Rondout Valley CSD Strategic Planning Group

Agenda 6/16/10

Welcome IntroductionsVideo- “think-about”Small Group Study- current researchGroup Task- definitionConnections- GraphicArticleEvaluation

Educational Master Plan- Why? Strategic Planning InitiativeMeet All Student Needs“More with Less”High School Completion- 21st 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?

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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

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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

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Video“Big Think”- “What does this mean to

you?” (Chart)

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Small Group Study- Current Research Read Article “Think, Write, Pair, Share, Square”

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Task- “What are the characteristics of a RVCS graduate?”

“Think, Pair/Square” Report Out

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Connections Educational Master Plan Graphic Homework- Definitions

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Article- “Cipher”