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1	QUESTION 1: What skills, knowledge and attributes should our kids develop through their education?
2	What was identified	Notes
3	Skills-Academic/Core: Understanding, intergration, and application of these skills •Organized Curriculum- deeper understanding of what they have learned, meets standards, •Science •Technology •Communictation •Math- Calculate & apply •Economics/finacial literacy •Reading •Writing - GUM(grammer, usage, mechanics) •History/Government-finding their place in it, what does that look like or mean for them •Arts •Information sourcing/Finding reputable soources •Traditional skills- sewing a button, making a call, reading a physical book, making a healthy meal, completing a job application/interview process, keyboard/typing skills •Access to trade skills •
4	Skills-Interpersonal/Social: •Curiosity •Leadership •Love of learning •Well-rounded learner •Self Confidence •Confidence in their knowledge/learning •Sense of Community •Ability to ask good questions to further their own learning •Communication skills •Pride in work and their school/become an advocate •Self discipline •Accountability •Problem solving •Respect for others •Critical thinking skills •Perseverence •Professionalism •Emotional regulation •What does it mean to be a positive community member •How to get along with peers •Collaboration •Creativity •Determination •Empathy •Reflection
5	Other: •Exposure to other cultures •Exposure to other places (outside their community) •Trips, experience the world •Kids active out in the community •Kids doing outreach to the community •What does responsibility look like after High School	in learning! To read and write well! Core subjects with various class options.
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7	QUESTION 2: What is Cabot School doing well now to help kids develop those?
8	What did we learn?	Notes
9	Academic Learning: •PBL •Graduation Requirements •Wide range of projects that use multiple skills and disciplines •Multi-age/Cross grade learning •Independent research guided by teachers •Lower teacher:student ration means more attention to each student's learning •Collaboration teacher to teacher •SISKIN-other out of the classroom learning •Use of the environment to teach kids •Staff work on Curriculum building across grades •Strong Arts program and integration •Clearly defined learning expectations •Student engagement •Student choice/voice/autonomy •Senior X projects •Exibitions of learning •Leveled play field, fincically •June term •Foreign language •College trips •Public speaking •Research and topic expertise •Learning expiditions/off campus trips for learning (river/ecosystems) •Students applying knowledge outside school and in community •Cultivation of life long learners •Provides alternative assessment/learning environments •Meeting kids where they are and moving them forward
10	Social/Emotional: •Cross grade cultural/community building - Whole school trips and activities •Community service opportunities •Gives kids what they need to be successfull- regulation station •Kids are allowed to be unique individuals and embrace self worth by identifying their strengths •Relationship building-trust and value of each other (students and teachers) •Working with interventionist to meet kids where they are and build from there •Student choice/voice/autonomy •Team building/MS leadership program/Siskin •
11	Community: •Connections with the community •Students conveying learning through exhibitons/public speaking •Community involvement •Kids involve and engage with the community
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13	QUESTION 3: How could Cabot School improve to help kids develop those?
14	What was our areas to be worked on	Notes
15	Academic: •Maintain and promote alternitive options we currently have •Disrupted learning due to behaviors •Increase social/academic opportunites with other schools •More structure in the school day •Expand opportunities, learn what they are interested in •PBL-more structure, training, framework, limitations with foundations prioritized •Rigor and refocus in foundational skills within context of PBL •Building student pride in learning •Student accountability in academics •Grading-too vague, no one (students/parents/community) understands it so it means nothing •Balance between SLC and TLC, parents feel they need more teacher directed feedback •Bring back a grading system •Suggestion made in order to expand kids exposure to more students, staff, and opportunities, close HS and tuition kids out •Suggestion to bring back some text books such as sacson math, mason science, wordly wise. •Academic rigor, advanced classes in math, creative writing
16	Social/Emotional: •Restoritive practices/justice-disruption of learning of peers •Student accountability-how is this handled •Increase social/academic opportunites with other schools •Clear expectations of behavior •Social/emotional training •Consistancy in behavior management across grades/classrooms •More structure in the school day •Parent and student ownership of actions of the student •Social skills work •Expand on use of self regulation tools and supports •Student accountability socially
17	Community: •Communication of upcoming events, opportunities, expectations •Open house/visiting times for community and parents •Collaborate with other schools to gain opportunities •How do we help our community to understand what we are doing •Publicising events and learning, what is going on •community support finacially •
18	Behavior: •Progressive disipline:guidelines, disciplinary steps, consequences •Prioritize fairness and consistancy •Restorative conversations: older populations
19	Other: •Staff retention- provide a sense of stable positions •Those dissatisfied with small school- possible slots to tuition out/attend college classes •Too tightly balanced budget wise for too long, school needs repairs •State funding for repairs? •Battle of state-level pressure to merge, need more appreciation for small school model and benefits •Busing issues •Trips/opportunies outide our community •More grant writing •More funding-where to get money? •More students-how do we get stduents to want to come to Cabot? •Finish the playground •More buddy time with mixed grades •No nap time in PreK •New teachers- grantwriter- more pay to attract best instructors •Retain local kids in their interests	Q's that arose: •What are the breakdowns of costs for running the school-elementary, middle, and high school? Could we invite principal and superintendent to meetings? How do we fund the school, what can we do to add to the financial sustainability? •Suggestion on how to finish the playground-purchase stuff needed and have older students build it- include a buddy bench so if you have no one to play with you sit there and otehrs will know to invite you to play •
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