BLT Meeting Agendas and Notes

2015-16
Meeting Dates:
January 14th 3:15--4:30
February 11th 7:15-8:00
March 10th
April 14th
May 12th

Norms:
Focus on K-6
Use time wisely
Respect other members opinions
Stick to 30 minutes

March 10th, 2016--3:15-4:00

Agenda:
Pros/Cons Discussion
Need to educate parents. Parent Night. Family night of RESPECT!
PTO--Look into this
Love and Logic/Arcadia April 26th--Chris Peterson
Incentive cards
Staffing Discussion
OM performances on March 17th-Kick Butts Day--Options
March 24th
April 1st
April 8th
April 22
Send google form
Book-It Program 2016-17
Kwik Trip--Kwik Books
Inclusion--Policy
How is Tuesday, (March 15) or Wednesday, March 16 at 2:30 pm for the MIOSM jazz performance?
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iPAD damage...Responsibility for broken covers, screens...lost/damaged power cords??

How/when to inform parents?
Mr. Pooler/Administration

February 11th, 2016--7:15-8:00

Agenda:
Technology Needs
Especially a need at the 4th grade level
Where are all of the black keyboards
Double check the 4th grade keyboarding standards
Possibility of a group set for K
Chromebooks at Elementary level--discussion
4th/5th/6th grade--Keyboarding Skills
Start w/ 5th, add grade level each year.

Parent Teacher Conferences 2016-17

Fall
Oct 11/13
Spring
March 14/16

2016-17 Calendar
June 5th, rather come back the Monday after cheesefest

Feedback on how the school year is going. Improvements?

Hallway/Specials problems--how to support colleagues?
Same respect for ALL staff, same expectations.
Communication?
Report Cards--go to Trimesters?
--November 30th--58 days
--March 3rd--58
--June--59

January 14th, 2016

Agenda:
2016-17 Calendar
2016-17 Master Staff Discussion
Send home information to parents mid-August.
Floating day is crucial.
Concern from 4K to get the required amount of days. February 27th shifted to February 24th.
Monday June 5th removed versus coming back on a Monday.
Need to set PT conferences for next year.

January 22nd Inservice

Galesville Elementary
Ettrick Elementary

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BRF-Schedule one grade level at a time.

Kick Butts Day--S.A.D.D.
Outline for the Proposed Kick Butts Event
Concerns about age of students and appropriateness.
Death
3-4, 5-6 different lesson possibly.

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Pace of Change at B-T?
Year 1
Year 2

SOARING Grant--$$
Family Night
Ideas for Parental Development Sessions
Skyward
Grade Level Sites
K Grade Level Site

November 10th, 2015

Agenda:
Busing Update
Letters v. Numbers

Technology Expectations

K-4--Keep iPads at school all the time

5th grade and 6th as needed

Report Cards
Changes--not at this time
Grades due--Specialists, January 18th @ 3:00, Core-January 25th @ 3:00, Go home on the
1st.
Sent home on--February 1st.
Peer Sensitivity Training--December 11th- Rebecca Hiegel--Development Associate and Peer Sensitivity Outreach Specialist, The Down Syndrome Association of
Wisconsin, Inc.

K-1---individual classroom presentations-30 minutes

2-3---group presentation in the auditorium-30 minutes
4-6---group presentation in the auditorium-45 minutes

Strategic Plan---Curriculum/Scope and Sequence

Year 1
ELA-Bring in outside support/PD
NEED consistency across grade levels
communicate with parents/keep it positive/set goals
school wide competition/needs to be done correctly
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Ideas
ELA-Guided Reading
Math
Science
Social Studies
Student Behavior--The Wildcat Way
PAWS--Intervention/Enrichment
Curriculum Maps/Timeline
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

October 13th, 2015

Priority list from previous meeting:
Busing
Behavior issues-consistent expectations/consequences
all line up on the pavement
Curriculum-scope and sequence
Year 1
ELA-Bring in outside support/PD
NEED consistency across grade levels
communicate with parents/keep it positive/set goals
school wide competition/needs to be done correctly
Year 2

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c. Year 3
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d. Year 4
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Agenda:

Busing Update
Common Technology Expectations
Allow to take home for only certain grade levels?
Only when homework is assigned?
Should iPads be used as a privelage?

September 28th, 2015

Meet on 2nd Day 4 of each month 3:15-3:45.

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Norms:
Focus on K-6
Use time wisely
Respect other members opinions
Stick to 30 minutes
Purpose
To make building wide decisions that point our elementary in the right direction
Where are we at now? Where do we want to go?
Scope and sequence for all curriculum areas--READING
More volunteers in the classroom--community involvement
Support emotional needs of our students--EBD program
Continue with the PBIS initiative--improve student behaviors--include character traits
into PBIS
Staff input into the busing negotiations--compile a list of challenges related to busing
Common technology expectations and use--who is held accountable for damages?-Who
do we go to for software support? More training?
Priority List
Busing--Colors, animals,
Behavior issues--address all student behaviors--consistent
expectations/consequences--no pride factor!! Data CANNOT be used to pit teacher
against teacher.
Scope and sequence for all curriculum areas
Culture of the Building
Behavior in the hallways are better.
All students know the PBIS terms.
Lining up at recess is a good thing.
Breakfast is an improvement.
Communication with staff
At staff meetings, emphasize that we have a BLT