Our June Meeting 2005

Our next meeting was held at Granville College and it was well attended.

Action Plan
The first action was to discuss feedback from sections in relation to the Faculty Action Plan. The following items were identified:
1. Shared drives and version control
2. Bank of assessments/ exemplars
3. Consistent approach across Faculty
4. Development of intergrated assessments
Discussion took place as to how these actions could be included in an Action Plan. It was agreed that all sections and the Faculty would have Assessment validation as a standing item for all agendas as suggested by SWSI Organisational Development Unit.

Identifying Stakeholders Needs
Small group work took place on identifying the needs of stakeholders within the process. The following was identified:
Learners: consistent Guidelines and Feedback
Teachers: Implementation guidelines and staff development day to discuss the Faculty process of Assessment validation
Sections: Record keeping and managing resources in the section: tools, exemplars, evidence, etc.
Faculty:policy, procedure and reporting responsibilities including the use and promotion of EKB.
The items were discussed and prioritised and will be incorporated into the Action Plan for the Faculty.

Final discussion centered on reviewing existing documents this included flowchart, pre and post assessment validation checklists. Assessment cover sheet was brainstormed by the group. It was agreed that all assessment tools would include SWSI logo, faculty Community Services with version control as per SWSI template from EKB. Representatives would bring alond any templates currently being used. It was agreed the beginning of each meeting each section would talk about the progress of assessment validation in their sections.