May+2011


 * Curriculum Council Minutes **
 * May 4, 2011 **

Nancy Alibrandi, Michael Bessette, Tina Blinn, Bill Carozza, Steve Chamberlin, Sally Codd, Mark Dickson, Eileen Reinacher, Dave Tilley, Trish Walton
 * Members Present:**
 * Minutes submitted by:** Nancy Alibrandi

INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS CURRICULUM - Nancy Alibrandi
 * Items discussed: **
 * Nancy Alibrandi shared the summer curriculum work that she and Donna Zecha had done to align the district's information literacy skills curriculum with the American Association of School Librarian's [|(AASL) Standards for the 21st C. Learner in Action]; the [|National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)]; and the [|Common Core Standards]. Power Standards for the district were also created:
 * [[file:InfoLiteracyPowerStandardsRevised.pdf]]
 * [[file:InfoLiteracySkillsK-3.pdf]]
 * [[file:InfoLiteracySkills4-6.pdf]]
 * [[file:HMHSInfoLitCurr.pdf]]

HOW SHOULD THE DISTRICT MOVE TOWARDS THE COMMON CORE? - Steve Chamberlin
 * We have more Professional Development days next year, so we could take a half day and have vertical teams take a look at our power standards and how they align with the [|Common Core standards].
 * The Curriculum Review Process should add a step so that task forces look at aligning their work with the Common Core (supplanting the GLE step).

UPDATE FROM ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE - Bill Carozza
 * Bill showed the Assessment Committee wiki; work on a "Kid Grid" which would include various assessment data within Aspen (our Student Information System); and upcoming work on developing Screencasts to explain to parents various assessment tools that are used in the district.

__Agenda:__ Review Summer Curriculum proposals
 * Next meeting:** June 1st, MSS conference room at 3:15