April+2010+Minutes

April 7, 2010 Nancy Alibrandi, Tina Blinn, Bill Carozza, Steve Chamberlin, Sally Codd, Mark Dickson, Liz Durant, Marcia McCaffrey, Eileen Reinacher, Chris Sousa, Dave Tilley, Minutes submitted by Nancy Alibrandi
 * Curriculum Council Minutes**
 * Members Present:**
 * Place and Time: MSS 3:23 - 4:15

Items Discussed: SOPPADA - Careers Program - Chris Sousa**
 * Chris Sousa explained the Careers SOPPADA which proposed offering an additional 1/4 credit in Careers to meet the Hopkinton graduation requirement change for the graduating class of 2013
 * Intended to help students to get ideas of where they want to head and to choose courses that lead to that; provides an extended opportunity for learning and will help students to be "college and career ready"
 * Careers SOPPADA
 * Careers Graduation Requirement Proposal
 * To obtain the .5 credit needed for graduation, students will take a 1/4 credit general survey course, complete an interest survey, receive individual counseling, complete two job shadows and submit documentation, and complete a culminating project demonstrating specific competencies
 * Job shadowing might occur after school, during school vacations, on a field trip, or on a job shadow day
 * An example of a culminating project might be a reflection, diary, or journal tied to academic classes
 * Technical reading and writing could be integrated into career component
 * Action**: Recommended to the Leadership Team for approval

Define the Process for Unpacking the Standards - Nancy Alibrandi
 * We discussed and edited the document to guide the process for Unpacking the Standards
 * The process will be slightly different depending on the subject area involved
 * Will need to communicate the Power Standards/Competencies to the community when they are developed
 * Competency-based report cards help communicate to parents

Summer Curriculum Timeline - Steve Chamberlin
 * Leadership Team has discussed the Summer Curriculum Timeline and everything should be on schedule
 * Proposals are due to building administrators by Friday, May 14th. They will be reviewed by the Leadership Team; and the information presented to Curriculum Council on the first Wednesday in June.

Next Meeting: May 5th