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Electives: Time.....  Agreement on power and priority standards...  When will we have time to meet as a group. Accountability...

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Electives: Time.....  Agreement on power and priority standards...  When will we have time to meet as a group. Accountability...

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Doing prep work during the school year. Challenges of doing it during the year vs doing it now. August vs June?

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- Can be difficult to keep focused without hard deadlines and clear expectations.

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Alignment of content to parallel power standard

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Electives  So everyone is on the same page...  It is necessary for a GVC

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Electives  So everyone is on the same page...  It is necessary for a GVC

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Communication to teachers need to be clear that this is for the 2020/2021 school year and beyond

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separating what we "feel" is important from what is "priority" based on the guiding principals provided

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Creating consistent standard of rigor.
Creating/agreeing to common rubrics; norms for assessing

Finding time for collaboration

Philosophy about mastery learning/retakes, etc

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This process will help vertical alignment. It matters that what we teach in 6th grade makes a difference in what is taught or understood into the future

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Electives:  Common assessments require all staff to be on board  

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Electives:  Common assessments require all staff to be on board  

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Clear vision for new teachers. Consistent onboarding process for teachers that are new to a building or grade level

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Consistency for kids.

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More accurate assessment of student success. Sharing of best practices. Focused and effective professional development. Support of new teachers. Mitigate the "non-essentials".

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- Gaining buy in from department members that we are focused on the what...while still respecting the how.

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Electives:  All staff have a role in GVC....

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Electives:  All staff have a role in GVC....

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Will we have both building and district level meetings?

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Social Studies - EMPHASIS on selling the 'what' while respecting the 'how.'

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Social Studies - EMPHASIS on selling the 'what' while respecting the 'how.'

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Electives:  Assigning specific roles that members of the department are responsible for developing.  This work is than reviewed on collaboration with the other memebers.

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Electives:  Assigning specific roles that members of the department are responsible for developing.  This work is than reviewed on collaboration with the other memebers.

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Finding ways to support all core and elective classes.

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More likely to contribute when they feel valued. Ownership. Allow teachers to see how different levels interact with one another. Cross grade-level talk.

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Ensuring all special education staff have support for curriculum work including core and electives.

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New curriculum in some courses (6-8, Earth) is helpful in supporting the necessary changes since it's all new to all.

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All teachers respond/responsible for a specific skill/practice. Assign an area of expertise to each group of teachers

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Gain a better understanding how the content relates to specific intentions of the standards we teach.

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Allowing time for vertical alignment within 6-12 and K-12.

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Make our tasks valuable and allow us to use PD time with focus. Get away from compliance tasks during department time and make room for collaborative time.

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Time for collaboration focused on assessment.

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Not just for SPE, but for all students, ensuring consistency.

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Providing leaders with protocols and goals. Leaders need quality time together to plan for meetings

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Be honest about decisions that have been made (non-negotiables) and give us freedom when decisions are up to us (ex: what are the Priority standards).

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Provide time during the school year and day...maybe late starts.

Ensure that the work will have some purpose and permanence; ensure that we are not jumping through a hoop.
Provide a monetary incentive for work done on personal time.
Ensure accountability.

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This will ensure that ALL students are receiving a quality education.
It will allow teachers to focus more on student needs.
This will allow teachers to compare work more effectively with colleagues