General Membership Meeting Learning Forward Washington August 25, 2011

General Membership MeetingLearning Forward WashingtonAugust 25, 2011Connecting our members and sharing our voiceThanks for joining us today. We plan to give you some information, perfect our constitution, and set out to establish the next steps. 1Nice to Meet You

Left to RightBack Row: MarlynSheleeJane

Front Row:AbbeyTerrie2

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Role PollWhat is your primary role?TeacherDistrict or School AdministratorPeer CoachState agency or ESD employeeHigher Ed employee5Reflection"So often we try to gird ourselves to face a harsh and difficult world when we might instead gentle both ourselves and our world just by slowing down... We could take a cue from music here: 'Rest' is musical term for a pause between flurries of notes. Without that tiny pause, the torrent of notes can be overwhelming. Without a rest in our lives, the torrent of our lives can be the same. --Julia CameronWe share this with you with two ideas: 1) This membership meeting is a pause or rest for the leadership of Learning Forward Washington to reflect on our first year and look forward to whats ahead, and 2) we hope that all of you have had an opportunity to take a tiny pause and some time to rest over the summer before we begin the important work ahead.6Mission to increase student learning through actions that connect and influence state, district and school decision-makers to support powerful professional growth experiences for educators at all levels In this pause we want to take a minute to remember our mission and our comittments so they might help us focus our work and play the role of important touchstones as we decide what to do and what not to do.7CommitmentsInfluencing state and local policiesDocument evidence of impactSupporting leaders and membersInfluencing state and local policies that determine professional development plans and processes so that they reflect research-based best practices and result in high levels of student achievementContinuously seeking out new ways to build capacity among members that help districts document evidence of impact of professional learning on student achievementSupporting leaders and members through networking and knowledge sharing in order to narrow achievement gaps8CommitmentsBuilding partnerships with organizations Building trusting relationships between and among state organizations, districts, and schools

Building partnerships with organizations that prepare and support district and school leaders in order to build capacity for instructional leadershipBuilding trusting relationships between and among state organizations, districts, and schools, and communicating with non-educator thought leaders in order to deepen and sustain professional learning experiences

9Learning Forward Washington: Year 1 AccomplishmentsLaunch in July 2010Three LF-WA events92 MembersAdvisory Board Three working committees: Technology, Membership, Nominating

10Technology PollWhat components of our new website would be most useful to you?NewsletterSocial Network communication toolPrivate log in environmentLinks to partner organizationsAbility to connect with other members

We are getting ready to launch a new site using a newly purchased domain name to reflect the name change of the organization. Our new website should reflect the name Learning Forward Washington. As part of the website design we are planning to incorporate our newsletter, social network communication tool, private log in environment, links to partner organization, and the ability to connect with other members. From this start up list, which one component would you consider the most useful? Select one from the multiple answer tool now.11Web site wish list

Click the A tool on your whiteboard tools, then click the white screen to type your wish

We want to take advantage of the collective wisdom of the membership group by asking for your feedback about what features or content you would like to us to incorporate in our new website. We promise to consider each suggestion carefully. We are excited to have strong expertise in our Tech Committee and we are enthusiastic about launching a new website in the near future.12MembershipCharter Memberships 2010-2011Thank you for being the first members of Learning Forward Washington! Fiscal year - July 1 - June 30Next summers conference (2012) will be another membership drive and membership will be annual there afterMembership RenewalCharter Member:If joined before 5/1/2011, became Charter member with term of membership in place until 7/30/2012.

Charter members start with two year membership and renewal fees due annually after 2012.

New Member: If joined after June 1, 2011-Membership term is for one year. Renewal fees due at the end of fiscal year 7/1/12 .

If Charter members has sent renewal fees too soon, extended membership to end of fiscal in201314Make Up of Membership Financial Statement

Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/2011RevenueMembership Fees2118.57ExpensesGovernment agency feesPrinting , supplies for NSDC Launch reception105.0086.57Total Expenses191.57Net Income1984.3116Nominating CommitteeSeeking Board and Advisory Council members in 2011-2012Interested?Contact Edie Holcombelholcomb@aol.comConstitution ChangesPage 1 and subsequent pages:Name change NSDC to Learning Forward, Staff Development Council of Washington to Learning Forward WashingtonSDC-WA to LF-WAWe need your vote! Use the Poll Feature above the Participant List. Vote now.

Changes for this slide recommended during our practice session with Shelee.18Terms of OfficePage 3 Section 4 Terms of OfficeChange terms from one year to two yearsSustainable leadershipThe term of each position shall be for two years as acting and third year as past status. Third year provide mentorship to new officersExample: President elect, two years as president; one year as past presidentVote now!

Wording I the constitution shows as, The term of each position shall be for one year, meaning that an individualserves a total of three years as he/she moves from -elect, to acting topast status. For the SDC-WAs first year, there shall be no elected pastpositions. Elections shall occur by April of each calendar year for the followingterm. Terms shall be from July 1 - June 30.Changes in wording presented in the slide.Note From Abbey19Advisory Board MeetingsArticle 6, Section 1Add virtual meetings

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2011-2012 Focus on the implementation of the new Learning Forward Standards for Professional LearningLearning CommunitiesLeadershipResourcesDataLearning DesignsImplementationOutcomes

INFO: http://www.learningforward.org/standards/index.cfm

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skD2hr-Z4VM&feature=player_embedded

21In ContextImplementation of the Common Core State StandardsImplementation of new Teacher and Principal Evaluation StandardsMultiple PathwaysPD BytesHosted dialoguesVoices Learning Forward Washington newsletterBlogsPartnering with other organizations: OSPI, WASCD, WASA, AWSP

Shelees slide:You have many possible ways to connect throughout the year. New this year will be a monthly online PD Byte: 30-45 minute interactive webinar focused on the new professional learning standards. One topic, short and to the point, and a chance to reflect and share with members.

Hosted dialogues will be similar but may take on the look of a blog, twitter, or FaceBook. Stay tuned as we define that.

Our quarterly newsletter sent electronically and available to download and share.

We would like to do more with our Blog.

Partnering with other organizations we hope to be present at partner events and co-sponsor some other opportunities.

23ChatHow can Learning Forward Washington best serve your needs? So now, we would like to open it up to what matters to all of you? What is it YOU need?

24Thank youPresentation and handouts and recording info available at:http://learningforwardwa.wikispaces.com/MembershipMeeting2011

Questions? sdcwainfo@gmail.com

I want to thank you all for coming today. Abbey has copied the URL of our wiki page which hosts the presentation, the handouts and resources. The recording info will be there as well. 25