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Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order & Moment of Silence - 8:30 am
2. Roll Call
3. Getting Started - 8:35 am 
4. Current State-Where are we now? - 9:30 am
5. Mission and Vision - 10:30 am
6. Strategic Topics for Discussion (Working Lunch) - 12:00 pm
7. Building the Plan - 2:00 pm
8. Closing Comments & Strategic Planning Adjournment - 3:30 pm
9. Action Items
9.A. SB16-173 Contracts for the 2016-2017 School Year
9.B. SB16-175 Employment of Relatives
9.C. SB16-176 Contracts Over 10K
10. Superintendent Evaluation
10.A. Summary of School Board Meetings/Actions
11. Dinner-Provided in The Harbor Room - 5:30 pm
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Meeting: June 17, 2016 at 8:30 AM - School Board Retreat
Subject:
1. Call to Order & Moment of Silence - 8:30 am
Description:
The North Slope Borough School District Board of Education holds retreats to discuss issues relevant to public education. Topics on the agenda will likely call for board action during a subsequent business meeting. The discussions are primarily among board members. The following procedure will be applied to all board workshops, work sessions, and retreats. The retreat will:
• Be a publicly noticed meeting.
• Invite comments of individuals or groups for the purpose of further explaining an issue.
• Not entertain motions.
• Be recorded but no minutes will be generated.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Subject:
3. Getting Started - 8:35 am 
Description:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Strategic Planning History-How we got to where we are now
Subject:
4. Current State-Where are we now? - 9:30 am
Description:
Brief out 2015-16 End-of-Year Progress Report and Scorecard
Gain understanding of where we are and why
Subject:
5. Mission and Vision - 10:30 am
Description:
Review/confirm NSBSD Mission Statement - What is our core purpose?
Review/confirm NSBSD Vision Statement - What does success look like?
Subject:
6. Strategic Topics for Discussion (Working Lunch) - 12:00 pm
Description:
Whole Child: Re-address Strategic Goal #1; clarify intent of Whole Child and cultural/academic integration. Do we need to re-phrase Goal 1?Assessment: Clarify what success looks like for our students and how we are really assessing ourselves (beyond standard assessments).  What are our benchmarks? How are we documenting and sharing progress along the way?
Attendance
: (Student and Employee): How can we improve and encourage better attendance for students and employees?
Growing our own Teachers: What is working and what is not?  Discuss and clarify concrete actions necessary to move this initiative forward.
Instructional Content/Unit Development:  With State grant no longer coming in, how will we continue this work in cultural development and preservation?  What are the Board’s wishes and priorities?
Board: Role of the Board as an extension of the District in the villages.   How can Board members connect better with village administration? (Principals and Teachers)
Subject:
7. Building the Plan - 2:00 pm
Description:
Long-Term Goals: Revise/Re-affirm Long-Term Strategic Goals
2016-17 Focus: Confirm District Objectives and identify priorities for 2016-17 school year. 
Subject:
8. Closing Comments & Strategic Planning Adjournment - 3:30 pm
Description:
Confirm Next Steps
Closing comments (President)
Subject:
9. Action Items
Subject:
9.A. SB16-173 Contracts for the 2016-2017 School Year
Subject:
9.B. SB16-175 Employment of Relatives
Subject:
9.C. SB16-176 Contracts Over 10K
Subject:
10. Superintendent Evaluation
Description:
Consultant - Jerry Covey
Subject:
10.A. Summary of School Board Meetings/Actions
Subject:
11. Dinner-Provided in The Harbor Room - 5:30 pm
Description:

Board Photos

Will be taken on June 17th during the day

June 18, 2016 - Board Activity
(Bring your fishing licenses + light rain gear)
North Country Office
Cannery Row Boardwalk
4287 Homer Spit Road
Check in @ 5:45 a.m.

June 19, 2016 - Social Event 3:00 p.m.
Tim Daugharty's Greenhouse
Beverages and snacks available
Directions and a map will be provided by Friday 

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