June+5th

** PLT Reference Group **** Meeting held Friday June 5th ‘09 **

 * Present **: Jill Fitzgerald, Heather Odgers, Cindi Bruechert, Helen Dyer, Julie Baker, Kim Saddlier, Delene Commerford, John Sloan.
 * Apologies **: Anne Baird, Heather Ridge, Leanne Preece (overseas)

Does the handbook reflect what we want to say? As a whole document, does it connect with everyone?
 * The team reviewed the handbook. **

The following statements/suggestions were made from the group.

· The watermark is a great idea but needs to be lighter as it is overpowering the written component. · Do we need to balance the amount of content on each page? · We like the structure of each page e.g. headings (role, structure, tools) · Need to have page numbers. · We need the overview but maybe we need to have a ‘nutshell’ statement on Page 1 (Overview page) <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What is the ‘nuts & bolts’ of this document? If I was a teacher, would I get the meaning? <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The purpose needs refining – shortening. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fonts/size all need to be the same. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Each page should have a summary. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Where does the theory fit? Does it connect? <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ruth Sloan would be someone who would be good (if time permitted) at proofreading this document. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Summaries at side of each page to be shaded to make it distinctly separate from the main content. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">That the pages need to be double spreads so that the content does not continue over the next page.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">GENERAL COMMENTS **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACTIONS **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; msospacerun: yes;">

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE ONE **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The ‘nutshell’ statement to be incorporated into Ron’s conversation to the Region. **JOHN** to draft this statement and show Ron.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Overview to be placed on the side.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change title of diagram to Triad – Professional Learning Team Model

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE TWO - Purpose **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Delete __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> all of Purpose statement __except for paragraph 2__ which reads ‘As part of our continual focus………..and teacher triads within their context’
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Put this revised purpose statement inside the front cover.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE THREE – Theory **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instead of Theory as a heading change to Underlying Framework.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Take out Moral Purpose and Zone of Proximal Development and use this information within the training package.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Incorporate some of the theory into Ron’s conversation to the region
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Reword __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> the current summary under the title of Theory. **//Possibly to//**…. …The Loddon Mallee Triad Professional Learning Team Model draws together the research base of Elmore,e5,Fullan &Vygotsky …..???
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Instructional Core diagram (student, teacher, content) needs to have an obvious title attached to it…perhaps underneath it?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE FOUR – Whole School Improvement **

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Heather O **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> to __fine tune__ the Whole School Improvement page – make a ‘nutshell’ statement for side summary. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Data/evidence - dot point what assessment is to be used. All Year 3 to Year 8 students are to be assessed…. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Do not delete __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Numeracy and General Mathematics in the statement. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Question?? Where does the theory fit? Does it connect?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Brightly coloured Triads page – to be placed as back cover and colours reversed to match the blue/purple front cover. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Take Triangle out which states ‘Triad members rotate roles each week…’
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE FIVE - TRIADS **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Shade __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> the summary area. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2nd paragraph - __change__ last line. The meetings will adhere to a strict agenda and protocols. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Delete __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– paragraph under title ‘Theory of Action’. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Graphic __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – put statements from the circular graphic (Review Observe Plan) at the bottom of the page under the headings. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Move/rotate graphic __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> so that it reflects that the order should be REFLECT, then PLAN then OBSERVE. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Also __change the order__ of the terms at the bottom of the page to show 1. Reflect. 2. Plan 3. Observe. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Under the heading OBSERVE __change__ ‘take in turns’ __to__ ‘alternate’ e.g. Triads team members //alternate// week about….. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Under the heading //‘The work of the Triad//’ in the side summary we need to change 1st dot point. __Change__ wording **__ from__** ‘To work collaboratively with other teachers’ **__to__** ‘Finding ways of working with each other’ – then __Delete__ Appendix A.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE SIX – TRIADS **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">JILL to **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Helen **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> to refine PLT pages <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Delete __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> //Richard D Four// quote <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Headings of Aim, Structure, & Work to be added to this section <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Keep P&D Culture Draft 2009 at the side as it ties it all together.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE SEVEN and EIGHT – PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TEAMS **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> title to Leadership <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Needs opening statement……”the work of Leadership……” <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Include the fact that Leaders will forms their own Triads. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The diagram needs to be placed at the top. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The last dot point under Team Leader Role re: Culture of challenge vs Culture of sharing to be the 1st dot point <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Have the headings __Aim, Structure, & Work__ ready for the side summary. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> the wording of responsibilities in the headings to Leadership. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change the order __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 1. Professional Learning Team Leaders 2. School leadership 3 Regional Leadership
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PAGE NINE AND TEN – LEADERS **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Kim **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> to

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Appendix A - __Delete__ Ways of Working Together <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Appendix B <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Need to place TRIAD within the title of this Observation Proforma <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 3rd box __FROM__ ‘How did the Learning Take Place’ __TO__ ‘What is the task?’ also __ADD__ Elmore’s quote “The task predicts performance” <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lots of discussion around the last box in this proforma re: //contemporary tools supporting learning// but have decided to leave as is.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Appendix **

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Appendix C - <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">We need to work on review. (may need to incorporate some prompts from the coaching handout that current coaches have) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change title __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> to Triad Review <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Appendix D - Change title. Triad – Student Learning Team Plan

Question? Could we have a footnote of the 3P’s running at the bottom of the proformas?

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Frequently Asked Questions - **Kim** to organize this section under the various headings


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The PowerPoint presentation __**

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Breakthrough Model has formed the basis for all our Literacy and Numeracy initiatives in the Loddon Mallee Region <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Could have key dot points under each theory/model. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Observe, review, Plan title __to be changed to__ a ‘**Culture of change**’ <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Expression of Interest – a proforma will be released calling for expression of interest. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">We will need to have a PowerPoint for <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RD’s meeting <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">For Principals to use with staff <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The PowerPoint for Principals to use with their staff will need to have hyperlinks to all documents etc. We see a need for RNL’s to be involved in this process.

Will need to have the PowerPoint presentations ready for the **week beginning July 13th (1st week Term 3)**


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TIMELINE __**

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Term 3 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> - spend Term 3 delivering the message
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R.D. meeting, RNL’s & Prins, schools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accept expressions of Interest
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Present Training Package - Train Professional Learning Team Leaders
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Each teacher gets a pamphlet (Helen’s prototype)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Each school gets 1 copy of the Handbook
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> When a school is accepted into the program/trial then they get more handbooks enough for each teacher.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Term 4 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">We’re ready to go!!