December 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting

Policy 2011 - Membership in Organizations
Policy 2013 - Violation of Board Ethics
Policy 4030 - Evaluation of Certified Employees
Policy 4031 - Evaluation of Probationary Certificated Employees
Policy 4032 - Professional Growth

1. National AD Conference summary

2. Fall Coaches Self-Evaluations

3. Boys Basketball - due to the coaching change and Covid; we will end up forfeiting one game and rescheduling another.

4. Softball Update 

5. Holiday BB Tournament / Wrestling 

6. Old jerseys and trophies

1. Finishing up MAP/FAST winter assessments

   1. Due to illness and quarantines, there will be a few to make up after break

   2. Analyzing the data to make changes to instruction, small groups, and interventions

   3. Reading Law will be updated once assessments are complete

2. Professional Growth Mid-Year Conferences and Reflections are completed

   1. Used this time to discuss and reflect with teachers about successes they had during the first semester with their action steps, challenges they faced, and what their next steps are for the second semester to ensure success with the goal(s) they set for themselves. 

   2. Also, reflected on first semester in general

      1. Something positive either professional or personal

      2. Something that surprised them or challenged them that they weren’t expecting and how they overcame that

      3. Return plans for 2022-2023 school year

      4. What I can do to better support them

3. Pk-2 and 3-5 get together every other week for collaboration time to discuss curriculum, instruction, assessments, behavior, etc. They got together December 15th Pk-5 and focused on just sharing instructional strategies that they are feeling success with that are increasing engagement.

   1. They are going to observe each other’s classrooms next semester to gain more ideas as well.

4. 2nd Quarter ends on December 22nd

   1. Report cards will be sent home with elementary kids on Friday, January 14th except for preschool. They use GOLD data and send their results home after each checkpoint. Next checkpoint due date for that is in February. 

5. Planning for January 17th Inservice 

   1. Elementary Focus will be a Studies Weekly PD session for Science and Social Studies and focusing on analyzing MAP / FAST data.

• Reiterate similar situations as elementary for MAP testing and Mid-Year Professional Goal progress
• Using Handshake platform to help with teacher recruitment
  • Post and communicate with students at multiple colleges who are a potential match for open positions
  • Register for recruitment fairs - Kearney on February 10
• NSCAS Data was released to the public the first week of December - refer to the attached document for a summary of WWPS results
• End-of-semester plans in place to recognize students' efforts for first semester
  • Middle School will have their traditional PIP event
  • High School is trying something new and serving a sit-down family-style meal with students and staff together
  • All staff are expected to reach out to families regarding written plans for completing missing work prior to grades being due when we return from break
• January 17 inservice will focus on documenting curriculum and assessments in our eDoctrina platform
  • All content standards have been updated and uploaded so staff can shore up those documents
  • All staff will have administered 3 classroom level assessments in the platform and have a chance to troubleshoot questions they've experienced in preparation for digging into data reports tied to standards at the February inservice

• The Secondary Multi-tiered Systems of Support Team (MTSS) met with Dr. Judy Elliot at ESU 3 on December 1st at ESU 3 and had a personal session with her on the 16th. 
• New teachers met on 12/8 and the topics included end-of-semester tasks (grades), communicating with their mentors regularly, and self-care. The teachers were also asked what Professional Development/Training they would like to have available to them.  Behavior and Engagement strategies were listed. 

• Special Education teachers will attend the next Communities of Practice Meeting on 1/19 at Louisville Public Schools
• An increase in numbers of children receiving Early Intervention Service (EDN)- has necessitated scheduling a monthly PSP (Primary Service Provider) Meeting in order to better coordinate services (includes-EDN Services Coordinator, SLP, OT, PT, Sixpence). 
• Early Childhood staff plan to attend an Early Childhood Special Education Symposium on February 9th at ESU3 -Understanding the Impact of Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Exposure. 

• Sixpence is fully operational as of 12/1 and must meet all requirements as outlined in Rule 11/Sixpence.
• December Family Engagement night scheduled for 12/20- the county Extension Agent is providing a lesson on crockpot cooking and participating families will leave with a crockpot, cookbook, and gift card.