Curriculum Coordinating Committee (CCC) Minutes
Monday, January 28, 2008 3:30-5:30

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Present: Hazel Poulin, Barbara Miller, Rie Kittredge, Barbara Packales, Hope St. Denis, Donna Whalen, Jeanne Lysobey, Patti Woodbury, Raye Anne DeSoto, Jen Havey, Dean Hall, Sue Williamson, Kyle Smith, Mary Jo Stevens, Dianne Bailey, Karen Moody, Judi Morin, Rie Kittredge, Ira Michaud, Sonya Laramee, Amy Whitman, Kris Canning, Terry McGuire, Mary Jo Stevens, Kyle Smith

Absent: Health/PE Representative

ELA Review 3:30-4:30

3:30-3:45 Reading K-5 Key Points
Fountas and Pinnell Phonics Program – detailed lesson plans. Needs to be mandated.
Vocabulary – No program in place. We need this
Comprehension – DRA kits
Fluency – Fluency rubric
No Scope and Sequence – they need to develop one. Need clear expectations for reading instruction.
Stuff that is needed – Big books, more professional development with guided reading
Lexia program – if it works – LER is piloting and collecting data.
Questions about DRA and Running Records in General – need to fix the way this done K-5
Reading A-Z is a wonderful resource for Leveled Books. There is a district subscription.
Running Records on students who are grade level or below.
More time to watch people teach Guided Reading, Shared Reading, Independent Reading.
Vocabulary is widespread
Feedback through coaching
Need booklists at each grade level
Spelling Curriculum? – we don’t have one.
More Leveled Books…need book rooms.
Need Leveled Non-Fiction

3:45-4:00 Writing K-5 Key Points
Realign to MLR
Handwriting without Tears coming out of Teacher’s budgets
More consistent scoring. Writing continuum
Barry Lane came to talk about Revision
Writing Curriculum System-Wide
Lucy Caulkins Unit of Study Kits K-2 and 3-5
Regular staff trainings offered
Looking at and developing anchor papers for K-5
Spelling Program is scattered. Core words are still out there, but there is no comprehensive spelling program

4:00-4:15 ELA 6-8 Key Points Discussed
Common Anthology, but not used commonly.
Time to plan for common SBG by grade level.
Continued supports for diverse literacy materials.
Consultant such as Pam Buffington in the area of Literacy is a big need.
Enhance the role of literacy in all content areas.
Need a keyboarding class at the middle school.
Need more laptops for sixth grade learners.
Keyboarding was a big topic and discussed extensively.

4:15-4:30 ELA 9-12 Key Points Discussed
Strong Department Unity
Assessments and Curriculum aligned with Maine Learning Results
Need to find a way to reach students in the technology age – Consultant?
Piloting new anthology which uses a lot more technology
Interested in having “self-selection” libraries in their classrooms
Need a lot more time to discuss Standards-Based Grading and align curriculum to new MLR

4:30-5:30 Discussion and Votes on Many Important Topics
Proposed CCC operating procedures – Vote – Accepted 17-0.

Proposed MSAD #11's Local Assessment System ReDefined. Howie shared the Local Assessment system portal on the district website, the Assessment Submission Form, a paper titled MSAD #11’s Local Assessment System ReDefined. and described the streamlined assessment approval process. Motion to approve the New Local Assessment System website, definition, and approval process. – Approved 17- 0

Proposed Recommendation of Trimesters at the Elementary Level – Motion to accept the proposal – Approved 17-0. Must go to School Board vote for final approval.

Proposed Curriculum Review Cycle – Motion to accept the curriculum review cycle – Approved 17 - 0

Howie will be explaining Redefined Local Assessment System to various groups in the next month.

Howie shared the proposed Standards-Based Grading Timeline. CCC will vote on this timeline at next meeting.

A Proposed Progress Report for the Elementary Level will be forthcoming. This progress report will be approved by Elementary Teachers and the CCC.

Respectfully Submitted,

Howie Tuttle
Director of Curriculum and Instruction