2. Strategies for organizing and conducting effective meetings Informational meetings Collaborative decision making meetings Committee on Special Education (CSE) Enhance productivity Unify a group Help bring team members towards common goals or a vision Outline objectives and/or common practices Rituals and norms to guide facilitation of the various types of meetings school leaders conduct.

3. Strategy used for prioritizing criteria, ideas, or issues Directions: 1. Present the list of items generated from a brainstorming session 2. Determine the number of votes each group member will be allowed to cast 3. Conduct a brief review of what criteria should be considered 4. Have participants then vote on the items presented. 5. The items that receive the most votes are the ones which will most likely have the greatest impact

4. When a group comes to consensus on a matter, it means that everyone in the group can support the decision Values from 0-5 to express their level of agreement with a proposed solution or understanding of a problem

6. Meeting Agenda Logistics: Location: BOE Room Date: January 15, 2011 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Type of meeting: School-Based Planning Team Facilitator: Dr. Perez Timekeeper: Dr. Fontanez Notetaker:Dr. Tiffin Attendees: Dr. Perez, Intern Principal McAlpin, Dr. Rodgers, Dr. Naple, Dr. Wawrzyniak, Dr. Fontanez, Dr. Tiffin Please read: AYP report documents Please bring: Midterm Schedule feedback from departments Agenda Items TopicPresenterTime allotted Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and discussion Interim Principal McAlpin 20 mins Midterm Exam Procedures, Proctoring and ScheduleDr. Rodgers10 mins ClubsDr. Naple8 mins Community Service PlanDr. Wawrzyniak15 mins Summarize and Next AgendaDr. Perez7 mins

8. General Ed. Teacher isn’t there, but wasn’t signed off as being excused Teacher’s evaluation of student is not current Opinion-based suggestions are given instead of fact- based suggestions CSE facilitator passes over a section Not enough copies of IEP for each person at the meeting Special Education Teacher arrives late

9. Effective /Ineffective Meeting This manual provides facilitation steps for : Preparation of various meetings Roles and expectations during and at the closing of meetings Feedback and dissemination of information following meetings.