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June 2007 State Board Meeting Agenda |
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Iowa State Board of Education
Annual Retreat
Wild Rose Inn - Okoboji, IA
June 13-15, 2007
Wednesday, June 13
Wild Rose Inn, 2315
170th Street
NOTE: Some background (“homework”) reading is provided in
preparation for the strategic planning discussions. Not
all documents are available in electronic format.
For print copies,
contact Bev Adams at 515/281-5296 or Rhoda Madeline Harris at
515/281-5295. (Tab A-1)(Tab A-2)(Tab A-3)
5:00 p.m.
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Check - in / Social Time
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6:00 p.m.
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Dinner (at Wild Rose Inn)
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7:00 p.m.
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Introductory comments
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Welcome - Gene
Vincent
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Opening
Remarks - Brian Gentry
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7:15 p.m.
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2007 Update on the
Strategic Plan: Measures of Success, Key
Strategic Plan Initiatives and State Board Priorities - Judy Jeffrey (Tab B)
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8:30 p.m.
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Adjourn for the evening
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Thursday, June 14
Wild Rose Inn-Meeting Room
8:00 a.m.
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Breakfast
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Noon
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Introduction of Dr. Jim Verlengia, the facilitator
for the strategic planning process - Mary Jean Montgomery
Warm-up - 4 Things Proud - Jim Verlengia
Celebrate achievements
Role of the Board and the Power of the Leadership
Team
Current Reality (Internal and external
environmental scan) - Judy Jeffrey
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As background,
homework reading related to demographics, generational characteristics,
technology, workforce, business and economic issues, and safe and supportive
families will be provided prior to the meeting.
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Information/Data about School
Districts, Community Colleges (Analyze the current state of our
schools including student opportunities.)
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Scanning the
Political Environment - State and Federal (Provide a state legislative update
outlining the work to be done in the coming year. Discuss changes at the federal level, both
in funding and policy direction such as NCLB.
Include information as available about the goals/direction being
established by Governor Culver.) (Tab C)
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The Board will
discuss public perception of the need for change in schools to better meet
the challenges of the future
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Noon
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LUNCH
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12:45 p.m
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Reflections - Jim Verlengia
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Reflection on what we have heard and read
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What are the implications of what we now know?
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What did we learn that has implications for our planning and for
policy development?
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Current Strategic Plan
Review
Guiding Principles
Mission
Vision - The Hope of Something Better
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What is our
preferred future?
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If everything
were just right what would it look like in the life of a student?
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3:00 p.m.
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BREAK
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3:15 p.m
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"We can defend
what we have or create what the students of
Iowa need."
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Filling the
gap between our current reality and our preferred future. What are our
priorities as a leadership team?
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What is most
important in getting us to our preferred future?
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What
implications does implementation have for Department staff?
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What does the
implementation of our priorities look like in the life of a child?
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What are we
missing?
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What do we
want to add?
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5:00 p.m.
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Adjourn for the day
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6:00 p.m.
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Dinner hosted by Dick and Mary Jean Montgomery
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Friday, June 15
Wild Rose Inn-Meeting Room
8:00 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8:30 a.m.
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Continue working through the current strategic plan
- goals, strategies, measures (get a
sense of how much the strategic plan should change or stay the same) - Jim
Verlengia
· What have we
done well?
· What do we
want to continue?
· Is there
anything we have completed or want to eliminate?
· What are we
missing?
· What do we
want to add?
· What is the
role of the State Board of Education?
· Where do we go
from here? Discussion of next steps
and timeline.
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9:30 a.m.
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BREAK
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9:45 a.m.
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Identify State Board of Education priorities and
work plan for 2007-2008. (Are there priorities that should change
based on the current reality, scanning for the
future, or the Governor's priorities?)
How does
the Board want to implement the work? (The
work plan
should be connected to both priorities and the strategic
plan.) - Judy Jeffrey
(Tab D)
Discussion of State Board of Education Legislative Priorities - Judy Jeffrey
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10:30 a.m.
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State Board Communication Plan - Rosie Hussey
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11:15 a.m.
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State Board meeting calendar - Set meeting dates for 2008 - Gail Sullivan (Tab E)
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11:30 a.m.
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Closing remarks - Mary Jean Montgomery and Gene Vincent
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11:45 a.m.
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Adjourn
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 June 2007 )
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