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News and Notes:
Agenda
August 29, 2003
Date: August 29, 2003, 9:30-1:45
Location: KNEA Building, 715 SW 10th Ave., Topeka
(Just across the street from Topeka High School and about 3 blocks
west of the State Capitol.)
Lunch: Be prepared to pay $6 for lunch.
(Workgroup Team Leaders will meet at 9:00 to organize for the workgroup
time.)
9:30 Welcome and Announcements
Introductions and general announcements
9:45 Discuss Statewide Conversation: Moving From Good to
Great
Be prepared to report the names of facilitators/recorders from each
member organization and whether they want to be trained Sept 18 in
Topeka or Sept 22 in Wichita. We encourage organizations to involve
others besides their KLFA reps to be in these roles to build capacity
for public conversations.
10:45 Work groups through lunch
Prepare goals for each workgroup to support the three KLFA goals:
1. KLFA will plan and facilitate professional development opportunities
that support student learning
2. KLFA will strengthen its organizational capacity.
3. KLFA will increase its visibility and influence on statewide policy
and program issues.
Student Achievement: Deb Larson & Margie Hill, Team
Leaders
· Disseminating math study results
o What are key findings and what does this mean for instruction?
o Christa McAuliffe Grant & presentations;
o “Packaging” math study information for the web site
· Continuing support for CCSSO reading study
Professional Development: Lisa Brookover & Sue Kidd,
Team Leaders
· Debrief about June 12 Higher Ed/District Collaboration event
in June
· Pre-plan the October 24 follow-up to the June 12 Higher Ed/District
event
· Developing IDP “Service to the Profession” credit for KLFA
work
· Moving forward with Beyond Islands of Excellence
Public Engagement: Christy Levings and Jim Menze, Team
Leaders
· Progress on becoming a Foundation
· Brochure distribution
· Using conversations as tool for school districts
o Someone from KCK to share;
o Moving conversations from small group to the public;
o Discuss how to create urgency to attend the Sept. 23 event. (Principals
and superintendents will be the key to getting people there.)
· Develop a set of newspaper editorials to be used over the
next 16 months, explaining KLFA and highlighting the achievements
of KS schools.
· Plan to continue presenting KLFA ideals at conferences of
member organizations.
12:45 Reports from work groups (15 minutes for each group)
What are your workgroup goals for the school year?
What are your plans between now and our next KLFA meeting (Sept. 18)?
How do these plans and goals support the three KLFA goals for this
year?
1:30 Closure
Do you want to start our meeting earlier on Sept 18th so those that
need to do the training will not have to stay too late? (Recommending
9-3:30 time frame.)
Should we have a financial accounting system for the Conversation?
· Show what is being spent
· How the burden is being shared
A good measure of our success this year will be a quality conference
on Sept. 23. Our role is to provide quality moderator/recorders for
the public conversations. Facilitators MUST attend one of our trainings:
Sept. 18, 1-3:30. KASB Offices in Topeka,
OR
Sept. 22, 6:30-9:00 PM, Maize High School Library, Maize, KS
1:45 Adjournment
Next meeting: September 18, NEW LOCATION:
KASB Offices in Topeka.
KLFA Meeting Dates for the Year:
August 29 (F)
Sept. 18 (Th)
Nov. 6 (Th)
Jan. 23 (F)
March 30 (T)
June 4 (F) |
