Committee Name: Curriculum

Date of Meeting: Tuesday, May 5, 2004

Starting Time: 2:45 PM

Ending Time:  3:30 PM

Submitted by: Janice Duncan

Members Present: Janice Duncan, Debbie Moore, Cynthia Turner

1. Agenda – Include CSIP and Impact Checks

Mr. McCaw gave our committee the charge of determining the curriculum to be taught for the 2004-2005 school year in the science/resource class.  Ms. Burton had submitted what she wanted to cover for each grade level for the 4 nine weeks.

2. Discussion on each item.

We looked at the Curriculum Map for Science for each grade level.  It was decided that we needed input from the teachers of each grade level before a decision could be made about the science curriculum.

3. Action taken on each item

Janice Duncan met with Mr. McCaw the following day, Wednesday, May 5 to get approval to send out an email to the staff regarding the science curriculum.

An email was sent asking the following questions:

                *What units of science are covered in your classroom?  How many hours does this take per week?

                *What is currently taught during science/resource with your class?

                *What curriculum would be most beneficial for the students during the science/resource/class?  Please look at the Curriculum Map and Framework for this.

The teachers were asked to answer the previous questions at their next grade level meetings and return them to Janice Duncan by Friday, May 14.

The Curriculum Committee will meet again to compile the data from the information received and decide upon the next step.  A curriculum framework will be ready by the end of the school year.