ExCEL After School ProgramLead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting

October 21, 2014

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ExCEL After School ProgramLead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting

October 21, 2014

10 – 12noon: General Session

Mandatory Session for High School Sites:12-00-12:30: High school Attendance – Conference Room

Optional Workshops:12:00–1:00pm: Incident/Injury Reports – Hall of Culture12:00pm– 1:00pm: Google CS Coding Club – Dance Studio B12pm-1:00pm: Burning Issues Mentor Orientation – Nia Room

of the Day

1. Did you hear a staff or youth speak their truth in your program recently?

2. Share one way you built relationships in your program recently.

3. What does active learning look like to you?

Share out something you heard a partner say.

General Session

Meeting Norm

s/Cultu

ral Norm

s

Debrief

Habits of M

ind

General Announcements (CBC

update, Burning Iss

ues teaser…

..)

Harvest of M

onth

ELC – TA

Burning Issues

Brain Break

Evaluation

ExCEL After School ProgramLead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting

October 21, 2014

General Session Goals and Objectives

Goal: To foster a culture of learning in which everyone is involved in a collective effort of understanding and practice

Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will:

Learn and share ideas for integrating the 16 Habits of Mind and the Harvest of the Month into program activities

Receive relevant city and district updatesParticipate in community-building discussions

and activities

Access & Equity – make social just a reality

Student Achievement – create engaging learning environments

Accountability – walk the talk

Students & Families first

Equity & Diversity

Leadership

Respect

Equity (v): to create or modify systems to eliminate oppression and end bias to ensure equally high outcomes for all SFUSD students so that all students have the opportunity to thrive 

Meeting NormsDebrief

1. Speak your truth

2. Build relationships

3. Actively Learn

4. Intentional agenda/objectives

5. Be mindful

Culture Norms

Meeting NormsToday, let’s all

focus on speaking our

truth!Speak of what you

know,Your knowledge

Your experiences

Habits of Mind Practice

11. Creating, imagining, and innovating. Try a different way! Generating new and novel ideas, fluency, originality.

Habits of Mind Practice

You have FIVE MINUTES!

Using the materials in the box on your table, create an invention that would be useful to a middle schooler.

Habits of Mind PracticeUsing the materials in the box on your table, create an

invention that would be useful to a middle schooler. In FIVE Minutes you need to:

1. Build your invention2. Create a 1minute sales pitch

Habits of Mind PracticeUsing the materials in the box on your table, create an invention

that would be useful to a middle schooler.

Choose a:- Facilitator- Builder- Time-Keeper- Presenter (prepare a 1-minute sales

pitch on your invention)

Habits of Mind Practice

1-minute sales pitches for your

invention

Habits of Mind Practice

Debrief: How can you/do you bring this habit into your program?

11. Creating, imagining, and innovating. Try a different way! Generating new and novel ideas,

fluency, originality.

General AnnouncementsCBC update

-http://www.healthiersf.org/ExCELafterschool/Resources/documents/SFUSDContractforExCELLeadAgency-CBCRequirment.pdf

QAP calendar – Nov 7th! -http://www.healthiersf.org/ExCELafterschool/Resources/documents/QAPprocess2014-15July2014_000.pdf

RP calendar – http://www.healthiersf.org/ExCELafterschool/Resources/documents/RestorativePracticesCohortWorkshopAgendaSeptember.pdf

Harvest of the Month and

Health Awareness Theme

Persimmons

Violence Prevention – Stand up for Peace and Safety

Site Spotlight

Mission High School

December

Issues that were gathered last month

Other issues?

Vote on priority issue to discuss in December

1. Staff support - building a strong team, professional development and retention

2. New staff - hiring

3. Special needs students

4. Common Core

5. Lesson planning for program leaders

6. Difficult conversations with staff and parents

7. Depth versus breadth of programs offered – intentional program design

8. Positive behavior guidance, increase program quality

Let’s Take a Brain Break ExCEL!

WHY?

“I hear and I forget. I read and I understand. I do and I remember.” Chinese Proverb

“Exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, crating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing and able to learn.” John Ratey, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

ExCEL After School ProgramLead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting

October 21, 2014

General Session Evaluation

Goal: To foster a culture of learning in which everyone is involved in a collective effort of understanding and practice

Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will: Learn and share ideas for integrating the 16 Habits of Mind

and the Harvest of the Month into program activities Receive relevant city and district updates Participate in community-building discussions and activities

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