The TBS Instructional Leadership Team, or IAT, is led by Head of School Mitch Bostian, and includes Early Childhood Center Director Kathy Duhl, Middle School Division Head MaryBeth Ventura, and myself, with sometimes participation from K-8 Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator Sima Misra and K-8 Student Life Coordinator Kate Klaire.
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| Sima Misra, MaryBeth Ventura, and Kathy Duhl |
We meet every Tuesday morning for 90 minutes, using an agenda template that begins with a welcome activity, spends at least 40 minutes on the central discussion topic, moves into a "situation of the week" conversation and then a brief check-in about program initiatives, and concludes with a celebration and appreciation. This scaffold does vary depending on the needs of the week and the group; for example, on 10/1 we took time to finalize planning for the October 11th professional development day, even though the main item of the meeting was Developing a Community of Shared Practice.
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| Kate Klaire and Mitch Bostian |
Similarly, at today's meeting we began the conversation to guide planning for the first round of Parent/Teacher conferences coming on 11/1-4, even though the main item of discussion was a clarifying conversation about the interpersonal, intrapersonal, and teaching practices qualities we look for in faculty. We took this list of qualities and individually placed them inside a three-part Venn diagram, after which we discussed our choices and thinking. Feel free to give it a try and share your results with me!
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| Our first draft of Goals for Fall P/T Conferences, to be discussed at tomorrow's All Faculty meeting. |
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