Minutes
Committee Charges
Math Committee
2008- 2009
Regular Meeting Date: 1st Wednesday of
each month Time: _3:30__
Location: _____________ Chairperson: _______________
Secretary: ________________
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Evaluate curriculum
timelines monthly and make revisions as necessary for implementation.
(incorporate hands-on activities and open response)
- Discuss PD needs and
submit requests to Ms. Hargis quarterly.
- One teacher will submit
1 assessment per semester for the committee to review and provide feedback
using the SIT Item Analysis for Assessments protocol.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Seek and share ideas
for integrated technology, use of manipulatives, resources, and content
specific instructional strategies at each meeting.
- Administer PAM at all
grade levels within the first month of school and prior to spring break.
- 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.
- Discuss resource and
material needs for the department (calculators, dictionaries, thesauri,
protractors, angle rulers, replacement calculators, etc.)
- Discuss and share
effective collaboration strategies at each meeting.
- Review your CATS goal
for the upcoming school year each meeting.