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News and Notes:
Agenda
January 15, 2008
Our Mission: to unite the education community to improve our
outstanding public education system, pre-K through higher
education, to empower each Kansan to succeed in the diverse,
interdependent world of the 21st century.
Location: KASB Building, 1420 SW Arrowhead Road
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
George Abel will collect lunch money ($7 per person)
for January 15.
9:00-9:10 Introductions, lunch count, and announcements
9:10-10:15 Business items and updates
- Consideration of application for affiliation – Kansas
Enrichment Network
- Update on Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Math & Science Advisory Committee update
- Character Education Partnership
- Foundation update: a resource for workgroup activities
- Other initiatives to watch: Teacher Shortage Summit (KSDE),
Leadership Commission (Kathy Boyer), Teaching Commission (KSDE)
10:15-10:20 Charge for the Work Group Time: (what product are
we generating, policy being impacted that will move us closer to
our mission?)
Break
10:30 Work Group Time (and lunch)
1:25-1:40 Report outs from Work Groups
1:40-1:55 KLFA membership & contributing to our success: a
discussion
1:55-2:00 Responsibilities to be completed by March 13, 2008
Meeting
KLFA Meetings for 2007-08: 8/24 (F), 10/4 (R), 1/15 (T), 3/13
(R), 5/28 (W)
KLFA current goals are:
- KLFA will broadly disseminate our work to influence
practitioners.
- KLFA will increase visibility with policy makers.
- KLFA will strengthen and increase its organizational
capacity.
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