In 2010, ADS created a campus Leadership Council composed of teacher leaders and administrators. The purpose of the council is to deal with instructional/non-instructional issues as they pertain to the school, including: Curriculum & Instruction, Technology, Schedule/Class Placement, Professional Development, Accountability, Communication, Campus Celebrations, and Student Health & Wellness, and other issues as deemed appropriate.
All ADS staff and teachers participate in the Council through various campus committees. The Campus Improvement Planning Committee is included in the Leadership Council structure. This document ties together all campus committee work, campus goals and initiatives.
Membership in the Campus Improvement Planning Committee and other campus committees varies; however, the Leadership Council members maintain membership for one year.
The 2010-2011 Leadership Council Respresentatives are:
Angela Wolf (3/4 Teacher) Rory Foster (K-2 Art & Gardening Teacher) Frankie Allmon (5/6 Teacher) Kim Hiles (Behavioral Coach) Christie Stinson (1/2 Teacher) Rashid Amrani (3/4 Science Teacher) Kelly McRee (Literacy Specialist/ Co-Founder) Claudia Pepper (ESL Coordinator/ Instructional Coach) Leigh Moss (Academic Director/ Co-Founder) Cinnamon Henley (Executive Director)The Leadership Council meets monthly during the first week of each month. The agenda will be posted below 72 hours in advance of the meeting. To submit issues for the council, email secretary@austindiscoveryschool.org. You should receive acknowledgement that your email was received within 24 hours.
AGENDA: April 6, 2011 Checkered Cats Room
I. Check In (5 minutes)
II. Roles (1 minute)
- Facilitator: Kelly
- Time Keeper: Claudia
- Secretary: Cinnamon
- Scribe: Frankie
III. Approval of Minutes (2 minutes)
IV. Review Agenda Items (2 minutes)
V. Communication: Grade-level liaison (5 minutes)
VI. Food Policy Proposal: Birthdays and Celebrations (5 minutes)
VII. Celebration Committee: SPARK update on communication to staff, PTO, Deborah, etc. about the event. (3 minutes)
VIII. Curriculum & Instruction: TEKS proposal progress (8 minutes)
IX. Accountability Committee: update from questions posed by Council about Homework and study hall proposals. (5 minutes)
X. Scheduling & Placement: Update on class placement process flowchart to distribute to staff and parents. Question about placement for next year and how a grade switch may affect the process. (8 min)
XI. Structure for 2011-12:
– Review Ideas presented from last week: (20 min)
point out major themes and or areas of concerns
survey for priority list
- Review two proposed schedules and discuss specials/science/outdoor education opportunities for 2011-12 (35 min)
Summary of 2010-2011 Council Actions and Decisions:
- Created format for meetings as well as established meeting protocols.
- Created and adopted Leadership Council By-Laws (link below)
- Organized Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum Trip to San Francisco for 13 staff members.
- Organized mini-conference for ADS staff ( inspired by Coalition Conference)
- Created campus-level committees for Leadership Council working groups to include all teachers and staff. Committees are listed below.
Current Proposals being worked on in Committees:
- Technology- Lesson Plan, Assessment and Narrative database for teachers. Scheduled release date: 8/2011
- Class Placement/Scheduling- Current year schedule to increase outdoor time, procedures for: class placement, moving children up from year to year and parent mid-year requests.
- Curriculum & Instruction- Creating vertical and horizontaly aligned core focus of instruction from the TEKS.
- Accountability- The role of homework and expectations for accountability for different age groups, how to teach executive functioning skills.
- Special Events- Brainstorming community and showcase events, Spring Portfolio event, Onefest and Slowfoods.
- Professional Development- Surveying teacher interests and coordinating long term PD plan with campus plan. Continuing PD from conference.
- Communication/ Campus Improvement Planning- Flowchart for opearation and communication of the Leadership Co, Admin and CIP, specifiying the process, procedure and timeline for reviewing and updating the Campus Improvement Plan.
ADS Leadership Council By-Laws and Application Process
2010-2013 Campus Goals from Campus Improvement Plan
Meeting Minutes:
