August+27,+2009

Location: Options High School -Welcome/Social -Introductions/Update Contact List -Meeting Locations for the year (Sign-up) -ESC Display (Sign-up) -Go over some of the information passed out in packet -Update/Refresh LPS Art Council Wiki -PLC Calendar and Updates -CAEA Conference -Touch Base on Show contacts for the year -Update on HS District-Wide Pre/Post Test -Good of the Order...
 * LPS Visual Arts Council Agenda ** Date: August 27, 2009

Date: August 27, 2009 Location: Options High School  Introductions co-chairs Anna Gianakos Options H.S., Melissa McCune-Peabody Elem.
 * LPS Visual Arts Council Agenda**
 * -Welcome/Social**

 Art council meeting locations for the year- // May 13, 2010 was decided for end of the year party //  ESC Display- //ALL art shows and individual art show can be e-mailed to Barbara Brunt for the LPS calendar//  Teacher attendance  Anna walked teachers through how to enter, add information Request was made by a few teachers to resend Wiki  invitation 1. Agenda and meetings minutes 2. Art Council meeting dates, locations and who is hosting 3. Art shows It was suggested that the Art shows l have a point of contact for each show and an address for art show locations. 4. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Art displays at the ESC –dates, locations and who signed up to display at that location It was brought to our attention that there are new guidelines for set up for putting up art work at the ESC <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">5. Lessons categories Teachers may add lessons <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">It will be on one continuous page <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">It will be listed by category not individual person <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">It was discussed that when a new lesson category started it should have the following for reference: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">MS for Middle School <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">HS for High School <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Elem. for Elementary <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">For example: Drawing MS or Painting Elem. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Changed October Art council to the 30th <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">PLC Rep- Jill Day //- PLC meeting as job alike for elementary. All PLCs for elementary will meet at WHITMAN ELEM // <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;">PLC Rep - MS Tammy Andersen <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- PLC Rep - HS meets at their own school <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> //Several LPS art teachers will be presenting workshops at the conference// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**-POC’s for this year’s art shows** Joan Hitchens- Scholastics <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Michelle Bateman- Bemis -//It was noted that an increase in board members attending the show at all grade level. Continue to send invites to board members and staff at ESC// Mary Rosenberg-Curtis <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">HS Contintental Show -? Still working on POC <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Ren Trapino -Burger House //Literature approval date. This year ther are specific date for approval. All dates are posted on opt-in/opt-out link in Wiki -titled extra informaiton// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Information about the Opt-in/Opt-out will be posted on Wiki as IYF <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Question arise about nudes in the middle school Two thoughts were brought to the table: -if it is in a book it is okay but other materials with nudes, they are not used. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-if materials are already in the library then it can be used <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * -Sign up sheets were passed around for the following:**
 * -Introduction and Demonstration of the new LPS Art Council Wiki**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-Items introduced to teachers that will be found on <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Wiki: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-PLC Calendar and Updates **
 * -CAEA Conference** - //October 8-11 Breckenridge Resort- Pre registration end Sept 15//.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-Opt-in/Opt-out **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-Curriculum revision **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- All Curriculum revisions will be put on hold. // Tammy Andersen is on the rewrite committee for MS and said the Art Standard rewrite from this summer will be posted for comments in October . Some discussion around what the stnadards will look like and how they impact all grade levels. //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- LPS Visual Art Calendar **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> you can add your school’s art show or art related items for your school

-Good of the Order //There was interest in painting the downtown Littleton window for Fall/Halloween. Anna will be contacting someone to see if there is interest from merchants. More information next Art Council. Melissa McCune will working to set up a speaker for grant writing Joe Holliman will be presented with the Colorado Art Educator of the Year award- Congratulations JOE!!!!// //First Annual Art Call Out –More info through CDE-“the Scoop” link.// //Carole Gates contact person for First Annual Art Call Out//