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=Murray CTE PLT Minutes=

__**November 2012**__
CTE Team met throughout November from 11:00am-11:45am during our lunch time in room 505 at least once a week if not more. Topics of Discussion varied but include monthly SIT Team Minutes, Saunders, Monthly Leadership Minutes, Pearson, Discipline, Technology, and Staff Development to name a few of the topics of discussion. Administration is always welcome.


 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main Topic:** Discussion of Leadership Meeting for November
 * Ms. Bliss' Agenda
 * Leadership Notes from the meeting presented and discussed
 * SIT Minutes
 * Our Vote will be No for the next meeting when we vote for the school wide bathroom 10-10 minute policy
 * CPR for Teachers in staff development. CTE Team does not want to be CPR trainers but feel there should be certain folks on staff who are
 * Copies - Monitor your copies since they are limited. $379.00 for print shop copies so books for the advanced CTE module maybe out of the question
 * Budget - $18,000.00 instructional monies remaining that includes supplies
 * Technology - wifi access for next year. Be considering acceptable use for students.
 * Minutes and Agendas are necessary and need to be turned in to admin so do it in a wiki and give them membership
 * Bring to the Leadership about parents continuing to drop off at the front of the school in the morning instead of following procedure and using the old bus parking lot. Concern for safety of students and for supervision of students


 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main Topic:** Discussion of Audit for November
 * Preparations for audit
 * Consistent Answers to auditor
 * How audit went
 * Discussion and Conclusions about audit


 * Members in attendance**: Saunders, Pearson, Tackett
 * Main topic**: Discussion of the status of teachers in North Carolina
 * currently greater expectations placed on educators
 * currently with less benefits and less money
 * currently with an increase in the cost of living
 * currently with less appreciation and support for what we do from everyone


 * Members in attendance**: Saunders, Pearson, Tackett, Octavio Fragoso, Cyndy Bliss
 * Main topic**: Discussion of Google GMail, Docs and Prezi Education as instructional tools
 * GMail staff development given by OFragoso
 * Google docs for student use was discussed. Also for posting different information that it has become necessary to update on a regular basis.
 * Prezi Education can now be used to upload old powerpoints and give them a fresh look in the classroom.
 * Discussed discipline issues we were having and how to manage those.

__October__
CTE Team met throughout October from 11:00am-11:45am during our lunch time at least once a week if not more. Topics of Discussion varied but include SIT Team Minutes, Saunders, Leadership Minutes, Pearson
 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main topic:** Discussion of essential standards
 * New classes 21st Century Learners - NCFalcon
 * Digital Literacy-NCFalcon
 * SIT Minutes
 * Leadership Minutes

__** September **__ CTE Team met throughout September from 11:00am-11:45am during our lunch time at least once a week if not more. Topics of Discussion varied but include SIT Team Minutes, Saunders, Leadership Minutes, Pearson
 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main topic:** Discussion of essential standards
 * SIT Minutes
 * Leadership Minutes
 * New Curriculums

__August__
CTE Team met throughout August from 11:00am-11:45am during our lunch time at least once a week if not more. Topics of Discussion varied but include SIT Team Minutes, Saunders, Leadership Minutes, Pearson
 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main topic:** Discussion of Opening Parent Meeting
 * Kristen shared google doc parent info sign in sheet
 * SIT Minutes
 * Leadership Minutes

__**January 2012**__
 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main topic:** Discussion of essential standards
 * topic
 * member comments on topic
 * __December 2011__**
 * Members in attendance:** Pearson, Saunders, Tackett
 * Main topic:** Discussion of student discipline
 * Using Discipline Referral Google Doc
 * Bounces


 * __November 2, 2011__**
 * Members in attendance**: Saunders, Pearson, Tackett
 * Main topic**: Discussion of Google Docs and Prezi Education as instructional tools
 * Google docs for student use was discussed. Also for posting different information that it has become necessary to update on a regular basis.
 * Prezi Education can now be used to upload old powerpoints and give them a fresh look in the classroom.
 * Discussed discipline issues we were having and how to manage those.


 * __October 2011__**
 * Members in attendance**: Saunders, Pearson, Tackett
 * Main topic**: Discussion of the status of teachers in North Carolina
 * currently greater expectations placed on educators
 * currently with less benefits and less money
 * currently with an increase in the cost of living


 * __September 22, 2011__**
 * Members in attendance**: Saunders, Pearson, Jeffo(via phone), Tackett
 * Guests: LaVerne Pickett**
 * Main Topic**: Discussion of supplies and equipment for student use in CTE
 * The need for a dishwasher in the FACS lab was presented and discussed. Ms. Pickett is working on the situation and verified that there were hookups for connection.
 * Behavior issues and the CTE Class discipline packet as well as the reading from Ms. Jeffo were discussed
 * Brainstormed ways to get information out to counselors and teachers at elementary and middle school that CTE classes are for all students to learn 21st Century skills not just for the occupational course of study. Ms Pickett will follow up at the county level.

__**September 8, 2011**__ Minutes: Article to read for next meeting can be found online at: []
 * Members in attendance:** Tackett, Jeffo, Saunders
 * Main Topic:** Modifying instruction for student needs
 * Rules:** One member will lead, one will record the minutes and post to the Wiki
 * Members present decided that they would like to discuss the topic of "modifying instruction to meet the needs of students." Jeffo will provide an article on the subject for discussion at the next PLT Meeting.
 * Next meeting Tackett will lead, Pearson will record.
 * Behavior issues were discussed, primarily with 7th grade students. Jeffo expressed concerns about the pacing of instruction due to behavior problems.