February 11th, 2025 | Spring Lake Park Schools Board Meeting

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Approval of agenda

Future school district events

Consent agenda

District operational project updates

Deepen student engagement through innovative and personalized learning

Teacher facilitator program overview

Literacy and engagement learning updates

Report on professional development and staff leadership

Votes (2)

Approval of the agenda

PassedUnanimous

Moved by Schmidt · Seconded by Skelly

Approval of consent agenda

PassedUnanimous

Moved by Forsburg · Seconded by Henon

Notable Quotes (3)

Engagement is not being compliant; it's actually when the students are going to volunteer their attention, their time, their effort towards a task.
— Angela Googi

Student engagement definitionsExplaining the shift in understanding student engagement during the board presentation.

I learned all my assumptions were wrong. The things that I was going to focus on were not the things they wanted to focus on.
— Karen Cs

Personalized learningDiscussing how student feedback changed her engineering curriculum strategy.

Inviting teachers to be that face to be that facilitator has opened an opportunity for other teachers to say I also want to participate.
— Dianna Feno

Teacher leadershipSharing the impact of peer-led professional development.

People (12)

SchmidtSchool Board Member

Moved to approve the agenda.

SkellySchool Board Member

Seconded the motion to approve the agenda.

ForsburgSchool Board Member

Moved to approve the consent agenda.

HenonSchool Board Member

Seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda.

Hope RonDirector

Introduced the operational plan project and professional learning updates.

Melissa OlsenDirector of Learning Design and Student Engagement

Shared updates on deepening student engagement through personalized learning.

Amy BerlinLearning and Innovation Coordinator for Literacy

Co-presented on the teacher facilitator roles and professional learning framework.

Dianna FenoSecond Grade Teacher

Woodcrest Spanish Immersion; focused on multicultural perspectives and translating training materials.

Christina HromTeacher

Centerview Elementary; lead learner in literacy and vertical alignment.

Angela GoogiSeventh Grade Math Teacher

Westwood Middle School; focused on student engagement and student feedback surveys.

Karen CsTechnology Engineering and Design Teacher

High School; former industry professional focused on continuous improvement.

Zach VelNinth Grade Language Arts Teacher

High school; emphasized surveying students to inform instructional design.

Places Mentioned

Spring Lake Park DistrictWoodcrest Spanish ImmersionCenterview ElementaryWestwood Middle School

Events & Meetings (6)

Thursday February 13th and Friday February 14th: No school
Monday February 17th: No school, President's Day
Tuesday February 18th: No school
Saturday February 22nd: Panthers for a purpose party
Tuesday February 25th: School board work session, 5:00 pm
Tuesday March 4th: Regular school board meeting, 7:00 pm

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