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=Saskatchewan SkoVision/Skopus Professional Learning Community=

2013 - 2014

 * Tentative meeting dates
 * F2F meeting late October
 * Virtual meeting in mid-January (January 15)
 * F2F meeting to follow IT Summit, early May
 * Phone meeting June 15th, 2013 to try to set dates for these meetings
 * Possible Agenda Items
 * Planning for the new Ministry initiatives & data collection - TTFM, EYE, new assessments for math, science, TULA
 * CIAF data reporting

2012 - 2013

 * May 8 and or 9, 2013
 * Peggy - Either date is fine; both days if needed but would like to have a plan if 2 days are needed/useful


 * Saskatoon, board room of Saskatoon Public office (310 21st St E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M7, Canada)


 * Topics / Agenda
 * Working with ad hoc reports (& excel)
 * Attendance reports (and verification)
 * SkoVision - 1) "connector" idea; 2) automated emails being sent out about plans; 3) notifications about data; 4) customizing reports; 5) more interactive components in SkoVision
 * Skopus - customizing the home page (& subsequent elements of the site)

Next Meeting -

 * Would we still like to plan for another virtual meeting before the end of June? If so, possible dates? Possible Topics?
 * Who & when?
 * Peggy - I would be interested; easier to find a date for me after June 7. Bad dates after that - June 15 & 19.
 * Steve McLean - The beginning of June is a little crazy for me but I am happy to try and accommodate whatever dates work for the group.
 * What?
 * Thinking ahead to next year - possible F2F meetings? Possbily going together to present a data workshop (e.g. the longer version that Steve & Keith presented in PA)
 * Steve McLean - I think another F2F meeting would be great with some more time for informal chatting and discussions.

Saad to share "What's the plan?" document.

 * ====How are we using Skovision?====
 * How do we do school planning?
 * Let's not focus on the software, focus on school improvement planning.
 * What does this look like?

Meeting Agenda January 17, 2012

 * Wiki "lessons" - How to receive updates about changes to this wiki & the wiki discussion board, and edit pages
 * Corrine shared what SK Rivers has done within Skopus, challenges regarding data validation & importance of data validation; some information on how data is collected from schools/division and the process for getting this into Skopus (data entered into a division database; PCG then converts. Divisions need to work with PCG on this). Shei Gundel from SK Rivers may be able to provide advice as well.
 * Validation process - all school divisions should try to complete this process. PCG can provide support.
 * Reports - can be created for any data within Skopus; contract with PCG to create. Stakeholders should drive the report requirements.
 * Our PLC group would be interested in receiving training (from PCG?) on:
 * Data validation - where do we begin?
 * What is useful educational data?
 * Other PCG modules that might be of interest:
 * Ed Plan - RtI tracking/monitoring too
 * Behaviour + - behavioural monitoring
 * Others are also available.
 * Links of Interest & other information suggested by Steve:
 * Association of Educational Researchers of Ontario - []
 * MISA - Managing Information for Student Assessment - []
 * PCG Data Use Clinics
 * May Symposium in Montreal; possibly one for the Western regions as well? Calgary?
 * Other user groups - MUGS (Mercurium User Group Skopus/renamed as Measuring Unlimited ..??. for Success)
 * **Next meeting date** - March? Possibility of trying to meet F2F in Saskatoon? Tentative dates suggested - either April 3/4 or Martch 28/29.

First Meeting

 * Friday, December 2, 2011 @ 9:00 am (8:00 am MST)
 * Location: @http://breeze.cornerstonesd.ca/skovisionplc/
 * Possible agenda items
 * Introductions
 * Current status of Skovision/Skopus use in our divisions
 * Future directions?
 * How can we support one another?

Members

 * **School Division** || **Member** || **Title** ||
 * < Lloydminster Public || Shirley Groat ||< Supervisor of Learning & Instruction ||
 * < Lloydminster Public || Grayon King ||< Technology Coach ||
 * < North East School Division || Linda Hipkins ||< Data Program Manager ||
 * < Saskatchewan Rivers || Corrine Hoffman ||< Integrated Learning Consultant ||
 * < South East Cornerstone || Peggy Lawson ||< Coordinator of Assessement & Instructional Technology ||
 * < PCG Education || Steve McLean ||<  ||