Tuesday, December 3, 2013

12.3.13 Agenda


1. Opening Business (5 min.)

  • What makes a teacher great?
    • Can be serious, but also know what they're talking about. 
    • Demonstrating enthusiasm. 
    • Explain in different ways. 
    • Provide resources that you need. 
    • Teachers stay on topic and don't tell you their life story. 
    • Being prepared - literally doing something the entire time. 
    • Back-up plan. 
2. Review of Previous Meeting Notes from November
3. Actionable Items 
  • I like it when...
    • ACT Practice - this is really important on the ACT. 
    • Analysis of IAs this past time was really helpful - Re-teach week. 
    • Templates for Note Cards
    • Week outlines - looking ahead.  
    • Future Story Checkpoints
  • I don't like it when... 
    • We have group projects. 
    • We don't test reviews. 
    • AP Level - Worksheets
    • Busy work. 
    • Lack of coherence. 
    • Hate it when we don't have something to work on.
    • I don't like it when we're not taught things on the test. 
    • Copying off of PowerPoints. 
    • I don't think we give enough encouragement to kids that need it. 
    • How do we celebrate students that are not on the list? 
    • LEADER Prep. Content and Purpose 
  • Finalizing Culture Survey
  • What makes sense? 
  • How can we make it more real for students?
      • Spirit (MW)
      • Safety, Care, and Security (AW, NK)
      • Physical Appearance (SV, EC)
      • Academics (AK, TR)
  • Revisiting SMART Goals
  • Culture Survey Dates

Monday, November 4, 2013

11.5.13 Agenda

1. Opening Business (5 min.)
  • Welcome and Celebrate
    • What are you proud of?
      • Dean's List
      • Proactive in Reference Letter Pursuit
      • ACT Score
      • Athletics 
      • Stepping out of Comfort Zone
      • ACT Goal 
      • Courage + Adaptable 
2. Review of Previous Meeting Notes from September
3. Actionable Items 

  • Tradition Think 
    • Brainstorm
  • Culture Survey Review
  • What makes sense? 
  • How can we make it more real for students?
    • Breaking into Focus Area Groups
      • Spirit (MW)
      • Safety, Care, and Security (AW, NK)
      • Physical Appearance (SV, EC)
      • Academics (AK, TR)
  • Defining School Spirit
  • Revisiting SMART Goals
  • Culture Survey Dates
Agenda for Next Meeting 12.3.13
1. I like it when... I don't like it when...
2. Culture Survey Final Revisions



Saturday, September 14, 2013

9.30.13 Meeting Agenda


Opening Business
  1. Welcome and Celebrate
    • What do you value most?
    • Why are you here?
Abby - Respect, Opportunity
Erika - Opportunity, Make it a Better Place
Danielle - Meeting new people, Education, Get more Involved.
Taryn - Relationships with teachers and students, want to make TNHS the best it can be. 
Nada - Value structure, broadens view of school. 
Taylor - Relationships with peers, Want to be a Part before I leave.
Stephany - Value teachers, want to make school best it can be. 
Jarrod - Value respect between, tennis team, good friendships, Here because I want to leave a mark. 

Actionable Items 
  1. Revisiting Future of General Assembly 
    1. Formalizing Structure
      • LEADERs? I like the equity that is currently in place. Mr. Bradley should be able to get honest feedback from each of you. 
      • More progress possible with more student LEADERship. 
      • Considering specific roles: 
        • Spirit 
        • Safety, Respect, and Security
        • Physical Appearance
        • Academics 
    2. Accountability and Attendance
      1. One excused absence. 
      2. Zero unexcused absence. 
    3. Long-term calendars set.
      1. Check Commons
    4. Common days for meetings set.
      1. First Monday of each month. 
  2. Defining School Spirit
    1. Positives 
      • Improved turn out.
      • Not as many negative comments.
      • Improved teacher-student relationships. 
    2. Negative 
      • No organized spirit effort. 
      • G-Nation is not thriving. 
      • Students, Coaches, Athletics, School Leaders. 
      • Should be student run. Are students capable of uniting/igniting G-Nation? 
      • LEADER should be there to facilitate. 
  3. Revisiting SMART Goals

  4. Culture Survey Dates 

Agenda for Next Meeting 11.5.13
1. Roles and Focus Areas 
2. Culture Survey Evaluation and Revision.
3. School Spirit Defined. 



Wednesday, April 17, 2013

5.22.13 Agenda


Opening Business
  1. Summer Planning
  2. Pioneering

Actionable Items 
  1. Future of General Assembly 
    1. Need formal structure.
    2. Accountability 
    3. Long-term calendars.
    4. Common days for meetings that don't overlap. 
  2. LEADER Prep Vision Ideas 
    1. Must be taken serious. 
  3. Reminder of Goal Setting and Culture Survey
  4. Student Culture Survey Notes from Previous Meeting
    1. I feel successful - I know what I need to do.
    2. Breaking down school spirit.  
  5. Culture Survey Dates 
Next Meeting Date and Summer Work 

Group Pic

Yes.

4.17.13 Meeting Agenda


Opening

  1. Pleasant surprises and challenges.
  2. Transparency, Collaboration, and Communication
  3. Joining the blog


Actionable Items

  1. Goal Setting and Culture Survey
  2. By-Laws
  3. End of Year Event Planning
  4. Student Culture Survey
    1. I feel successful - I know what I need to do.
    2. Breaking down school spirit.  
  5. Culture Cases
    1. Highlight teacher and/or students. 

Next Meeting Date