February+10,+2009

toc =Logistics=
 * Date:** February 10, 2009

Cohort 2 - 2E02
 * Location:** Cohort 1 - Board Auditorium

=**Agenda**=
 * ~ Time ||~ Topic ||~ Facilitator ||~ Method ||~ Outcomes ||~ Materials ||
 * minutes || Name topic here || Who will facilitate? || What protocol or activity will be used? || What are the intended outcomes? || What materials are required? ||

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=**Meeting Notes**= On Tuesday, February 10 the Literacy Support Network met at the Hattie Mae White ESC. This was a mandatory meeting for all coaches. Cohort I coaches met with Stephanie Sandifer from 8:30-11:30 in room 2 E02 and Cohort II coaches met with consultant Dr. Anne Coppenhaver in the board auditorium (morning session: 8:30-11:30 and afternoon session: 12:30-3:30). ** The next meeting will be on Tuesday February 17. Coaches will have an opportunity to choose to attend a campus site visit or a technology meeting. ** NORTH: Rebecca Wells ( Davis HS), Heather Elliott (Marshall MS), Saundra Miles ( Ninth  Grade  College  Prep  Academy ), Glenda Patrick (E O Smith) SOUTH: Iretta Peters (Jones HS), Mary Batiste (Woodson) EAST: WEST: Gastonia Goodman (Challenge) CENTRAL: Chisty LeFlar ( Hamilton ), Enrique Hug (Hogg) ALTERNATIVE: The meeting was facilitated by Dr. Anne Coppenhaver of the University of Houston Clear Lake. The meeting began with the coaches sharing “coaching wins.” Wins included: The focus of the meeting was to recognize the role of literacy coach as a “facilitator” and not a “trainer.” The focus was an extension of the reading that was conducted last week on “The Zen of Facilitation.” To support this focus, coaches: Dr. Coppenhaver reiterated the principle that a coaching session should end with the teacher having three options of next steps from which to choose. The philosophy behind this is that:
 * Attendance 84% **
 * Absences: **
 * Family Literacy Nights
 * More teachers coming to the coaches asking for instructional guidance
 * Coaches begin their work on the pilot coaching model
 * Watched a video of a teacher and literacy coach conference
 * Recorded the questions that the coach was asking to facilitate the learning for the teacher
 * Identified the characteristics of adult learning that were being honored by the coach
 * One option is an ultimatum
 * Two options presents a dilemma
 * Three options allows choice