1. Healey School Site Council Confirming the Initial Plan for 2012-2013
Arthur D. Healey Elementary School
Excellence * Joy * Openness * Creativity
Healey School Site Council Confirming the Initial Plan for
Jill Geiser * Catherine Tighe * Eva Vinson

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions (4:00-4:05)
Healey SSC Operations (4:05-4:25)
Context: Relationships among School Improvement Plan, Unification Plan, and SSC Implementation Plan (4:25-4:30)
Topics for the SSC Implementation Plan (4:30-5:00)
Essential Experiences – Touchpoint on Nature’s Classroom (5:00-5:10)
Healey Community Website Governance (5:10-5:20)
Dates, Roles, and Agenda Items (5:20-5:30)
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3. Healey SSC Operations SSC Norms and Procedures
Walk through handout
Discuss
Confirm SSC Norms and Procedures with vote
SSC Member Roles and Expectations
Transition…
…from role of doing the work of Action Teams…
…to role of liaison to various Action Teams
Expectations for SSC Members:
Commit to preparing for, attending, and engaging in SSC Meetings
Commit to being the SSC Liaison for several Action Teams OR Commit to being a working member of at least one Action Team
Should we identify an SSC Coordinator to work with Coordinating Group?
Purpose: to broker with faculty those proposed events/activities that could affect teaching time.
Confirm SSC Member Roles and Expectations with vote
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4. Context: Relationships Among Plans
Healey Unification Plan
A multi-year plan focusing on desired cultural, instructional, structural, and community norms for the Healey School as a result of the bringing together of what were previously four programs into a single school.
School Improvement Plan
An annual plan submitted to DESE that includes both the kinds of cultural, instructional, structural, and community improvements prescribed in the Unification Plan and specific “inside the building” improvement goals and commitments that will be measured with standard State and District methods.
SSC Implementation Plan
An annual plan focusing on those aspects of the Unification Plan and the School Improvement Plan that fall into the purview of the School Council and can be accomplished in a year, as well as other current school issues (selection of administrators, input to School Committee, etc.) that arise.
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5. Context: Relationships Among Plans
School Improvement Plan
Unification Plan
SSC Implementation Plan
Topics Common to all Plans
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6. Topics for 2012-2013 Implementation Plan
An Initial Set of Topics for SSC to Focus on This Year
We can add/change as the year unfolds
Unification Plan Context –
Includes more work than can be done in a year (we proved that!)
Lives as a multi-year plan and source for SSC Implementation Plans
Tri-Chairs Proposed a Topic List Based on:
Work in progress from last year
Teacher feedback on how many Instructional Model-related changes we can successfully roll out at the same time
Healey 2012 Survey feedback on priorities for future planning
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7. Topics for 2012-2013 Implementation Plan
Instructional Model-Related Topics Implemented Last Year that Need Refinement
Project-Based Learning
Instructional Model-Related Topics to be Implemented This Year
Service Learning
Arts Integration
Grade Structures – Near-term focus on how to bring the intended benefits of Mixed-Grades to this year's 5th and 6th graders (as committed and approved at SSC last year)
Other Topics to be Implemented This Year
Welcome Events 
Parent and Student Handbooks
Community Communication Enhancements
Healey School Operations Document
Healey 2012 Checkpoint Surveys
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8. Topics for 2012-2013 Implementation Plan
Instructional Model-Related Topics to Continue in Discovery/ Preparation for Future Implementation
Theme-Based Learning
Differentiated Instruction
Essential Experiences
Grade Structures – Long-term focus on bringing intended benefits of Mixed Grades to Healey students (as committed and approved at SSC last year)
After School Solutions
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9. Feedback So Far on Proposed Topics
Things in Unification Plan that Aren’t Here:
Balanced Metrics
Positive Behavior Management
Core Values Promotion [Include with Communication?]
Community Wall [Include with Communication?]
Grade Clusters
All School Meeting Model
Steering Committee
Things in Proposed List that Don’t Go Far Enough:
Differentiated Instruction
Afterschool Solutions
Maybe there are Higher Priority Items than What Was Most Popular
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10. Discussion of Topics for Initial Plan
Amount of Topics in the Plan
Which Topics Should Be in the Plan
Confirm Initial Topics List for SSC Implementation Plan with a Vote
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11. Essential Experiences – Nature’s Classroom
Plan Essential Experiences/Nature’s Classroom as a Community Forum topic ASAP
At Community Forum hear from
Essential Experiences group, with focus on Nature’s Classroom
Nature’s Classroom Trip Coordinator from last time
Teachers from Grades 3-6
Community
Bring Results of Community Forum back to SSC for Decision on Next Steps
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12. Healey Community Website Governance
Discussion
Need for a Governance Approach
Relationship Between Governance and Management of Website/Longer Term Solution
Can SSC Be/Include the Governing Body?
Confirm Next Steps for Healey Community Website with a vote
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13. Planning for Next Meeting
Set Dates/Times for SSC Meetings
Identify Note-takers and Time-keepers
Homework:
Think about which Topics you are most interested in, and whether you want to go deep into a single Topic or take on a liaison role for several topics
the Tri-Chairs with your preferences
Tri-Chairs start identifying other teachers and parents to work on topics
Tri-Chairs do ramp-up meeting with new SSC members
Tri-Chairs prepare Action Team Kickoff Packages
Agenda Items for Next Meeting:
Innovation Schools
Walkthrough of Action Team Kickoff Packages
Others?
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14. Other Concerns and Comments?
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15. Focused Action Teams for Each Item
Background: Working on evolving toward a simpler Community Org structure
Trying a new term – Action Team:
Any small group of parents/teachers/staff doing any kind of work on something to be implemented at the Healey School
Rationale:
We need people from outside the SSC to work on these topics
Share the thinking
Share the burden – the work!
Focused groups for each topic (more or less)
Let people focus on what they are interested in
Let us do more things concurrently by distinct groups
Hope to "seed" the Action Teams with known interested teachers and parents early in the school year.
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16. Healey Community Organizations
Action Teams: Research, Propose,
Implement
Coordinating Group
Healey Faculty
Healey Action Team
Healey Action Team
Healey Action Team
Healey Action Team
Healey Action Team
Healey Action Team
ILT
Full
Community: Listen, Discuss, Collaborate,
Share
PTA
Faculty
Inter- national Parents Group
Parents
Parents
Faculty
Healey Community
Forum
Friends of Healey
PTA
Inter- national Parents Group
Admin,
Site Council: Plan,
Decide,
Approve,
Steer
Healey Admin
Healey School Site Council
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17. Process and Toolkit for Action Teams
Vision: Goal
And Plan
Current State
Discovery
Desired State
Community Feedback
Rollout
Tracking
Evaluation
Goal and Plan
Proposal to SSC
Current State Summary
Research Summary/ Assessment
Design Rubric
Presentation
to Community
Final Rollout Plan
Tracking Checklist
Evaluation
Results: Confirm Goal
Desired State Proposal to SSC
Assessment Approach
Rollout Proposal to SSC
Toolkit for Teachers
Healey Playbook
Target Rollout Plan
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18. Preliminary Plan and Schedule
Each Action Team fleshes out a plan for their work
Together, they form a master Implementation Plan and Schedule managed by the SSC tri-chairs
Based on this schedule, we can plan for
When Action Teams can be ready get feedback from Community Council for feedback
When they will come to the SSC with recommendations
Plan for various Action Teams to be ready to present proposals and recommendations at each SSC Meeting, where possible
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