Printed April 25, 2014 Association of Washington Middle Level Principals Spring Board Meeting Crowne Plaza Hotel, Seattle May 2-3, 2014 TIMELINES Friday, May 2, 2014 Attire: AWMLP Shirts and/or Vests 11:45 am-12:45 pm AWMLP Executive Committee Meeting with lunch—Yosemite Room (3) Carole Meyer, Steve Rabb, Whitney Meissner, Gordon Grassi, Jeff Gutfeld, Marilyn Boerke, Colleen Nelson & Don Rash 1:00-5:00 pm AWMLP Board Meeting—Sequoia Room (Main) *3:30-5:00 pm Combined Boards’ Professional Development Session—Yellowstone Room (Main) 5:00-6:00 pm Combined Boards' Social—3 rd Floor Rooms 6:00-7:30 pm Combined Boards' Dinner—3 rd Floor Rooms Saturday May 3, 2014 Attire: Casual 7:15-8:00 am Component Boards’ Continental breakfast—Yellowstone Room (Main) 8:00 am-1:00 pm AWMLP Board Meeting with Box Lunch—Sequoia Room (Main) AGENDA Friday, May 2, 2014 Presiding: President Carole Meyer 1:00 1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance (2 mins) A. AWMLP Board Meeting Norms 1:02 2. Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review and Announcements— (15 mins) Carole Meyer 1:17 3. Minutes of the January 26, 2014 Meeting/Vote—Carole Meyer (3 mins) Enclosure 1:20 4. AWMLP Board Professional Development—Carole Meyer Web link (25 mins) A. Book/Topic/Tech Tip Appy Hour sharing by board members (One five minute report will be presented annually to the board from each board member.) 1. Cindy Holloway 2. Heather Renner 3. Mike Benoit 4. Derek Forbes 5. Chuck Lisk Don’s cell phone: 360.951.9551 ACTION AWMLP Board Meeting Norms 1. Start and end meeting on scheduled time 2. Stick to agenda while allowing some flexibility and appropriate levity 3. Afford opportunities for discussion relevant to agenda 4. End discussion and move to next item after appropriate discussion 5. Be present in the meeting, be an active listener 6. Share air time and encourage all members to participate
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Printed April 25, 2014
Association of Washington Middle Level Principals Spring Board Meeting
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Seattle
May 2-3, 2014
TIMELINES
Friday, May 2, 2014
Attire: AWMLP Shirts and/or Vests
11:45 am-12:45 pm AWMLP Executive Committee Meeting with lunch—Yosemite Room (3) Carole Meyer, Steve Rabb, Whitney Meissner, Gordon Grassi, Jeff Gutfeld, Marilyn Boerke, Colleen Nelson & Don Rash
7:15-8:00 am Component Boards’ Continental breakfast—Yellowstone Room (Main) 8:00 am-1:00 pm AWMLP Board Meeting with Box Lunch—Sequoia Room (Main)
AGENDA
Friday, May 2, 2014
Presiding: President Carole Meyer 1:00 1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance (2 mins) A. AWMLP Board Meeting Norms 1:02 2. Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review and Announcements— (15 mins) Carole Meyer 1:17 3. Minutes of the January 26, 2014 Meeting/Vote—Carole Meyer
(3 mins) Enclosure
1:20 4. AWMLP Board Professional Development—Carole Meyer Web link (25 mins) A. Book/Topic/Tech Tip Appy Hour sharing by board members (One five minute report will be presented annually to the board from each board member.)
1:45 5. Elections/Appointments/Nominations—Steve Rabb (15 mins) A. Regional Director Term Expirations & Updates Web link
1. Black Hills–Linda O’Shaughnessy: one full term completed 2. North Central–Brett Baum: partial term completed 3. West Pierce County—Mike Benoit: one full term completed 4. Sno-Isle Region—Sheila Gerrish: two full terms completed 5. St. Helen’s Region—Sandi Christensen: one full term completed 6. East Pierce County Region—Steve Fulkerson: partial second term completed
B. 2014-15 AWMLP Vice President Election
1. Nominees/Candidates (west side) a. Confirmed candidates: Andrew Cain, Nathan Plummer, Heather Renner Enclosures
1. Candidate Statements (3) Submitted b. Vote of Board needed if more than 2 candidates
2. Online ballot to all AWMLP members May 5; Ballot voting closes on May 14
C. 2014-17 Regional Director Representative 1. Confirmed candidate: Colleen Nelson—Candidate Statement Submitted Enclosure 2. Election Process
a. Saturday morning by board members present (if more than 1 candidate)
D. AWMLP’s Three-Year Rep. to AWSP: serve final two years of current term; 2014-16 1. Confirmed candidate: Cameron Grow—Candidate Statement Submitted Enclosure 2. Election Process
a. Saturday morning by board members present (if more than 1 candidate)
E. AWMLP’s NASSP Coordinator: serve final one year of current term; 2014-15 1. Confirmed candidate: Derek Forbes—Candidate Statement Submitted Enclosure 2. Election Process
a. Saturday morning by board members present (if more than 1 candidate)
F. 2014-17 WIAA Representative—Executive Committee Appointment
G. At Large Representative—Executive Committee Appointment 1. Section 8: At Large Representative
a. The At Large Representative shall be appointed by the AWMLP Executive Committee for a three-year term.
b. The At Large Representative shall be selected from under-represented membership groups on the board.
c. There is no limit on the number of terms a person my hold the position; however no more than two full terms may be successive.
1. Thirty (30) day notification at January 26, 2014 meeting Web link 2. Vote taken at spring meeting
B. 2014 Middle Level Programs Update C. Western Washington Student Leadership Programs Scholarship Web link
1. 2014 Scholarship Selection: Kingco South Region D. Brian Barker Legacy Scholarship for CPLC Web link
1. 2014 Scholarship Selection: Greater Yakima Valley Region 2:30 8. AWMLP Distinguished Principals & Assistant Principals—Colleen Nelson (10 mins) A. 2014 Middle Level Principal of the Year: Keisha Scarlett, South Shore School, Seattle Web link & 2013-14 Regional Distinguished Principals and Assistant Principals of the Year
1. Awards presentation at AWMLP Luncheon, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014—in conjunction with the Washington Educators’ Conference, DoubleTree Hilton Seattle Airport
B. 2014 Assistant Principal of the Year: Ann Buswell, Whatcom Middle, Bellingham Web link 1. 2015 selection by WASSP 2. 2016 selection by AWMLP
a. Finalists: 2013-14 & 2014-15 Regional APs of the Year b. Selection by the AWMLP Executive Committee; August 2015
C. Regional Distinguished Principal of the Year & Assistant Principal of the Year Programs A. 2014-15 Selection Timelines
1. Regions choose Regional DPs (& APs) using a process of their choice Web link 2. Regions announce nominee names to AWMLP by Nov. 19, 2014
a. AWMLP sends the State Principal of the Year (& AP) applications to all nominees 3. Regional applications for State Principal & Assistant Principal of the Year
due to AWMLP by Jan. 9, 2015 D. Strategies for Getting Regional Distinguished Principal Nominations Web link 2:40 9. AWMLP Financial Report—Jeff Gutfeld Enclosure (5 mins) A. For the Period Ending March 31, 2014
B. Proposed 2014-15 Preliminary Budget/Vote 1. Final Budget Adoption at the October 2014 Board Meeting
3:00 12. Regional Directors’ Reports—Colleen Nelson (20 mins) (One three minute report will be presented annually to the board from each region.)
A. Sheila Gerrish, Sno-Isle Region B. Sandi Christensen, St. Helens Region C. Cindy Holloway, Greater Yakima Valley Region D. Cindy Watters, Seattle Region
3:20 BREAK: Transition to Combined Boards’ Professional Development Session room (10 min)
3:30 13. Combined Component Boards’ Professional Development Session—Yellowstone Room (90 mins) A. Principal Evaluation Show & Tool Presenters: Gary Kipp, Paula Quinn & Scott Seaman 5:00 pm Board Meeting Adjourns for Friday, May 2
Association of Washington Middle Level Principals Spring Board Meeting
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Seattle
AGENDA continued
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Presiding: President Carole Meyer 7:15-8 am Component Boards’ Continental Breakfast—Yellowstone Room 8:00 14. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance (2 mins)
8:02 15. Welcome and Announcements—Carole Meyer (3 mins) 8:05 16. AWMLP Elections/Nominations—Steve Rabb (10 mins) A. Regional Director Representative; 2014-17—Voice Vote B. AWMLP’s Three-Year Rep. to AWSP; 2014-16—Voice Vote C. AWMLP’s NASSP Coordinator; 2014-15—Voice Vote D. 2014-15 AWMLP Vice President; election ballot finalists nominations—Nomination Vote/Paper ballot
8:15 17. AWMLP Bylaw Change—Article VII: Section 2 –Lines 209 & 210—Steve Rabb (5 min) A. Results of the Vice President election will be announced in the first fall issue
of Principal Matters to the membership. 1. Thirty (30) day notification at January 26, 2014 meeting 2. Vote taken at spring meeting
8:20 18. AWMLP Board Professional Development—Carole Meyer (10 mins) A. User’s Guide & Evaluation Tools Presentation Follow-up 8:30 19. AWSP Communication Activities—Caroline Brumfield & David Morrill (30 mins)
9:00 20. At-Large Rep. to Diversity Task Force Report—Cameron Grow (5 mins)
9:05 21. AWSP Office Report—Gary Kipp (30 mins) A. Professional Responsibilities & Rights (PR&R) Web link
B. AWSP Membership Ambassadors Program Web link
C. The Office Web link 9:35 22. NASSP Report—Marilyn Boerke
(10 mins) A. 2014 NASSP Conference Recap/State Coordinators’ Meeting Web link B. State Coordinators Advocacy and President-elect Training at NASSP 1. June 23-25, 2014: Virginia & Washington, D.C. C. “Ignite 15” NASSP Conference; February 19-21, 2015; San Diego 1. Register by June 30, 2014 & save $100 Web link 9:45 23. Legislation Report—Jerry Bender (30 mins) A. 2014 Legislative Session 10:15 24. AWSP/WSPEF Professional Development Programs—Gordon Grassi (5 mins) A. 2014 AWSP/WASA Summer Conference Web link
1. June 29-July 1, 2014; Spokane Convention Center
B. 2014-15 Series: The STEM Principal Leadership Retreat Web link 1. Session 1: July 21-24, 2014; Sleeping Lady Resort, Leavenworth 2. Sessions 2 (fall), 3 (spring) & 4 (summer): Dates/Locations TBD
C. 2014 Welcome to Your Internship Workshops Web link 1. July 21: Tumwater 2. July 23: Shoreline 3. July 24: Spokane
D. 2014-15 Series: Launching Principal Leadership Web link
1. Four part Series: Stage 1 July 2014
E. 2014 Washington Educators’ Conference Web link 1. October 27-28, 2014; Doubletree Hilton Seattle Airport 2. Component Luncheons on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014
10:20 BREAK & ROOM CHECK-OUT (20 mins)
10:40 25. AWMLP Board Professional Development—Carole Meyer Web link (15 mins) A. Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of US; Chapters 9-13 & Conclusion (pgs 117-169)
1. Reflecting on Chapter 11, “Soldiers in the Classroom,” and the Conclusion “The Journey Back and Forward” — Discuss with a colleague your personal journey in relation to the teacher evaluation process you have experienced this year.
2. Reflecting on Chapter 12, “A Language of Hope,” and Chapter 13, “Finding the Public Good Through the Details of Classroom Life” — What do you do as the leader this time of year (testing season) to motivate your staff to maintain their effort optimism?
10:55 26. Regional Directors’ Reports—Colleen Nelson (30 mins) (One three minute report will be presented annually to the board from each region.)
A. Erika Burden, Inland Empire Region B. Mira Gobel, Three Rivers Region C. Joshua Sanchez, Kingco North Region D. Jennifer Rose, Kingco South Region
11:25 27. AWMLP Board Professional Development—Carole Meyer Web link (30 mins) A. Book/Topic/Tech Tip Appy Hour sharing by board members (One five minute report will be presented annually to the board from each board member.)
1. Sandi Christiansen 2. Andrew Cain 3. Cindy Watters 4. Jerry Warren 5. Mike Hubert
11:55 28. AWMLP Board Professional Development—Steve Rabb (5 mins) A. Focus for 2014-15 Board Professional Development
12:00 29. 2013-14 Board Meeting In-service Clock Hours—Carole Meyer Web link (5 mins) A. Individualized forms will be sent in May
12:05 30. Presidents' Comments (5 mins) A. Carole Meyer, President
1. President's Gift: AWSP Courtyard Pavers Web link a. History of AWMLP Pavers Web link b. 2014 Paver order for: Carole Meyer, Ann Buswell, Keisha Scarlett,
Whitney Meissner, Jeff Gutfeld, JoAnn Carbonetti, Sheila Gerrish, Marilyn Boerke & Steve Fulkerson
12:10 31. For the Good of the Order—Carole Meyer Enclosures (5 mins) A. Meeting Evaluation Web link B. Claim Voucher Web link C. Next Meeting Dates 1. October 25-26, 2014—Doubletree Hilton Seattle Airport 2. January 25, 2015—tentative dates & location TBD 3. April/May 2015—dates & location TBD D. Meeting Adjourned/Box Lunches provided
