Uses Best Practices and Innovation...

The following work groups contribute to Building an Organizational Culture of Excellence...
That Places a High Value on Human Resources

Create and Execute an Instructional Alignment Process
Team Leader: Dr. Theodore Stevens

• Math grade level meetings were held in November 2016
• Select teachers will be employed the summer of 2017 to create math curricular maps and other professional development
  
  
  

Develop a Teacher Leadership Plan to Support the Instructional Alignment Process
Team Leader: Sarah Hickle

• Board Presentation on Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s): December 13, 2016
  
  
  

Technology Task Force
Team Leader: Eric Johnson

• Next meeting: December 7, 2016
• Community engagement continues with research on student and teacher devices
• This initiative is able to move forward due to the passing of the Operating Levy Referendum in November 2016
  
  
  

Elementary Alternative Education Program
Team Leader: Barbara Michalos

• Two students placed as of November 2016 with a possibility of a third in the coming weeks
• Expectation is that membership in class to grow slowly throughout the 2016–2017 school year, program in full cycle for the 2017–2018 school year
  
  
  

Summer School Program
Team Leader: Sarah Hickle

• Board presentation: March 28, 2017
  
  
  

SCM Behavior Support
Team Leader: Eilleen Kalman

• Next meeting: January 10, 2017
• Sub-groups:
• Alternatives to Suspension
• Next meeting: December 2016
• Evaluate and Restructure the Alternative Education Program at JYMS
• Next meeting: December 2016
  
  
  

Kindergarten Lab Class at Bethel College
Team Leader: Dr. Bruce Stahly

• Program is being implemented in partnership with Bethel College
• There are 15 students enrolled in this program
  
  
  

The “P” Project (Preparation)
Team Leader: Mike Pettibone

• School Board approved plan: October 25, 2016
• The focus of The “P” Project is on the SCM athletic program, academic competition program and music program