Steering Committee Meeting

 

March 14, 2006

Room 501, Cross Building

 

AGENDA

 

9:00 a.m.                       CMS updates:

·         June 5-6 national meeting

·         April 17 kickoff of National Advisory Council

·         Outcome of CMS phone call re: $$ transfer to Legislature

 

9:20 a.m.                       Reallocation of CMS funds—priorities??

 

10:00 a.m.                     District reform—next steps / needs

                                   

10:45 a.m.                     Upcoming conferences and workshops (ASCD, MSMA, MPA, etc.)

 

11:30 p.m.                      Review of Task Force agenda (April 11)

 

12:00 p.m.                     Adjourn

 

 

ADDITIONAL NOTES AND REMINDERS:

 

-Full Task Force meetings confirmed:

 

April 11: 1-4 p.m.           Focus on Maine Readiness Campaign and role CETF members can play to assist with organization and delivery of leadership trainings

 

July 11: 1-4 p.m.            Focus on civic learning & engagement as an organizing principle in district reform, with a focus on role of community partners in encouraging, assisting and deepening this work

 

October 10: 1-4 p.m.      Focus on sustaining the work of the CETF beyond CMS, including, presentation of a final notebook—Maine’s toolkit for fostering CL&E

 

-We are still due to deliver a final (interim) report to the Education Committee.  The date of our presentation has not been rescheduled.

 

-The Readiness for College, Career and Citizenship Campaign has hired VIA Group.  On March 16 to discuss the overall campaign message.

 

-Commissioner Gendron has a personal meeting with Bill Gates on March 14 (today) and will make a pitch for strengthening the “3rd C” in their school reform effort, which focuses on readiness for college, career and citizenship.