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| Workgroup: Kindergarten Transition The purpose of the Kindergarten Transition Committee is to work collaboratively with the community agencies and families to ensure that children and families are provided with information and tools to successfully enter school; that schools are prepared for children and families; and community resources are aligned to support children, families and schools. Meetings are usually the 4th Wednesday of each month from 3:45-5:00 at the Harley Franks Early Childhood Center located at 2924 Newark Avenue Lansing 48911 and are open to all.
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Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA May 26, 2010
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Joint Recruitment
3. GSRP enrollment- new risk factors
4. Sorting Transition Summaries- August?
5. Week long Health Fair
6. PD for 2010-2011 March 8th
7. Next Meeting August?
Kindergarten Transition Committee
SAVE THE DATE MARCH 9, 2010
Good Afternoon,
SAVE THE DATE!
Putting the FUN Back in Fundamentals
FREE Professional Development
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Pattengill Middle School
Lunch provided
Watch for more information and your registration form coming soon!
Training Will Include: Sharing Personal Experiences, Break-out sessions …and more!
This training is intended for classroom staff working in Kindergarten, First Grade, Early Childhood Special Education, GSRP, Head Start, and child care throughout the greater Lansing area.
Sponsored by: Ingham Birth to Five Great Start Collaborative, Kindergarten Transition Committee, and the Lansing Kindergarten Steering Committee
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Meeting Announcement 1/27/2010
Several of our members attended the last Kindergarten Steering Committee meeting. Thank you to all of you who were able to attend. At that meeting several people had requested that we now hold the meeting on January 27th for Transition to be able to continue discussing our Joint PD. So we will now be meeting on January 27th from 3:45-5:00 at the Harley Franks Early Childhood Center. We could really use some help from Kindergarten Steering Committee members at this meeting, so all Steering committee members are invited. Thank you very much and hope to see you all there.Kindergarten Transition Committee
Meeting Announcement
FYI- More info on our joint meeting with the Kindergarten Steering Committee from Camela Diaz
Good Morning Everyone,
The kindergarten steering committee was discussing our March 9 PD date,
due to the fact that all 2nd-8th teachers will be involved in science
training, and we thought that perhaps a joint PD for preK, K and 1
teachers might be nice. We discussed what we thought would be
productive and beneficial training for teachers in these grades across
programs and schools. We brainstormed some ideas, but would like your
input.
On December 16, the K transition committee will be meeting and that
group includes Ingham ISD staff who we are hoping we may be able to
partner with for this PD. Therefore, please get your thoughts and ideas
to me prior to that time so that I can share your thoughts at that
time.
If any of the buildings have already planned PD for their prek, k
and/or 1 teachers, please also let me know that.
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback.
Camela
Camela S. Diaz
Principal
Post Oak Magnet School
2320 Post Oak Lane
Lansing, MI 48912
517-755-1610
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Agenda January 6, 2010 Kindergarten Steering Committee
Lewton Room 22
- Guests from Pre-school, First grade
- PD Planning for March- Pre-school/Kindergarten/First Science
- Ideas and materials for next science unit- My Earth
- Old Business
- New Business
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA May 27, 2009
Welcome/Introductions
Joint Recruitment Collaboration
Future PD
Other
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA April 22, 2009
- Welcome/Introductions
- Joint Recruitment Collaboration
- Kindergarten Roundup
- Other
- Next Meeting May 27th
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Minutes from the 2/11/09 Kindergarten Transition Meeting
Attending: Deb Hill, Christina Lambert, Camela Diaz, and Mischele McManus
Discussion focused on the March 10 professional development day. A few suggestions were made for the registration flyer. Mischele will update and send out.
Camela will clear with LSD and get this offering on Kalpa. The registration deadline is Tuesday, March 3. LSD staff will register through Kalpa, all others will register with LaVera Fish at IISD. Camela will get the Kalpa list to Mischele by Friday, March 6.
The finalized agenda for the day is:
7:30 – 8 Registration, continental breakfast, opening activity (work on essential pieces of social-emotional developmental continuum, instructions will be on overhead)
8 – 8:15 Welcome, description of agenda, purpose and goals for the day, instructions for next activity
8:15 – 8:30 Participants will discuss and write s-e concerns/questions for panel
8:30 – 9:30 Dan Hodgins: Children Who Take You to the Ends of Your Rope!
9:30 – 10 Small group discussion (participants will change tables now?): In a small group, each person think of an issue or concern you have in your classroom. Decide who will go first. That person has one minute to describe issue. All others have two minutes to brainstorm ideas to help. Rotate through all group members. Facilitators will reference materials in folders.
10 – 10:45 Panel (includes Barry Kaufman, Laura Spees, Laurie Linscott, and possibly Shari Person (sp?)) will respond to questions gathered at beginning.
10:45 – 11 Wrap-up and evaluation
A few questions were discussed without conclusion:
- Is it possible to invite a few vendors to display books that are appropriate for children and adults on this topic? Are there regulations from the ISD or LSD regarding vendors?
- Has anyone confirmed that Laurie Linscott will be on panel?
- We would like to have one host or hostess for the day who would do both the welcome and conclusion and perhaps guide the transitions between parts of the agenda. We suggested Michelle Nicholson.
- What is the capacity for the training?
- What is cost of keynote speaker and who will pay for him, food, copying of materials, folders, other materials?
- How many table facilitators will there be and who will they be?
A few other ideas were brought up:
- We should meet with or somehow communicate with the table facilitators to make sure they understand their role and the materials available.
- We should also communicate with the panel members for the same reasons and to ask if they have materials they suggest be included.
Mischele and Deb will meet to work on the social-emotional continuum.
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA January 28, 2009
- Welcome/Introductions
- March PD
- Transition Tool kit
- Other
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Meeting Reminder 1/28/09
Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder, our next Kindergarten Transition meeting will be Wednesday January 28th from 3:45-5:00 at the Harley Franks Early Childhood Center. The Harley Franks Early Childhood Center is located at 2924 Newark Avenue Lansing 48911. We are located next to the Harry Hill Center for Academic and Technology on the corner of Newark Avenue and Wise Road. I have attached a copy of the proposed agenda. Please let me know if you have any additions etc. to the proposed agenda. Hope to see you all there.
Thank you,
Thomas J. Mumby, Kindergarten Transition Co-chair
thomas.mumby@lansingschools.net (517) 325-6242
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Meeting Reminder 11/19/08
Hello Everyone,
This is a reminder that the Kindergarten Transition committee will be meeting tomorrow Wednesday November 19, 2008 from 3:45-5:00. We will be meeting in the library at the Harley Franks Early Childhood Center. The Harley Franks Early Childhood Center is located at 2924 Newark Avenue Lansing 48911. We are located next to the Harry Hill Center for Academic and Technology on the corner of Newark Avenue and Wise Road. I have attached the minutes from the last meeting to this message (Thank you Laurie and Kellye) as well as a proposed agenda. If anyone has anything to add to the agenda please let me know.
Thank you,
Thomas J. Mumby, Kindergarten Transition Co-Chair
thomas.mumby@lansingschools.net (517) 325-6242
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA November 19, 2008
- Welcome/Introductions
- Preschool Experience survey
- March PD
- Transition Tool kit
- Other
- Next Meeting January 28th
Kindergarten Transition Committee
MINUTES Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 3:45-5:00
Harley Franks Early Childhood Center
Attendees: Vicki Shannon, Tom Mumby, Christina Lambert, Kellye Wood, Deb Hill, Michele McManus, Michelle Nicholson, Camela Diaz, Laurie Linscott
1. Preschool Experience Survey was reviewed. Data is still coming in. Christina said she would follow up on this. Two new questions were added this year to determine the nature of the classrooms to which children are going.
2. March Professional Development
Current total budget for the event: $1000.00
Importance of social.emotional component as it relates to school success
Social/emotional wheel for ages 3-6 to apply to preschool and kindergarten age children
Inviting other school districts-
A. Save the date flyer for Professional Development to go to all ISD districts. Encourage districts to send representatives of each program- Kindergarten and Preschool (GSRP, HS). Michelle Nicholson and Michelle McManus will do this. Include community childcare.
B. Format for Professional Development
a. Half day, morning PD from 8:00-11:00
b. 7:30-8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:20 Talk about ______. Suggestion: Write down your biggest challenge related to social/emotional component.
8:15-8:30 Introduction- format for the day.
8:30-9:10 Guest speaker
9:10-10:15 Break out session to look at social/emotional benchmarks- how do you do it?
10:15-11:00 Panel Discussion
Some suggestions of guests for the panel included:
Rene DeMars from MDE to discuss that you can have dramatic play in kindergarten
Barry Kaufman from Community Mental Health
Laura Spees, MSW with Headstart and LCC Instructor
Director from MSU CDL, either Laurie or Kellye
Representative from Ingham ISD
C. Possible resource for participants to have after the PD. Suggestions included a book, resource from panel, DVD, Resource from guest speaker on action-based learning.
D. Flyer title: Emotions are the Gate Keepers of Learning – Kellye Wood will find the source of this quote.
3. Transition Week
A suggestion was discussed regarding providing some kind of experience for kindergarteners in the other half of the day that week for families that want or need a place for their children to go. GSRP, Community Providers, Childcare, Across the grades help? Subs?
4. Kindergarten Round-Up Timing with Magnet Enrollment and Schools of Choice
5. The next Kindergarten Transition Meeting is Wednesday, November 19 at Harley Franks Early Childhood Center from 3:45-5:00
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Hello Everyone -
Just a reminder, the Kindergarten Transition committee will be meeting tomorrow Wednesday October 22 from 3:45-5:00 at the Harley Franks Early Childhood Center. The Harley Franks Early Childhood Center is located at 2924 Newark Avenue Lansing 48911. We are located next to the Harry Hill Center for Academic and Technology on the corner of Newark Avenue and Wise Road. As I mentioned in the last email we have had some preliminary discussion with the Kindergarten Steering Committee about the joint collaboration Professional Development day on March 10th I have attached the minutes from those discussions to this email (below). I have also attached a proposed agenda for our meeting tomorrow. If you have a copy of the Transition tool kit could you please bring it with you to the meeting. Please let me know if you have anything to add to the agenda.Thank you,
Thomas J. Mumby
Kindergarten Transition Committee Co-Chair
AGENDA October 22, 2008
Harley Franks Early Childhood Center
- Welcome/Introductions
- Preschool Experience survey
- March PD
- Transition Week
- Transition Tool kit
- Other
- Next Meeting November 19th
Pre-K/Kindergarten Joint Professional Development
Preliminary Discussion Notes -Kindergarten Steering Committee
9-30-08 Harley Franks 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Who would be the audience?
Kindergarten Teachers, GSRP Teachers, GSRP Assisstants, Head Start Teachers, Head Start Assisstants, OYC, Principals, Social Workers
Purpose?
Explore the development of the whole child with special interest in the social/emotional aspect:
o How can we integrate our curriculum/benchmark and still allow/encourage teachers to let children learn through play, movement, song and dance, etc.
o How can our classrooms run more smoothly and keep students engaged?
Possible structure to the 3 hour professional development opportunity:
- Opening introduction from K steering and Transition Committee Guest Speaker: Robert Verdell-social/emotional link to brain research
- Looking closely at the social/emotional benchmarks from the Preschool Social Emotional Wheel for 3-5 year olds (sort)
- Panel of stakeholders in Early Childhood Education in Ingham County: kindergarten teacher, preschools teacher (GSRP, Head Start, Special Education Pre-K), social workers, CMH, someone from the state, principals
Gathering Information:
Survey of Kindergarten Teachers:
Do you have dramatic play areas? Is it used?
Do you have recess? How much time in a day?
Do you have rest time? How much time a day?
Do you have a sensory table? How is it incorporated into your activities?
Do you explicitly incorporate movement into learning? In what ways?
Do you incorporate music and singing into learning? In what ways?
What does your typical day include?
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Meeting Date Change to October 22, 2008
Hello All,
In an effort to accommodate more members having access to the committee we are changing the meetings to the 4th Wednesday of the month which would make our next meeting October 22nd. In addition to be more convenient for the greater population on the south end of Lansing the meetings will be held at The Harley Franks Early Childhood Center. The Harley Franks Early Childhood Center is located at 2924 Newark Avenue Lansing 48911. We are located next to the Harry Hill Center for Academic and Technology on the corner of Newark Avenue and Wise Road. We will continue to hold meetings from 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p. m. We have had some preliminary discussion with the Kindergarten Steering Committee about the joint collaboration Professional Development day on March 10th which we will continue to discuss at the meetings to come. For the month of November we will hold our meeting on the third Wednesday which would be November 19th because of the Thanksgiving holiday the following week. A proposed agenda will be coming to you soon for the October meeting for your additions.
Thank you,
Thomas J. Mumby
Kindergarten Transition Committee Co-Chair
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA September 17, 2008
3:45pm at CACS Head Start 101 E Willow Lansing- Welcome/Introductions
- Current Status of Programs
- Enrollment
- Waiting Lists
- Staffing
- Outreach
- Other
- Next Meeting October 15th
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA April 16, 2008
- Welcome/Introductions
- LSD related info
- Kindergarten Roundup data
- Pre-Kindergarten Experience forms
- Comments/sharing from other districts/agencies
- Other
- Next Meeting May 21, 2008
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA March 19, 2008
- Welcome/Introductions
- LSD related info
- March 11th PD
- Transition Tool Kit
- Topics for other districts/agencies
- Other
- Next Meeting April 16th
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Hello All,
Our next meeting will be February 20th. We were able to secure the
next professional development day for Lansing for our annual joint
collaboration PD with preschool, kindergarten and childcare providers.
Unfortunately we are short on time to prepare. The professional
development day is Tuesday March 11th, we can hold a PD from 8 AM to 11
AM. For anyone who is able to help with planning we are going to meet
before the transition meeting at 3:00. We had talked about using the
theme of encouraging young children to explore the environment. Our
regular transition meeting will be from 3:45 until 5:00 PM at the CACS
Head Start office on Willow. I have attached an agenda, if anyone has
anything to add please let me know.
Thank you,
Tom
Thomas Mumby
Thomas.Mumby@lansingschools.net
Kindergarten Transition Committee
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA February 20, 2008
- Welcome/Introductions
- Professional Development
- Broadening focus of Transition committee
- Orientation
- Action Agenda
- Other
Kindergarten Transition Committee
AGENDA January 16, 2008
- Welcome/Introductions
- Kindergarten Survey
- Professional Development
- Orientation
- Magnet Fair
- Action Agenda
- Other
Kindergarten Transition Committee
1/16/08 Meeting Announcement
Hello All,
Just a reminder we will not be having a transition meeting for
December. Our next transition meeting will be on January 16th from
3:45-5:00 at the CACS Head Start office on Willow from 3:45-5:00. If
anyone has any items they wish to put on the agenda please let us
know.
Thank you,
Tom
Kindergarten Transition Committee
10/17/07 Meeting Announcement
Hello All,
This is a reminder, our next meeting for the Kindergarten Transition Committee will be on October 17, 2007 at the CACS Head Start office on Willow from 3:45-5:00. The agenda for this meeting is attached (below). If anyone has any items they wish to add to the agenda please let us know.
Thank you,
Tom
Thomas Mumby <Thomas.Mumby@lansingschools.net>
AGENDA October 17, 2007
- Welcome/Introductions
- Kindergarten Survey
- Professional Development
- Kindergarten Steering roles
- Kindergarten Transition roles
- Other
- Next Meeting November 7th (w/ Julie Lemond)
Kindergarten Transition Committee
For more information contact Bev Phillips at 517-755-2810 or beverly.phillips@lansingschools.net
Kindergarten Transition Committee
8/8/07 Meeting Announcement
Hello Everyone,
For more information contact Bev Phillips at 517-755-2810 or beverly.phillips@lansingschools.net
Kindergarten Transition Committee
6/20/07 Meeting Announcement
For more information contact Bev Phillips at 517-755-2810 or beverly.phillips@lansingschools.net
Kindergarten Transition Committee
MEETING NOTES - April 18, 2007
The Kindergarten Transition Committee met on April 18th and discussed the following items:
- The Fall Transition Week for kindergarten students was approved by the Lansing School District. The district values this transition opportunity for our students and parents. The 2007-08 school year will be the 4th year for this strategy.
- Committee members will meet with kindergarten steering committee members to review the materials used in the Fall Transition Week.
- The committee is focusing on enrolling more potential kindergarten students before the school year ends. Initially the group discussed hosting a large meeting at Harley Franks. We would target the Head Start and MSRP parents who have not enrolled their child after crosschecking enrollments. The emphasis changed to go to the sites where we might find the parents.
- Head Start and Lansing School District collaborated to bring the district enrollment staff to the Head Start Field Day on May 4th at Hawk Island Park. Parents were informed to bring the necessary paperwork with them on May 4th and enrollment could be completed. The actual enrollments were minimal that day, but information went out to others to emphasize the importance of enrollment so their child could visit the school and know where they would be attending in the fall. We also learned that the majority of parents in attendance that day had their child enrolled.
- The committee decided to arrange an enrollment opportunity at Peckham to meet with refugee families with interpreters. Information for parents on kindergarten may be easier if we go where many of the parents work.
Next Meeting: May 16, 2007 @ 3:45 p.m. at CACS.