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News and Notes:
Agenda
June 6, 2003
Lunch:
Be prepared to pay Tom
$8
for lunch.
REMINDER:
Bring your organizational calendars
as we will set meeting dates for the 2003-04 school year.
(Workgroup Team Leaders will meet at 9:00 to
organize for the meeting.)
9:30 Welcome and Announcements
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Christy Levings will call the meeting to
order and welcome representatives from the Kansas Association of
School Librarians, the Kansas Parent Information Resource
Center—Lecompton, and the Kansas Senior Service Corps Directors.
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Tom
Krebs, Sandee Crowther, and Sheryl Spalding will report about
the State Affiliates Leadership meeting in Washington, DC in
late April.
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Christy will update us about planning with
KSDE for the upcoming NCLB Summit this Fall.
10:00 Workgroups Meet
Student Achievement: Deb Larson &
Sheryl Spalding, Team Leaders
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Preview the math study results to be
reported to the State Board of Education (Sherrill Martinez).
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Discuss the impact of the study on
professional development needs of math teachers in the state.
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What are next steps to take?
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Is there a future for a statewide reading
study?
Professional Development: Lisa
Brookover& Sandee Crowthers, Team Leaders
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Continue planning for June 12 event to
create understanding of quality professional development
standards and explore linkages between higher ed and school
districts.
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Discuss the Quality Professional
Development presentation to Superintendent’s Council.
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Consider professional development
implications of the latest LFA document, “Beyond Islands of
Excellence.”
Public Engagement: Tom Krebs & Don
Knowles, Team Leaders
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Review
draft brochure about KLFA.
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Review
document related to formation of a non-profit KLFA Foundation to
handle fiscal responsibilities.
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Consider website updates for June and July.
11:30 - Lunch
(Be prepared to pay $8
for lunch.)
12:00 - Reports From Workgroups:
Each workgroup will have 20 minutes to report
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Where are you in your work? (Present
status)
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Where do you want to go with your work?
(Future Impact)
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What are your next steps in making this
happen? (Next steps)
1:00 - LFA Survey
Tom Krebs will review results from a survey
of our membership by the national Learning First Alliance.
1:15 -
Proposed KLFA Goals for the 2003-04 School Year
Based on input from members at our March
meeting and the results of the LFA survey of Kansas members, Tom
Krebs will propose some goals for our work next year. He will ask
member organizations to discuss them and be ready to approve them
at the August meeting. He will also announce some changes to
workgroup leadership for next year.
1:50 - Determine KLFA Meeting Dates
for 2003-04 School Year.
Tom
Krebs will propose some meeting dates for next year. BRING
YOUR CALENDARS so that we can avoid dates that conflict
with other events in your organizations.
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