May+2011

http://kccmilestones.wikispaces.com/Ngutunui+M3#unitplan
Welcome

Present Andy, Jocelyn, Kitty, Michelle, Delwyn, Catriona, David, Nigel, Dellwynne, Steve, Darin, Leonie, Wendy, Angela, Karen, (Maihiihi) Barbara, Bernard, Jan, Jackie, Karen (Hangatiki) Christine, Kristen

Apologies: Toby, Paul,

Agenda Move next vacation call-back day from 1st Saturday to early in first vacation week (Nigel) Plan now to have call-back days on identically scheduled teacher only days in 2012, rather than vacation call-backs (Nigel)

Suggest - Monday 18 July Principals and lead teachers to present workshops

~ Role of a lead teacher

Parent / Community Evening ~ Use parent / teacher / student conferences ~ Newsletters / facebook pages ~ Showing use of new equipment ~ assembly

UFB

Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce today confirmed that a contract has been signed with Telecom and Vodafone to supply fibre to rural New Zealand under the first phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI). View the Minister’s statement on the Beehive website. The agreement will provide 95% of rural schools with ultra-fast broadband access (capable of 100Mbps) - with 700 connecting directly to fibre networks, and 48 schools receiving digital microwave radio connections. The Ministry of Economic Development has advised that the roll out is expected to begin in the second half of this year and be completed by 2016. A list of all schools included under the Telecom/Vodafone proposal and the expected year in which they will be connected is available on the Chorus website.

The Ministry of Education will be emailing all schools this week with an update on progress with both the rural and urban fibre initiatives, to assist schools with their planning. More information about the Rural Broadband Initiative is available on the Ministry of Economic Development’s website Please don’t hesitate to email us at ufb.schools@minedu.govt.nz if you have any questions. Best regards Marg McLeod

Cluster Network Meeting **Cluster network meetings in 2011 will take a blended approach** with a range of face to face and online opportunities to connect, share, discuss and disseminate information with current ICTPD clusters.


 * Our first opportunity to meet will be a series of live sessions using Elluminate.** This will give you the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the expectations of Goal 5 - sharing professional reflections on the VLN, to share your cluster’s approach in meeting this goal, as well as any clarification of other milestone requirements.


 * These sessions are optional and there will be other blended opportunities to connect throughout the year.**

Each session is expected to take about 45 minutes.

There will be three opportunities to take part in this Elluminate session: Please RSVP using the form below:
 * Thursday May 5th with a starting time of 3:45pm
 * Tuesday May 10th starting at 2:15pm and
 * Wednesday 11th May starting at 7:30pm

@http://goo.gl/JvSMA

Details of how to access the Elluminate session be sent to you closer to the meeting times.

Milestone

The context - The focus - The rationale - What did we do - What happened - What did you learn - Next steps - External links -
 * Reflective Summaries**

Discussion of Goals Reporting

A and B

Milestone C D E (Round Robin)

Writing time.

Check access to googledocs