Curriculum Directors’ Meeting
September 29, 2011
1. Introductions and Wows and Wonders:
Napavine: (Trisha Smith and Bob Hunt)
 Implementation of a new mathematics adoption: Math Expressions and Holt
 Sending folks to the user group and the feedback is very positive
 Holt group needs to have more support
 Quarterly meeting of Holt was cancelled; need to get this group going
Tenino: (Rich Staley)
 TPEP is big dang deal
 A number of folks are interested in SBRC
 Goal is to have the K-2 buildings ready to go
 Math adoption:
6-12 Holt
K-5 Connects or Expressions for this group?
Yelm (Shawn Batstone)
 Levy is big deal- Money is big deal
 TPEP is near the top too
 SBRC moving forward in K-6 (moving toward new report cards)
 Department of defense grant
Rochester: (Justin Black)
 TPEP is big deal
 Large team meeting as follow-up coming
 6-12 math adoption: Prentice Hall, Holt
 Levy
Tumwater: (Sue Anderson)
 TPEP (23 staff, 9 admin and 13 teachers)
 PEP Physical Education Grant (Investment in equipment and after school
programs)
 Fit Lit (great curriculum)
 Bridges Math implementation (2nd year)
o Held institute and student summer school
 Standards based grade book (many grey hairs)
 Pilot at middle school and high school (middle school math is piloting)
Griffin: (Rebeka Keiser)
 90 minutes each Wednesday
 Time will be used to focus on TPEP
 Reading curriculum adoption started, move toward a deeper understanding
of how reading instruction is delivered and align the materials to their
process
 New position is defining the role as a means of supporting teachers and PD.
Looking to get teachers into classrooms.
Aberdeen (Judy Holliday)
 Technology is the major focus in Aberdeen
 All 5th and 6th graders have iPods in classrooms
 60 classrooms with iPad
 iPads in HS starting in fall
 Technology is changing the face of instructional materials adoption
 Math- Reading through common core, alignment and application to practice
 Vertical team is working on that through the year
 Collaboration Tuesdays- Learning walks, and PTL throughout the year
 Moving to Skyward
 AP vertical teaming is starting grades 7-12
Mossyrock (Karen Ernest)
 Planning community forum to engage district patrons on reflecting,
rethinking and revitalize the work of the district
 ESD is supporting PLC work
 TPEP
 WSLA (Leadership academy)
 Math adoption at elementary and Holt in grades 7-12
 Levy is part of the big work within the district
 Skyward exploration
2. Topical Work and Common Work:
2a. Discussed possibility of some kind of Summer Institute. OSPI used to use
it as a way to unveil new assessments and information needed by school
districts.
Suggestions were that it might be a good way to:
 Help with the professional development needed around the
frameworks chosen by schools for the TPEP evaluations.
 Be a Trainer of trainers institute for school districts to send the
teachers they have chosen to train their teachers on the instructional
frameworks to get trained on them
 Standards Based Grading could be another stream with instruction
and focus on scales and leveling of instruction and assessment.
2b. Discussion continued on the magnitude of the work of TPEP for the
districts. Each district shared how they were communicating to their staff
what the first TPEP meeting covered and how they were getting the
homework done for the October 18th meeting.
Dana presented a tentative plan for the next TPEP meeting to get some
feedback for the planning committee. Discussion ensued about teachers
changing practice and how one of the focuses of the next TPEP meeting will
be working on teacher evaluation and dealing with their hopes and fears.
Dana mentioned that Steve Holland at Raymond School District had
incorporated teacher practices and procedure into Student Achievement
Board policy. Copies of these documents will be posted to the Curriculum
Directors’ web page.
2c. Consensus of the group was that it would be beneficial at each meeting to
hear from a district about their professional development plan. Kathy will
send an email out with a request for monthly sign-up before our October
meeting.
2d. Other: Sack lunch for meeting with learning about First People’s
Curriculum (TBA), Part 2 of SBG workshop (TBA), HOLT user group info to
come.
Thank you for coming.
Kathy