April 10, 2009 Update

The following provides an update on curriculum issues and assessment/screening issues in the district.

Curriculum and Instruction

Writing

The Writing Committee met on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Topics covered were:

The committee had received the survey results prior to the meeting. The March 6, 2009 SIP presentations were very well received by staff members in all three buildings.

Decisions were made on the use of a speaker for the Opening Institute. The tentative timeframe will be shared with the Staff Development Committee at their April meeting. Questions were generated for the presenter and Meredith Holman will be the contact person for the committee.

The next meeting will be on April 21, 2009 at 3:30 PM.

Mathematics

The Math Committee meeting was held on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The following topics were discussed:

The Committee recommended that we develop a list of common vocabulary terms for use in the district. The generated list could be cross-checked with the ISAT vocabulary list.

The Committee made adjustments to the Curriculum Based Assessments.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 3:15 PM.

Reading

The Reading Committee met on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Topic covered was:

The Reading Committee recommended that District #61 schools would use Accelerated Reader next year. This reading program will be available to all students as an incentive reading program.