District Accountability Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes November 12, 2014

Introductions Andrea Parmenter Needham Gary Goold FAC Nancy Stubbs BOE Lynn Mather CIA Kathleen Lau District Principals Heather Hooten Park Briggen Wrinkle Animas Valley Kathy Morris SJBOCES Melinda Wood Ft. Lewis Mesa and Escalante Dan Snowberger Superintendent Tim ARnold Principal, Escalante Kathy Morris School Safety Coordinator, San Juan BOCES Laura Galido Chief of Human Services Mandy McKown Sunnyside Melissa VanceDistrict Teachers Dean Garland Miller Middle School Pat Flores Community Rep / DHS

Approval of Minutes September approved October approved

District Safety Update - Laura Galido Each school building has a safety team and monthly meetings See Safety Committee Documents Ongoing training and reviewing of school facilities for safety

Curriculum Update - Lynn Mather Pacing Guides Local Assessment Plan designed by the district to ensure quality instruction across the district District Interim Assessments Common District Assessments Writing See At A Glance Local Assessment Planning Guide Professional Development Kagan Engagement Strategies Richard Cash - Differentiation Strategies for MS and HS students PEBC (The Public Education & Business Coalition) Thinks Strategies Institute Reading Foundations Training (K-3 focus) from the Early Literacy Assessment Toolkit project (ELAT) - 7 workshops Reading Strategies for Native STudents - Nov 15 Elementary Math Program Implementation Support Professional Development Plan Teacher Evaluation 1338 - Laura Galido Measures of Student Learning See Durango School District 9-R Measures of Student Learning Document CDE Final Educator Effectiveness Rating See CDE Final Educator Effectiveness Rating Document Rubrics for Evaluating Colorado Teachers can be found on CDE website as well as much more information on educator effectiveness Involvement of Charter Schools Update on application process It was reviewed by the DAAC committee once and will be reviewed again the first week of December Approval of New DAAC Member Heather Hooten, Park Elementary School Welcome Heather and thank you!! Reports Miller - teachers are frustrated - technology is getting better Park - attempting to get more community involvement - report card and conferences feedback DHS - attrition rate is due to unaffordability of Durango - CMAS testing : first time ever for 12th graders - Discipline is down - Drug violations are up by repeat offenders Animas - Learning new curriculum with a new flow Escalante - Computers and stress on assessments - cameras for safety on football field, etc. Principal Report - Finishing first round of Observations and Evals - First round of conferences and report cards went well FAC Report - High level of trust in Dan Snowberger and Jason Austin Audit - few minor recommendations Cautious in reviewing money for DHS stadium - Might have money from Ute Tribe BOE Report - Desires more community involvement with a graduation requirements community outreach Adjusting discussion topics - evaluating items at the right time? Ft. Lewis Mesa - Teachers are stressed over assessments - low safety concerns - playground equipment is a high need Sunnyside - Discussed UIP - Safety issues being addressed - Reviewed SAC rubric from CDE - Also has issues with playground equipment Teacher Report - technology is better in varying degrees - assessments are an issue, but teachers are being patient Needham - reviewed UIP - safety committee update - NEA conference update from Andrea

Girls on the Run was a huge success!