ERAC Meeting Structure
lheitmann | September 21, 2009
After listening carefully to each of your comments and suggestions at our meeting last Thursday and reflecting upon our many previous discussions, I recommend the formal adoption of the following meeting format:
· The first hour to be devoted to the host district for sharing a program, project, innovation or area of study/research/interest and then time for reflection and discussion.
· The second hour to be devoted to a deep, targeted discussion of a particular area or topic of mutual concern supported by our mission statement (i.e., co-teaching, balanced literacy, assessment, data analysis, differentiated accountability, etc.).
· A concluding thirty minute period to be devoted to Dutchess BOCES led discussion with the council regarding “business” and the logistics of planning. This implies that there will be implementation needs revealed as a result of our sharing and discussions.
There seems to be little disagreement as to what our mission really is or needs to be. While there will always be discussion about the “language” of our formal statement, the sentiment is clearly shared. We care deeply about teaching and learning in our county. We believe in our collective knowledge and acknowledge our collective responsibility as educational leaders to continually improve, build, and serve. We agree that we can collectively accomplish more than we can individually.
To do this, please consider contributing to our ERAC Blog, commenting on the Mission Statement, posting a discussion thread, or reading your colleagues comments. The web address for our blog is http://erac.mariner.dcboces.org.
We can make our Educational Resources Advisory Council a productive collaboration!
Please find our monthly list of locations for 2009-2010 under the resources tab. Thank you to all who so generously volunteered to host meetings.
