Jan.+2012


 * Curriculum Council Minutes **
 * Jan. 4, 2011 **

Nancy Alibrandi, Val Aubry, Michael Bessette, Jacquey Blanchette, Bill Carozza, Steve Chamberlin, Sally Codd, Chris Kelley, Eileen Reinacher, Dave Tilley
 * Members Present:**
 * Place and Time**: MSS 3:15 - 4:15
 * Minutes submitted by:** Nancy Alibrandi

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 * Items discussed: **
 * Plans for Assessment PD Day**
 * Theme for the day is "How do we know if our students are learning?"
 * Joe Miller, the Director of Instruction for the NH Department of Education will be the keynote speaker
 * There will be 12 workshops offered over four sessions
 * Using Google Docs for Classroom Assessment
 * Administering the DRA (K-3) and (4-6)
 * Creating Formative Assessments
 * The Use of LinguaFolio: Assessment as "Can Do's"
 * Using Garageband for Classroom Projects and Student Assessment
 * Thirty-Second Assessments - Quick and Easy Formative Assessments You Can Use Tomorrow!
 * Curriculum Based Measures for the Classroom
 * 21st Century Assessment Utilizing Technology
 * The Purpose of Grading
 * Individualized Assessment 101: So What Do Those Numbers Mean
 * Performance Pathways
 * Using the MAP Assessment to Inform Instruction
 * Chris Kelley will wrap up the day talking about competencies
 * The information is in MyLearningPlan for staff to sign-up
 * Instructional Assistants may attend the sessions, if interested, but will not be paid for the day
 * All sessions will take place at the Maple Street School because the Presidential Primary Voting will be taking place at HMHS
 * Steve Chamberlin prepared the following notice for staff:__ [] __
 * Change in Job Description for Literacy and Numeracy Specialists**
 * Included in the 2012-2013 budget proposal is a full time Numeracy Specialist
 * Having a Reading Specialist has supported an increase in test scores; would like the same support in mathematics
 * Don't know if the Numeracy Specialist position will make it through the budget process; if it does a job description will be developed to include these four areas of responsibility
 * Remediation
 * Enrichment
 * Professional Development for Staff
 * Efficacy of program
 * Also would like to change the name from Reading Specialist to Literacy Specialist to indicate that the position includes more than just reading (also writing, spelling, etc.)

> 1st time through process Spring: look at assessment data (e.g. MAP and NECAP data) Subsequent times through the process: Collect pre and post student achievement data to evaluate effectiveness of program (MAP, current common-assessments at upper grades)
 * Role of Data in Task Force**
 * Question: Should we look at student data as part of our curriculum revision process?
 * Answer: It is already included in the description for Year One (Evaluate/Data Collection):
 * We need to develop indicators as proof of excellence
 * MAP data more helpful than NECAP; can be mined for a lot more information; good assessment for skill set in math and literacy; we could use a writing assessment that was standardized
 * In-district scoring would require anchor papers; and at least two scores for each paper; people trained to score
 * We currently give three benchmarks a year, scored by the classroom teacher; very subjective
 * Some school districts have an Assessment Department
 * Maine uses the SAT as their state test for High School
 * We are paying $1200 for Performance Pathways to collect test data
 * Can we include money in summer curriculum for someone to compile the data needed for the work of the task forces?


 * A Look at Where We Are in the Curriculum Review Process**
 * A draft was developed to update Page One of the Curriculum:
 * [|CurrRevisionPart1Revised2012.1.4.doc]
 * Proposed having Writing and Spelling follow Reading in the sequence for revision because they all go hand in hand
 * Will check with Deidre and Kelly to see if that is feasible and will take another look at this next month
 * This would move Social Studies back a year


 * Next Curriculum Council meeting is February 1, 2012 at 3:15 in the MSS Conference Room.**

__Proposed Agenda Items:__
 * Another look at updating the Cycle of Curriculum Revision - Page One
 * Textbook/Program Adoption Flow Chart
 * Wellness
 * Feedback from Professional Development Day

__Future Agenda Items:__
 * Plans for Student Support Professional Development Day
 * Plans for Technology Professional Development Day