February 13th, 2020

Help Chat

• Creative Sub solutions?
  
  • Some districts have raised sub pay
    
  • Cloquet has started a Subs committee which provided training and resources. 
    
  • Some schools pay teachers to sub on their prep
    
  • Administrators will sub once in a while
    
  • Teachers are encouraged to put in for days off in advance (as soon as they know)
    
  • Check-in with subs, make sure they feel welcome
    
  • 1:1 schools could use their online curriculum and combine or cover large numbers of students in a large area. 
    

Review Gathering of Great Minds survey results and committee comments;
Feedback Review:

• Biggest feedback theme was not to have it every year (2021 Keynote Speaker is already booked for the entire day @ Moose Lake)
  
  • Possibly split the day between districts (Elementary/High School, or grouping schools into half/half)
    
  • Keynote could be presented twice to cover two groups
    
  • Half-day vs. Full-day
    
  • Pam is checking with speaker about two keynotes
    
  • We will check with the administration about possible changes
    
  • Jennifer will check on food for next year (620) Joe Jitters?
    
  • 8:30-11:30 & 12:00-3:00
    
  • NASC Committee lunch
    
• We need to know by May 2020 to choose a new day for GGM 2022. (maybe Friday b4 mlk)
  
  • Looking at dates for 2022: Friday before MLK day (January 18th) or Monday after (January 24th), Friday after (January 21st)
    
• Common complaints about lunch/food
  
• Possibly add mental health for teachers
  

Discussion on Goals/Committees

• The collaboration committee felt that there was overlap with the staff development committee. 
  
• Are we wanting to break up into committees? Perhaps be more task based.
  
• Start meetings by creating goals for the meetings, or perhaps end the meeting coming up with goals for the next. 
  
• Workload changes as year progresses
  
• Do we serve as a marketing group for our districts? 
  
• Do we need to meet regularly? 
  
• Flexible meetings (face to face, Google Meet, discussion board.
  

Goals

• New science standards; training and/or support
  
• CTE grant 
  
  • Career Fair? 
    
• Cultural Competency
  
• EDCAMP
  
• GGM
  
  • Book Study
    

Things to do:

• Meet with superintendents
  

Other

• Ellie Swanson would like to present about Document Spring and a local climate summit-- opportunities for all Carlton County Schools. eswanson@isd100.org
  
• Ellie distributed materials about the Document Spring for us to bring back to our staff and encourage them to come and bring students. 
  
• Link to Document Spring website
  

Set next meeting
March 12th @ Barnum Elementary


Members Present: 
Barnum: Kelly Bonitz, Evan Lembke, Randi Lembke
Carlton: Christy Schwoch, Billie Waugh
Cloquet: Michelle Brenner
Cromwell-Wright: Kellee Young
Esko: Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton
McGregor: Jerod Fischer, Carrie White
Moose Lake: Pam Erickson, Carrie Sanda
Willow River: None
Wrenshall: Chris Gustafson, Ellie Swanson