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To: All Faculty & Staff

From: Caryn T. Davis, Dean of Academic Affairs

RE: Faculty Meeting & Workshop Minutes

Date: November 23, 2016 – 10 am to 1 pm

Faculty Meeting and Workshop Minutes

Meeting Date and Time: November 19, 2016 - 10 am to 1:00 pm

Present: Faculty and Staff

Last Name	First Name
1. Agargakova	Anna
2. Andryushchenko	Galyna
3. Arbai	Jenny
4. Armyakov	Andrey
5. Biljana	Biljanic
6. Brazhnikova	Olesya
7. Bush	F. Ann
8. Cachafeiro Zazo	Ana
9. Cingozler	Vedat
10. Davis	Caryn
11. Deb	Malabi
12. Diaz	Gladys
13. Diaz	Ana Maria
14. Dimitrova	Iliyana
15. Dolina	Leonila J.
Last Name	First Name
16. Engulatova	Dilyara
17. Ferraro	Dante
18. Gallardo	Christian
19. German	Oana
20. Gogin	Ilya
21. Gomez	Angie
22. Kyrychuk	Diana
23. Lopez	Ildelisa
24. Machado	Maria A.
25. Maldonado	Anna Desiree
26. Mitrovic	Kristina
27. Schiffman	Paul
28. Schwenke	Tom
29. Ulmasov	Sukhrob
30. Zatulovski	Irina

Minutes – Topics Discussed

General Housekeeping:

Introductions: New faculty and staff members were introduced.

On-going Student Orientation: Saturday or Sunday bike trips are an excellent way to assist students to learn about a variety of neighborhoods and boroughs. Faculty and staff are encouraged to lead trips together during the fall and begin to think about bicycle trips for the spring.

Facilities and Equipment: Notify the administration if a tape recorder, computer or other equipment malfunctions so that repairs can occur in a timely fashion.

Professional Development: Teaching faculty were encouraged to check the expiration date of their teaching licenses so they enroll in required Methods courses. Furthermore, email reminders for renewals will only be sent to people who have taken the on-line test. Finally, a menu of 2016 Professional Development options was redistributed. Evidence of professional development must be emailed to Dean Davis no later than December 19, 2016.

Attendance: Teaching faculty must take attendance at the beginning and end of class to ensure accurate assessment of student attendance. In addition, staff from the New York State Department of Education may periodically visit our school to check classroom attendance.

• The Structure of English, was a one and ½ hour interactive introductory workshop to the history and structure of English, facilitated by Dean Davis, that provided an overview of the topics. Post workshop faculty and staff surveys demonstrate high interest in the topics, which potentially merits a second workshop in 2017.
• Professional Development Teacher Share, Ana Cachafeiro Zazo, Andrey Armyakov, Ilya Gogin, Olysa Brazhnikova, Vedat Cingozler and Biljanic Biljana shared highlights from the October 29 New School/Literacy Assistance Center’s Conference, “Meeting Challenges, Exploring Solutions in the Adult ESOL Classroom.”
• CEA Workshop, was a one and ½ hour workshop facilitated by Tom Schwenke and Dean Davis. An overview of CEA, and the self-study process exposed new hires as well as faculty and staff that were employed during the last accreditation process to pertinent information. To ensure the self-study progresses smoothly and faculty and staff are fully integrated as well, two break-out groups met and focused their discussions and suggestions on a) Faculty Standard 2 and b) Student Services 1. Information from each group, by way of notes, will inform our self-study.

At 1:00 pm the meeting was adjourned to a luncheon gathering at Tavola di Isacco where informal discussions of the day’s topics continued until dusk.