Secondary Principals’ Meeting Minutes

November 20, 2001

· NovaNet presentation by James Mattson(NCS Learn) and Mary Wildermuth from Muscatine High School. The options of the system related to remediation, credit recovery, and credit acquisiton for a variety of audiences was outlined. Mary invited those interested to come to Muscatine to see the program in action.

· Sue Reading and Chris Boyum discussed the student ID/lanyard issue. The principals want to make wearing the identification positive (ie entrance into dances, athletic events at a reduced rate) rather than assigning detentions for those not wearing. Lanyardswill be given to those students with ID’s at no cost , replacements will be at a fee. Sue will call a meeting early in second semester so that plans for next year can be developed and shared with parents and students yet this spring.

· I.V. raised possible HR issues related to NovaNet. We need to consider this topic as we explore possible alternative curriculum options for students.

· Dave and Mike introduced the idea of building level cost reductions for next years’s budget.

· Mike B. addressed the on-line attendance concerns. Teachers really like the system when it’s working. Speed had been a problem, but appears to be improved at this time due to some technical adjustments to the system. A reminder to staff not to download movies or other media will be reissued.

· Dawn explained the concept of “Operation Stay in School” related to changes in the freshmen program. She talked about an expanded orientation program, science,advisory, and other ideas. She invited Ken and Pete to be involved in the process.

· Parking Lot: Pro Quest, Summer School, High School Apprenticeship Program

· Next meeting: December 18,2001; Room 23