GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

5

30 Min.

OBJECTIVES:

1. VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

Dream- to be a catalyst for growth and change

Believe- that you can keep going even when it gets difficult

Execute- perform and carry out what is required

Results- no excuses

Apply to attendance, academics & behavior

2. Roles and Responsibilities of the TEAM

Meetings and minutes will be posted on the school's website and displayed for all staff in the staff lounge.

3. SIP 2025-2026-ELA, MATH, and ACADEMIC CULTURE
4. Professional Development Plan 2025-2026

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Assign roles

• The person whose first name is first in alphabetical order is today’s facilitator

• This role entails reading the instructions on this agenda for what to do at each activity and adjusting the time for activities if things get off track

• The person next in order is the timekeeper (if your team has only 2 people, then the facilitator will also serve as the timekeeper)

• This role entails setting an alarm for each activity so that everyone can hear when time is up

• The person next in order is the note taker

• This role involves typing notes from the meeting directly into the agenda.

NOTETAKER - Record these roles at the beginning of the agenda.

Review objectives for this meeting

The facilitator reads aloud the objectives at the top of this agenda.

OBJECTIVES:

1. VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

Dream- to be a catalyst for growth and change

Believe- that you can keep going even when it gets difficult

Execute- perform and carry out what is required

Results- no excuses

Apply to attendance, academics & behavior

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2. Roles and Responsibilities of the TEAM

Meetings and minutes will be posted on the school's website and displayed for all staff in the staff lounge.

3. SIP 2025-2026-ELA, MATH, and ACADEMIC CULTURE

School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP)

ELA:

Focused on summarizing this year using the 7 keys to comprehension.

Start with visualization/creating sensory images in your mind.

Math:

Read-Draw-Write strategy

Read 3 times, then draw out the problem visually and solve it by writing all steps.

Academic Culture:

Teach students to “own their own thinking” and use “productive struggle time.”

4. Professional Development Plan 2025-2026

Look through the PD plan for the entire year. Each Wednesday meeting will have a focus topic for discussion that relates to the SCEP plan goals.

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

October 14, 2025

Objectives for this Meeting

Review the PD Plan and get the activities into weekly/monthly time slots

Clarify the Curriculum that is happening in the classrooms for Gen Ed and SPED

Title I  Activities for Parents  2025-2026

 Next Steps to Complete in time for this Meeting

Everyone should review the PD plan and make notes on what should be included

Look at TNL to identify grade-level appropriate material and see how to adapt for students with special needs.

GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

80 min

10min

OBJECTIVES:

1. Reviewed Building-Based Professional Learning Plan 2025-2026. Looked through the PD plan for the entire year. Made adjustments to the plan based on what was done for September/October and updated intentions through December, and input dates on the calendar through February.

Title I Activities for parents and kids

7 Keys to comprehension-Part of the school improvement Plan for all staff-Book is very parent-friendly. We will have 7 sessions to have parents, staff, and students actively engaged in learning to help improve reading comprehension.

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

November 13, 2025

Objectives for this Meeting

Review the PD Plan and get the activities into weekly/monthly time slots

Clarify the Curriculum that is happening in the classrooms for Gen Ed and SPED

 Next Steps to Complete in Time for this Meeting

Everyone should review the PD plan and make notes on what should be included

Look at TNL to identify grade-level appropriate material and see how to adapt for students with special needs.

GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

60 min

20

      20

OBJECTIVES:

• Title I Parent Meeting PowerPoint
• Title I PFE Allowable Expenditures
• Title I Parent-Family Engagement Plan
• Title I Activities for parents and kids
• 7 Keys to comprehension-Part of the school improvement Plan for all staff-Book is very parent-friendly. We will have 7 sessions to have parents, staff, and students actively engaged in learning to help improve reading comprehension.

            Review Professional Development Plan for the year 2025-2026 (March-June)

            LEVEL UP READING PROGRAM-FIND OUT STUDENT INTERESTS

            COMPETITIONS-TROPHIES

K-2-Reading Sheet for parents to sign each night

Grades 3-4-Book log with name of books, # of pages read, dates, and connections

Grades 5-6-Dialectical Journals-Snippets of the kids reading with their parents/podcasts

• Slogan-It’s Time to LEVEL UP!!!!!!! (How many hours of reading can we accomplish as a school?)

• Get parents' signature
• Reading at least 20 minutes/day,/Can read on the bus on the way to school
• Panther Points at the end of the week is worth (xx) amount of points/ice cream, snack ticket at the end of the month
• Use thermometers outside of each classroom
• Announcements on PA
• Teacher Reading Competition
• Create ways and times to read
• Reading around the school-Use sneakers, names, and times
• Staff and Parents put on a play for students
• Individual/Class Prizes

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

December 9, 2025

Objectives for this Meeting

• Review the Professional Development Plan and Wednesday PD’s
• Title I Review
• Review Reading Level-Up Plan

 Next Steps to Complete in Time for this Meeting

• Look at the needs assessment from our MTSS SAM Report for Wednesday’s PD
• Make copies of the Title I  Activities for Parent Engagement for the TEAM

GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

3:50-

4:30

4:30-4:45

40 min

15min

      20

-MTSS SAMS Rubric (Self Assessment Multi-Tiered System of Supports) Assessment and Scoring- Capacity/Infrastructure/ Leadership (started, but need to reassess- Looking at current scoring and adjusted as needed

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Parent Title 1 Funding: Money to keep parents involved in learning

Parent Friendly section in 7 Keys to Comprehension

There will be 6 two-hour sessions that teach the parents the 7 keys to comprehension, and they need to be completed by June. We are looking at starting in January and finishing before NYS testing begins.  (Parent Academy) Beginning January 21st, 28th, and continuing on the following dates: Feb. 11th, 25th, March 11th, 18th, and concluding with an ending celebration ( date to be determined).

Discussed processes, procedures, and protocols for MTSS. We need to create a flow chart for teachers to bring students to be assessed for tier 2 intervention.

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

Objectives for this Meeting

 Next Steps to Complete in Time for this Meeting

GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

3:50-

4:30

4:30-4:45

Parent Academy

• Created a Parent Academy using Title 1 funding. The parents are invited to come in and learn about the 7 Keys to Comprehension and how it is utilized in our school. They will receive the book and items to keep track of belongings handed out at each meeting.

Parent Title 1 Funding: Money to keep parents involved in learning

Parent Friendly section in 7 Keys to Comprehension

There will be 6 two-hour sessions that teach the parents the 7 keys to comprehension, and they need to be completed by June. We are looking at starting in January and finishing before NYS testing begins.  (Parent Academy) Beginning January 21st, 28th, and continuing on the following dates: Feb. 11th, 25th, March 11th, 18th, and concluding with an ending celebration ( date to be determined).

There will be dinner, bus passes, raffle prizes, and they will get a book.

Parents must attend the 1st meeting and at least 4 of the other 5 meetings. (5 out of 6 meetings are required). Students are encouraged to attend with their parents. Parents must call to register between now and January 20th. First-come, first-served basis for sign-ups.

Make the sign-ups sound exciting: “Only 7 slots left, reserve yours today!”

Back-up plan for younger siblings: Ask for help from ParaProfessional staff to help out?  

Session outline: Make and take items, Visualization bookmarks,

Doors open at 4:45 pm to start promptly at 5 pm (Sign in)

5:00-5:15 – Introduce staff present to run the session, Parent Icebreakers

5:15-6:15 – Workshop skill of the day

6:15-6:30 – read with your child (myView books on tables)

6:30-6:40 Fill out the book reading log with the student practicing summarizing/ draw picture summary

6:40-6:50 – exit ticket & raffles (2 tickets; one for raffle of the day, one for a bigger prize at the end)

6:50-7:00 –Meals to go in a bag

Professional Learning Plan–School 4 Professional Learning Calendar

Update the calendar of professional learning for our staff until the end of Jan 2026

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

February 11, 2026

March 10, 2026

April 8, 2026

May 13, 2026

June 10, 2026

Objectives for this Meeting

Update Professional Learning Plan for the remainder of the year.

 Next Steps to Complete in Time for this Meeting

GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

3:50-

4:30

4:30-4:45

40 min

15min

 20 Min.

-MTSS SAMS Rubric (Self Assessment Multi-Tiered System of Supports) Assessment and Scoring- Capacity/Infrastructure/ Leadership (started, but need to reassess- Looking at current scoring and adjusted as needed

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Parent Title 1 Funding: Money to keep parents involved in learning

Parent Friendly section in 7 Keys to Comprehension

There will be 6 two-hour sessions that teach the parents the 7 keys to comprehension, and they need to be completed by June. We are looking at starting in January and finishing before NYS testing begins.  (Parent Academy) Beginning January 21st, 28th, and continuing on the following dates: Feb. 11th, 25th, March 11th, 18th, and concluding with an ending celebration ( date to be determined).

Discussed processes, procedures, and protocols for MTSS. We need to create a flow chart for teachers to bring students to be assessed for tier 2 intervention.

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

3/10/26

Objectives for this Meeting

Interviews for transfers

School Chief Meeting on 3/17/26

Testing-Nextera-test Mods/Proctor video

Pacing for Being A Writer

Parent Academy Sessions 5 & 6

 Next Steps to Complete in Time for this Meeting

List of teacher transfers

Confirm test Mods for all students taking NYS Assessments in Grades 3-6

Pacing Chart for Being A Writer

Lists of Parent Academy Attendees

GEORGE MATHER FORBES SCHOOL #4

PANTHER PRIDE

Time

Mins.

      2

        2

Activity

REVIEW NORMS-PICK-ONE YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO

ASSIGN ROLES: TIME KEEPER/NORM TRACKER

3:45-

Agenda:

Interviews for transfers

Looked at the list of teacher transfers

Selected names from the list

School Interviews for Transfers

-Start selecting names to schedule interviews

Each person selected names and turned in their sheet to Mrs. Davis. We will begin setting times for interviews beginning next Thursday.

School Chief Meeting on 3/18/26- visit by the chief and Deputy Superintendent

Testing-Nextera-test Mods/Proctor video- How are we going to do the proctoring?  Who will be the proctors? Decide who will be where. We want to print the login for students, make a master list, and make sure computers are charged.

Pacing for Being A Writer

 Mrs. Davis will send a survey to confirm pacing at each grade level.

Parent Academy Sessions 5 & 6

Session 5-Morey and Bellwood will do the session 3/11/26-Determining Importance

Session 6 will be Daly and Loomis-Synthesizing

Last session, graduation will be on 3/25/26

Lists of Parent Academy Attendees

10 Families Attending

Confirm test Mods for all students taking NYS Assessments in Grades 3-6

Mrs. Davis will talk to the AD to discuss who has test mods.

Discuss what worked well about this meeting and what we would like to change next time

Meeting DATES for Next time.

4/14/26

Objectives for this Meeting

 Next Steps to Complete in Time for this Meeting