March 14th, 2017

NASC Agenda
March 14th, 2017
Happy Pi Day!
Welcome

• Host School: Willow River
  • Thanks to Tana and Nikki for setting up the NASC lunch.
  • Facility upgrades happening over summer.
  • Finalized the calendar for next school year. Had to adapt to just in case construction goes late.
  • Mapping curriculum
  • Workplace learning in the high school
  • Staff is excited about NASC and have been encouraged to participate

• Presenter: Round Table
  • Teach the group something in less than 30 seconds.
    • Examples included the following: tie a fisherman’s knot, a french song, mind exercises, 3 way power, Diggo, reset PRAM, Primary LMS uses, attention getting examples, french greetings, email organization, brain breaks, and using Document Outline in Google Docs.

Old Business:
NASC Updates

• Info Storage/Hub (Google/Website/LMS/Combo?)
  • Currently using the Weebly site as the hub for all documentation
  • Google Drive is being utilized for communications and agendas.
  • http://nasc-mn.weebly.com/meeting-minutes
  • Schoology/Canvas Connection

Curriculum & Programs

• Shared Curriculum Maps (Also on the website under resources)

Action Committees
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.

• Develop a google forms survey for students and staff grades 3-12 to take regarding the success satisfaction with technology. 

Pi Day Update:
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.

• Edcamp
• MLK Day
• Opportunities hosted by other districts (ACTION ITEM: add a calendar to the NASC website/agenda items at meetings to share district-specific PD offerings)

Pi Day Update: 
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