Garland Independent School District

GARLAND ISD VALUE CORE BELIEFS

o All children, regardless of their racial and SES differences, have the capability to learn and
succeed at equally high academic levels as required by the TEKS.

o It is the responsibility of all of the adults in the district to ensure that all of the children succeed
academically.

o Equitable and excellent classroom learning is the primary focus of district operations.


Area 1 Meeting

February 4, 2014

Agenda

Objective: We will demonstrate best practices and determine how to apply these best
practices at our campuses.


I. Lesson Study/Teacher Peer Observation- Grayson Toperzer (20 min.)

II. Fundamental 5 Implementation/Monitoring- Zaida Saldivar (20 min.)

III. Data Collection and use in PLCs to guide Instruction- Tyisha Nelson (20 min.)


IV. GHS Campus Walks/Debrief- Atticus Wisener

V. Activity- Recognize and Reinforce-Thank You cards

VI. Closing Task- Snowball Fight
*I will write something I learned on a sheet of paper, crumble it up, and then, at
the signal, throw my snowball at another person. Unwrap the snowball and see what is
written. I will summarize my learning.