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District committees met on September 17th. The following is a brief summary of each committee meeting. If you’re interested in further detail please contact your school’s committee representative.
Elementary Discussion Items:
Secondary: The Secondary Literacy Committee met together to discuss the upcoming school year. We talked briefly about end-of-year testing, and how it will change. The district has asked the school representatives to go to English teachers for feedback on curriculum, programs, and professional development ideas for our district Development days and report back to the committee next month.
Elementary: The Elementary Math Committee has great representation this year including teachers from every grade level, Title One and STEM Coordinators, principals, and district leaders. We discussed furthering our understanding of effective mathematical practices through an investigation of NCTM’s book, Principles to Actions. We also discussed possibilities for the committee’s primary focus for the year, some of the challenges schools face in math instruction, and ways we can support our teachers in implementing best teaching practices for math. Committee members were asked to check in with their teachers to see if more support is needed regarding accessing or utilizing the district pacing guides, and also to encourage K – 5 teachers to register for the Think Central online course.
Secondary: The District Secondary Math Committee reflected on the district’s progress during the 2017-18 school year. The committee developed curriculum resources for the majority of secondary math courses. The schools are now working to align the pacing guides with standards informed assessments that closely aligned with teacher clarity principles. Some of the challenges the committee identified that they would like to address moving forward are unique characteristics inherent with different campuses and staff. Also, school teams would like to develop stronger skills in effective data analysis to inform student learning and improve instruction. A survey of professional development needs of secondary math teacher needs will be studied to identify potential areas for teacher growth.
The DSSC welcomed new members to the committee and then reviewed the Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions identified by the committee last year as the desired outcome for students in social studies courses in Provo City School District known as the Student Profile. There were some minor changes (minor in quantity significant in content) made to the student profile and then the committee identified next steps for our work for this year. The discussion included the need to complete the list of curriculum materials being used in the district and the need for both vertical and horizontal alignment discussions as well as the need to discuss time for instruction at the elementary level.
The District Instructional Strategies Committee discussed the need to prioritize, define, and plan the implementation of Standardized Grading. The committee reviewed last year’s working definition of Standards Based Grading and gave input. We discussed breaking this huge undertaking into manageable pieces and the need to work at every level; district, schools, leaders, teachers, parents, students, communities – even colleges and universities. There will be philosophical and cultural differences that need to be considered and reconciled where possible. These changes will take time and we will work on getting a plan together that will be sustainable and improve district instruction for our students.
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