October+Planned+Activities



This page will contain information about the superintendent activities planned to be completed during the month October 2012. 11 of the 38 activities were scheduled to be completed during the month of October 2012.


 * ** Activity #4F **
 * Effective Communication ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 2, 3, 4 ** || Review and analyze the processes the district uses to monitor ongoing communication between parents, the district and faculty.
 * Include critique in e-portfolio/blog/Wiki || ** Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #5C **
 * Negotiation / Consensus Building ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 3, 4, 10 ** || Choose a current issue in the district. Use steps to resolve issues with a small group of concerned parties.
 * Inclusion vs. Pull-out instruction for ESL Students
 * Reach consensus for a plan to resolve the issue and/or a critique of areas in which resolution failed. Include plan in e-portfolio/blog/Wiki. || ** District ESOL Coordinator, Campus ESL Lead Teachers ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #8C **
 * School / Program Scheduling ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 1, 2, 5, 6 ** || Meet with the counselor or administrator responsible for changes in student class schedules. Discuss the number of changes, rationales for changes, and ramifications of changes.
 * Examine ways to reduce changes and/or better meet student needs. Include a summary in notebook. || ** Secondary Counselors ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #11A **
 * Learning Technology ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 1, 4, 6, 7, 10 ** || Review board policies related to the use of e-mail, interactive technologies such as Web 2.0 tools, software license agreements, Web page construction, access to the Internet and other technologies.
 * Review the degree of compliance between policy and the technology plan. Record findings and recommendations in notebook || ** Executive Director Instructional Technology ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #14B **
 * Staff Development Adult Learning ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 ** || Gather, from written evidence or from someone responsible for staff development, the yearly district staff development plan.
 * Analyze the plan with respect to the district mission, student achievement, and teacher evaluations. Include a copy or an overview of the plan and the relationship to the above variables in notebook. || ** District Staff Development ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #20A **
 * Faculty and Maintenance Administration / Safety and Security ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 4, 8, 9 ** || Examine reports from current health and fire inspections and any other required state or federal reporting data on facility maintenance. Examine building work orders and work accomplished for the district.
 * Include a summary of findings and recommendations in notebook. || ** Executive Director Facilities Services or Project Manager Facilities Services ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #21A **
 * Student Transportation ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 8, 9, 10 ** || Interview the director of transportation, and discuss current issues and needs regarding transportation. These should include costs, maintenance, personnel issues, training and safety, and student problems.
 * Include a brief summary of needs and issues in notebook. || ** Executive Director Transportation ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #23E **
 * Personnel Procedures ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 ** || Meet with administrators at the district level and gather information on staff turnover and reasons for leaving. Gather any additional information from exit interviews.
 * Assess the turnover rate, actions taken to address concerns, and any additional recommendations for improvement. Include assessment and recommendations in notebook. || ** Executive Director Secondary Department of Human Resources ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #25A **
 * Community / Public Relations ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 1, 2, 3, 4 ** || Interview one or more persons involved with district public relations. The interview should include eliciting strategies for effective communication to and from the community and the issue of community politics.
 * Include a summary of the interview in notebook. || ** Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #27B **
 * Climate That Supports Cultural Diversity ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 1, 5, 6, 7, 10 ** || Meet with members of the language arts and / or reading departments and examined the literature used with regard to gender stereotyping.
 * Include analysis and recommendation in notebook. || ** Executive Director Secondary Curriculum & Operations **
 * Director of Secondary ELA ** || ** October 2012 ** ||
 * ** Activity #30C **
 * Philosophy / History of Education ** || ** TExES Comp. # **
 * 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 ** || Review past school board agencies, reports, and / or minutes. Note significant events, policy changes, and recurring themes or concern that impact the district today.
 * Include a summary in notebook. || ** Executive Director Secondary Curriculum & Operations ** || ** October 2012 ** ||