Minutes

Committee Charges

Math Committee

2009- 2010

Regular Meeting Date: 1^st Wednesday of each month Time: _3:30__

Location: __________ Chairperson:  Thelma Phelps  Secretary: _Janessa Stevens

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Evaluate curriculum timelines monthly and make revisions as necessary for implementation. (incorporate hands-on activities and open response)
2. Discuss PD needs and submit requests to Ms. Hargis quarterly.
3. One teacher will submit 1 assessment per semester for the committee to review and provide feedback using the SIT Item Analysis for Assessments protocol.
4. Discuss the use of open response questions at each grade level and share examples of effective open response questions that measure application of content at high levels at each meeting. 
5. Conduct analysis of student work using NMS protocol once a semester.  The committee should develop a schedule of which teachers will submit work for each analysis and turn in with your minutes to Ms. Murphy.
6. Analyze CATS and NCLB data and develop a plan of action for your content to target identified needs and set goals for novice reduction.  Submit to Ms. Murphy with November minutes. Review implementation and impact of the activities at each meeting.
7. Seek and share ideas for integrated technology, use of manipulatives, resources, and content specific instructional strategies at each meeting.
8. Administer PAM at all grade levels within the first month of school and prior to spring break.
9. Discuss implications of PAM and Success Maker tests to determine curriculum, instruction, and assessment needs of math students.  PAM will be administered right before spring break so that teachers can utilize the data to drive curriculum for the CATS test.
10. Discuss resource and material needs for the department (calculators, dictionaries, thesauri, protractors, angle rulers, replacement calculators, etc.)
11. Discuss and share effective collaboration strategies at each meeting.