#kyadmin Archive
#kyadmin is a great way for Kentucky School Administrators to share strategies, educational resources, and more.
Monday September 12, 2016
7:00 PM EDT
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Good evening ! Welcome to our first chat of the year! Be sure you include our hashtag with all your responses tonight.
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Let's start out with introductions. Please give your name, title, and where you work. Share something great that happened today!
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Shelee Clark, Principal of Lakewood Elementary, Hardin County, Today I completed by second PGES observation.
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Alison Gregory, Lead Learner - Graves Co. Pos phone call on two Ss and book chat after school with T peeps!
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Sara, make sure you include the on your responses. :)
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Tonight's chat will follow a Q1..A1 format. Be sure to include your with your answers. First question coming up!
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Topic for tonight's chat is Together Everyone Achieves More. We're going to discuss how to involve all stakeholders
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Q1. Who do you consider stakeholders in your school community?
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A little late, Connie Crigger, principal Mann Elem in Boone County. Had a great SBDM meeting tonight!
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Welcome Connie! Glad you made it!
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A1 students, ALL staff, parents, community churches- businesses
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A1. Parents, teachers, students, district staff, school board members, community businesses and organizations
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A1: Anyone within our community with direct or indirect connections to school-staff, students, parents, business, etc.
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Q2. How do you involve different stakeholder groups in he decision-making process at your school?
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A1- Teachers, parents, community members, businesses, and others that have an influence on our school.
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A2 committee work and community outreach such as our Slabtown Festival
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Alison Langley. SpEd T/aspiring admin. Thanks for letting me join chat. Also on webinar as a KY CTEPS fellow. multitasking!
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A2: We really push volunteering. Business assoc works our popcorn Friday, grandparents as readers, others working with centers etc.
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A2. Student Lighthouse Team allows for S input in decision making. SBDM and committees give staff and Ps chance to give input
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A2- First year principal, but so far we invite stakeholders to committee meetings. Of course, I invite stakeholders to our SBDM.
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A2. We tried some coffee chats last year and invited Ps and community to come for coffee and discussion. Low attendance.
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Also, once we get them comfortable getting in bldg they are more willing to serve in other areas (SBDM, committee)
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Does anyone collaborate with a local university or college with teacher prep program?
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That's a great idea though!
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Thanks. We had a few great topic sessions...one on adult education opportunities. Just couldn't get the people there.
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Do you mean other than for observations or assignments?
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Q3. How do you collaborate with businesses and community organizations to benefit students?
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That's where I feel we all struggle. Getting everyone involved. Always a priority!
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A3: We have a great Boone Bus Assoc. that loves to collaborate in many volunteer aspects and service learning projects.
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Q3: it's hard to pinpoint one, but we have a very giving community that is always willing to help our school/students.
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A3. We love our partnership with and that provides our students with state of the art fitness equipment
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We have another business that will be working with our STEAM lab too.
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We have area Churches and our local mason group provide bikes for kids with 100% attendance. Last year we had two this year 30!
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A3. We have many partners in education including our local cooperative extension office, the sheriff's dept, and Dept of Fish/Wild
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We have a local civic organization that did this for us too! A great incentive!
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A3- My FRYSC gets a lot of support from businesses in the community. They help sponsor programs that we have at school.
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our 5th grade has a great collaboration with the local 4H program.
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A3. Vulcan Materials also supports our school with an annual donation. They have a quarry in our district.
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Love some 4-H! We have a great program and our 4th graders are heading to Ag Safety Day next week! https://t.co/SqylYEc2Ix
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our 5th grade has a great collaboration with the local 4H program.
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A3- 4-H will also participate a lot this year in our school. Excited to have them as a partner.
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hi everyone Lou Carter Instruction/ Curriculum Murray Independent
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A2: our school district has a HUGE volunteer program. Ps volunteer in classes; coach teams; Watch Dog programs, committees
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Q4. How do you connect educators with volunteers to support students?
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So sorry, just now joining.
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Brooke, CCPS Principal. Sorry that I am late!
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this year MMS is piloting a year long student T program with Murray State. Student Ts began the same day as T and will end year
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A4: We get the word out through our website, newsletter, PTA, staff etc. I invite people to become a certified volunteer
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Watch dogs rock! https://t.co/S5q3DAaNvO
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A2: our school district has a HUGE volunteer program. Ps volunteer in classes; coach teams; Watch Dog programs, committees
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That's a neat idea! Hope it goes well.
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Do you have a volunteer orientation? Do you just host one? What time of day?
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A4: We couldn't make without our volunteers! Our FRC helps ALOT!
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A3 we have been blessed to partner with Amaray that is funding our Project Lead the Way initiative.
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We have vol train several times before school starts, then 1 x per month @ 8:00am and 6:00pm on that date
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We offer multiple! Some during school some after. https://t.co/h1D28nBprB
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Do you have a volunteer orientation? Do you just host one? What time of day?
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Q4: in HS, we get a lot of volunteers for extra and co-curriculars, but sometimes struggle with "school hour" volunteers. Ideas?
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we LOVE our project lead the way for our STEAM lab, but it is costly!
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I like calling them "Certified" Volunteers. Makes it seem more official.
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Definitely makes the Ps more comfortable with so many volunteers in bldg to know that have gone thru process.
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A4- My FRYSC trains my volunteers for school. We utilize volunteers every chance we get. We have weekly trainings.
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We Also hv a mentoring program w community members who stay w the Ss through elem school and many hv continued to see them at MS!
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Q5. Share some of your school's favorite parent involvement events.
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Be ready to clarify your events as people ask for details.
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A5. Storybook Sock Hop, Grandparents Luncheon, Student-Led Conferences
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Slabtown Festival, Veterans Day, monthly assembly, grandparents lunch w/ book fair, mentor program , career day!
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A5 daddy/daughter dance, mother/son game night, moms and muffins, dads and donuts
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A5. A few of my teachers are hosting Grow with Google nights this year and teaching GAFE to parents.
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A5: Men @ Mann week; Moms @ Mann pumpkin carving, Veterans Day, Mann Mingle,
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A5. We're also going to try a ROAR-o-Ween this year and have a fall performance along with some trick or treating in safe place.
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Next week we have an evening of Chromebooks in action with the parents.
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Our Men @ Mann started a trunk or treat last year that was very successful
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A5 It is so hard to get parent involvement at the middle school level, we have tried so many things. Any suggestions??
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A5- Stem Night, Grandparents Dinner, Treat the Halls, parent data night.
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Q6. Communication is key. How do you communicate with all your stakeholders? How often?
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No, I haven't. I even tried a school wide remind and I only had like 20 to join https://t.co/EmbI9Cr3Fm
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Hard, I know. As a former middle school parent, my child didn't want me to go to events. Have you done a parent Twitter chat?
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https://t.co/GyBGq9KTIb
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A6: Google newsletter for staff...it is a living document that changes daily but full of information.
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Q6: communication is necessary. A simple phone call, thank you, or note home goes a long way with all stakeholders .
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Parent newsletter every midterm and report card, remind, one-calls weekly, Facebook, Twitter are all weekly.
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A6- This would be an area of growth for me. Looking forward to the responses. My plan is to send a bi-monthly newsletter.
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A6. We have daily announcements for our students via TV. They are student led, but full of info for the kids and staff.
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A6. Trying to be better about writing letters to the community to thank them for their time and donations.
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Q6: how many have school social media pages and who is responsible for updates?
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A6: weekly electronic newsletter, REMIND, FB, Twitter, closed FB pages, team websites,
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We have Facebook and Twitter. I have them linked together. Myself, AP and LMS can all manage.
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well, my girls head off to VGE in a couple years so I may "encourage" them to do some stealing of this idea as well
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A6- I send out a weekly newsletter with information and goals for the week o my staff.
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a4: Ts complete a form at the beginning of school. The P Volunteer Coordinator matches Ps to S/T needs
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We do and I handle the FB and twitter. Teachers have closed pages they handle for parents
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I was planning to do this too. I have to know who needs help before I seek out volunteers.
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I need to be better about parent newsletters.Can you share one with me? It's like I have too much to say or not enough
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Thanks for all the great ideas tonight . Keep them rolling in! We'll be back next month on October 10th at 7E/6C.
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Be sure to keep checking our feed. Post questions or ideas anytime to share with our group.
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On Voxer? Let me know if you want to be added to our Voxer group.
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Thanks Shelee for moderating. Good to hear ideas from everyone again.
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Just email or Twitter message me your username Alison and I will add you.
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