South Area Leadership Team

Each month, administrators from all the schools in the South Region meet to discuss and plan activities aimed toward meeting the Wallace Grant objective of achieving success for all students, and using Wallace Grant funding resources. Here are some pictures of the group in action in November 2004, and a copy of their minutes of their meeting in January 2005.

Jeralyn points out which information page they are talking about at the November meeting.	Terry Leary discusses cultural competence issues and training options.	Each administrator refers to the pertinent individual school improvement plan.
Administrators take turns taking minutes, and then sending them out to the group via e-mail.	Martha Moultry, principal at Charlemagne, takes a look at their recent improvement plan.	Each of the plans designates goals, activities, timelilnes, who is responsible, and how progress will be evaluated.

 

South Area Leadership Team Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2005 4:30 - 6:00
Parker/Eastside School Library
Next Meeting: February 14 at Spencer Butte Morley convenes
Convener: Laurie Recorder: Martha Host: Sharon
Present: Eric, Stephanie, Laurie, Patrick, Morley, Randy, Mike, Kay, Sharon, Gig, Martha, Terry, Kay, Larry
Absent: Jeralynn, Tom, Cydney

Item - Presenter -Time

1. IHS proposal for funds Laurie/Martha/Morley 5 min
We are in agreement that the proposal does not meet the standards of Wallace funds. It was proposed that HIS be included “at the table” in regional meetings so that we can better understand and support their needs that pertain to the achievement gap

2. Budget Mary Beth, Kay 5 min
At this time the records show that we have only spent $152.00 of our $35,000 budget, however, we are aware that other funds have been spent.

3. Proposals:

A. Link Crew/Web Proposal Eric 10 min
Both middle and high schools have sent teams. The anecdotal reports are that this has been very helpful. South has only lost 5 freshmen this year compared with 22 by this time last year. Referral rates are down 75% and the number of students below 2.0 gpa are down. Roosevelt and Spencer Butte referral rates are also down.
Middle schools are asking to send 4 staff to a refresher course. South would like to send 2 additional staff.
We do not yet have any data to support that Link Crew specifically is helping to bridge the achievement gap, although it is a vital part of the total plan to help students stay in school and be more successful. The school culture is definitely improved.
Suggestion: At the training, ask if there is some way this type of data might be gathered.

Encumbered $14, 600.00

B. Ruby Payne conf on Poverty Jeralynn 5 min
Larry will give us a blurb about the conference that we can send to staff. He will also send us information on total costs to attend.
Each building can use that information to survey staffs for interest and email Larry with a team of 3 or 4 teachers max.
Cost: $225. + sub costs + $89. + transportation + meals= approx. $25,000.
NOTE: Charlie Smith from McCornack is a trainer and can do follow-up work with staffs.

4. School choice procedures/timeline Randy 5 min
Kelly McIver has sent out a flyer being distributed to all elementary schools that includes visitation information on all middle and high schools. Middle schools may mail specific information to any 5th grader living in their attendance area, attending their feeder school and to local alternative schools, excluding Charlemagne which is a feeder school to Roosevelt. MS alternative programs can send flyers to all elementary schools which will be available upon request in offices.
Elementary school guidelines regard visitation only during the two specified weeks.

5. Regional plan: disc/decision All 40 min
Regarding Cultural Competency: How do we frame cultural competency in a practical, experiential way that will prevent staffs from getting the glazed eyes, “we’ve done this before” attitude? Laurie and Patrick will discuss this with Terry. Kay and Larry have a book on developing leadership towards cultural competency that they will get to Laurie and Patrick in preparation for their discussion.
Assignment: Look at the plan and determine what meetings we may dedicate to which goals. There was some discussion on Eric Jensen summer training. Martha will resend information.

6. March 28 [Inservice Day] Randy 5 min
Suggestions:
George presents South data (the incredibly shrinking, changing region).
Follow-up with break-out sessions relating to the data with facilitators, perhaps using Critical Friends protocols. There is some interest in sessions on differentiation and cultural competency.
Who to lead sessions? Who to organize? Larry will do some initial thinking.
Penny Plavala on reading differentiation suggested by Morley.

7. Assessment tool -- TABLED Kay 15 min