REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a School Committee Retreat on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Collins Middle School, in the first floor teachers’ lounge at 29 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.
Retreat AGENDA
January 18, 2014
- Welcome and introductions (45 minutes)
- Review of the agenda
- Review of the objectives
- Round robin intros: Everyone has 3-5 minutes to say:
- Name
- Expectations for this retreat
- Why are you on the School Committee?
- 1 thing nobody knows about you
- What does it mean to be on the School Committee? (90 minutes)
- Round robin: What do you think it means to be on the School Committee?
- Review of national and MASC guidelines
- Effective/ineffective behaviors of School Committees and School Committee members
- Discussion
- Self assessment: How aligned has the Salem SC been until now with these guidelines?
- What should change about how the SC currently operates to be in better alignment with these bylaws?
- Review of current School Committee norms
- What norms should we establish to guide our operations?
- What do you need to be an effective member of the School Committee?
- Schedule Flex and/or Break (15 minutes)
- District turnaround: (45 minutes)
- Review of AIP and current initiatives
- Salem’s 2014 priorities
- Discussion
- What do you want to learn more about?
- Which items should be placed on future agendas?
- School Committee 2014 priorities (90 minutes)
- Review individual member priorities (homework)
- Review current list of Committee priorities
- Is this the right list?
- What’s missing? What should come off?
- What are the budget implications?
- Identify highest priorities
- Review pending agenda item list
- Confirm coordination with current efforts
- Next steps and close (15 minutes)
- Recap of parking lot issues
- Should we hold more retreats?
- Other issues
Respectfully submitted by:
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Eileen M. Sacco, Secretary to the
Salem School Committee
“Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c.30A § 18-25 and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.”
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