Sept+2012

September 5, 2012

Present: Michael Bessette, Rebecca Gagnon, Steve Chamberlin, Trish Walton, Sally Codd, Val Aubrey
 * __Curriculum Council__**


 * __Update- reading task force__**
 * Great representation this summer
 * common article – lit reform in an urban school

Reading is in the “gathering data” year…

Curriculum and methodology and mix the two – important pieces of a Balanced Literacy Curriculum
 * Guided reading
 * word work
 * shared reading
 * independent reading
 * writing instruction
 * Other reading

The plan by the end of Summer ’13 is to have a document that is a rubric that for each item (listed above), there be a chart of “What the Teacher is Doing in X (e.g. Guided Reading).” “What the students are doing” and “How many minutes/grade level they do it.”

Last year – common core what do we do, losing people –

We don’t need to purchase a program. What we need to do is be precise in instruction and understanding of kids’ needs

Steve presented a document about Summer Curriculum to CC.
 * __Summer Curriculum__**
 * $25,000 - good work
 * Lots of excellent work was done.
 * Science will need to come to CC to help
 * Habits of Mind – Steve would like to have them come to CC

checks & balances to vet ideas does a proposal need more thought? large curriculuar decisions SOPPAS
 * __What is CC’s Role__**

It begs the question – do we have a need to have CC? We batted around combining it with Assessment or PD. I think we decided to keep CC.

Traditionally it has been:
 * __Make Up of CC__**
 * 2 teachers from each building
 * Administrators,
 * Library/Media
 * 1 parent
 * 1 school board member

The following positions/people would be good to ask. Administration will follow up with asking.
 * HS Guidance?
 * Library media
 * 1 more HS teacher
 * A middle school person
 * 1 more MSS person (though who!? The staff is small and everyone has something…)
 * Sally is willing to go onto PD if needed, especially if we can find another HMS rep
 * A parent
 * A school board member

CCSS implementation – include Deirdre & Deb
 * __NEXT MEETING October 3__**