood and Issues in the Building
 * Matt - **
 * Robb - “This is not what people are talking about.” **
 * Kip – **

3. High School Schedule and Technology Course Development
 * Technology - Meeting tomorrow with Neal B, Amy and several other teachers. Looking at putting Tech into other classess. **
 * Schedule – still looking but focusing in a pilot schedule. **

4. Professional Development available for Language A, January, 2012, Theresa Biggs
 * Available for another day if we need / want her. **
 * Use her as a DP resource for upcoming change. **

5. Role of Cross-Cat, MH, CBIP and Special Ed. students in MYP
 * Self Contained rooms – Meeting with them on an Early Release day about their role, what they need? **
 * Robb and Alice will talk with Jessie about this. **
 * IS role – seems to be defined. **

6. Question coming from teachers, “How are __students__ being introduced to MYP (learner profile, unit question, areas of interaction, etc?" "Do students ever receive a common message or could the kids in my class all come with different levels of understanding?"
 * - Jones has two systemic ways they introduce the Learner Profile. A councilor based activity and awards are given through the LP **

7. OAIBWS Level 1 Training in Lakewood - Sat. and Sun., March 10 and 11: $800 per person. HOS/Coordinators Language B HOS/Coordinators Language B Arts Math Arts Math Humanities Science Humanities Science Language A PE Language A PE Language B Technology Language B Technology
 * MYP Level 1: Level 2 :**

8. Managebac – where do we go from here? - Language A subject area leaders are interested in piloting
 * Alice will talk with Lang A subject area leaders about getting a pilot group together. We will aim to start our pilot 2nd semester. **
 * Alice will work with Cynthia to get information from Theo and establish a plan of attack. **

9. MYP Yearbook - NO

10. Future Meetings MYP-P21 –11/18, 1:30 pm 3rd Qtr Partnership–CO – 3/27, 1-3pm Early Release –12/7, 1:30 pm Early Release – 4/11, 1:30 pm MYP-P21 – 12/16, 12pm MYP-P21 – 4/13, 1:30 pm MYP-P21 – 1/6, 1:30 pm MYP-P21 – 5/4, 1:30 pm 2nd Qtr Partnership – Jones –1/11, 1-3pm Early Release – 5/9, 1:30 pm Early Release – 2/8, 1:30 pm 4th Qtr Partnership –Hastings–5/30, 1-3pm MYP-P21 – 3/8, 1:30 pm