Stonewall Curriculum Committee
6 November 2001 

Jean Wilson, David Gillespie, Sandy Veinot, Lu Ann Hawkins, Nancie Watson, Ashley Keenan, Kelly Gunn, Charlie Hardy

    The Curriculum Committee discussed writing portfolios and the Consolidated Plan.  Components of the CP will be submitted to different committees for discussion, suggestions, additions, deletions, and other changes.  A blank component form will be given each committee and this will be submitted to the Curriculum Committee directly after the December committee meetings.  The Curriculum Committee will compile these changes and submit them to the staff and the SBDM Council.  We will get the information to the committees by next week. 

     Please remember in this Consolidated Plan process that our curriculum and school are driven by this plan.  If we ask for it, there is a chance we will at least be considered, if we do not ask for it there is little chance.  Don’t ask for the moon … unless we really need it… if so, ASK!!!!!!!  We need to plan for realistic things that will continue to keep our school at the head of the pack in Fayette County as well as Kentucky.

     The following committees will work on the corresponding components of the Consolidated Plan.

The committee also talked about portfolios and the expectations of primary teachers regarding developmentally appropriate as well as challenging pieces.  Ideas brought to the Curriculum Committee were the time spent developing pieces in primary should be concentrated on fewer pieces -- K-1 should work on a fictional piece, l – 2 should work on fictional and personal narrative …  and so forth.  This is something that needs to be discussed as a staff. 

Other items regarding portfolios were discussed and will be referred to Central Office for answers. 

 Respectfully submitted, Stonewall Curriculum Committee