This assignment was very interesting for a couple of reasons. First of all, one of my duties this year is to oversee the English learner program which includes ELAC. I had to develop an agenda for our first meeting and it went very well. Since it was our first meeting, the agenda items included introductions, elections, introduction of the different sections of the ELAC binder, future dates, and a survey for upcoming discussions. The meeting was very well attended and lasted about 45 minutes. I was excited by the turnout and the opportunity to make our parents feel more connected to the school.
The board meeting was quite an experience. After some pleasant presentations from the Sanger High ASB President and a gift from the Tom Flores Foundation the meeting turned pretty tense. Some teachers in the district were pretty upset about the current observation form and some felt that they would be facing placement in our PAR program if things did not change. Everyone's mood changed and the board and district administration asked that the issue be looked into and resolved. Overall, it was a good meeting and a unique experience into yet another side of the education world.
Hi, Pete,
ReplyDeleteYes, I had heard about the meeting. Where do you think this will go? It sounds like a rejection of EDI by a group of high school teachers.
Hey Pete!
ReplyDeleteYou know...I can see both sides of the EDI discussion out in Sanger. Parts of it are great but parts won't work for HS kids. I think we need to just take what works for our age group and run with it. There is not ONE form that will work for us all. Great post!