General Education Meeting Reflection

Like you I too share your concern and reflection. At our January 26th, 2016 School Board Workshop our School Mental Health Team gave an in-depth review of the many mental health professionals and programs that are in place in our schools for our students, staff and families both in and outside of our schools. You can view the video of the meeting by visiting this link: http://livestream.com/citrusschools/events/4738040. In addition I am attaching the Workshop presentation materials that were presented during the meeting. I think you will find that Citrus Schools has and does put Mental Health of our students as a high priority. As you will see it is far more than simply referring students to a hotline. We have teams

I went to the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board meeting that took place on October 3, 2017. In this board meeting, there were a lot of interesting topics that that were discussed. The board members voted on various topics throughout the board meeting, the community could see the members’ votes. This board meeting focused more on High School students rather than on Elementary students.

Every school district has board meetings throughout the school year. Unfortunately, many parents, community members, & school personnel do not attend such important meetings because they don’t realize or understand the importance of such board meetings or how informative they can be. According to Kankakee School District (2017), the Kankakee School District Board of Education is composed of seven elected members, who were elected by the citizens of Kankakee to serve a four-year term that do not receive no salary for they services, are committed to ensuring a quality of educational excellence that will enhance the opportunities and challenges facing today’s student and additional responsibilities that board members include are selection of the District superintendent, developing general polices according to wishes of the community and requirements of law, hiring school personnel based upon recommendation of the Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel, adopts salary schedules, approves funds to finance school operations, must adopt and review the annual operating budget for the District, and setting the property tax levy to produce adequate funds to meet the District’s financial needs ranks among the responsibilities of the Board of Education (Retrieved from https://www.ksd111.org/domain/68). For this paper, the Kankakee School District board meeting will be used, information learned from board meeting, use of

My time spent in the Clinical setting, so far, has been extremely inciteful as to how to become a better educator in a classroom setting. Through the data I collected I was able to connect Borich’s Seven Variables of learning to the students. By being in the clinical setting for nearly two months, I have been exposed to new ways of thinking when it comes to structuring a classroom and instructing a classroom. Within this reflection you will find out how I would better plan an effective lesson for the pupils in my future classroom. You will also discover what I will do about certain issues in the classroom and how I will address/fix them.

Reflection, I couldn’t go to a school board meeting, but I watch a video post it on (youtube.com, 2015) about the RSD State of schools meeting. The school board main goal is to give what a student’s need to achieve their academic success in the future. The School Board phrase “one vision, all students, one reading” summarize that the school board purpose is to make every student in Reading district to get the necessary education they need to achieve their goal. The school board made a decision based on data that can prove that every school is doing what they supposed to do to reach an excellent level of performance. Principle#7: The teacher plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.

Due to the fact that I am currently majoring in Elementary Education I thought it would be interesting and relevant to my major to attend a school board meeting for Clark County School District. General school board meetings are held regularly two times per month and the public is encouraged to attend and can even sign up to speak on any issue scheduled for the night. Attending this meeting was a little confusing at the beginning because some of the items on the agenda were issues that had been previously discussed at earlier meetings and were just being reviewed or quickly affirmed by the board members. Though most of the agenda issues were unfamiliar to me as a member of the public, there was printed information and background packets available before entering the meeting that helped give some idea of what the meeting would consist of and the research and information behind each agenda item. Overall, the meeting was very orderly and generous time was given to any person that signed up to speak on an item.

Tuesday November 21st, 2012 was a clear cold day, as I was walking into the judicial complex of Crawford County. I did not have to go to the judicial complex, but it was my choice. It was my choice to go that very day and speak on my behalf of 4H. I was feeling as if the county was taking 4H away. A door was opened for me to have the new opportunity of Public Speaking.

I attended the Jefferson Public School Board Meeting on June 7, 2018. The items that were discussed at this meeting were the Superintendent’s and Board Members’ monthly reports and the request to adopt the 2018-2019 budget and appropriation of funds. In Superintendent Jason Glass’s report he spoke of the various schools that he met with at the end of the school and how he spoke with some of the area graduates at the graduations he attended. Dr. Glass spoke of the Executive Leadership Council meeting he is involved in and they recently just met in Washington D.C. This council allows other superintendents from across the country to meet and collaborate on how their districts are doing and what they are doing in their districts that are or are

The 12-step group I observed is Sunrise Semester, an alcohol-anonymous group open to women. The group meeting was held in a spacious room in a Catholic church. The group leader sat in the front, surrounded by the group members. The group had a relatively large size, with nearly 20 people ranged from the middle age to the elderly. Some of the members just started being sober while some older members have been sober for more than 20 years. Most of the group members are Caucasians and the rest was Hispanics, Indians and Philippines. The atmosphere of the group meeting was warm, friendly and engaging. The meeting started from some housekeeping announcements and the sharing of the group leader, who is not a mental health professional but has been

Thirdly, a date and time of a meeting will then be schedule. The meeting will include the parents, general education teacher, the school guidance counselor, a special education specialist and in some cases not all the student\child. The teacher will bring illustrations of the child’s work to share. Also, the meeting is important because this is a chance to get to know and understand the child from all perspectives.

Secondly, the video covered the importance of active collaboration with families, and how building partnerships helps both families and children. Suggestions were offered on how to work with families. Some of these suggestions were: avoid overwhelming family with too much information and services, let them adjust at their own pace, use supportive communication styles, and utilize resources in a way that does not disrupt the family

As this week's discussion board open to a free discussion theme I have been wrestling on the topic until yesterday. During the practicum meeting between my program supervisor and Ms. Lisa Walz as WCTC representative, I was asked if this direction and population was satisfying to me. That I do enjoy working with mental ill population is obvious to those who know me well enough. However I faltered how to express this convincingly at the time until I heard someone mention something about community need(s). Than it all came together. Thus here it is, limitations and community needs.

I attended the board of education meeting on Monday, May 1st 2017 with Emma Raabe and Sarah wing. I chose to attend this meeting because I have always been curious about school board meetings and they board make decisions on certain issues. I was quite shocked with the number of people at this meeting, there was about 80 people present.

CM spoke to Marcus (IIC) regarding a follow-up on Joseph (youth). CM was informed IIC met with youth last week for 2 hour session. IIC stated youth continues to improve his behaviors in the home and in the community. CM and IIC discussed transition for youth; IIC and CM are in agreement to conduct 1st transition meeting for Thursday, 5/11/17. CM will discuss transitioning with the team. CM informed IIC of youth’s IEP meeting for Monday, 4/24/17; IIC reported he will not be able to attend. CM was informed the family is currently on vacation due to spring recess.

Teaching can be a challenge, you never know what to expect and each classroom will be unique. However, you will always have to be prepare for teaching in a situation you may not be comfertable with. Educating students and practicing proper knowledge on subjects such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation and disability are vital in creating a safe and respectful classroom for all. School is often looked upon as a place of security for students and it is our job as teachers to help maintain that status.