ACE Board Meeting Agenda

November 18, 2009 ACE Board Meeting
9:00 A. M. @ Billings Hotel and Convention Center

  1. Call to order, introduction

  2. Approval of October 28, 2009 minutes 

  3. Financial Report

  4. Membership / dues

  5. Gail Richardson …Curriculum review

  6. November 10 ACE principal meeting

  7. SMART

  8. Training opportunities (on mtace.org web site)
    6 + 1 training
    How to interpret and use MAP testing data … Ryegate, November 2
    December 10 Dibbles training

  9. 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?)

  10. March 1, 2010 ACE PIR Day
    Propose that all sessions be held at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center. Registration and contenental breakfast from 8:30 – 9:00 A.M.
    9:00 … Choice of two sessions:
    From 9:00 –4:00 … Dr. Melissa Genaux … “Creating Effective and Defensible Programs for Kids on the Autism spectrum: Practical Strategies for Rural School Districts.
    From 9:00 – 12:00 … Dr. Tracey Kinney … Delivering the Data Promise – Using High Stakes Test Data to Truly Improve Learning.
    There would be several 1.5 hour afternoon sessions for attendees to choose from including:
    Dr. Tracey Kinney … one session for K – 6 and one session for 7 – 12.
    Jim Staab
    Northwest Assessment ( use of MAP Testing data)
    Stephanie Smith (Answers Plus .. MAP trainer, etc…$800 per day) OPI
    Lisa Scott
    Administrator panel on what they are doing at their school
    Victoria Falls Down or some one from our Native American Schools
    Others?

  11. Next ACE board meeting … December 16th, BHCC, 9:00 A.M.
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