March+14+2011+follow-up

=Review of Staff and Board of Education Feedback= **Possible Future Actions** >>
 * 1) **Student Motivation and Achievement** - //an opportunity to promote awareness for students (self) and teachers (instructional)//
 * 2) Student Learning Climate survey
 * 3) learning style inventory/colors personality test
 * 4) MAP achievement data (connection to curriculum)
 * 5) post-secondary matriculation/completion data
 * 6) **Rules** - //an opportunity to address issues related to consistency and accountability//
 * 7) What is currently in the Student/Parent Handbook that is not being followed? Are changes needed?
 * 8) Would a Teacher Handbook help to provide consistency in procedures and interpretation? (consider legal template as a reference)
 * 9) Discuss definitions: what is safe? what is responsible? what is caring?
 * 10) Is there a set of guidelines from which teachers and students can work together to develop appropriate rules in each grade/class/activity?
 * 11) What is working and what can be improved regarding in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, etc.?
 * 12) What behaviors are unilaterally unacceptable and where can flexibility exist?
 * 13) What consequences need to be consistently enforced for unacceptable behaviors?
 * 14) **Student Respect**
 * 15) Is there a lack of student pride/confidence? Could this be causing issues with respect?
 * 16) How do students learn about respect? How do teachers and students practice respect?
 * 17) How are students valued at school? Are all students given appropriate positive reinforcement?
 * 18) Is school viewed as a democratic?
 * 19) How would you describe the culture of the school? What is the role of the teacher, student, and how do they relate to each other?
 * 20) Meaningful leadership opportunities: student council (student voice): what is this organization's role in promoting student-teacher relationships?
 * 21) (related to #1 Student Motivation and Achievement: student survey)
 * 22) **Curriculum**
 * 23) Is there a written curriculum on file K-12 (all areas)? How often is it reviewed/updated? Is it a useful tool or a compliance measure? What does curriculum look like?
 * 24) How does the curriculum support the school district Mission Statement?
 * 25) How does the curriculum connect with all types of student learners (interests, abilities, learning styles)?
 * 26) Do the current textbooks support student learning and correlate with academic standards?
 * 27) How are state and/or national academic standards reflected in the curriculum?
 * 28) How is data generated by MAP and Statewide Assessments used to measure the effectiveness of the curriculum?
 * 29) **Teachers**
 * 30) Classroom management: APL/Love & Logic: to what standards are teachers willing to be accountable?
 * 31) How can teachers grow together professionally?
 * 32) How can communication between buildings be strengthened?
 * 33) What is the chain of command?
 * 34) How can confidentiality be improved?
 * 35) How can school-wide consistency be improved?
 * 36) **School-Community -** //an opportunity to build relationships within the school structure as well as between the school and community//
 * 37) Student, Teacher, Parent/Community Surveys
 * 38) Teammates/Mentor Program
 * 39) inviting senior citizens for lunch
 * 40) building student-to-student relationships (Big Buddy Program)
 * 41) handbook p50 - how are parents currently involved with school?


 * Observations**
 * expectations of students and parents is low
 * teachers do not demonstrate consistency in expectations of students
 * students need practice making decisions
 * connection of classroom with students' lives
 * value of education
 * how to motivate students (extrinsic to intrinsic)
 * why can't students learn the same way we did?
 * connection between students and teachers (relationship)
 * perception that male teachers and female teachers are viewed differently
 * what are the rules? how are they communicated? how are they developed/interpreted?
 * in school suspension - an opportunity to hear about what is happening in school
 * adults who positively reinforce put a target on the kids' back
 * it's difficult for students to be good; there is only 1 peer group, which is negative
 * is the expectation that all students are to be the same?
 * opportunities for student leadership/structured voice? student council?
 * technological bullying?
 * what kind of differentiated instruction is in place?
 * retaliation by students and by teachers