Dec.+2,+2013

Team Coordinators Meeting 12-2-13 Attendance: Jack Conkling, Mary Frazier, Cindy Couchman, Teresa Poulseen, Jana Moler, Lynette McLean, Bev Lund, Todd Fredrickson, Stephanie Dreiling, Jason Kohls, Randy Doerksen, Mike Bryan, Randy Roberts, Mike Berblinger – Sarah Berblinger, recorder.

How do we see this at play in our classrooms and our teams? • Making adjustments in education. See things and make them better. • Working with teams -- how we approach things. • Bringing personal life into the experience.
 * “We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”**


 * Team Priorities: Report from coordinators**

Jack – 6th grade scope and sequence – not tied to standards currently. 7th grade – creating common assessments / same material and same pace, but no common assessments yet. Especially between Jack and Brian.

Cindy – Geometry curriculum / common assessments

Teresa – New standards – scope and sequence

Jana – Same as Teresa; what are we doing that can stay and what goes? “It feels very big.” January – bring along K-5 on the science standards

Lynnette – Math and ELA working on it Then onto science and social studies

Bev – Curriculum -- we feel okay about it. Not really sure about the schedule to get everything covered Do have common assessments Problem-based learning – investigating; experimenting with Algebra 1 Algebra wiki – systems of equations they are working at their own pace.

Jason – Common Assessments: Junior level is fairly strong; writing and language aspects. Scope and sequence must be formalized. How to document it? When and How the concepts will be done. Link standards at each level.

Randy D – 4.5.6 Teachers feel they are “creating a wheel everyday” They want a resource. They want to do it right. Especially in math.

Mary – Tammy Fellers topic – fractions and common core; she will come for a half day with 3,4,5 at some point.

Other concerns: Concerns about TIME MTSS structure

Where do we put our energy? Time to develop common assessments / documents Common ground with a common person to oversee it
 * WHAT’S IMPORTANT NOW?**

“Feeling like first year teachers every day” – Bev Lund

Discussion about math resources – need for textbook

CALENDAR for ADOPTION:

Resource adoption committee Examine math resources – instructional resources