1. WASC Work Session #4
December 14, 2012

2. Agenda Part 1: Making Connections Part 2: Making Sense (of it all)
Interdisciplinary Teams including satellite teachers
Ancillary Support including Support Staff and Administration
Part 2: Making Sense (of it all)

3. Ground Rules Actively Listen
Cell phones on silent, vibrate, or off
Minimize side-bar discussions
Give others the opportunity to share (don’t hog the learning time)
Focus on Improvement (Any complaint to be accompanied by a solution; be constructive rather than destructive – have those “fierce conversations)
Signal to move ahead (raising of hand)
Work collaboratively while in groups, offering assistance where needed

4. What’s Ahead December: January Work Session: February Work Session:
Building consensus, ensure that we are doing what we say we’re doing
Review RAPP (Action Plan)
End of December – Send draft of report to WASC Chairperson for review, recommendations, and guidance.
January Work Session:
Review Draft of Report
Meet in Focus Groups to go over areas of strength and areas of growth
February Work Session:
Review FINAL report
End of February – SUBMIT REPORT TO WASC
WASC Visit – April 15-18, 2013

5. Part 1: Making Connections
Objective:
BMS faculty and staff will review the different components of BMS’s vision and mission and understand how they are all connected.
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7. BMS Framework to Greatness: “Going from Good to Great”
Professional Learning Communities
Personalization
Rigorous Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Goal 3 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will improve the school culture by actively engaging in professional learning communities within their interdisciplinary teams and content teams.
WASC
A1: School Purpose
A3: School Leadership
A4: Staff
A5: School Environment
Goal 2 (RAPP):
BMS students will increase their student achievement as measured through SAT10, Interim Assessments, and Common Assessments
Goal 1 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will increase the personalization with all BMS students as measured in perception surveys, parental partnerships, and discipline referrals.
WASC
B1: What Students Learn
B2: How Students Learn
B3: How Assessment is Used
WASC
C1: Student Connectedness
C2: Parent/Community Involvement

8. BMS Framework to Greatness: “Going from Good to Great”
Professional Learning Communities
Goal 3 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will improve the school culture by actively engaging in professional learning communities within their interdisciplinary teams and content teams.
WASC
A1: School Purpose
A3: School Leadership
A4: Staff
A5: School Environment

9. BMS Framework to Greatness: “Going from Good to Great”
Professional Learning Communities
Personalization
Rigorous Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Goal 3 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will improve the school culture by actively engaging in professional learning communities within their interdisciplinary teams and content teams.
WASC
A1: School Purpose
A3: School Leadership
A4: Staff
A5: School Environment
Goal 2 (RAPP):
BMS students will increase their student achievement as measured through SAT10, Interim Assessments, and Common Assessments
Goal 1 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will increase the personalization with all BMS students as measured in perception surveys, parental partnerships, and discipline referrals.
WASC
B1: What Students Learn
B2: How Students Learn
B3: How Assessment is Used
WASC
C1: Student Connectedness
C2: Parent/Community Involvement

10. BMS Framework to Greatness: “Going from Good to Great”
Professional Learning Communities
Personalization
Rigorous Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Goal 3 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will improve the school culture by actively engaging in professional learning communities within their interdisciplinary teams and content teams.
WASC
A1: School Purpose
A3: School Leadership
A4: Staff
A5: School Environment
Goal 2 (RAPP):
BMS students will increase their student achievement as measured through SAT10, Interim Assessments, and Common Assessments
Goal 1 (RAPP):
BMS faculty will increase the personalization with all BMS students as measured in perception surveys, parental partnerships, and discipline referrals.
WASC
B1: What Students Learn
B2: How Students Learn
B3: How Assessment is Used
WASC
C1: Student Connectedness
C2: Parent/Community Involvement