Professional Development
Committee Minutes
May 2002

Members Present:  G. Justice, L. Cress, E. Haggard, T. Moore

Topic:  Professional Development Plans for 2002-2003 

Primary K-2 + relevant special area teachers

8/7           (Wed.)         8:00-11:00       Writing with Dayna Lykins
                                    12:00-3:00        Technology / Writing with Becky Marshall + Amy Ford

Intermediate 3-5 + relevant special area teachers

8/8           (Thurs.)         8:00 – 12:00                Bluegrass Writing Project
                                    1:00 -    3:00                Integrating Technology with Amy Ford  

Faculty

8/12         (Mon.)                 8:00-11:00       Primary Math with Bev Dean
                                            12:00-3:00         Primary 1-3 Grade Book (SST component)
                                            8:00-11:00                Intermediate Grade Book (SSTS component)
                                            12:00-3:00                Intermediate Math with Bev Dean

**Please note:  FCPS is updating “Grade Book” and cannot guarantee it will be completed by August.

Faculty

11/5         (Tues.)                8:00-11:00                Curriculum Compacting 
                                           12:00-2:00         3^rd-5^th + relevant special area teachers:  Bluegrass Writing Project

                                                                Follow-up,

                                12:00-2:00         K-2 Primary:  Playdough Economics 
                                2:00-3:00                Assessment with Ed

 Total Hours:  Intermediate (3-5 +) = 18 hours

                        Primary 1-2                              18 hours
                        Kindergarten                             15 hours

Additionally:

Lexington-Herald Leader + Literacy                Tentative Date:  Tuesday, 8/27  2:30-430

Character Education (4^th / 5^th)                           To be scheduled at a later date (app. 2 hours)

Follow-up Pet Project: Immigration (5^th)                (After school)To be scheduled at a later date  (2-3 hours) 

ESL (Mettille / Moore)                                   (After School) To be scheduled at a later date

Science Textbooks                                             Small groups or Individuals:  2-3 hours allotted

Using the Library (updates)                               1 hour, To be scheduled after school starts

Other Opportunities:

Technology (Various Topics)                  1 hour, after school, various dates, TBA

Web Quests, Web Pages                                            Small groups, schedule with Amy

Individual PD                                                        Internet searches, On-line PD (ie Time For Kids),

                                                                                Book Reviews, etc.

Group PD (as needed)