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Decatur School Board Meeting

Decatur School Board Meeting. March 25, 2013. Decatur Superintendent’s Report. March 25, 2013. Enrollment – 514 (+18 compared to the same time last year) . Board Visioning Conference.

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Decatur School Board Meeting

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  1. Decatur School Board Meeting March 25, 2013

  2. Decatur Superintendent’s Report March 25, 2013

  3. Enrollment – 514(+18 compared to the same time last year)

  4. Board Visioning Conference • Board members Darleen Holly and Amy Brooks attended the Leader to Leader (L2L) Board Visioning Conference March 1-3 in Little Rock. • Nationally recognized educational thinker Ian Jukes was the featured speaker, along with Dr. Bob Thompson from Lamar University and Dr. Francis Murphy, St. John Fisher College.

  5. Key Points: • Preparation for the future – Job Trends; Technology is changing (obsolete) at an exponential rate. The way we get information is changing along with the technology. • Headware vs. hardware and software – skills necessary for success beyond school. • Uses of Technology

  6. Recent Study of the Use of Technology in Schools (Henry Becker): • Literacy – 70% • Learning how to use the technology • Adapting/Integrating Uses – 25% • Using the tech to teach like we’ve always taught. A new way to get to the same place. • Transformative Uses – 5% • Going to places never possible without the technology. Transforming the learning experience.

  7. Skills Necessary for Success Beyond School (Ian Jukes): • Problem Solving • Creativity • Analytical Thinking • Collaboration • Communication • Ethics • Accountability

  8. Prayer in School • Testing Season is Nigh

  9. Decatur School Board Meeting

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