Brown bag 2 14 00
Dennis Fleniken
Elizabeth Salmeri
Dana Monts
Tim Carter
Sid Womack
Sammie Stephenson
Gwen Morgan
Connie Zimmer
Becky Shopfner
Scott Adams
Mary Gunter
Ron Griffin
Glenn Sheets
Chrissy Willis
Cathy Bain
Dana Monts
David Bell
Jackie Paxson
Dr. Fleniken - NCATE Update
Consultant review for the unit assessment plan came in. Dr. Morgan's plan was passed with flying colors. Copies were distributed. Connie - AECT folio was passed with flying colors.
NCATE - 7 days away.
We are finalizing getting ready.
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Mary Gunter
Assessment literacy -
Michael Fullan - Evaluating Arkansas Leadership Academy
Capacity to examine and understand student data
Ability to make changes in teaching and schools
Commitment to engage in changes
ACTAAP -
Scoring workshop -
Frameworks, Level of performance, aligning with curriculum.
 PD Task Force - Assessment again.
What are we doing to prepare students with a performance-based aspect?
District hiring relates to assessment literacy and understanding of ACTAAP.
End of level exams.
Calculators in the schools.
NAPE - Selected Items will be included in the assessment.
Concern with everyone involved in the issues - not just superintendents.
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Sid Womack
Dean's Symposium
Inclusion is a large emphasis.
Largest categories deal with cognitive disabilities, not physical.
Pathwise - Observation of special ed. teachers by non-special ed. people.
Mentoring questions are still being considered.
Should mentoring be limited to school based or people within the district?
Pathwise documentation questions were raised.
Formative evaluation questions were raised.
Questions regarding the role of the outside person in communication with the mentor and mentee were raised.
Training questions were extensively discussed.
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Tech needs to have a certification process for training of Pathwise mentors.
- Deadline for districts to pilot the process.
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Conceptual framework diagram was discussed.