Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Details About One of the Site Visits

Below, please find the agenda for our group's upcoming visit to North Farmington High School on February 10; a similar agenda is being developed for our February 11 visit to Seaholm High School:

7:45 a.m.  Welcome/Meet and Greet/Intro Comments:
“Trimesters at a Glance”…Rick Jones, Principal
Location: Media Center

8:15 a.m.  Break-out Sessions by Job-alike Groups:
**Board of Education…Howard Wallach and Priscilla Brouillette
**Building Administration…Rick Jones
**Faculty
     English…Kristina Avant and Parker Salowich
     Social Studies…Jim Demko and Derek Day
     Science…Dave Ruehl
     Special Education…Chris DeYonke
     Math…Jeff Simpson
     World Language…Lisa Diponio
     Counseling…Lynn Maher
     Music…Mike Yoskovich and Shari Jaffurs
     Technology…Steve Deeb

9:00 a.m. Classroom Observations:
Technology (Autos):  Dave Verbeke
Science (Physics):  Todd Hecker
English (Honors Eng 10):  Tim Carruthers
Math (Statistics):  Jill Gordon
Social Studies (Econ Reg 9):  Dan Chomet
World Languages (Spanish III):  Lisa DiPonio
Music (Symphony Band):  Mike Yoskovich
Special Education (Eng 11/team teaching):  Chris DeYonke
                   
10:15 a.m Early Lunch
Location:  Media Center

11:00 a.m. Subject Area Break-out Conversations
Location:  Media Center
  **Tech…Dave Verbeke
  **Math…Gary Umlauf
  **Science…Peggy Najarian
  **Social Studies…Todd Schultz
  **English/Journalism…Nikki Schueller
  **WorldLanguages…Elias Khalil
  **Music…Peter Tolias
  **Special Education…Kim Collins and Pat Jordan

11:30 a.m.  Q & A with Students (Six per Grade Level)
Location:  Media Center

12:00 p.m.  SupportingTrimesters
Location:  Media Center
  **FPS Data on Trimesters…Jon Manier, Director of Curriculum
  **Support Services: Building School Culture, Tutorials, Professional Development, etc.
                  Dee Ann Lacy, Assistant Principal                        
  **Student Scheduling Concerns…Counseling Department
  **Building the Master Schedule…Phil Pittman, Assistant Principal; Mark Wilson, District
                 Director of Instruction
  **LINK (Ninth Grade Transitions)…Kevin Ozar
  **Drop-in on Classes (optional for any team members) 

1:00 p.m.  Reflection/Debriefing 

2:00 p.m.  Closing Q & A