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Dr. Snow Dockser referred back to the roles portion of the protocol and would <br /> like to include "families and other stakeholders"to the last paragraph. <br /> The Chair called a brief recess at 9:10 a.m. <br /> The session was called back to order at 9:16 a.m. <br /> The discussion shifted to goal setting. Mrs. Presser broke the goal setting process <br /> into three areas: the School Committee determines the "what" and the <br /> Superintendent determines the "how" of the goal setting process. <br /> Area 1: Educator Plan: What overall vision do we have for the district and its <br /> students? <br /> Driver: Superintendent articulating district strengths & challenges, School <br /> Committee representing the community. <br /> Area 2: Action Plans: How do we get closer to this vision every year? <br /> Driver: Superintendent with School Committee approval and School Committee <br /> within its purview. <br /> Area 3: Monitoring Progress: How will we as a School <br /> Committee/Superintendent team work together to realize these goals? <br /> Driver: School Committee and Superintendent team. <br /> The goals process should be a continuous improvement cycle ensuring alignment <br /> of the goals throughout the district, monitoring the progress of the goals through <br /> presentations at meetings, ensuring the budget supports the educator and action <br /> plans and support progress toward goals through actions within the Committee's <br /> purview and through the evaluation process. <br /> Discussion moved to the agenda and the Committee took time to review the <br /> year's work of agendas. The Committee categorized agenda items on how they <br /> impacted student achievement and whether it fell into the governance or <br /> operations category. Mrs. Presser said that establishing a yearlong agenda allows <br /> for the monitoring of progress to increase the chances the district will achieve its <br /> goals, meeting time is precious, the scheduling of presentations provides the <br /> committee and the public with the opportunity to see what progress is being made <br /> and it allows the focus of the meetings to remain on the students. <br /> The committee discussed the use of a consent agenda to streamline the process. <br /> Dr. Snow Dockser expressed concerns that the School Committee will no longer <br /> publically acknowledge donations. Mrs. Borawski feels this will be a culture <br /> change. Mrs. Presser suggested that donations that support the district should be <br /> included in the budget book. The committee agreed. Dr. Doherty suggested that <br /> a listing of accepted donations could be listed on the district homepage. <br /> Mrs. Joyce left the meeting at 10:03 a.m. <br /> Discussion continued about the agenda. The focus must remain on student <br /> achievement. Mr. Robinson suggested that the time each topic is expected to be <br /> discussed appear on the agenda. Mrs. Presser agreed and shared that many <br /> School Committees estimate time; this allows for a frame of reference. <br /> Page 12 <br />