Jan,+Human+Relations





The Data Driven Decision Making PDF above is a great reference for the passion that Lou shared with us on digging deeper and looking to the future of academic assessments.

Ethical Case Studies: @http://www.aasaconnect.com/The-Ethical-Educator

Here's a preview and a couple of reminders for HR class tomorrow.

Lou Howell, Executive Director of Iowa ASCD and former English teacher and curriculum director, will visit with you at 9:30 regarding central office functions as well as human capital and social capital concepts. We have a few enrollment project presentations to receive and respond to as a board or leadership team. Bring your Problem of Practice paper drafts with you to share and get your colleagues' feedback. Bring the Odden book and the Human Capital Management, Social Capital and Teacher Quality, Doing More with Less, and Real Reason People Won't Change articles with you. IF you haven't' viewed the two short Carri Leana videos, do that tonight also.:@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6MaIRhInE0@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzSIpH7LP9Y 

Here's a short article to get you thinking about HR and its role in teacher evaluate. []

Article from January class Article from January class Advocacy Documents from December Systems Thinking Class:

We meet Saturday, January 28, from 9:00-5:00 for HR. Here is what you need to do to prepare for our first class: 1) Read the entire Odden book. For the chapter you chose to focus on (list below), use the 4 A's to make notes and bring them to class. No need to develop a PowerPoint. Ch. 1, EveryoneCh. 2, Matt BerninghausCh. 3, DougCh. 4, JesseCh. 5, CarolCh. 6, EllenCh. 7, MikeCh. 8, DonitaCh. 9, JimCh. 10, JacyCh. 11, Matthew BlackmoreCh. 12, Lonnie
 * What assumptions does the author hold?
 * What do you agree with in the chapter?
 * What do you want to argue with in the chapter?
 * What ideas in the reading do you aspire to?

2) Read the attached articles and bring at least one question about each to class.

   3) Bring to class: <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Certified Enrollment trends from 2007, 2010, 2011: Iowa Public Enrollment Projections: Educational statistics page from the DE (this is where the above data was taken from: <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Odden book and articles attached to this email
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Enrollment (trend) data for the last 5 years, broken out by grade level and school site.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[[file:06-07 Enrollment Data.xls]][[file:07-08 Enrollment Data.xls]][[file:08-09 Enrollment Data.xls]][[file:09-10 Enrollment Data.xls]][[file:10-11 Enrollment Data.xls]]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Projected enrollment for 2012-13, broken out by grade level and school site: [[file:5 Year Enrollment Projections.xls]]
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Key HR documents relating to enrollment, staffing (including "early" retirement) and personnel issues for both certified and support staff. For example, bring board policies (The majority of these are found in the 400s, if your district uses the numerical organization system), handbooks, master contracts, hiring paperwork, including application form(s). Review these documents before you come to class so you can share what caught your attention, what seems to be a strength and what needs attention.