2022-07-25 Meeting notes

45 min

August Start-Up

Amy

• First week of August

  • Teachers send an intro letter and start scheduling family meetings with parents/guardians to get goals for children for the year and to learn about child's strengths and challenges

  • Family meetings - this is separate from home visits, without child present. These can be on Zoom, more efficient. Grown-ups only!

• Second week of August

  • Usually home visits. Home Visits are typically in-person, NAEYC requirement

    • The child will show you around

    • Sarah - good to take a photo of the child, maybe with their favorite thing to put in their cubby for the first day. Also, can update their picture in Kaymbu.

  • If family is uncomfortable - how could we come and make you feel comfortable, meeting outdoors, etc.

• Third week of August

  • Classroom setup, planning and prep

  • GAs start 8/13 - many new GAs

  • School visits for children, small groups (2-3 families at a time) for short time (20-30 minutes)

  • Schedule for Wednesday/Friday

  • Coordinate siblings with other MTs for school visits and gradual entry

  • Shared doc w/ siblings for schedule

  • Family Get Acquainted Night

    • about 30 minutes, in-person, adults only. Get familiar with classroom. We can provide snacks if you let us know in advance. 

Retreat

Amy 

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - CFL Retreat

1:00 p.m. - SoHE luncheon

Then breakout sessions and happy hour cancelled bc of heat and covid

NAEYC

Amy

Visit

• Will be here first two weeks

Portfolios

• Finish ASAP

• Trade portfolios with a peer

  • Kin and OP

  • YP and Lily

  • YT and OT

  • Make tons of comments on it and make it clear.

  • Week of 8/8 - all portfolios done in the best shape they can be in. Stephanie will go through them that week, objectively

• We will go through observable criteria (required in classrooms) at retreat

266L

Amy

Lara and Sarah working on project to make changes for the spring, but not for the fall (add to agenda)

• Grant funded 2-3 students (Rosie and Claire) along with other student feedback. Possibly updating form, if need be.

Final Evaluation 266L

• Take 10 points off of the syllabus quiz off of the final evaluation

  • create rubric for final evaluation (spring)

• Embed rubric into each assignment (@Lara Pauley is adding it)

• Add Top 10 Guidance Strategy sheet to canvas

• 357 course load smaller than 266L, they are volunteers

• HDF 113L > 266 > 357 > 352/652 - sometimes 357 will be before the others, so needs to be a flexible course

  • 357 - supplemental readings (optional) for students that want to know more

  • Add supplemental readings to Box or something

Ashley Out

Out until the 10th

Amanda will do ordering. Joel will do snack stuff if need be

Office Arrangement

Sarah, Emily, and Elizabeth are moving to Hallie's old office (SEA 1.454BC).

Amanda and Stephanie moving to their old office (SEA 1.454C). 

Fall OC Order

Amanda

Ordering picnic table, instruments, fabrics, art storage, etc.

@Amanda Davila will send pics–SENT! Art storage is here and in Maple/Plum

Fall Projects

Amanda

• OP Toilets - bigger toilets

• YT Toilet - toddler toilet

• All toilet lids

• Classroom water fountain removals - adding an additional sink or making it a bigger sink (metal, deep with 2 spigot) 

• Classroom oven removals

• Classroom stove top removals (replace with portable induction cooktop)

• Remove soap dispensers and sanitizers

• Hinges to cabinets, mark with electrical tape