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M.L. Leadership Committee
Minutes from meeting of 1/6/2004
Connecticut Association of SchoolsMiddle Level Leadership Conference Committee
Minutes
January 6, 2004
In attendance were Carole Alvaro, Fred Baruzzi, Tom Heffernan, Joe Scheideler and Earle Bidwell.
1. Review of Progress To Date and Future Needs:
a. Large Group Presentation will be handled by Canton High Esteem Group in Alumni Hall and the Avon Middle School Peer Group in Buckman Theater. They will be scheduled opposite breakout sessions 1 and 2.
b. Breakout Sessions to date include three confirmed presenters. Fred Baruzzi, Mike Rafferty, Carole Alvaro and Tom Heffernan will contact the presenters we have not heard from and all committee members will solicit presenters from other schools. The deadline for getting presenters is February 2, 2004. Committee members are asked to send results to Earle via e-mail.
c. The keynote speaker and the advisor strand are in place. Judith Patnode will handle both. Mary Ledger will be given the opportunity to address the advisors should she so choose.
d. It was recommended that the advisor breakout be scheduled at least 30 minutes after the beginning of the student breakouts to give chaperones a chance to help get students to their assigned rooms and to get coffee and relax for a short time.
e. At the request of Judith Patnode, the committee brainstormed some ideas and suggestions for the keynote.
i. Engage the audience
ii. Visuals or video (Is there a LCD projector in the refurbished Alumni Hall?)
iii. Tell the Junkanoo story
iv. How did the Junkanoo experience change the kids?
v. Acceptance of diversity
vi. Consider the purpose of the unit
f. Judith will be asked to gear the breakout to “how one engages an entire grade or school in interdisciplinary learning.
g. The schedule will be adjusted to give additional time for students to find their first breakout session.
h. The Art Director Award form will be altered to be both an application and nomination firm. The focus will change slightly to allow schools to apply for ongoing projects that epitomize the focus of the conference. In the past, the award has been limited to new initiatives only. Earle will develop a draft and distribute it to committee members for feedback.
i. We should develop an instruction sheet for chaperones outlining what they can and/or should do during the day.
j. We now have enough information to develop a flyer. Janice Grecco will be asked to begin work on it to have it go out in January.
k. We need to order pencils and bumper stickers.
l. There will be no February meeting. Tom will meet with Earle and Janice for scheduling purposes. The next general meeting will be on March 2nd when the packets will be assembled.
2. Earle reported on the wonderful Arthur Director award ceremony at Avon Middle School and the positive feedback from the Director family regarding the ceremony and the work of the Avon Peer Support group.
3. Assistant Executive Director’s Report: Earle Bidwell reported on the quality program that has been assembled for the winter conference on January 26th at the Radisson featuring Alan November, Susan Frost and breakout sessions by distinguished Connecticut educators. He also reported that he has been nominated for a trustee position at the National Middle School Association and has agreed to run.
The next general meeting will be on March 2nd
