1. Advanced Academic Services
Annual Retreat ~ August 24, 2012
 8:00–9:00 Handbook w/ Michelle Bailey
 9:30–10:30 AAS Team w/ Tina
 10:30–12:00 Communication
 12:00–1:15 Lunch
 1:30–2:30 Specialists ’ Brainstorming
 3:00– Office time
Desired Outcomes:
o Strengthen Relationships
o Revisit AAS Communications

3. Good to Great
and the
Social Sector
A great organization is one that delivers superior performance and makes a
distinctive impact over a long period of time.
For a business, financial returns are a perfectly legitimate measure of performance.
For a social sector organization, however, performance must be assessed relative to
mission, not financial returns. In the social sectors, the critical question is not “How
much money do we make per dollar of invested capital?” but “How effectively do we
deliver on our mission and make a distinctive impact, relative to our resources?”
It doesn’t really matter whether you can quantify your results. What matters is that
you rigorously assemble evidence – quantitative or qualitative – to track your progress.
If the evidence is primarily qualitative, think like a trial lawyer assembling the
combined body of evidence. If the evidence is primarily quantitative, then think of
yourself as a laboratory scientist assembling and assessing the data.
What can we do to be more effective and continue to improve our department’s work,
given our parameters?

4. AAS Retreat Notes
August 24, 2012
Handbook – ESD; bldg. B
Agendas –
Desired Outcomes for the day
Schedule
Tina ’ s Activity – share responsibilities of each team member for
Louis;
Share one thing about each person
Communications:
1. Clarify some common phrases we throw around
o Consistency across the district
o It takes a village
o My ears are flying
o Baklava
o N-S-W-E
o There’s a lot of ocean out there
o I don’t own my school
o You know what they say about ass-u-me
o Geese flying formation - handout
2. Communications handout
a. Everyone helps – no echelons or caste system
b. Every duck can stand some improvement
c. How do we go to the next level to market ourselves,
better communication in the district and community?
3. Lunch: roll dice and answer question
Brainstorming:
Staff Development
Beginning of the year process
Concerns