ExCEL After School Program Lead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting October 21, 2014 Welcome! DO NOW: Persimmon Haikus – instructions are on your table.

ExCEL After School Program Lead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting October 21, – 12noon: General Session Mandatory Session for High School Sites: :30: High school Attendance – Conference Room Optional Workshops: 12:00–1:00pm: Incident/Injury Reports – Hall of Culture 12:00pm– 1:00pm: Google CS Coding Club – Dance Studio B 12pm-1:00pm: Burning Issues Mentor Orientation – Nia Room of the Day

1. Did you hear a staff or youth speak their truth in your program recently? 2. Share one way you built relationships in your program recently. 3. What does active learning look like to you? Share out something you heard a partner say.

General Session Meeting Norms/Cultural Norms Debrief Habits of Mind General Announcements (CBC update, Burning Issues teaser…..) Harvest of Month ELC – TA Burning Issues Brain Break Evaluation

ExCEL After School Program Lead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting October 21, 2014 General Session Goals and Objectives Goal: To foster a culture of learning in which everyone is involved in a collective effort of understanding and practice Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will: Learn and share ideas for integrating the 16 Habits of Mind and the Harvest of the Month into program activities Receive relevant city and district updates Participate in community-building discussions and activities

Access & Equity – make social just a reality Student Achievement – create engaging learning environments Accountability – walk the talk Students & Families first Equity & Diversity Leadership Respect

Equity (v): to create or modify systems to eliminate oppression and end bias to ensure equally high outcomes for all SFUSD students so that all students have the opportunity to thrive

Meeting Norms Debrief 1. Speak your truth 2. Build relationships 3. Actively Learn 4. Intentional agenda/objectives 5. Be mindful

Culture Norms

Meeting Norms Today, let’s all focus on speaking our truth! Speak of what you know, Your knowledge Your experiences

Habits of Mind Practice 11. Creating, imagining, and innovating. Try a different way! Generating new and novel ideas, fluency, originality.

Habits of Mind Practice You have FIVE MINUTES! Using the materials in the box on your table, create an invention that would be useful to a middle schooler.

Habits of Mind Practice Using the materials in the box on your table, create an invention that would be useful to a middle schooler. In FIVE Minutes you need to:  Build your invention  Create a 1minute sales pitch

Habits of Mind Practice Using the materials in the box on your table, create an invention that would be useful to a middle schooler. Choose a: - Facilitator - Builder - Time-Keeper - Presenter (prepare a 1-minute sales pitch on your invention)

Habits of Mind Practice 1-minute sales pitches for your invention

Habits of Mind Practice Debrief: How can you/do you bring this habit into your program? 11. Creating, imagining, and innovating. Try a different way! Generating new and novel ideas, fluency, originality.

General Announcements CBC update - s/SFUSDContractforExCELLeadAgency-CBCRequirment.pdf QAP calendar – Nov 7 th ! - uments/QAPprocess July2014_000.pdf RP calendar – /documents/RestorativePracticesCohortWorkshopAgen daSeptember.pdf

Harvest of the Month and Health Awareness Theme Persimmons Violence Prevention – Stand up for Peace and Safety

Site Spotlight Mission High School

December Issues that were gathered last month Other issues? Vote on priority issue to discuss in December

1. Staff support - building a strong team, professional development and retention 2. New staff - hiring 3. Special needs students 4. Common Core 5. Lesson planning for program leaders 6. Difficult conversations with staff and parents 7. Depth versus breadth of programs offered – intentional program design 8. Positive behavior guidance, increase program quality

Let’s Take a Brain Break ExCEL! WHY? “I hear and I forget. I read and I understand. I do and I remember.” Chinese Proverb “Exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, crating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing and able to learn.” John Ratey, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

ExCEL After School Program Lead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting October 21, 2014 General Session Evaluation Goal: To foster a culture of learning in which everyone is involved in a collective effort of understanding and practice Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will: Learn and share ideas for integrating the 16 Habits of Mind and the Harvest of the Month into program activities Receive relevant city and district updates Participate in community-building discussions and activities Please take a second to complete the half-sheet on your table