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News and Notes:
Agenda
March 13, 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.
Meeting Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
9:00-9:10 Introductions, SIGN IN,
lunch count, and announcements
9:10-10:15 Business items and updates
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Update on
Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Cheryl Semmel
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Math & Science
Advisory Committee update Doug Moeckel
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METS Initiative
with Public Agenda update – Sherri Yourdon
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Character
Education Grant – Sue Kidd
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Foundation
update: Support for attending LFA, national agenda - Cheryl
Semmel
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New workgroup
(outside regular meeting) – Induction of new KLFA partners –
Cheryl Semmel
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Marketing our
work
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How we operate
(meeting procedures)
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What are we
trying to accomplish
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How to be an
effective part of the alliance
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Other initiatives
to watch:
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Leadership
Commission - Cheryl Semmel
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Building
Administrator Training Initiative (content from McRel) – Doug
Moeckel
10:15-10:20 Charge for the Work Group Time – three questions to
be answered during report-out:
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Who is a member of each group (for future targeted
communications between meetings)
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What is each work group doing in order to advance our
Mission for 21st Century Schools & Skills (see above)
through our three target work areas (Community Engagement,
Professional Development, Student Achievement)?
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What help does your group need to facilitate or empower its
work?
Break
10:30 Work Group Time (and
lunch)
1:30-1:55 Report outs from Work Groups
1:55-2:00 Responsibilities to be completed by May 28, 2008
Meeting
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KLFA Meetings for 2007-08: 8/24 (F), 10/4 (R),
1/15 (T), 3/13 (R), 5/28 (W)
KLFA current goals are:
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KLFA will broadly
disseminate our work to influence practitioners.
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KLFA will
increase visibility with policy makers.
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KLFA will
strengthen and increase its organizational capacity.
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