Austin

SEM @ Austin Elementary

  • Building Background Knowledge of Campus (A)

  • Conversation With Superintendent (A)

  • Conversations With SBDM (A, T)

  • Joe Renzulli Visits Austin Elem. (A, T)

  • SBDM Decides to Further Investigate SEM (A, T)

  • Attendance at Confratute (A, T)

    8 Austin educators and 2 administrators attend Confratute at the University of Connecticut.
  • Confratute Experience Shared With Staff (T)

  • Renzulli Learning "Brown Bag Breakfast" (A)

  • Staff Creates Austin Belief Statements (A, T)

  • Strategic Abandonment of SEM (A, T)

    PBIS
    New Literacy Adoption
  • 2nd Group Attends Confratute (A, T)

    8 additional staff members attend Confratute at the University of Connecticut.
  • Interest Surveys for Learners & Educators (T, L)

  • Alignment of SEM w/ Campus/District Improv. Plans (A, T)

  • First Site Visit to Lauren Mountain Elementary (A, T)

  • "Fork In the Road" Conversation (A, T)

  • PD@Austin and SEM Blogs Begin (A)

  • Professional Development for SEM (A, T)

  • Creation of "E-Tubs" (A)

  • E-Time Begins (A, T, L)

  • SEM Presentation to PTO (A)

  • 2nd Site Visit to Lauren Mountain Elementary (A, T)

  • Attendance at Confratute (A, T)

  • Implementation Matrix Campus Self-Assessment (A, T)

  • Principal/Transformation Academy (A)

  • Creation of Total Talent Portfolios (A, T, L)

  • SEM Presentation for New Staff (A, T)

  • Interest Surveys for Parents & Learners (L)

  • Creation of Austin Guiding Purpose (A, T)

  • Discovering Our "Why" (A, T)

  • Think-A-Thon (L)

  • Creation of Community Database (A)

  • Professional Development for Clusters (T)

  • Enrichment Clusters Begin for 4th/5th (L)

  • Revision of Belief Statements (A, T)

  • Curriculum Compacting Training (T)

  • 4/5 Enrichment Cluster Showcase (T, L)

  • Facilitator Cluster Reflections (T)

  • Learner Cluster Reflections (L)

  • 2nd/3rd Grade Enrichment Cluster Training (T)

  • 1st Parent Volunteers (A)

  • Parent Mini-Series SEM (A, P)

  • Professional Learning continued (T)

  • k/1 Cluster Training (T)

  • 1st SEM Visitors (V)

  • 2n/3rd Grade Cluster Showcase (T, L)

  • Learner/Facilitator Cluster Reflection (T, L)

  • K/1 Clusters Begin (T, L)

  • K/1 Clusters Showcase (T, L)

  • K/1 Facilitator/Learner Reflections

  • Awesome-Sauce Day (A, T, L, P, V)

  • SEM Coordinator attends Confratute (T)

  • SEM for New Hires (T)

  • 3r/4th/5th Cluster Refresher (T)

  • 3rd/4th/5th Clusters Begin

  • Learning Forward Presentation (A, T)

  • 3rd/4th/5th Cluster Showcase

  • Learner/Faciltator Reflection (T, L)

  • Kinder Mini-Clusters (T, L)

  • SEM/Learning Framework PBL Launch

  • 1st/2nd Grade Cluster Refresher (T)

  • Community Faciltator Training (T, C)

  • 1st/2nd Clusters Begin (T, L)

  • Be-Wind Energy Brown Bag Lunch (C, L)

  • American Heart Association (C, L)

  • Building Reading Garden (A, T, L, C, P)

  • 2nd/3rd Grade Clusters Begin (T, L)

  • 1st/2nd Grade Cluster Showcase (T, L)

  • SEM Presentation to Region 8 (A, T)

  • SEM/LF Presentation to Chamber of Commerce (A, T)

  • SEM Camp (A, T, L, C, P, SB)

  • Confratute (A, T)