North Woods Partnership

Steering Committee Meeting

Minutes – April 10, 2003

 

Members Present:         Chris Beres, Deb Folsom, Kathy McAvoy, Jane Scanlon, Kevin Ritchie, Brent Colbry, Terry Dupont, Linda MacDonald, Mike Bisson, Jim Boothby, Laura Cook, Kathy Menard and Coordinator: Ann Davis

 

Absent: Peter Fisher, Alan Dickey

 

Additions to the agenda:

Mapping of next year’s professional development – May agenda / May 8th

New teacher induction

Science and math teachers for the fall – May agenda

 

Report to the Superintendents on a quarterly basis

 

POP Grant – Terry reported on the POP grant. We have rec’d $8000 and we will be receiving another $7000. This will be used for Bea McGarvey and Janet Allen.

 

How to translate what is currently done to standards based grading – two day workshop.

Numbers for the events:

Adminstrators

SAD 31 – 4                 SAD 67

SAD 30 – 2                 Millinocket

Lee                              East 6

 

Bea

Lee 4                           East -                           Lincoln - 15

31 – 21                        30 - 8

30 – 25                        41 – 14

 

Janet Allen – grades 4 – 12? Open it up to other districts – May

 

Develop a certificate of attendance for the workshops

 

Fred – Ann will check with him if he is willing to do this – by May

 

Jim will check with Wal-Mart. Jim distributed books for the kindergarten.

 

Liaison from the university – Ann will contact.

 

Next date: May 8th

Chair – Mike Bisson

 

 

Agenda Items for the May meeting:

 

Planning for the 2003-2004 school

Calendars

Staff survey

Dover, Dexter, Guilford, Greenville - Brent will approach the superintendents from these districts.