Strategic Planning Committee Meeting October 15, 2012 Roland kheloa began a discussion ofthe legislative platform in preparation for the November 8 meeting with the state delegation by saying that the plan this year is to lay low. Shirley Brandman challenged the Board to consider issues that needed to be highlighted this year. Pat O’Neill added that it was important to thank the state legislators for their work on the Maintenance of Effort last year, but she wanted to stress that the legislature was not the place to make education policy. It seems that unfunded mandates ‘were of the greatest concern to the Board, Judy Docca raised the topic of casinos and how to proceed to make sure that funds go to education if the gambling measure passes. The Board will wa snd see on the outcome of the referendum, ‘Brandman stated that in contrast to last year, this year the Board should go back to Its traditional ‘meetings with state legislators by providing them with an overview of what's going on. Board members ‘were in agreement that the capacity issue and its impact on schools should be emphasized with compelling examples. Ways to capture the attention and garner the enthusiasm of state legislators were discussed, and included the idea ofa ple chart presentation showing the percentages of MD students In ‘Montgomery County schools and state construction funds going to those schools. Board members then continued their discussion of core values. A suggestion was put forward that ppethaps a core purpose could replace the mission statement just like In some corporations. The three competencies embraced by Dr. Starr (academic, social/emotional, 21st century sills) would serve as 2 foundation to mave forward. The plan is to make a visual presentation to the public helping them connect the dots and see how all these tenets of the strategic plan fit together. The Strategic Planning Committee is planning to meet sometime in December ahead of their next scheduled meeting in January 13, Danuta Wilson