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Curriculum and Teacher-Support Committee
Barre Town
Curriculum and Teacher Support Committee Meeting Notes Present: The meeting was called to order at 8:04 AM. I. Instructional Differentiation (Ms.
Nye) Ms. Nye presented a workshop to the paras about DI at the November 11, 2011 inservice. The paras did a jigsaw activity and became the experts and presented their knowledge to the group. This allowed them to have strategies to take back to enhance their instruction. Ms. Nye would like to have teachers to do peer observations and to share strategies as well. II. Data-driven School Improvement
Strategies (Mr. Crowley) Teams are monitoring student progress by reviewing student data and comparing notes. Sometimes, there are social issues between a student and his/her teacher that do not exist with other teachers and this can be addressed at this type of meeting. Mr. Crowley wishes to have teachers to observe their colleagues outside of specific grade levels. For example, so that 5th grade teachers understand math at grades 6-8, this would allow for vertical articulation. Dr. Laine addressed the data document that the literacy and math specialists created to help guide teachers to understand the data and to decide upon the next steps needed to drive instruction. The progress monitoring protocol is standardized throughout the school. Teachers use the protocol as a guide to focus on literacy once a month and to share where students are as well as to decide how to increase the students’ skill levels. Math is also addressed monthly using the same process. Walkthrough observations are also used to gather data. One section of the walkthrough checklist addresses a pacing guide which allows the teacher to demonstrate to the administration where they are in the curriculum. Mr. Crowley distributed the walkthrough document and shared various feedback from his walkthroughs, with the committee, as a way to demonstrate the process. Student feedback is an area that the administration would like to refine. The Walkthrough Observation document will be shared with the school board. Mr. Crowley made it clear to the faculty that the restructuring plan is not negotiable. Each staff member is to review the restructuring plan and to indicate which areas pertain to them, as individuals, such as higher order thinking skills. This new strategy is involving everyone in the plan at a deeper level. Teachers will complete an end of the year report as a summary of their work. Copies will be given to the curriculum specialists so that they are aware as well. Although there are many new staff at Barre Town, there are many good things happening as well! Agenda for the next meeting on February
1, 2012:
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Barre Town Facility and Transportation Committee
March 21st, 2007 MINUTES Attending: Bill Kirkland, Steve Murray, Jeanne Danielle and Jeff Gagne The meeting started at 4:35 PM. The minutes of the February 21st meeting were approved. Steve is working on lining up the bus positions for the following year. The new position added into the budget will help. Staffing is still short but one driver should be back from medical leave and a substitute driver will be back soon. Steve is currently driving as the substitute. There may be a driver leaving at the end of this year. Steve will have more information near the end of the year. A used bus has been converted into a training unit for EMT/Police/Firefighters. It will be used at an accident scene sometime in August and will be videotaped. There will be bus safety information available at the School Safety Expo, March 22nd, at 6:30 PM. Steve is looking into information on idling and heaters in regards to the busses. Steve passed out two lists of construction projects for the ensuing year. The first was the annual project list while the second reviewed the project list approved by the voters. Projects for FY 08-09 were briefly discussed. Storage needs were discussed, including the possibility of creating a floor above the cafeteria. Bill will look into this and get more information. Solar energy was discussed. Jeff will work with Fred Thumm on getting more information for the next meeting. Bill will look into the Crops By Kids request to use lawn space in the horseshoe for the garden project. Steve commented that the administration is looking into security needs. Steve Ehrliy is working with Steve Murray and staff to review security issues and needs. Some serious discussion occurred in regards to the safety of students, staff and community members when walking to and from the parking lot. An idea of adding special parking spots near the west wide of the wood chip plant and blocking off the driveway around the wood chip plant was discussed but there was no consensus on the idea.
Steve noted that the custodial staff has had
to take on more responsibility with the composting project. Ideas such
as staff and /or students getting more involved were reviewed. Steve is working with staff at Kilawatt Partners on the energy savings plan. The meeting adjourned at 5:57 PM. Respectfully submitted, Jeffrey Gagne |
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Barre Town Finance and
Budget
Committee January 25, 2012 Finance Committee Meeting Notes The meeting was called to order on January 25th at 3:30 p.m. in the second floor conference room. In attendance were Mark Lyons, Jennifer Nye, Jay Paterson, and Brenda Buzzell. Mark handed out BTEMS Monthly Year End Projection (FY 12) dated 1/25/12. It was noted that the projection includes the FY 11 surplus but does not include any FY 12 pay teacher pay raises or pickup truck/sander. Jay, Brenda and Jen worked on a draft of narrative to accompany FY 13 budget package. It will be circulated to other board members and administration for comment. Brenda noted that we are scheduled to present the budget to the Barre Town Selectboard on Tuesday, 1/31, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. The
next meeting is TBD.
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Policy
Committee Meeting Brent Tewksbury, Tim Crowley Agenda Tim will pursue an opinion from the superintendent and possibly legal counsel regarding Policy JFAB concerning the costs incurred above the board’s annual stated tuition rate. This is a matter still unresolved from last year’s review of this policy. Student Attendance Based on the Commissioner’s memo dated August 6, 2010 re: County-wide Truancy Policies, the Barre Administration is currently following the new protocol as part of its management of student attendance. A flow-chart will be distributed at the October 6 meeting. Class Size There is a new policy re: Class Size that has been distributed by the State Department of Education which have compared with the current Barre Town Class Size Policy (IIB, 2006). Our first review of the model policy netted the following: 1) per #3, Barre Town needs to submit our policy to the Commissioner of Education. 2) The state’s model policy speaks to
Minimum, Optimal, and Maximum. The Policy Committee compared only the
Optimal (at Barre Town called Ideal, and Maximum (at Barre Town called
Limit). Our assessment of the two is attached for the board’s review.
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School Health Advisory Committee
SHAC Meeting November 1,
2011
3. Kitchen Report
4. USDA’s Healthier US School Challenge Award
5. Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant
6. Attorney General Obesity Report
7. School Implementation of Health Ed
8. Curriculum/Act 1 Legislation
9. Garden Report
10. Physical Activity Initiative Update
Respectfully submitted by Sarah Chap, review and edit by Patty Meriam
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