Curriculum and Instruction
Reading
The Reading Committee met on December 6, 2010 to discuss the formatting of the Essential Reading Vocabulary Document. This document will have mastery words, by grade level, so as to develop common vocabulary across the district. They reviewed the State Learning Standards in relation to the Common Core Standards. These are currently being implemented. The Reading Instructional Model will be reviewed and revised at a future meeting so that the document accurately reflects what is occurring in our District.
The next meeting will be on January 24, 2011 at 2:45 PM.
Mathematics
The Math Committee met on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 to discuss issues related to the curriculum adoption. The committee reviewed the record keeping process being used in third grade to help demonstrate the mastery of skills and concepts.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 15, 2011 at 3:15 PM.
Report Card Committee
The Report Card Committee met on Thursday, December 2, 2010 to review feedback from the November Parent Teacher conferences as related to the current report card structure. Committee members shared feedback from other staff members and parents related to the elementary report card. Committee members will be getting more feedback on the ranking system for the next meeting. All members were encouraged to review the research packet of information prior to the next meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2011.
