Motion to Adopt as Amended: Moved: Trustee Stiles, Seconded Trustee Ford. Approved Fairer Ways & Greater Means: Laurie Green and David Clandfield gave the report The review of the Learning Opportunity Index (LOI )is on the Planning and Priorities (P&P) Agenda for the meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th. The MOTION: The ICAC deputation Coordinator has booked a deputation spot for ICAC. to the P&P Committee on June This stage was a review of the LOI Policy. Staff are recommending no changes. 10th, 2015, will ask that the LOI Next Step is a review of the LOI procedures. Staff recommend the creation of a review period be moved from 2 Workgroup. ICAC needs to be represented on the Workgroup. years to 5 years to better ICAC is concerned with the issue of cut-offs for support as determined by the support continuity within the LOI. A hard cut off creates a dislocation in resources, and a lack of continuity in MSIC program. It will also ask support. It is important to raise this issue again. that ICAC be included as a One suggestion is to change the LOI review period from 2 years to 5 years, to member of the LOI Procedural allow the kind of intensive teaching and curriculum support provided by Model Review Work Group. Schools to show results. This solution does not accommodate fast moving ICAC Moved, Laurie Green. changes in school demographics that sometimes occur. Seconded, Nathan Gilbert. Example: This year, there are 16 schools that are not Model Schools because Approved. this Review was underway and changes were delayed by a year. If the LOI is reviewed every two years, the list of Model Schools will change every 2 years. ACTION: The Coordinator will Comment: This past year, Model Schools started to implement a tiered approach to share the draft deputation and support, with its iPad early literacy program, providing iPads and professional Confirmation of the Deputation development to the next 100 schools beyond the Model Schools cut-off. appearance with Laurie Green Deputation: David Clandfield and Laurie Green will represent ICAC. They share the and David Clandfield, copying deputation with Trustees Stiles, M. Ford and Cary-Meagher in advance of the P&P Trustees Stiles, M. Ford and meeting. Cary-Meagher. Special Education: no report. International Languages: Bob Spencer provided the report.
Motion to Adopt as Amended: Moved: Trustee Stiles, Seconded Trustee Ford. Approved ICAC Fairer Ways & Greater Means: Laurie Green and David Clandfield gave the report The review of the Learning Opportunity Index (LOI )is on the Planning and Priorities (P&P) Agenda for the meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th. The Coordinator has booked a deputation spot for ICAC. This stage was a review of the LOI Policy. Staff are recommending no changes. Next Step is a review of the LOI procedures. Staff recommend the creation of a Workgroup. ICAC needs to be represented on the Workgroup. ICAC is concerned with the issue of cut-offs for support as determined by the LOI. A hard cut off creates a dislocation in resources, and a lack of continuity in support. It is important to raise this issue again. One suggestion is to change the LOI review period from 2 years to 5 years, to allow the kind of intensive teaching and curriculum support provided by Model Schools to show results. This solution does not accommodate fast moving changes in school demographics that sometimes occur. Example: This year, there are 16 schools that are not Model Schools because this Review was underway and changes were delayed by a year. If the LOI is reviewed every two years, the list of Model Schools will change every 2 years. Comment: This past year, Model Schools started to implement a tiered approach to support, with its iPad early literacy program, providing iPads and professional development to the next 100 schools beyond the Model Schools cut-off. Deputation: David Clandfield and Laurie Green will represent ICAC. They share the deputation with Trustees Stiles, M. Ford and Cary-Meagher in advance of the P&P meeting. Special Education: no report. International Languages: Bob Spencer provided the report. MOTION: The ICAC deputation to the P&P Committee on June 10th, 2015, will ask that the LOI review period be moved from 2 years to 5 years to better support continuity within the MSIC program. It will also ask that ICAC be included as a member of the LOI Procedural Review Work Group. Moved, Laurie Green. Seconded, Nathan Gilbert. Approved. ACTION: The Coordinator will share the draft deputation and Confirmation of the Deputation appearance with Laurie Green and David Clandfield, copying Trustees Stiles, M. Ford and Cary-Meagher.
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