Persons wishing to address the Board on matters NOT on the posted agenda may do so. Speakers are customarily limited to two minutes, but an extension can be provided at the discretion of the Board Chairperson. If there are more than five individuals wishing to speak during Public Comment, the Chairperson may choose to hear some speakers at this time and defer the rest of the speakers to a second Public Comment at the end of the Board meeting. In response to comments on a non-agenda item, the Board may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed as allowed by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54954.2). However, the Board’s general policy is to receive the comment, and/or refer items to staff for comprehensive action or report.

Payments to Vendors, December 1 to 31, 2018

Approval of Payments to Vendors for the month of December 2018.

The Board of Trustees approves the payments to vendors for the month of December 2018.

Total amount of vendor payments = $1,566,767.69

The Summit Fall Convening is an annual conference provided for Summit Partner Schools.  As a Summit Partner School, it will be valuable for a team from the Ravenswood Middle School to attend in order to receive ongoing support for the implementation of the Summit Learning Model.  The Fall Convening not only provides continued training on the aspects of the Summit Learning Model and platform usage, but also supports teams to address ongoing challenges or concerns.

Dates: October 22 and October 23

Location: Spokane, WA

Team Members will include Site Administrators, Coaches, Classroom Teachers, IS Teacher

Quality training is critical for teachers and leaders at Ravenswood Middle School to implement the Summit Learning Model well in service of student support and learning.  The outcomes of the Spring Convening are as follows:

School Leaders will be able to: 

• Build upon learning from Summer Training and Fall Convening, particularly around how to leverage the wealth of data the platform provides in reaching student outcomes 
• Reflect on implementation through the school year and how to support ongoing improvement
• Sessions will support school leaders in developing and honing the tools to strategically plan initiatives and interventions and launch an instructional coaching cycle
• Sessions will also provide opportunities to plan strategic parent engagement and build school culture

Teachers will be able to:

• Build upon learning from Summer Training, particularly around how to leverage the wealth of data the platform provides in reaching student outcomes
• Sessions will support teachers in using current data from their classes to set priorities and monitor progress in alignment with the school's overarching goals 
• Sessions will provide opportunities for teaches to refine their ability to assess using the Cognitive Skills rubric and calibrate across grade level teams 
• Sessions will provide opportunities for teachers to practice giving effective feedback to drive student's growth
• Sessions will also provide opportunities to reflect and improve upon systems to manage and increase the impact of mentoring and Self-Directed Learning 

The team attending the Spring Convening will both bring questions from colleagues to the conference, and provide training to colleagues upon return.  Our goal is to build leadership and expertise with Summit Learning implementation across roles in order to strengthen our practices.

To approve the team to attend the Summit Spring Convening.

Summit covers the cost of the conference, travel, lodging, and food.  The district is responsible for the cost of substitute teachers, which are $200 per day.  There will be 4 teachers attending for 2 days each, for a total cost of $1,600.