Mendota High School & Mendota Elementary Schools
Curriculum Corner Notes
October 4, 2012
Mendota High School
Weekly Information
October 4, 2012
Curriculum Committee Meeting (PE and SIRG)
7:00-7:45 am
MHS Boardroom
October 4, 2012
Ag-Industrial Tech, FCS
3:00 pm
Principal’s Conf Room
Future Professional Development
October 1, 2012
Math – Pippen Workshop – Classroom Observation-Coaching
October 2, 2012 Curriculum Session Ag-Ind Tech/For Language (8:05-11:08)
October 5, 2012
PE/Health (12:00-3:00)
County Teacher’s Institute – Mendota High School
October 9, 2012
Curriculum Session English (8:05-11:08)
Science (12:00-3:00)
October 11, 2012
Curriculum Session Social Studies (8:05-11:08)
FCS-Business/Fine Arts(12:00-3:00)
October 24, 2012
Teacher’s Institute – Technology Sessions 12:30-3:00
November 27, 2012
Math – Pippen Workshop
December 6 and 7, 2012
Non Core Staff Common Core State Standards Literacy Integration
Global Communication Network (Online Mandated Trainings)
Deadline Dec 21, 2012
WWW.gcntraining.com
Organization ID – d58401
Personal ID – First Initial – Last Name (jsmith) If you changed your personal ID last year, that password
remains in place.
Aides – Child Abuse
MES Teachers and Admin - , Bloodborne Pathogens, ADHD, Food Allergies, Child Abuse, Chronic Health
Conditions, Sexual Harassment, Suicide
Mendota High School 2012-2013 Curriculum Committee
Mendota High School Board Room
Thursday, October 4, 2012
7:00 am
Agenda
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of minutes from the previous meeting (September 27, 2012)
Physical Education Curriculum Update
Student Information Registration Guide (SIRG) Discussion Items
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Student Placement and Tracking
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Student Fees
Establish agenda items for the next meeting
Adjournment
Curriculum Committee Members:
Chair –
Scott Horsch, Curriculum Director
Administration –
Jeff Prusator, Superintendent
Denise Aughenbaugh, Principal
School Board Representative - Darlene Ayers
Parent(s) –
Celina Garza
Student(s)–
April Ohst, Brittany Hahn
Department Chairs –
Agriculture and Industrial Technology
Jeff Landers
Business Education
Leon Mosier
English
Tricia Pinter
Family and Consumer Science
Lisa Johnson
Fine Arts
Lori Schrock
Foreign Language
Mary Ann Roedl
Mathematics
Liz Tucker
Media Center
Donna Apyne
PE/Driver Ed/Health
Tim Dessing
Science
John Holzman
Social Studies
Jason Artman
Special Education
Veronica Becker
Guidance and Counseling
Mitch Landgraf
Committee Schedule
September 6, 2012
All new course requests are due to the curriculum director
Thursday, September 13, 2012 Curriculum Committee Meeting (Organizational)
7:15 – 7:45 am
Board Room
Thursday, September 20, 2012 Curriculum Committee Meeting (SIRG Discussion)
7:00 – 7:45 am
Board Room
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Curriculum Committee Meeting (SIRG Discussion)
7:00-7:45 am
Board Room
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Curriculum Committee Meeting (PE Curriculum and SIRG)
7:00-7:45am
Board Room
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Curriculum Committee Meeting (Curriculum – FCS/Business)
7:00-7:45 am
Board Room
Proposed Student Registration Information Guide Language Revisions (SIRG) – Sept 20, 27,
2012
(1)
Physical Education is to be waived at any point during a semester for an athletics or a
marching band waiver, the student will earn a mark of "credit" or "no credit" on the
transcript and the course will not count toward meeting IHSA eligibility requirements. If
the student chooses to not waive Physical Education, the course will count toward IHSA
eligibility as the student will be taking the course as a grade-point-average course.
(2)
“6 Driving Hours” on Page 15 in the Student Registration Guide for Driver Education will
be removed. The 6 hour driving hours are not required to graduate.
Curriculum Alignment Workshop
Thursday, Oct 2, 2012 – District Board Room
Present –8:00 – 11:08
J. Landers, H. Raley. O. Horn, M Roedl, J Campbell
12:15-3:00 J. Thompson, M Thompson, K. Geldon, S. LeRette
Context – Each department is asked to update their curriculum to reflect changes in state and local
standards/initiatives
Content Objectives (Agenda)
Session #1
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September 8, 2011
Identify key learning standards, outcomes, and assessment targets for specific course(s)
Link standards, outcomes, and assessment targets with instructional plans, units, resources
Review Common Core Reading and Writing standards for social studies and technical courses
Session #2
November 10, 2011
 Common Formative Assessments for a specific course
Identifying the Essential Questions and Big Idea
Session #3
Oct 2, 2012
a. Unwrapping the Standards
b. Creating a Student/Teacher Progressions Checklist
c. Common Formative Assessments for a specific course (s)
a. Development of Performance Tasks and Rubric Scoring Guide
b. Student Self Reflection Guide
Mendota Elementary School
Weekly Updates
Access to Current Curriculum Information:
Curriculum maps for K-6 writing and math are located on the district website in the curriculum section of the
website. Also included are assessment rubrics, assessment prompts, and writing look fors.
Curriculum maps for 6-8 core and non-core areas are located on the district website in the curriculum section of
the website.
… Curriculum Team Meetings – Northbrook
Science 6-7-8 & Band
6th – 9:45-10:25
8th 1:35-2:15
7th – 12:50-1:32
Exploratory 10:30-11:00
…Future Professional Development
Wednesday, October 24,2012
Teacher Institute 1:15-3:25
Thursday, October 25, 2012
MES Writing Workshop – Dr. Dea Conrad Curry – Expository Writing
…Future District Level Meetings
Friday, October 5, 2012
District Leadership Team
9:00-11:00
Wednesday, October 10,2012
District Curriculum Meeting
9:00-11:00
Friday, October 12,2012
District Adm Meeting
9:00-11:00
Global Communication Network (Online Mandated Trainings) Deadline Dec 21, 2012
WWW.gcntraining.com
Organization ID – 56538m
User ID – First Initial – Last Name jsmith
Aides – Child Abuse
MES Teachers and Admin - ADHD, Food Allergies, Child Abuse, Chronic Health Conditions, Sexual
Harassment, Suicide
Thursday, October 25, 2012
MES Writing Workshop – Dr. Dea Conrad Curry – Expository Writing
(Tentative Times) K-1-2 8:00-10:00
District Board Room
3-4-5
10:00-12:00
District Board Room
6-7-8
1:00 – 3:00
District Board Room
K – Tawnya Rice
Title – Regina Perryman, Amy Prusator, Connie Dickison
1-Cammie Henkel
Sp Ed – Geina Parks, Erin Heiman, Northbrook?
2-Susan Lawrence
3-ValerieChase
4-Tina Klein
5-Kristin Letrich
6-Katie Videgar
7-Amy Brewer
8-Suzanne Taylor