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Join us on May 17, 2007, to align our vision and mission as middle-level liaisons. Explore goals such as being SED representatives, impacting policy, informing instruction, and ensuring student success.
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Middle-Level Liaisons Brainstorming on Vision and Mission “What is the business of our business?” May 17, 2007
Our mission… • Be the voice, eyes, and ears of middle level as representatives of m-l statewide – we are a stakeholder group • Get and give information from SED – before decisions are made and during implementation and evaluation periods • Share expertise among ourselves with more intensive format • Improve SED program and assessment • Impact policy at the state level – i.e. renewal of NCLB – political action • Provide m-l leadership Academies • Educate district superintendents on Essentials of Middle Level
Our mission…con’t • Inform instruction by disseminating shared best practices and state guidelines/expectations/requirements • To promote/plan/implement M-l based professional development • Accountability to other levels – elementary and high school • Evaluations at end of every year • Develop innovations and “next steps” • Have reps on SED committees - SCDN
Our mission… • Be middle level SED rep at area BOCES to get input and answer questions • Communicate with peers through technology (Podcast, CD of info, etc.) • Inform principal, dep’t. chairs, etc. • Share professional development opportunities with application examples from our schools • Have professional development speakers at our meetings
Our mission… • Do all of previously-mentioned items to improve student success • Guarantee continuity for future participants – retirements • Collaborate and articulate with other professional organizations including higher ed., other state and national associations • Engage in research on m-l • Connection with PTA
Our mission, con’t • Disseminate info to colleagues • Work sessions • Quality assurance of high-performance programs • Implementation, measurement and accountability of Essential Elements
Our vision… • Implement the Essential Elements • Accountability of middle level • Promoting middle level • Consistency across NYS in m-l • Inform instruction by disseminating shared best practices and state guidelines/expectations/requirements • Middle level voice • Develop middle level administrators’ academy
Comments and questions • What gets measured gets done • How are we different from SCDN?