TLSS Subcom report

including, of course, the report on reorganization

TLSS subcommittee report
new dates for meetings : innovation schools: collaborate around redesign in South Quadrant
other quadrants: flexible staffing, community partnerships (for increased programming)
Level 4 schools: adding a meeting to the process (state doesn't include a meeting, we thought it should)

Mullaney: what does the flex-time do to athletics? When she asks is this a done deal, the Superintendent shakes her head and says "no"
looking to free up the schedule: so kids don't have to make the choice btn AP and band...will they have to choose btn AP and sports? (asks Mullaney)
a zero bell: time before school, virtual class, after school
Mullaney asks how staggered time will work in elementary: community partnerships, says Mulqueen
If some teachers come in at 8, and some come in at 9, what happens with the kids?
tutoring in the morning before the school starts, for example, says Mulqueen
what about people who don't need services? asks Mullaney
Boone says we "heavily laden our day" with remediation
foreign language, says Boone, should begin in young grades, for example
"well planned and specific" requests Mullaney
on summer reading, Mullaney says that the reporting requirement is touchy-feely

Novick: question about what summer reading is for? Get the kids reading
get that TLSS meeting easily accessible : the 4th floor of a locked building is not a public meeting
motions from Mr. O'Connell going back to 2004 all moving forward all of a sudden
don't lose the good in chasing the better: we do good work, don't lose it

EAW encourage more participation with teachers, right now subject to rumor
Boone says EAW has been at the table
"our investment in our people is the best investment we can make" says Boone

Foley: it must be a deliberate process

Boone envisions the groups breaking up into smaller groups by school
elementary parents should go to elementary school for conversation around elementary ed; likewise secondary ed
"to get initial conversations in a larger group forum"
agenda: 20 min explanation of why we were here, 20 min to have groups of parents to talk, 20 min to share together
not one-on-one conversations, but scale for conversation

Mulqueen:
"the message is not 'this is what the central office wants' this is a conversation starter"
"a way of bringing out good thinking in the district"
one "non-negotiable that I'm bringing to the meeting...we have to improve results, and I need your help to do it""these are conversation starters"