CCC Minutes 9/8/08

Curriculum Coordinating Committee (CCC)
Minutes
September 8, 2008

Start Time 3:40
End Time 4:40

Present: Raye Anne DeSoto, Sue Williamson, Candace Avery, Hazel Poulin, Barbara Miller, Howie Tuttle, Dian Bailey, David Walker, Kris Canning, Debra Butterfield, Terry McGuire, Jeanne Lysobey, Dean Hall, Jen Havey, Hazel Poulin, Kyle Smith, Hope St. Denis, Candace Avery

Work around the District this year
Communication report and discussion about the work for this year.
Below is a list of all the activities that were discussed.

K-5
Literacy Asssessment Timeline
Early Mathematical Thinking Assessment
NWEA MAP test
Standards-Based Grading Full Implementation
Powerschool open to parents third trimester
Response to Intervention Pilots
Curriculum Mapping
Academic Audit Plans– Relevance, Consistency, Safety
Using INFORM pilots
Continued updates to LAS
SciWrite – Gr 3, 4, 5
Using the DRA as an instructional tool
Literacy Specialists – good switch? Data on this?
Technology Skills Checklist and standards
Academic Tutorial
Responsive Classroom
Special Education SPIRE implementation
Title I iSucceed mathematics implementation

6-8
NWEA MAP test
Literacy Initiative
Geogebra Initiative
Full Standards-Based Grading Implementation
Response to Intervention Pilots
Curriculum Mapping
Academic Audit Plans – Relevance, Consistency, Safety
Using INFORM
Updates to LAS
Action Plan for MEA
ELA reading and writing combined
6-12 Alignment and Scope and Sequence and Evaluation tools
Differentiation??
Anything Else?
Eligibility, Honor Roll, Retention, Acceleration, etc. (work habits, etc.)
Academic Tutorial
Special Education SPIRE implementation

9-12
Accreditation Work
Syllabus Approval Work
Updates to LAS
Academic Audit Plans – Relevance, Consistency, Safety
Differentiation??
Literacy Initiative?
Academic Tutorial
Standards-Based Grading
6-12 Alignment Scope and Sequence ELA and other areas?

K-12
K-12 Health/PE Curriculum Review
K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Review

Goals for CCC this year?
All members should think about a CCC goal for the year. Email Howie with thoughts. One suggestion is to look at the Retention, Acceleration, Honor Roll, Athletic Eligibility policies in regards to the Work Habits Standard.

Much Discussion about the need for a typing curriculum

CCC Meetings for the year

Monday Dec 1, 2008 3:40pm CCC Meeting/CO - Central Office Board
Monday Mar 2, 2009 3:40pm CCC - Central Office Board Room
Monday May 4, 2009 3:40pm CCC/CO - Central Office