2010-2011+Agendas+and+Minutes

Here are meeting notes for the 2010-2011 year. We are in the first year of the SOARC cycle.

April 14, 2011 Meeting at RAHS Rita, Jane, Marsha, Laura, Julie and Pat met at 3:45-5:30. __AASL Conference__ We looked at the registration forms and everyone will finalize their thoughts for the May 12 meeting. Feel free to send your form to me anytime before that. __TIES summer institute__. Registration and catalog was sent out last Friday (4/15/11) to all buildings. If you print copies, please use the one from Carol Holm you received that day. All registrations should go to Carol. First come, first served. __SOARC-__ things are coming together. There is a SOARC meeting on May 11, 2011. Elements 1 and 5 seem to be complete. __Tech Camp__- This is tentatively scheduled for the second week of August at rahs. There is discussion about having Edgerton run one at that site, too. Remember, we can choose 3 half days or 1 full and one half day workshop from TIES, or we could do something else. Cindy Gustafson has already asked if she could use a half day for sub training. Please communicate with me as to good workshop choices SOON. __June meeting__- There will be a .5 day meeting on June !4, 2011. Please plan on joining us. Information to come. Thank you, Pat (4/18/11)

June 21, 2010 Meeting: Present-Marsha F, Jane G, Laura G, Rita M, Gregg M, Pat D. Also Chris Bretz and Connie Nicholson. Topic was the new K-6 Literacy program and LMS role. Summary of outcomes: 1. Our roles will be evolving in support of the district new literacy program. 2. The Media/tech SOARC process will start this fall and this indepth study of current and future media curriculum needs is appropriate and timely. 3. Consistency across the buildings in the media program is desirable. 4. The responsibility of delivering different components of the media curriculum will be clearly defined: teacher, lms. 5. Keyboarding was discussed and it will be expected that the curriculum will be delivered by Nov. 5, 2010. 6. Ongoing communication with principals and media needs to happen.

Each media specialist shared the types of program/activities that they provide. Lack of duplication was noted. Chris presented a timeline for staff development. Rita graciously volunteered to be on the literacy planning group representing media. Keyboarding was discussed.

Next steps: Meeting on 7/1, 8:15 @ EDC Create media/tech- reading literacy skills comparison Meeting on 7/8 was also scheduled.

Nov. 21, 2010 Notes of previous Oct and Nov meetings

Nov. 21, 2010 Notes of previous Oct and Nov meetings

So sorry I haven't kept up. Please fill in any info that you feel is important "for the record!"

-the elementary literacy program is being integrated into the k-6 curriculum. The extreme changes that we may have anticipated in the media programs because of the new curriculum have not really materialized. Jane and Melanie's situations are different.

-Tina introduced a plan to change/unify students accounts. Feedback is needed to determine the best approach for the different grades.

-Filtering: the all or nothing filtering approach used last year didn't work. Tina told us that she needs to plan to ask for more money in the budget if we are to get a more flexible (and more expensive) filter.

**-Atomic Learning- user: email pw: roseville**

-the mta/imt group is not meeting this year. Because of that, they are looking to us for a basic "ISD 623 cataloging standards" document that would help define the tags that need to be addressed when marc records are imported. This should be simple, yet uniform. Pat suggested that a small committee put this together. There is budget to cover this.

-as of 11/20/10 Jill Peters at FAHS will handle materials through Destiny inter-library loan. Carol Holm still sends out EDC materials.

-we discussed and approved the SOARC program summary that was then presented at the SOARC meeting on 11/17/10.

Our next meeting is on Dec 9 at RAHS.

Nov. 21, 2010 Notes of previous Oct and Nov meetings

So sorry I haven't kept up. Please fill in any info that you feel is important "for the record!" -the elementary literacy program is being integrated into the k-6 curriculum. The extreme changes that we may have anticipated in the media programs because of the new curriculum have not really materialized. Jane and Melanie's situations are different. -Tina introduced a plan to change/unify students accounts. Feedback is needed to determine the best approach for the different grades. -Filtering: the all or nothing filtering approach used last year didn't work. Tina told us that she needs to plan to ask for more money in the budget if we are to get a more flexible (and more expensive) filter. **-Atomic Learning- user: email pw: roseville** -the mta/imt group is not meeting this year. Because of that, they are looking to us for a basic "ISD 623 cataloging standards" document that would help define the tags that need to be addressed when marc records are imported. This should be simple, yet uniform. Pat suggested that a small committee put this together. There is budget to cover this. -as of 11/20/10 Jill Peters at FAHS will handle materials through Destiny inter-library loan. Carol Holm still sends out EDC materials. -we discussed and approved the SOARC program summary that was then presented at the SOARC meeting on 11/17/10. Our next meeting is on Dec 9 at RAHS.