To: Intersession/Intervention Planning Committee members

From: Jay Marino

Date: 12-5-01

Re: Meeting minutes for 12-5-01

Please email Jay with any changes to the minutes below. Thanks!

Minutes:

· Funding Formula: The team reviewed possible funding allocation formulas for academic intervention and discussed alternatives. It was decided that a similar formula would be used for academic intervention funding that is used for allocating supply budgets to buildings (since this was already common practice and takes into account low income, etc.). The committee would like Mr. Oberhouse to re-work the numbers to reflect a similar formula. Jay will talk with Mike to seek his assistance in completing this task.

· Intervention Proposal: The committee reviewed and edited a draft intervention application to be completed by buildings in order to access funding for academic intervention programming. It was noted that instead of using the word “application” it would be better to replace the word with “proposal”. Elementary building principals will be reviewing the form and providing feedback at the December 14^th Elementary principal meeting.

· Articles/Best Practices: Each member present was given an article on “after school intervention programs” to review. These articles reflect some “best practices” and research on effective intervention programs for students. Each team member who received an article will email Jay (by next Monday/12-10-01) a brief summary and highlights of the article. This information will be shared with the building principals next week.

· Site Visitations: Members present also agreed to contact another district to find out what others are doing to provide academic intervention for students. The team hopes to collect several models to be able to present to building administrators. Ultimately, each building will make a proposal on how it would use funds to provide academic intervention to students. The following individuals have agreed to find out more about what’s happening in other districts:

o Scott McKissick- will talk with Davenport, Bettendorf & Pleasant Valley schools

o Rick Loy- will talk with Sheila Wildermuth and Ken Jaeke about what types of activities they are providing through the 21^st century grant

o John Freiden- will talk with Moline schools

o Pete Nyman- will talk with East Moline schools

o Darryl Taylor- will talk with Moline schools

o Diana Allen- will talk with Davenport schools

After discovering what’s happening in other districts or buildings, each person should write a brief summary and highlights to be shared with the rest of the group. Ideally, this would be completed by next Wednesday, 12-12-01 and sent to Jay.

· Activities that will occur at the elementary principal meeting on Friday, 12-14-01:

o Principals will review funding formula

o Principals will read through the draft “proposal for academic intervention programming”

o Highlights from the articles read committee members will be shared with the group

o Principals will work in teams to provide further feedback and ideas about how to deploy academic intervention strategies in buildings. Specifically, teams will address the following questions?

§ Describe a model that could realistically be implemented in your building to provide academic intervention for students at risk of failing. (Given: an hour a day, before or after school, 3 days a week)

§ Describe an effective intersession model of academic intervention (that would take place during the spring intersession for one week, 3-4 hours per day)

§ Describe effective instructional strategies that should be deployed during academic intervention activities.