Meeting+Minutes+2014-2015


 * June 4, 2015**
 * Jerry thanked teachers for our hard work this school year
 * We also thanked Jerry for his support


 * May 18, 2015**
 * Discussed end-of-the-year calendar and activities
 * Dates and schedules for Final Exams and Move the Pride
 * Collection of student and teacher electronic devices


 * April 29, 2015**
 * Discussed junior nominations for end-of-the-year athletic awards
 * Nominated 15 students as leaders for the CYSD Habitat for Humanity project next year


 * April 21, 2015**
 * Dr. Snell met with teachers to communicate vision for school district and allow teachers to ask questions


 * April 13, 2015**
 * Selected Academic Awards Ceremony students for character, service, and leadership


 * March 24, 2015**
 * Discussed academy leader meeting info.:
 * Graduation requirements (reduction of credits) - thoughts and feelings
 * Waters down diploma and lacks rigor; 2 different diplomas
 * Testing out of classes - need to develop multiple final exams?
 * Looking for ideas for PD next year
 * Adding another student run business - JA and Starbucks joined for a smoothie business
 * Looking for more ideas (probably not similar to the two we have now - service-related?)


 * March 12, 2015**
 * Met in Hub for One-Button Studio tutorial


 * February 24, 2015**
 * Conveyed two upcoming dates for special academy meetings:
 * March 12 - One Button Studio Intro
 * April 21 - Dr. Snell's Feb. 23 visit was moved here
 * Jerry Eisner discussed some new ideas related to improving the success of 9th grade students that he gained from attending a recent conference


 * February 5, 2015**
 * Discussed Academy Leader meeting information
 * Move the Pride
 * June 10 - full day; final exams moved to Monday & Tuesday June 8 -9,
 * Academy Summits
 * Developing ideas for each academy to have its own summit like STEM
 * Arts & Humanities - working with YDR - April 28?
 * Business & Finance - working with JA
 * HS & HS - on their own right now
 * One Button Studio - each academy will arrange a time for all academy members to go learn how to use it
 * Graduation Requirements
 * Talking about lowering overall number of credits
 * Reduce the number of required credits in each core subject, too?
 * Block 5
 * not well-received by students, only 50-60 students returned the survey
 * not enough to fill even one class


 * January 25, 2015**
 * Change of semester - issues, questions?
 * Move the Pride continues to evolve
 * 9th grade pass/fail for 1st semester and MP4 and discipline information
 * Doing better than previous years


 * January 9, 2015**
 * Discussed Academy Leader meeting information
 * Dr. Snell will attend an academy meeting with each academy over the next couple of months
 * Share vision
 * Give teachers opportunity to ask questions
 * Keystone Exams - administrator will attend to review logistics, requirements, do's and don'ts
 * Move the Pride continues to be a work in progress


 * December 22, 2014**
 * Jerry Eisner reviewed Keystone information, requirements, etc.


 * December 4, 2014**
 * Discussed Academy Leader information
 * Academy Fair - reviewed schedule for problems
 * Course Selection Assembly on Dec. 18, too
 * Want to get Course selection guides completed a month earlier due to Move the Pride
 * Move the Pride - continue to work out dates and details
 * Develop a list of summer camp ideas for the high school
 * 5th block schedule - possibly run next year, will survey teachers for availability and students for interest


 * November 12, 2014**
 * Related details of Academy Leader Meeting
 * Academy Fair - December 18, 2014
 * STEM Debriefing - asked next year's dates be moved away from the end of the first marking period
 * Move the Pride
 * Dr. Snell would like several days at the end of the school in which all students are placed in next year's classes
 * Summer Camps
 * What can 9th grade academy come up with?
 * Maker Spaces in the Hub


 * October 16, 2014**
 * Related details of Academy Leader meeting
 * Customization
 * Schedule
 * Graduation Requirements
 * Student Run businesses
 * First will be Panther Perk
 * Flex
 * Please mark students as absent - cut list


 * September 19, 2014**
 * Discussed Academy Leader meeting information
 * Get involved with customization committees - teachers' opportunity to have a voice
 * Develop list of ideas for summer camps for middle school-aged students
 * Student run businesses - ideas?