Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group Agenda 6/16/10  Welcome  Introductions  Video- “think-about”  Small Group Study- current research  Group Task- definition  Connections- Graphic  Article  Evaluation

Educational Master Plan- Why?  Strategic Planning Initiative  Meet All Student Needs  “More with Less”  High School Completion- 21 st Century Skills

Educational Master Plan- How?  What do we want our students to know and be able to do?  Where do we want to be as a district?  Where are we now?  How will we get there?  How will we organize and prioritize?

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Provides an opportunity for multiple representative stakeholders to have a conversation about goals, values and priorities  Creates an alignment of time/energy/resources on student learning  Is a collaborative process- participants agree to work as a team  Has roles and responsibilities identified and each participant understands and agrees to fulfill their obligations to the process  Identifies where we are now and where we want to be

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Active listening  Paraphrasing conversations for deeper understanding  Summarizing key points for understanding  Motivating yourself and others  Facilitating conversations to ensure participation of all  Asking clarifying questions  Generating ideas

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Video  “Big Think”- “What does this mean to you?” (Chart)

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Small Group Study- Current Research  Read Article  “Think, Write, Pair, Share, Square”

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Task- “What are the characteristics of a RVCS graduate?”  “Think, Pair/Square”  Report Out

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Connections  Educational Master Plan Graphic  Homework- Definitions

Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group  Article- “Cipher”