August 19, 2009 ACE Board Meeting
9:00 A. M. @ Billings Hotel and Convention Center
Present
Guests present
- Call to order, introduction of guests
Correspondence
- Approval of September 30, 2009 minutes
- Financial Report
- Membership / dues
- Gail Richardson … Science Review, Library/Media Review
- Propose November 10 afternoon meeting with ACE principals to network, share, discuss needs ACE can help with, and discuss school emergency policies.
- Proposed December 8 Gifted and Talented meeting to network, discuss needs. December 10 Dibbles training.
- LinkIt Express … Ryan Winter (see attached)
- SMART / PRISM … SMART is suppose to advertize for a tech person. Prism cohorts met in August and again Nov. 6 – 7. Planning team meeting December 17 (should I go?)
- Training opportunities (on mtace.org web site)
Mandt Training by special education coop
6 + 1 training (see attached)
How to interpret and use MAP testing data … Ryegate, November 2
Lodge Grass introduction to MAP testing … let them set it up
- ASCD annual conference in San Antonio March 6 – 8, 2010
Application forms on mtace.org web site … due December 18th
- March 1, 2010 ACE PIR Day
Lanny Stene … Melissa Genaux
ACE proposals … Stiggins (no), Stephanie Smith (Answers Plus .. MAP trainer, etc…$800 per day), Dr. Tracey Kinney .. Delivering the Data Promise – Using High Stakes Test Data to Truly Improve Learning .. Douglas, WY), Dr. Jim Staab, Northwest Labs, Northwest Assessment (MAP Testing)
What format? Separate location for Melissa Genaux? Half-day keynote followed by sectionals? All Day sectionals?
- Next ACE board meeting … November 18th, BHCC, 9:00 A.M.