Galena City School District
External Review Team Schedule
November 16-19, 2014
SUNDAY, November 16, 2014
Time
Event
Where
Arrive in Galena @
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
External Review Team
arrival and check–in
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Driving Tour
Iditarod Hall on
Galena Interior Learning Academy
(GILA) Campus
Two Seasons Dining Hall
Overview Tour of Galena
1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Work Session
#1 / Prepare for Day 1
Dinner
Evening Work Session
#1 / Prepare for Day 1
(cont.)
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Who
External Review Team,
Tim Cline, Carol Simpson
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
External Review Team,
Tim Cline, Carol Simpson
External Review Team
Two Seasons Dining Hall
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
External Review Team
MONDAY, November 17, 2014
Time
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Event
Breakfast
Transportation to
GCSD Central Office
Superintendent’s
Overview
Superintendent’s
Interview
Break
Standards, Stakeholder
Feedback and Student
Performance Overview
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Lunch & Team
Debriefing
Interviews:
1. Standards 3, 5 and
Student Performance
2. Standards 1, 2, and
Stakeholder Feedback
3. Standard 4
Principal Interviews
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Break
Evidence Review
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Afternoon Work Session
#2 / Prepare for Day 2
Dinner
School Board Interviews
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
6:45 – 7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Parent/Community
Stakeholder Interviews
Evening Work Session
#2 / Prepare for Day 2
(cont.)
Where
Two Seasons Dining Hall
Iditarod Hall
Superintendent’s Office
Superintendent’s Office
Sidney Huntington School (SHS)
Elementary Library
Move back to GILA Campus
Lunch at GILA
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
Iditarod Hall Conference Room,
Iditarod Hall Lounge
Who
External Review Team
External Review Team,
Tim Cline, Carol Simpson
External Review Team,
Superintendent Chris Reitan
External Review Team,
Superintendent Chris Reitan
External Review Team
External Review Team,
Superintendent Chris Reitan,
IDEA Director Tim Cline,
Admin. Asst. Carol Simpson,
GILA Principal John Riddle,
SHS Principal Beth Buchannan
External Review Team
External Review Team,
Superintendent Chris Reitan,
IDEA Director Tim Cline,
Admin. Asst. Carol Simpson,
GILA Principal John Riddle,
SHS Principal Beth Buchannan
External Review Team (divided)
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
External Review Team
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
Two Seasons Dining Hall
SHS - High School
(Two classrooms)
SHS - High School
(Two classrooms)
Move back to GILA Campus
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
External Review Team (divided),
School Board Members
External Review Team
TUESDAY, November 18, 2014 – School Reviews
Time
Event
Where
Who
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
Two Seasons Dining Hall
External Review Team
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Interview:
Principal, School
Leadership or School
Improvement Team
Classroom Reviews
(Be sure to talk to
teachers and students
throughout observation
times)
Team debrief
GILA – Principal’s Office
External Review Team,
GILA Principal John Riddle,
Director of Residence Life Ken
Essex
External Review Team
Two Seasons Dining Hall
External Review Team
Lunch/Concluding
meeting with GILA
Principal
Transportation to SHS
Two Seasons Dining Hall
External Review Team and
Principal
8:45 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
11:35 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
11:45 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Interview:
Principal, School
Leadership or School
Improvement Team
1:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Classroom Reviews
(Be sure to talk to
teachers and students
throughout observation
times)
Team debrief
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Concluding meeting with
SHS Principal
Return to Iditarod Hall,
GILA Campus
Dinner
Evening Work Session
#3 / Prepare for Day 3
GILA
SHS – Principal’s Office
System personnel and External
Review Team
External Review Team,
SHS Principal Beth Buchanan,
Dean of Students John Buchanan
SHS
(Elementary school day ends at 3:00 p.m.;
high school ends at 3:50 p.m.)
External Review Team
SHS (Superintendent’s Office)
External Review Team
SHS (Superintendent’s Office)
External Review Team and
Principal
External Review Team
Two Seasons Dining Hall
External Review Team
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2014
Time
Event
Where
Who
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Follow– up interviews to
verify Standards,
Stakeholder Feedback,
Student Performance
ratings
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team,
Superintendent Chris Reitan,
IDEA Director Tim Cline,
Admin. Asst. Carol Simpson,
GILA Principal John Riddle,
SHS Principal Beth Buchannan
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Team Work Session
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Final Meeting with
Superintendent
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
Lead Evaluator, Associate Lead
Evaluator, Superintendent
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Working Lunch
12:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Final Team work session
Finalize ratings,
discussions, deliberations,
final decisions,
completion of Exit Report
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Exit Report
4:00 p.m.
Departure of team
Two Seasons Dining Hall
External Review Team
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
Iditarod Hall Conference Room
External Review Team
GILA Theater
Go to airport for 5:00 pm flight
Lead Evaluator – Presents Exit
Report
External Review Team
All System Administrators
School Board Members
Public