 SCC Meeting January 21, 2016

Honors English CSD Board’s expectations for rigor in honors  Requirements added to the district curriculum maps for ELA (again, lack of rigor is a concern for the Board, so we have been working on this problem at the district level):  8th grade: One year-long project, two smaller projects per term.  7th grade: One additional project per unit.  6th grade: One additional project per unit.  Teachers are expected to add rigor and differentiation through product, process, and/or content (teachers may choose to use the same text or a different text with honors classes as with regular classes)  Utah Compose score expectations are higher  Summer reading assignment for Unit 1 acceleration or for a first unit that differs from the regular classes Handout with project ideas for grades 7 & 8 Krista Dodds & Whitney Lee – 7 th grade ELA teachers

Review PTA survey

PTA $$$  Used for bigger traffic signs with wheels

ALEX Math  2-3 proficiency in ALEX math – learning gaps

Student Council

Remaining Landtrust Money  $17,000  Replace Cromebooks, iPads, and/or computers in labs

Cell Tower Money  $5108 ($3.30 per student) last year  Professional Development  Substitutes if needed  Classes

Mastery Grading & Report Cards  District committee looking at Mastery Grading & Report Cards  In the future there will be NO LETTER GRADES  1 = Not meeting standard (N)  2 = Partially meeting standard (P)  3 = Meeting standard (M)  year will be a pilot year  year all middle schools will grade according to this system  The board has asked the district committee to put this together and they will have final approval after the pilot year.

SCC members not attending

Other Items  Next meeting – February 18 th