January 10th, 2019

Welcome & Introductions
Superintendent Gwen Carmen welcomed us to Carlton High School for today’s meeting.

Review Mission, Vision, Governing (http://nasc-mn.weebly.com/organization.html)
Approve Following Changes (Original)
Vision:
United transformational change toward innovative instructional practices focused on student learning for members of NASC.
Mission:
Together NASC will:
identify and encourage innovative teaching
enhance professional development
improve educational networking, communications, and the sharing of resources
Governing:
NASC Superintendent Board will:
Discuss NASC at their regular meetings.
Provide updates to individual School Boards regarding NASC.
Jointly support the paid Collaborator’s position.
Meet with the NASC Leadership at least annually. (Possibly bi-annual)
Maintain the commitment for and authority of the NASC organization.

NASC Districts Collaborate Course Offerings Information

• In November, the Superintendents began discussing high school courses.
  
• List of courses was created and shared, eventually brought to the principals.
  
• Looking at low-incident courses, possibly sharing with other districts.
  
• Start with seniors, possibly juniors that can handle independent work.
  
• Looking at online, hybrid, flipping and other formats.
  
• Principals are going back to teachers to find one or two courses that could be shared.
  
• NASC would provide the professional support and training.
  

Help Chat

• Elementary specialist schedules (please send to Randi, rlembke@isd91.org)
  

Action Committees
Review where we are at (see November minutes below):
Action Committees work time

• Collaboration:
  
  • Collaboration Survey Results (2017-2018)
    
  • The sharing of courses will be a boost to this area of collaboration, and the administration will help encourage it.
    
  • NASC will be looking at creating a training program in collaboration with the principals.
    
• Innovation:
  
  • PD Flyer (PD on the Go) (T)issue #3 now available- Please share in your district!
    
    • (T)issue #3 (Slide 3 of the document/presentation)
      
    • Clarification on responsibility to distribute PD flyers is needed
      
      • How do we gauge effectiveness of these flyers? Are teachers reading them and using the information?
        
  • There is a need for NASC to coordinate a way to have people help other districts with tech needs.
    
    • What are the exact needs each district has
      
    • Who can present
      
    • Should we send out a survey that identifies specific technologies that people need help with? (Schoology, Google Suite, etc.)
      
    • How do we identify credible presenters?
      
    • How would requests be handled?
      
    • Possibly have each school generate a list with one or two people who are qualified to talk on a specific tech that would be willing to speak to other schools
      
• Staff Development:
  
  • Everything looks ready for GGM 2019
    

Things to do:

• Bring a couple of topics/people from your building that are willing to present to other schools. The focus is on EdTech topics.  
  

Other

Set next meeting
Feb. 7th @ Cloquet (Building TBD)

Members Present:
Barnum: Brian Kazmierczak, Evan Lembke
Carlton: Gwen Carmen, Mimi Effinger, Barry Fisher, Ben Midge, Billie Waugh
Cloquet: Bekki Morrison
Cromwell-Wright: Terry Sawdey
Esko: Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton
Hermantown:
McGregor:
Moose Lake: Pam Erickson, Carrie Sanda
Willow River: Tana Mack, Nikki Molis
Wrenshall: Chris Gustafson