DeptChairMinutes+20120829

08-29-12 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:30 AM August 29, 2012 US Department Chair Meeting Elaine Griffin, Laura Klein, Nikki Lucyk, Susan Zarwell, Ben Zarwell, Wade Bosworth, Tim Quinn, Rosie Lyons
 * Present: ** Holly Morse, Amy Langenecker, Steve Bertucci,
 * Absent: ** Tim Bartz (teaching)

Agenda:
 * **Faculty Evaluation **
 * o **Teacher Observations **
 * New teacher on the cycle for three consecutive years
 * Veteran teachers up every 1-5 years
 * Rosie drew up schedule of veteran teachers to be observed; see schedule distributed in meeting
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">RECOMMENDATION: if new chair, please discuss with other chairs to get help in addition to
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Every member of your department needs to be visited at least one time with pre- and post-meetings (forms C,D,E)
 * o **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Chair Observations **
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">See chart to see who is up for review this year


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Maps update
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">If your Rubicon Atlas maps are not up to date, tell Rosie what you need to get it done
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">If new course, map up to what you have done so far.
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">If changing old course,
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Moodle
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">If Megan is here and isn't busy, she should be able to ask questions
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Nikki is fixing all kinds of issues with Moodle; there are issue grade 6-12
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Professional Development Goals
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Professional Development opportunities and budget: See handout entitled "Professional Developments Budgets"
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Budgets restored to 2010-2011 numbers. //Essentially, think about professional development seriously as there's a better chance there will be funding for it.//
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">There are TWO channels: Professional Development budgets and Think Big. Be cognizant of this when talking to department members about their professional development goals.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Pay half toward completion of Masters
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Local Conferences are prof development
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">National conferences that are bigger than just within a department are Think Big
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">If there are schools you would like to emulate, talk to Rosie. Consider joining departments, e.g. tech and math departments to go look at 1:1 innovation & implementation.
 * **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Question: **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Is there money to bring in authors from other venues? Possibly. Yes. Look into it.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Think Big is about "innovation" and bringing about programs/curricular changes that don't yet exist.
 * § <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">e.g. Trip to Cuba. The four who went would like to present to parents about what they did.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Rotating presence on Think Big committee; tell Rosie if you're interested.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">AP follow up
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Solid performances by kids and teachers.
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Deserves more discussion about trends in enrollment
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Tech needs
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Nikki has:
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Helped update older Moodle courses
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Triaged new kids, getting them into programs
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Trying to get wireless on 2nd floor fixed
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Dismantling Mac lab and moving computers to Jess's classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Will do printers for 9&10 grade after 6th grade is done.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Trying to troubleshoot wireless/SmartBoard tech across campus so that everyone has what they need as cheaply as possible.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Continue using email to contact her
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Printer plans
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">2 Printers for faculty on the second floor: Bruemmer's old closet (A2 key) and the storage closet across from senior mailboxes (not next to//--across from//)//.//
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">The Big Picture (schedule, size, electives)
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Our agenda for the year
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Schedule
 * o <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">What should our number be? What do we need to meet what is expected of us? More teachers?