Meeting+Minutes+2013-2014


 * April 23, 2014**
 * Discussed first few days of Flex - problems and suggestions


 * April 15, 2014**
 * Chose end-of-year Academic Awards recipients: 9 - 3 leadership, 3 service, 3 character


 * April 7, 2014**
 * Cancelled meeting - finalize 3rd marking period grades for submission at 3:15


 * March 28, 2014**
 * Continue and wrapped up discussion that generated ideas for re-engineering/customizing instruction


 * March 20, 2014**
 * Discussed re-engineering/customizing instruction


 * March 12, 2014**
 * Discussed Flex Time process and program


 * March 4, 2014**
 * Cancelled meeting due to admin request for Lisa to attend another meeting


 * February 24, 2014**
 * Discussed admin decision regarding the idea not to extend periods 1, 2, & 4 to make up for lost instructional time due to weather emergency days and delayed starts.


 * February 11, 2014**
 * Shared information regarding 9th grade students' discipline and failures for the 2nd marking period and the first half of the school year


 * January 30, 2014**
 * Julie Foery related information regarding the PLAN test, it's purpose, etc.


 * January 16, 2014**
 * Meeting cancelled to help students prepare for Final Exams, complete missing work, tutoring


 * January 8, 2014**
 * Administrator presented information for upcoming Keystone Exams


 * December 17, 2013**
 * Offer summer camps?
 * Types of camps:
 * Geocaching
 * Astronomy - evenings at John Rudy
 * Creative Writing
 * Physical Education - Frisbee Golf
 * Acting, Technology, Sewing, Photography, Scrap booking, Jewelry making
 * Parameters?
 * Number of teachers
 * Minimum number of students
 * Charge?
 * Signup vs. show up - charge and return fee at end if student shows?


 * December 6, 2013**
 * Academy leader meeting information
 * 9th grade "interim" report


 * November 22, 2013**
 * Discussed Panther Challenge Day
 * developed a plan for an alternate day at the beginning of the school year to hold the challenge. Will contact Eisner with idea.


 * November 14, 2013**
 * Academy leader meeting information


 * November 5, 2013**
 * Discussed Stellar Student nominations - 15 students
 * Teachers completed nomination forms


 * October 28, 2013**
 * Jerry Eisner presented Panther Challenge Day as a transition for incoming 9th grade students


 * October 18, 2013**
 * Debrief for October 11 Active Intruder Drill


 * October 9, 2013**
 * No meeting - attended rescheduled faculty meeting


 * October 1, 2013**
 * Technology Use in the classroom - student suggestions
 * Wednesday's ACP assembly - Tech use for 10th grade students
 * Get Real Follow-up
 * Will have monthly follow-up lessons with their group peer leader - Day 5 or Day 6
 * Thank you, Mr. Hamme, for being visibly present in our classrooms and hallways
 * STEM Day (sponsored by Junior Achievement) - 9th grade students would miss one day of classes either on November 7 or 8.


 * September 23, 2013**
 * Expressed need to be contacting parents of students who aren't successful right now; very important for Freshmen at the beginning of the school year; please include student's Guidance Counselor in discussions
 * Thanks to Rob K. and Rachelle B. for the Math article and picture submission for the academy's contribution to the October newsletter, as well as Katie A. for bio. submission; we are required to submit one of each, each month
 * Reminder for dates of upcoming assemblies:
 * Wed., Sept. 25 - Tech usage assembly during ACP
 * Tues., Oct. 15 - class ring assembly 8:00 am


 * September 13, 2013**
 * No meeting - In-service Day


 * September 5, 2013**
 * Get Real Program update
 * Dates: Sept. 10, 11, 16 and 17
 * Hoping to distribute rosters to teachers on Fri., Sept. 6
 * Students will attend CLC and then go to Get Real; students will have a pass for the day they attend
 * Students will eat during a 5th lunch
 * Approx. 100 students per day
 * Generally, students are attending on the same day as others within their CLC
 * JA STEM Day - proposed dates - November 7 and 8
 * All 9th grade students must attend on one these dates
 * More info. to come in the future
 * Monthly eNewsletter -2 articles each month to be generated by academy members
 * Article 1 - spotlight an academy member with their bio - one paragraph (alpha order, or, by volunteer) - Anderson by Oct.1?
 * Article 2 - news of events and learning within our classrooms, as well as use of technology; can be pictures with description of what's going on
 * Oct. - Get Real program and pictures?
 * Check-in
 * Off to a good start this year!
 * Other
 * Discussed changing subject area for which 9th grade health screenings are called from; requested a non-Keystone course