Administrative+Retreat+8-25-08

= Administrative Retreat Agenda = (8/25/08) =  I.   Start-of-School Issues: = = ·  Any remaining staffing issues =  ·  Opening Day (9/2) Agenda:  ·  Mark welcomes  ·  Then Ed presents The Nanuet Schoolhouse  ·  Principals introduce new teaching staff  ·  Chuck Barone presents United Way information = ·  Principals’ Action Plans Timeline = i.  Receipt date: 10/1/08 ii. Mid-year summaries: 1/16/09 iii. End-of-Year summaries: 5/15/09  ·  Other = II. Buildings and Grounds Issues =  ·  Forthcoming - updated schedules and locations of breaks/dinners of custodians  ·  School Security Issues: i.  ID system ii. Evening security iii. Update of new equipment (including walkie-talkies, cell phones, security cameras)  ·  Board’s Annual Tour of Facilities on 9/8 (Monday) from 5:00 to 6:15pm  ·  Parking at the High School during Primary Day on 9/9  ·  Update on Installation of Smart Boards  ·  Other = III. Business Office Issues = = ·  Nanuet’s Mealpay Program: Issues = <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Other = IV. Review Preliminary Set of Goals/Priorities for 2008-09 = Includes: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  “Dashboard’ View of Indicators Related to Goals and Priorities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Bullying (status of **Olweus**?) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Railroad Track Safety Program <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Use of O.E.C. House for Out-of-School Suspensions = V.   Issues Regarding the District Assessment Plan =
 * Please Note: ** At 10:00 a.m. we will get an update re: cell phones from Verizon

= VI. Curriculum-Related Issues = =<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> ·  Status of Curriculum Maps – focus on public aspects (priority: parent involvement) = <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Requirements of Curriculum Projects 8/08 rev. doc. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Curriculum sign-off expectations 7.08 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Analysis tool: Monitoring the K-12 Curriculum Template 7-08 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Other = VII. Instruction-Related Issues: = =<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> ·  Barr to High School: Mandatory summer school for select students before entering 9th grade = <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Other

= VIII. Supervision-Related Issues: = =<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> ·  Teacher Use of Prep Time and Leaving the Building = <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Staff attire =<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> ·  Observation of tenure teachers = =<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Other =

= IX. Technology/Information Systems Issues: = =<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> ·  <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">First line of assistance should be within a team or department, and then move out from there; building “experts” throughout the system with less reliance on technology staff = <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Other = X.   Special Education Issues = = = = XI. Roundtable = = = = = Relevant files:

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