November+22+2011

=Nebraska Department of Education =
 * Check 4 Learning (C4L)
 * Mon Oct 3 Item Writing Session - Ainsworth, Cody-Kilgore, Rock County (plus Stuart and West Holt); submission issues: NDE returned to districts
 * Nov 29-30, Dec 1 Item Review at Kearney
 * Fri Dec 2 System Training at Kearney
 * Load teacher names into the system to tie to classes
 * Build tests by selecting items, naming tests, etc.
 * Interpret the reports
 * Teacher Principal Framework (Standards)

= Training = = Perkins =
 * Dec 6-7 Ken O'Connor How to Grade for Learning (ESU #17 Tech Center, polycom to NECC) [10]
 * Jan 17 MAP Stepping Stones Day 2 (ESU training, polycom to NECC)
 * Hal Urban
 * Decide: Aug 16 or Aug 17
 * Decide: Format, Theme
 * Hal Urban plans to retire in 2012
 * **Formats**
 * Keynote Addresses
 * Teacher Training
 * Breakout Sessions
 * Parent Training
 * Seminars
 * College Course Work
 * Full and half-day workshops || **Themes**
 * 20 Things Good Teachers Do
 * Character Education
 * Life's Greatest Lessons
 * Choices That Change Lives
 * What Effective Parents Do
 * Being thankful is a habit - the best one you'll ever have
 * Goal-setting
 * The Power of Positive Words ||
 * Design TeamsSchool Counselor Visioning Session (8th Grade Career Day); Dec 1
 * Design Team 1 (Mike, Lori McKenney; Terri Nollette); Oct 27-28 & Jan 30
 * Design Team 3 (John Dohrman; Tim Nollette); Sep 27-28 & Dec 13

= AdvancED Leadership Team =
 * Oct 16-19 ESU #8 QAR VisitESU #17 Profile
 * Biannual Focus Interviews -> Action Plans (examples)
 * Annual Department Reviews

= Data =
 * Logo Contest
 * Tue Jan 3 Staff Meeting - ESU Board, Advisory Council, and School Counselors invited
 * Access
 * **NeSA**: 2010 assessment data available on the **DRS** Data Reporting System; //2011 data not yet available due to ethnicity options change//
 * 3-8, 11 Reading
 * 4, 8, 11 Writing
 * in the future this will also include **3-8 & 11 Math** and **3, 5, 11 Science**
 * **NWEA MAP** data available from ESU #17 participating school districts:
 * 3-9 Reading
 * 3-9 Math
 * 6-9 Science
 * only the data that is available from __**all**__ school districts will be displayed as ESU #17 data
 * < **NWEA MAP Data** ||||||||||||||||||= **Reading** ||||||||||||||||||= **Math** ||||||||||||||||||= **Science** ||
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 * < **Valentine** ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= ** N ** ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= ** N ** ||= - ||= ** N ** ||= ** N ** ||= ** N ** ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= - ||= ** N ** ||= - ||
 * **Local District:ESU:state/national comparison charts are available upon request.**
 * NWEA NeSA/MAP Linking Study