2-9-11

= No Child Left Behind Committee  =

**// ﻿ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT //**

**__Agenda Items__**

1. Wellness survey report- I haven't done it yet. The account is in the black, so what are options for a wellness program for our district? Some thoughts to get a wellness room for those who have the school insurance. This would include equipment and plans for personal wellness. Dawn mentioned that her homeroom enrolled in the "100 Day Challenge". She challenged the district to get involved next year (January).

2. How was the move? Issues?- It took 3 hours. Had almost 200 people helping. Issues since the move- Elementary Moves are being worked on. Rick will get us a specific week this summer that each building will get moved. Who moves where is being worked on now. Marty is hoping to get all this out in the next two weeks. Marty is also going to put out information very soon on positions that could be subject to voluntary transfers and the SAM position. Marty hopes to have CA moved yet this month. Rand Gale is retiring from the Garrigan special education position. Dixie Doocy is retiring from an elementary special education position. Both may be filled within the district.

3. RTI—what things do we have in place that are helping? Do we have things that we need to let go of because they are not benefitting RTI?

Response to Intervention (RTI) is the practice of providing high-quality instruction and intervention matched to students' needs, monitoring progress frequently to make changes to instruction or goals, and applying child response data to important educational decisions.

Group responses when asked their idea about RTI: To help the needs of every student; to move students ahead no matter the level; get students who are struggling up to their grade level; students work toward their own mastery level

What things do we have in place that are helping?

What things do we have in place that are not helping?

Continue for next meeting. Read article page three to top of page four, then read "The Traditional School"--group 1, group 2 read "How can we help?", and group 3 read "How Can Focusing on Adam Help the System Improve?",

4. Follow-up from PD on Dec. and Jan. (tabled until next meeting) 5. Validity of current early outs—good/bad (tabled until next meeting) 6. Calendar talk/Titonka inclusion? 7. 2011-12 Calendar Planning (more discussion until next meeting)

Option #1 Start Aug. 17th Option #2 Start Aug. 24th PRO's PRO's (sorry, these moved together when document saved) August Instruction/June instruction; Iowa State Fair is over Kids are ready ;may be cooler Practice; graduation different than Garrigan AC in half of buildings; 6 student contacts days before 6/1 11 contact days; before 6/1

CON's CON's (these also moved together when doc saved) State Fair is not over; Nov. & Feb. too many early outs Half of buildings have NO air ; June instruction is worse than August instruction Graduation day would be same as Garrigan Just too early

CHANGES Move conferences up to end of quarter for either calendar (right now they are set with the least conflict with activities) April 9th 1st built in snow day for both calendars Option #2 start August 22nd and end May 23rd Feb. full day inservice Go to school on Dec. 22nd on both calendars

Next meeting agenda: 1. Revisit the calendar issues: Either calendar #2 or start school the 22nd 23rd, or 24th 2. Conferences--should they be moved? Should the purpose be better established? 3. RTI--What do we have in place that works? What do we have in place that does not work? Discussion of article 4. Follow-up from PD on Dec.,Jan., Feb 5. Validity of current early outs--good/bad (Can we have more?) Facilitator: Dave Kerkove Scribe: Lisa Cassens

HOMEWORK: Read article Discuss conferences with building staff to discuss time and could they be different (how should they look, i.e. pre-conference in August)? Staff development: how often? what topics?

Facilitator: Steve Young Scribe: Lisa Cassens