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NASC Agenda
March 14th, 2017 Happy Pi Day! Welcome
NASC Updates
Educational Technology: Goal: By the end of the 2016-2017 school year the NASC committee will develop and administer a common technology evaluation tool to assess the integration of technology at our schools.
Create an assessment to find out where staff is at. Cloquet provided an example. Introduces the ISTE Standards. Use the collected information to help guide PLCs and trainings. Here is the survey: https://goo.gl/forms/lZUXFCHKf5DNyMhp2 Professional Development: NASC will offer multiple professional development opportunities for participating school districts each school year.
Shared calendar for Professional Development opportunities. Edcamp 2017: Looking at doing full day. Afternoon would be PLC and/or movie (Most Likely to Succeed) Randi will contact Nikki about MLK day connection with this committee. Possibly all NASC members have access to calendars with notifications (Evan is on it) Collaboration: Goal: How can we (NASC) facilitate collaboration across all districts? S: Facilitate collaboration amongst teachers across districts M: Keep track of meeting dates A: Provide resources - some/most schools are already doing something R: More collaboration creates stronger teachers = outcomes T: One school year trial Pi Day Update Focus on the collaboration instead of the PLC process Start with small groups to get people interested and have successful encounters. Business teachers have already done this on their own. Other: Invite MLK day coordinators to next NASC meeting. What can all schools agree to in regards to activities that NASC will coordinate? This question will go to the superintendents to get a sense of what each district is able or willing to do. Next Meeting: May 15th @ Wrenshall Members Present: Randi Lembke - Barnum Evan Lembke - Barnum Mimi Effinger - Carlton Matt Winbigler - Cloquet Tim Stark - Cromwell-Wright Aaron Fischer - Esko Jennifer Hoffman - Esko Tammy Thornton - Esko Charlie Borak - Moose Lake Matt Niedzielski - Moose Lake Billie Jo Steen - Moose Lake Tana Mack - Willow River Nikki Mollis - Willow River Bill Peel - Willow River NASC Agenda
February 21th, 2017 Welcome
Members List
New Business Time was spent in small groups developing a SMART Goal for the four areas that we are focusing on this year. Curriculum & Programs: NASC will provide an organized space online to share curriculum resources.
NASC will offer multiple professional development opportunities for participating school districts each school year.
By the end of the 2016-2017 school year the NASC committee will develop and administer a common technology evaluation tool to assess the integration of technology at our schools.
Goal: How can we (NASC) facilitate PLCs across all districts S: Facilitate collaboration amongst teachers across districts M: Keep track of meeting dates A: Provide resources - some/most schools are already doing something R: More collaboration creates stronger teachers = outcomes T: One school year Other: A online book club was discussed and members were encouraged to share information. The book is titled "The Inovators Mindset" by George Couros. Information on this can be found here: http://immooc.org/ Set Next Meetings (Previous locations and future schedule for consideration) March 14th @ Willow River May 16th @ Wrenshall Members Present: Barnum: Kristen Helland, Randi Lembke, Evan Lembke Carlton: Mimi Effinge, Billie Waugh Cloquet: Matt Winbigler Cromwell-Wright: Tim Stark Esko: Tammy Thornton McGregor: Jerod Fischer, Carrie White, Paul Grams Moose Lake: Charlie Borak, Matt Niedzielski Willow River: Tana Mack, Nikki Molis Wrenshall: Nicolle Gilbertson Welcome
Members Present: Barnum: Kristen Helland, Randi Lembke, Evan Lembke Carlton: Mimi Effinger, Billie Waugh Cloquet: Michelle Brenner, Mathew Winbigler Cromwell-Wright: Terry Sawdey, Tim Stark, Jesse Wahlin Esko: Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton McGregor: Jerod Fischer, Carrie White Moose Lake: Matt Niedzielski, Billie Jo Steen Willow River: Tana Mack, Nikki Molis, Bill Peel Wrenshall: Nicolle Gilbertson, Pamela Niesen 1. Welcome:
Aaron Fischer welcomed us to Esko for our meeting. 2. Announcement of our new Clerk/Administrative Assistant/? It was announced that the Superintendents have approved this position and have offered to Evan Lembke. Still looking for a good name for the position. 3. Nominations and approval of a Chair-Person The positions were reviewed by Aaron Fischer in regards to their responsibilities. This position will be in charge of helping set the agenda as well as run the meetings. This position would last for a school year. Matt Winbigler was nominated and accepted the position of Chair. 4. Nominations and approval of a Vice-Chair This position will assist the Chair-Person in their duties. They will take over the Chair position the following year. This position would last for one year. Nicole Gilbertson was nominated and accepted the position of Vice-Chair. 5. MLK Day Discussions: How should NASC be involved? Are we involved? Nicole and Sara were in attendance to discuss the Gathering of Great Minds (GGM) inservice. They are currently struggling finding presenters, specifically with new topics. There are currently only 35 sessions, usually there are 90. Every topic is not well attended. The focus is on meeting all of the teacher licensure areas. Roundtable discussions are becoming more popular. Schedules and outside presenters are in place. Planning usually starts in October. Keynote speaker is booked in the spring. There has been a lot of Technology sessions in previous years. Staff need to be encouraged to share their projects/activities/knowledge. Looking at possibly using the second open session (currently occupied by the Keynote speakers 2nd session) as a possible Edcamp or Expo (Poster session) for next year. If needed, NASC can setup and run an EdCamp for one of the sessions to help. Could possibly use the attendance lists from popular October EdCamp sessions to help identify relevant topics. GGM committee members were wondering if EdCamp facilitators would get paid. The general consensus was that they do not get paid. This year people are expecting SAGA sessions and to get paid for those sessions. Ballie Waugh is on both the GGM an NASC committees, so she will report back and forth. It was recommended to have one of the GGM Chairs be part of the NASC committee. This was agreed to by all and will be sent on to the Superintendents. 6. New Initiatives: This is an open discussion for any district that would like to share new ideas or programs. Most districts do not have a curriculum alignment process. Some align by content, some by grade. Is there a benefit to have a curriculum mapping repository? This was received well and there appears to be a need. Each school is encouraged to go back and find out if their maps are accessible. Send these maps and curriculum to Evan for compilation. We can use this group to lobby for better pricing on resources. 7. What do we want to focus on for this year? PBIS Standards Based - I Can Statements Personalized Curriculum Each district has been asked to go back and check with their staff to see where they are at with the three above focus’. These will be discussed at the next meeting. 8. Other items It was brought up that it would be very beneficial to have all the districts on the same curriculum review schedule. That would allow districts to share and benefit from each others progress and possibly save on purchases. Next meeting: January 12, 2017 @Cromwell - 12:30pm Members Present: Barnum - Randi Lembke, Kristen Helland, Nicole Biondich (GGM Committee), Evan Lembke Carlton - Ballie Waugh Cromwell - Tim Stark, Jesse Wahlin Cloquet - Matt Winbigler, Michelle Brenner Esko - Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton, Aaron Fischer, Sara Hipp (GGM Committee) McGregor - Moose Lake - Billie Jo Steen Wrenshall - Pamela Niesen, Nicole Gilbertson Willow River - Tana Mack, Nikki Mollis NASC
Welcome from Tom Brenner at Middle School Media Center where the sock hockey finals were in progress. This will be the final meeting in this building at they will be in their new Middle School next fall. The staff and students are very excited to get into the new building. Members present: Barnum - David Bottem, Randi Lembke, Kristen Helland, Evan Lembke Carlton - Cullen Franek Cromwell - Terry Sawdey, Tim Stark Cloquet - Matt Winbigler, Michelle Brenner Esko - Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton, Aaron Fischer McGregor - Jerod Fischer, Carrie White Moose Lake - Matt Niedzielski, Billie Jo Steen Wrenshall - Pamela Niesen Willow River - Tanya Mack, Nikki Mollis Steph Biebl from Cloquet presented about Standard Based Grading. EdCamp Reactions Well received Concerns about lack of structure Lack of experts in sessions It was evident that this was our first EdCamp, some teachers didn’t understand the format Many districts did a Smackdown after back at their districts Looking at putting together notes for next year MPCC Jon Voss and Dan McGuire were in attendance to present on MPCC The content is meant to be a core that meets the standards. Concerns that were brought forward included:
Positives notes:
Stone Arch Bridge Initiative for Education Resources Organization setup to help teachers implement MPCC courses and digital curriculum. Help is offered in the form of mentors, advisors and grants. General Comments:
Identify a Chair & Vice Chairperson Clerk or Facilitator would be decided and in place by next month Discuss the Shared PLCs and how we can help facilitate cooperation. Members Present:
Barnum - Brian Kazazmierczak, Randi Lembke, Evan Lembke Carlton - Cullen Franek, Ballie Waugh Cloquet - Matt Winbigler Esko - Tammy Thornton, Jennifer Hoffman, Aaron Fischer McGregor - Carrie White, Jerod Fischer Moose Lake - Charlie Borak, Billie Jo Steen Wrenshall - Pamela Niesen, Ellie Hall Welcome Carlton welcomed us to South Terrace Elementary and provided a great lunch. Introductions Welcome to the new members (Ballie, Charlie, and Pamela) Member changes will be communicated to Evan to update the contact list. NASC Vision/Mission/Governing Review Discussion about the use robust curriculum in our mission statement. Below is our suggested replacement.
NASC Collaboration Day - October 19th, 2016 Sub committee met this morning Logo has been created Gather in Moose Lake Google Form has been created to gather topics (needs to be filled out for attendance number). Filled out and submitted by October 7th. Kickstarting in the Auditorium Cloquet teachers have the option to attend 3-45 minute sessions Discussion about what teachers will be doing in the afternoon. Some administrators may want their staff back in the afternoon. Get information on the NASC webpage. Discussion on taking staff attendance. Looking for a way to provide coffee/rolls. There will be a Twitter hashtag. Reminder to introduce EdCamps to our staffs. Matt W. is willing to help if needed. NASC Shared PLC TImes Cloquet is looking at using the 4th Wednesday of each month for the shared PLC. (10/26/16, 11/23/16, 1/25/17, 2/22/17, 3/29/17, 4/26/17, 5/24/17) Esko and Carlton are looking at using the same model. Wrenshall and Barnum have Wednesday morning PLCs. Willow River does not have PLCs. Cromwell was not in attendance to discuss their PLCs. Special Education Coop is looking to utilize some of these share times for training. It would be helpful to organize and post some of the collaborative opportunities for all districts. Possibly have a tab on the webpage with opportunities. MPCC Update Will have a representative a the next meeting for discussion. Bring feedback. McGregor 7th grade social is using it along with his own resources. Encourage staff members with concerns or feedback to attend next NASC meeting. MPCC still needs writers and reviewers. NASC Coordinator/Chair/Facilitator Organize communications Maintain website Organize agenda/meetings Looking at proposing a stipend. ($2000 was proposed) Discussed adding a Facilitator and Vice Facilitator to run meetings. These positions would be one year each, with the vice chair taking the chair on year two. Aaron will bring this to the next Superintendent meeting in October. Contact List Update Is it being used? Sounds like it is. Updates sent to Evan or updated by each district. It would be nice to have this done before the NASC Collaboration Day (10/19/16). Other Free Training Opportunity: 2016 MN GIS/LIS Conference K-12 Teacher Workshops - If any staff is interested, contact Matt for more information. Schools Present: Esko, Barnum, Moose Lake, Carlton, McGregor, Wrenshall, and Cloquet
Meeting was held at Moose Lake School. NASC Collaboration Day Focus is on promoting collaboration within the member districts Participating Schools: Barnum, Moose Lake, Esko, Willow River, Wrenshall & Carlton Cloquet will be sending some staff McGregor may be sending some staff Cromwell is undecided Sub committee has met and is putting his day together. Here are somethings that were discussed: Looking at options for creating and splitting sessions. Various methods were discussed Starting at 8:00 am Ending at noon Three sessions in the morning, 45 minutes each Explanation of an EdCamp (possible video) SmackDown: Summary of ah-ha moments shared with all Padlet: Online sticky notes End of the day, all notes and resources can be available for everyone There was a lot of discussion allowing staff a time for lunch, and still get back to their buildings. Each NASC member will have a job at the event. Looking at options for providing coffee and pastries. Possible donations Coordinator Position Discussed the reason that we would like to have a coordinator based on our discussion from last meeting. The title of chair and/or facilitator was discussed versus coordinator. Discuss was brought up about wanting to make sure that this position doesn’t take away from the power of the committee. Possibly starting small with organizational responsibilities and work up as needed. Superintendents will discuss at their next meeting. Shared PLC Times Those involved: Cloquet, Esko, Cromwell, Carlton Those not involved: McGregor, Moose Lake, Wrenshall, Willow River and Barnum Looking for ways to help promote this in all districts. Discussion about having it scheduled monthly. Cloquet will be sharing their model when it has been created. It would be nice to get all the topics distributed so that all districts are aware, even if they are not officially participating. MPCC There was a lot frustration shared by members about the lack of completed materials. MPCC is aware of our frustrations. Updates in Math came out recently. MPCC has started revisions on original courses. We would like to bring a representative from MPCC to a committee meeting. The purpose of this would be to express our concerns and to hear what is being done at their level. Focus for 2016-2017 Discussed using the MCA inservice day to get feedback for this committee. Shared PLC Concept MPCC relationship Next Meeting: September 22, 2016 @ Carlton October Meeting: October 27th @ Cloquet Middle School Library NASC Meeting
March 17th, 2016 Esko School Schools in attendance: Barnum, Carlton, Esko, McGregor, Moose Lake, Willow River, and Wrenshall. Updates: Staff Development PLC Time Those involved at this point: Carlton, Cromwell, Cloquet, Esko Those not involved at this point: McGregor, Moose Lake, Wrenshall, Willow River Undecided: Barnum Get staff development committees involved from each district. Unsure of how these PLC times will appear at this point. NASC Collaboration Day Those involved at this point: Barnum, Esko, Moose Lake, Willow, Wrenshall Those not involved at this point: Cloquet, and McGregor Undecided: Carlton, Cromwell A subgroup was setup to plan the NASC Collaboration Day: Crimson, Jen, Cullen, Theresa, Billie Jo, and Molly Resources Sharing Update Concerns were expressed about copyright and what can we share between the school districts. People were encouraged to bring it up with their staff for a discussion. An eNewsletter could be helpful in pointing out new additions. Sharing between LMS platforms is easy, Exporting out to others (i.e. Google Classroom) is not. Our goal is to support two platforms (Schoology and Canvas) at this point. New Discussions: Coordinator A discussion about making our staff members better understand NASC. This lead to the idea of a having the districts share a NASC Coordinator to help this group move forward and coordinate. Time was spent on putting together a list of possible tasks for this shared position. NASC Coordinator Position: Coordinate Regular Meetings Regularly Newsletter Events/Training LMS transfers Website (setup and maintain) Public Relations Cooperative Staff Development Coordination Ongoing regional staff development Grant writing (regional) Curriculum coordination between districts Digital resource development Time considerations: 1/2 time Possible job description from ECMEC or IASC New Membership New elementary rep from Moose Lake, Charlie Borak will be joining us next month. Looking for a new elementary principal rep. Looking Ahead: Agenda topics for the next meeting: Looking a creating a couple regional staff development opportunities for next year. Next Meeting: 5/19 @ 12:30 at Moose Lake School Schools Present: Barnum, Carlton, Cloquet, Cromwell, Esko, McGregor, Moose Lake, Willow River and Wrenshall.
Welcome and introduction from McGregor: 430 students in grades K-12. McGregor started out with 1.5 Mbps connection in the 90’s and stayed with that until 2008. At that time, they increased to 100 Mbps, which is their current speed. They are looking at increasing to 200 MB and possibly even 500 Mbps for next year. They added wireless to help promote a mobile learning environment, and are looking at adding more wireless access points this summer. They have a 1:1 with Chromebooks for grades 4-7 that started at the beginning of this school year, and added grades 8 & 9 at the semester break. There is an upcoming project involving the purchase and cleaned up neighboring land to make way for more parking and a new entrance. Staff Development PLC Proposal (Wednesday Afternoons) Those involved at this point: Willow River, Carlton, Cromwell, Cloquet Those not involved at this point: Moose Lake, Wrenshall, Esko Undecided: Barnum, McGregor NASC Collaboration Day (October 19th, 2016) Those involved at this point: Willow, Barnum, Moose Lake, Esko Those not involved at this point: Cloquet, McGregor Undecided: Carlton, Wrenshall, Cromwell Looking at splitting the groups into K-6 & 7-12. Moose Lake has offered to host, pending confirmation. Discussion about EdCamps and how they work. Cloquet has run mini-EdCamps at staff meetings to introduce the concept. It was agreed to try this in our respective buildings. Resource Sharing Update Looking at adding to a Google Drive element to the NASC Schoology sharing. This would allow all schools to contribute resources regardless of their LMS platform. This will be setup and presented at the next meeting. Next Meeting: March 17th, 12:30 @ Esko |
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