Curriculum

=Curriculum=

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 * Internet Safety
 * Scope & Sequence
 * Core Curriculum Support

Committee members: Feldman, Roxanne - H Marietta, Shirley - H Lankford, Daniela - H Tillman, Sandy - H Adams, Norren - I Noble, Bradley - I Blackmon, Kelly - E Green, Lizbeth - E Gunderson, Karen - E Landry, Robon - E Parr, Elaine - E Vaughan, Allison - E Viehe, Linda - E Volkmann, Hillary - E Waldron, Jane - E

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=December 14, 2009= Continue reviewing and updating curriculum in Eduphoria.

=January 25, 2010= Look at this HISD project and make a recommendation on whether or not it are something we might want to consider. **Be sure to record your notes on the wiki.**

[] Get a grant for the district, purchase same books for all campuses for a 5th grade program. Committee writes 500 questions on 10 books, teams are selected by passing tests with the highest test, then a school team competition to be on the team. Team gets a PTO paid t-shirt, design their own poster to place at their school All participate in 1st round, eliminated teams go to another area and participate in another competition ( but not winninng the contest) The 2nd round competition is for the community to see, answers are cards showing the author on one card, title matched on other. Trophies are awarded to top 3 teams. There is a tie-breaking round if needed ( so extra tie-breaking questions are prepared ) __NAME THAT BOOK : ( an in-house product)__ Current or past-Lone Star books are on the Name that Book 5 rounds, 5 questions asked. __**Battle of the books**__ a National product Discussion on what each campus does with Incentive programs: Theiss has AR program, sponsored and funded by PTO. That school has an all grades program for reading incentives. Lower levels select books that may not be on their level, after 1st grade, usually a book is chosen with the 5 finger rule for a "right fit" book. Bluebonnet is used and children choose to read or NOT, and this fluctuates due to encouragement by teachers and student interest. GETTING MONEY FOR THE BOOK PROGRAM: Stephanie Green commented that there publishers that may sell the books at very inexpensive rates ( 1.50 approximately). Pennies for Change for funding to explore. **One book, one school** Alief program won an award at TLA. There is concern for long term funding among librarians on the committee. Test the program, and show support for future years of the grant. There is start-up money to get this off the ground. Stephanie will help after we have polled the interest in this program that we feel will be successful. Rachel Bullen has a reading buddy program and can share her guidance on it. Older and younger students read together from different grades. Lower 1st graders are being tracked on their progress to 2nd grade. There is limited time at the elementary level to plan the Battle of the Books Program. This is not necessarily supported by schools unless the admistration backs it. Genres program would be a fun program, checking off 2 books read per Genre. The committee did not support Battle due to findings above.
 * __Spring ISD Battle of the Books process__**: