Wednesday, September 21st @ 8:30am - Weber Library
Speaker - Weber Assistant Principals & Weber Guidance Office
Topic - Get introduced to the Weber Principal, Assistant Principals and Guidance staff.
What does the Assistant Principal do for your child?
What does the Guidance office do for your child?

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Wednesday, October 19th @ 7:30pm - Weber Library
Speaker – Dr. Susan Bartell
Topic - Middle School Changes – Practical Tips for how Active Parenting leads to Successful Kids.

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Wednesday, November 16th @ 7:30pm - Schreiber Cafeteria (Joint with Schreiber)
Speaker – Danielle Betz, M.S.
Topic – The Organized Child: Strategies to assist your child in developing organization and study skills.

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Wednesday, January 18th @ 8:45am – Weber Library
Speaker – Marilyn Rodahan, Principal
Topic – Common Core Standards

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Wednesday, March 14th @ 7:30pm – Weber Library
Speaker - TBA
Topic -

Wednesday, May 9th @ 7:30pm – Weber Library (Joint with Schreiber)
Speaker - Mary Callahan, Asst. Supt. Business for PWSD
Topic - School Budget Presentation

Wednesday, June 6th @ 7:00pm – Weber Library
Thank you H.S.A Meeting/Dinner

Minutes from 2011-2012 School Year

WEBER HSA Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

1. Welcome
Mariann Dalimonte, Senior Co-President opened the meeting. Mariann welcomed all and introduced the 2011/2012 Weber HSA Executive Board members, Marilyn Rodahan, Weber’s Principal, Beth Javeline, Pia Sanchez and Matthew Swinson, Weber’s assistant principals, and Hank Hardy, the Director of Guidance for the Port Washington School District.

Mariann emphasized that she wants open communication between herself and the HSA members. Never hesitate to call or email with any comments or feedback, whether good or bad.

2. HSA Business

• Minutes from the last HSA meeting were approved.

• President’s Report: The Weber newsletter, the Weber Bulletin, will have a new name this year. It will be called the Weber Window.
Picture Day is today and tomorrow during gym period.
The first Six Mix will be on October 21st. Lee Ann Timothy is chairing. Parents are reminded to be patient during pick-up since all children must be dismissed in an organized manner.

Committee Chairs are still needed for the Staff Appreciation Lunch on January 17th and for the Weber social on March 7th.

• Treasure’s Report: Weber HSA treasurer, Sharen Kam, presented the 2011/2012 budget. $21,000 from the 2010/2011 budget is currently available to gift to Weber.
The $21,000 gift from the HSA will be used for iPads, Smartboards and peripheral equipment. This gift is scheduled to be approved by the Bd of Ed this month.
Mary Alice Kohs made a motion to approve the 2011/2012 budget . Jill Mindlin seconded and the budget was unanimously approved.

• Committee Reports:

• Cultural Arts Committee: Co-chair, Pam O’Connell thanked the Weber EB board for approving a $500 increase in this year’s budget. She also thanked Matt Swinson, Weber’s cultural arts liaison, for all his efforts in organizing assemblies. The only meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, September 27th at Pam O’Connell’s home. Future communication is done via email. There will be three programs throughout the year. The district-sponsored program will be an A Capella group performing a sing off.
An Arts Booster Club is being formed by the district’s cultural arts director, Sherri Suzanne. This program is titled “HEART”, Helping Enrich the Arts. There will be a kick off fundraiser on October 25 at H on the Harbor. On March 7, 2012, all band students in the district will either perform with or see a performance of the Jazz group Dallas Brass.

• AGATE: Melissa Kirgis, president of AGATE, explained that the mission of AGATE is the educational and curricular improvement for all students. Panel discussions with experts will be held throughout the year. The first meeting will be on September 26 at 9:30 in the Manorhaven library. The topic will focus on early learners with speakers who have expertise in early childhood development. On October 17th, a discussion will be held in the Weber Library at 7:30pm on what enrichment opportunities are available beyond the classroom at Weber and Schreiber.

• Port Washington Educational Foundation (PWEF): Lee Ann Timothy reported that this is the PWEF’s 10th anniversary. Weber received nine grants this year including a Smartboard in the ESL classroom and a 6th grade yoga program. The website PWEF.org is being redesigned in honor of the 10th anniversary. Check it out!

3. Principal’s Report: Marilyn Rodahan
• School year had gotten off to a great start, but then a student was hit by a car while crossing the street on his way to school. Assemblies for all grades were held reinforcing safety procedures. Parents are encouraged to discuss and reinforce safety at home.
• Report-It cards are available on all tables. Any reports are confidential.

4. Scheduled Speakers: The Assistant Principals, Beth Javeline, Pia Sanchez and Matthew Swinson; the Guidance counselors, Barbara Fishman, Gina Kelly, Fran James and Sari Zelman

Topic: What the APs and Guidance do for our children

• Beth Javeline, AP: Addressed the social and emotional component of their jobs. Safety is number one concern, both in and out of the building. Bullying, fire safety, emergency procedures. Anything she is told by a student or parent remains confidential. They cannot do anything to help if they’re not aware of a problem. Assemblies are held throughout the year addressing safety, weekend party behavior, 6th grade bullying awareness, being an upstander not a bystander. Their doors are always open to address academic, social or home issues. Goal is to get back to parents within 24 hours to address concerns.

o Team meetings are held weekly with teachers and guidance. Students have the same AP for all 3 years. The APs also attend parent meetings where possible. The APs each oversee a lunch period and are there to make sure the lunchroom runs smoothly, that kids are not sitting alone, and to make sure everyone is comfortable. They are a presence in the halls so kids feel safe and they also use the kid’s bathrooms.
o APs actively participate in mediations to make sure kids learn to work out how to get along with each other. They are the mothers and fathers in the school. They make sure to hear all sides of an issue and make sure the kids know there are consequences for all actions and hopefully stop recurrences of problems. Parents get a letter after 5 absences to make sure there’s not a bigger issue because you cannot learn if you are not in school.

• Pia Sanchez, AP: Spoke about the academic component of their jobs. The APs maintain a constant presence in the halls and classrooms. They do formal and informal evaluations of teachers and programs. They hold team meetings to provide support and assistance as necessary for each student. They work with and identify at-risk kids to ensure academic success. APs participate in staff development in the district as well as at Weber. The APs are instructional leaders for teachers, support education, evaluate curriculum and teachers, analyze standardized test scores, arrange field trips and guest speakers linked to academics.

• Matt Swinson, AP: Spoke about the supervision component of their jobs. Safety and Preparedness: There are 12 fire drills/year. Emergency evacuation instructions are in each classroom and teachers are aware of where to take students in the event of an emergency. Teachers are encouraged to be a presence in the halls in between periods to minimize inappropriate behavior. Parents receive feedback every 5 weeks with either a progress report or report card. Parent handbook with important information is on the school website. Faculty weekly schedules and calendars are given to students so they know what’s coming up. Teachers have scheduled duty periods either in the hall or at lunch. State behavior reports are prepared as required and filed with the state.
o At the conclusion of these remarks Mariann stressed the necessity of the APs at Weber and reminded parents that at budget time when there is a consideration of reducing an AP what a loss that would be.

• Barbara Fishman, Guidance, Green House: Most amount of changes happen from age 11 – 14 as from newborn to age 1. Physical changes – growing and developing; emotional changes – hormones and highs and lows; social changes – changing peer groups, interact with friends more than with family, may become isolated as friends change. Guidance monitors development through constant interaction with students, teachers and parents. Want to teach how to make good decisions, monitor fluctuations in behavior, grades, trips to nurse, teach parents to set reasonable boundaries, keep the kids feeling good about themselves and keep good grades.
o An effective strategy for dealing with middle schoolers is ‘active listening’. Is your child not talking enough or are you not hearing enough? Identify feelings they are experiencing, validate those feelings and enable better coping skills, higher self esteem and family connectiveness. Kids need to separate and define their individuality, which may make them take at risk behaviors. This is less likely if they feel connectiveness to parent. Guidance runs active parenting workshops for parents every fall and spring. Parents are invited and encouraged to contact guidance and sign up for this class. The Humanitarian committee helps make sure all students can participate in all activities and have all necessary supplies regardless of ability to pay.

• Gina Kelly, Guidance: Guidance gets involved with students beginning in 5th grade when they go to all the elementary schools and review files. This helps ensure well balanced classes at Weber. Moving up day (Transition day) alleviated anxiety for incoming 6th grade students and their parents. The guidance office is an important stop on the tour of the building that the new 6th graders take so they know where to go and what is offered to them.

• Fran James, Guidance: Guidance meets with small groups of students so they get to know each other. All 6th graders write a letter to themselves and they get it back in 8th grade to show how much they’ve grown. Guidance has various groups that meet periodically so kids with similar interests can get to know each other . Knitting, lego, social skill development, bereavement, arts and crafts. These groups build self discovery and self esteem. Guidance arranges team meetings with teachers and parents. Their role is to get kids to a great place. Discipline is sometimes necessary. Guidance takes a counseling role, works out issues in mediation and helps the kids come to a resolution.

• Sari Zelman, Guidance: Middle school kids are more independent, more distance between them and their parents. Some seek out guidance for issues such as test anxiety, overscheduled pressure, need help managing organization. 6th grade is a very new situation and they help make the transition smoother. They can also counsel kids on how to address poor performance with their parents. Middle school is a huge change, kids make new friends and there is lots of drama. They help kids think about what kind of friend they want, how to move past things that get toxic and how to explore new friendships. They help with issues at home – death of a pet, divorce, new siblings, as well as sexual identity and how to navigate coming out to family and friends.

They also provide transition guidance from 8th to 9th grade with career counseling to evaluate strengths and tailor high school classes to best meet future needs. Guidance teaches discipline to students to help them surround themselves with good influences and make good decisions. Guidance also serves to counsel teachers if they are having issues that affect the classroom performance.

5. Meeting adjourned at approximately 10:00 am

WEBER HSA MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

1. Welcome
Mariann Dalimonte, Senior Co-President opened the meeting. Mariann introduced Assistant Principal, Beth Javeline who was filling in for Marilyn Rodahan.

2. HSA Business
• Minutes from the last HSA meeting were approved.

• President’s Report: District Coat Drive will be held first week of November. An email will be sent this week with dates and times for drop-off and volunteering.

-Weber Window came home last week. It is called Window, as in it is a window through which we get to peek into what is going on in the school. It has a great new look.
-Bd of Ed meetings this year have a new format. Each week a new topic area will be presented with speakers knowledgeable on the topic. This format has been adopted b/c large budget cuts will need to be made this year and the Bd wishes the community to be informed on all areas of education/development. The presentations will be on the Bd of Ed website. Parent Council will now copy the topics and speakers during the following Monday meeting.

• Treasurer’s Report: Weber HSA treasurer, Sharen Kam, reported that at the moment there is a big increase in the income line of the budget as membership dues and donations come in at the beginning of the school year. Apparel sales were terrific. Expenditures were routine.

• Committee Reports:
Six Mix is this Friday, October 21st in the Weber AP room. Please do not bring coats, bags or any items of value. Tickets will be sold at lunch W, Th, and F and at the door. Every child is asked to bring a non-perishable item for the food kitchen. There will be a competition between the boys and girls as to who can bring the most cans.
HeARTS, a new organization whose mission is to raise money to return the Arts to the schools/community has its first planning meeting on October 25th at H on the Harbor. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Cultural Arts Committee, On November 14th, the 8th grade students will see Cowboy Ernie Stilts. The annual district show will be a sing off between a cappella groups from Columbia and NYU. The 6th grade SEL (social and emotional literacy) group will be making toys for the animal shelter.

3. Principal’s Report: Beth Javeline, AP

• Warned parents about new websites where children can chat with strangers via text or video, OMGLE.com and tinychat.com. Frightening how quickly she was contacted and sexted.

• Science Olympiad is looking for parent volunteers. The first meeting will be in Rm 5 on November 5th at 10am. The Olympiad will be held on March 3rd at Weber.

• Mr. Met came to start our wrap and snack program where students donate the snacks they don’t eat at lunch. The snacks will be sent to troops abroad. Our local politicians were here as well.

4. Teacher’s Report

-8th grade Spanish will see a dance performance at Landmark. Italian will take a walking tour of little Italy. French will see a movie and eat at a French restaurant in Huntington.

-Yellow 8 performed an interview project where they interviewed Staff members and made a comic life representation from the interview.

-Last year’s 6th grade groups won 1st and 2nd prices for the PSA (public service announcements) they made in Ms. Drexler’s class.

-A candy and toothbrush drive for troops, as well as non-chocolate candy drive, is going on.

5. Scheduled Speaker: Dr. Susan Bartell

Topic: How to effectively transition with your child to middle school

• Middle school is not high school. Your child thinks that s/he should get all such freedoms, but they are not old enough for that. Very clear that middle schoolers need almost more attention b/c they don’t have the judgment to understand what freedom means. Give them freedom about little things. Don’t fight over clothing, unless inappropriate. Let them choose their friends even if you don’t like them. Don’t say anything but make sure your house is the open house where kids can come to so that you can see who their friends are and what they are up to.

• Be that parent that insists on phone numbers of parents of homes they are going to. If they fight you on it, tell them they cannot go. 8th grade is traditionally the grade where they start to experiment with drinking, etc. so don’t let them wander aimlessly along Main Street on a Friday.

• Internet: Kids should not get Facebook until 13, letting children lie about age teaches them they can lie about age for drinking and a whole host of other things. By letting them go on Facebook before age 13, you have given them permission to lie. Do not give into something that is a rule. Rules should be that they have to friend you with full access if you let them go on. You will never talk to them on Facebook or their friends. You will merely be a shadow. You will never embarrass them. This way you can monitor them. Educate them constantly about what they are doing because once it is out there you cannot take it back.

• Cell phones: Spot check the phone. Let them know you will be doing it. They may erase everything before you have a chance, but they also may forget to as well. Sexting is definitely a problem in PW. Girls have been compromised. Girls typically do it b/c they do not know how to say no to a boy who they are interested in. They don’t have confidence to say no. They truly think it will be kept at that one boy, not sent forward. Younger kids 7th 8th grade don’t think beyond the moment. Boys cannot keep it to themselves. They share with best friend. Keep talking about sexting with your kids.

• Movies and TV shows: Fight about what is appropriate and what is not. In middle school it is a fight worth fighting. They should not be watching shows about teenage sex, abortions, etc. It normalizes the behavior. Content of GLEE is totally inappropriate for middle schoolers. Great website that reviews movies, TV shows, etc. commonsensemedia.org.

• Drinking: Don’t let them drink in your house either b/c if they think it is ok to do it in your home, they will do it to excess somewhere else. Want them to still share with you. Don’t jump into punishment. Clear boundaries and clear about your values. Let them express themselves. Don’t be too critical. They push away until 17, ego stabilizes and then they come back to you. Do as little rejecting as possible. Ego will get better at a younger age. Teach your kids strategies at a party: call you and you will pick them up around the corner; hold a cup but don’t drink from it; make sure you are the parent picking them up b/c they will be less likely to drink. Let them make you be the bad guy. Each year they are older, their judgment gets better.

6. Meeting adjourned

WEBER HSA MEETING MINUTES,
November 16, 2011

1. Welcome
Mariann Dalimonte, Senior Co-President opened the meeting. This is a joint meeting for speaker portion with the Schreiber HSA.

2. HSA Business
• Minutes from the last HSA meeting were approved.

• President’s Report: Mary Alice Kohls, Junior Co-President spoke about the HSA’s new fundraising initiative. A form will be included in the directory asking people to make a tax-deductible contribution to the HSA on behalf of your child’s teachers rather than purchase a gift. A note will be sent to the teacher, but the amount contributed will not be disclosed.

Marian Dalimonte spoke about how Weber is not doing Casino night this year and is instead doing a smaller event at H on the Harbor on March 9th. The HSA will therefore need to raise additional funds to support the HSA and its contributions to the school. 5 Smartboards were given to Weber by the HSA last year. A discussion with teacher rep Susan McAuliffe was had regarding possibility of auctioning off special events with the teachers.

• Treasurer’s Report: Weber HSA treasurer, Sharen Kam, stated that the budget report now has a new format and explained that the fiscal year commences July 1st.

• Committee Reports:
PWEF representative, Lisa Epstein, introduced the new PWEF website www.pwef.org . Informed all that it is PWEF’s 10 yr anniversary. Ways to donate are through Champions for Charity, Dec. 1st-3rd at the Americana and also Thursday evening, December 1st at Dolphin Books. 10% of proceeds from sales that evening will go to the PWEF.

Weber Window: Katie Fogarty informed all that the deadline for the next Weber Window is December 19th.

Directory: Now at printer. Should be mailed Tuesday, November 22nd. Jill Mindlin thanked all for their help.

Six Mix: 269 students attended making an $800 profit for the HSA. In addition, 8 bags of food were collected and donated to the INN and Our Lady of Fatima food pantries. The next Six Mix is March 18th.

Cultural Arts: On November 14th the entire 8th grade attended an assembly with Ernie Sites, a ranch-raised cowboy from Idaho, for their “Western Perspectives” integrated study program. On November 18th, Weber will see the a-cappella groups from Columbia and NYU perform a sing-off.

Community Outreach: Karen Seltzer reported that the district holiday drive is on. Please purchase gift cards or sponsor a family for those in need in our community. The coat drive was a tremendous success. The Humanitarian committee is distributing gift cards as well.

Agate: Next meeting will be December 12th

Septa: Next meeting will be December 5th

3. Principal’s Report: Matt Swenson, AP
Pia Sanchez, AP, wishes to bring to the HSA’s attention her involvement with the Nassau County Middle School Anti-Bias Consortium. Their mission is to promote a better understanding and celebration of the diverse human tapestry of our schools and broader communities. Issues of prejudice, bias, bullying and harassment are discussed in order to formulate programs and projects that increase the awareness and sensitivity of our students and faculty. On November 18th, the group will sponsor their annual book talk. A group of Weber students will join in this Nassau County group discussion focusing on multi-cultural issues and bullying and bystander responsibility.
Discipline is at a low, thankfully things appear to be running smoothly.
Annie received an award for saving an 8th grader who was choking.

4. Teacher’s Report
Stacey Portmore-Davies would like to inform the HSA that on November 17th and 18th auditions will be held for Weber’s 2012 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Once casting is complete, a volunteer parent committee will be formed. If interested in volunteering to help out with the production, please contact her at sportmore-davies@portnet.k12.ny.us

5. Scheduled Speaker: Danielle Betz, M.S.

Topic: The Organized Child: Strategies to assist your child in developing organization and study skills.

• Understanding Executive Function: Executive function skills include planning, organizing, problem solving, memory, strategizing, attention and time management. Children are either visual learners, auditory learners, or kinesthetic learners.

• Metacognition: the key to a successful learner: thinking about thinking, developing strategies to reach cognitive goals, involves organizational skills, time management, study skills and self-monitoring.

• Organized Work spaces: everything must have a home. Make supplies easily accessible. Large planner.

• Time Management: Make a schedule of the week’s/ month’s activities and show your child where s/he has time to complete homework and projects.

• Routines:

• Pre-homework Plan: Have a quiet place to study that is free of distractions. Premack Principle: A high probability behavior can serve as reinforcement for a low probability behavior, i.e. do hard stuff first.

• Daily Homework Organization Strategies: folders, planners, back-up plan for missed homework assignments; color coding, check list

• Homework Help: countless websites out there to assist in homework. www.tutor.com,
www.chartjungle.com, owl.english.purdue.edu

• Projects: make a “to do” list and plan with child

• Test taking: make a plan allowing for ample time to review, notecards, flip book, textbooks have online reviews, repetition, chunking, all ways to be organized and prepared for a test.

• Conclusion: Key to success is consistency. All children really do want to succeed, we just need to give them the tools.

6. Meeting adjourned

WEBER HSA MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

1. Welcome
Mariann Dalimonte, Senior Co-President opened the meeting. Minutes of last meeting were adopted.

2. HSA Business:
• Treasurer’s Report: We are presently coming in over budget. The holiday appeal was a success raising approximately $3000 with 33 families participating. Thank you to Dorothy Rule for the idea and MaryAlice Kohs for executing it.

• Weber Window: Thank you to Katie Fogarty for doing another great job with the Weber Window.

• Weber Directory: Thank you to Jill Mindlin and Dorothy Rule for the Weber Directory.

• Committee Reports:
Weber Social: New chairs are Mary Alice Kohs, Mariann Dalimonte and Vicki Scotto
The social will be held on Friday, March 9th at 7:30pm. It is $75 per person at H on the Harbor.

Book Fair: Book fair is week of January 23rd. Please check the schedule to see where you can help out.

Staff Appreciation Lunch: You can either donate an item or write a check. There is no theme this year.

Six Mix: The next one is March 16th

PWEF: celebrating 10 years of giving grants to PW school district. Saturday night at H on the Harbor for $125 or you can always just donate. On Valentine’s Day the entire 7th grade is seeing a program on poetry.

Community Chest of PW: Julie Meer Harnick presented that it is the oldest non-profit in PW. It raises money and distributes it to other non-profit organizations such as the PRC, Coalition Against Domestic Violence…24 agencies in all. A check to the community chest allows you to donate to a wider range of organizations. Almost 90 cents of each $1 goes to the organization.

3. Principal’s Report:
Marilyn Rodahan spoke about her presentation to the Board of Education on January 10, 2012. The presentation is on the PortNet website for all to view. Many questions were asked regarding the house structure. Last year Weber lost 4.3 teachers, computer programming for all grades, PEP for 7th and 8th grades, and health for the entire 6th grade.

The Board of Education will also try to post a bond to fix several of the district’s roofs, including Weber’s. The bond would be in the neighborhood of $6million.

On March 3rd Weber will be hosting the Science Olympiad.

All accelerated meeting forms are available on-line.

4. Teacher’s Report:
Susan McAuliffe presented.

-French 8 students went on a field trip to see a French movie and ate at a French restaurant. They raised $250 through bake sales to donate to the humanitarian fund. 6th, 7th and 8th grade students are signing up for the National French Exam which will be held in March.

-7th grade core extension learned about fossil fuel while the 8th grade learned about the Greenhouse effect. Earth Science study Astronomy learning about constellation changes and earth’s motion.

-The Spelling Bee winners were Eric Stern, 7 Yellow, and Seth Barshay, 8 Red.

-The Drama Club is revving up for the Feb 9-12 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

-The blood drive will be held on April 25, 2011.

-The Peer Leadership participated in Valentine’s for Vets making over 150 cards. They are currently entering a contest to make a public service announcement for Drive 2 Live. The contest winners will receive $500 for their school and a chance to have a professional film crew transform their vision into a 30 second PSA commercial.

-Health News, Mrs. Gold is now substituting for Mrs. Drexler while she is out on maternity leave. The 7th grade is entering their Adolescent Growth and Change Unit while the 8th grade is finishing up their nutrition unit. On January 25th and 26th, Schreiber students will present to the 8th grade a “Life at Schreiber Talk” and answer any questions.

-Knitting Club, Legos Group and Games Croup are all in full swing. They meet during lunch and are a great way for students to socialize, create and work together.

-Studio Art, The class collaborated on a largeg group drawing of a young girl entitled “I Have A Dream” that won entry into the Martin Luther King Exhibit at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. All students are also currently represented in the “recycled art” exhibit in Albany. Their sculptures were formerly shown at the “Great Neck Art Center” before being transported to the capital. Ten students won special honors.

5. Scheduled Speaker: Marilyn Rodahan, Principal
• Common Core Standards is the current shift in education. 48 states got together to form this common core standards. The standards at present are only mandated in Math and ELA. Our staff is busy getting up to par on these standards which become effective in July. Each teacher in every classroom will focus on reading, writing and speaking, including classes such as gym where journals are kept. It focuses on finding a commonality of words and reinforcing them through all common learning areas. There will be different state exams focusing on the common core learning standards. Since this is a transition year, there will also be New York State specific questions. The Regents exams will have children listening to music from a certain era, they will review and analyze political cartoons and most of the testing will be done on-line. Every 10 wks there will be some kind of assessment.

• SLO (Student Learning Objectives); Art, music, need to have some form of assessment to determine whether teacher has created an environment where there is measurable growth in students. They will do this in all schools but those higher performing districts will have a problem b/c they are already approaching 100%. This is still in discussion stage.

• There is a shift toward making reading 50% from informational text and 50% from literary text. Social Studies teachers are already using primary source information. Need to develop an element of expertise in a content area. Using one source is not enough. Need to have depth, not breadth. Want students to be able to debate.

• To really comprehend the changes set forth in the Common Core Standards handouts were provided.

• ELA testing: all grades will be held on the same days, 4/17, 4/18, and 4/19. Math will be on 4/25, 4/26, and 4/27. All testing is tied for Race to the Top.

• Dignity for all Students Act: Starts in July. It requires that all districts include as bullying any inappropriate comments about weight, ethnicity and sexuality. An emphasis will be placed in Weber’s regarding Bar/Bat Mitzvah Monday after apparel.

6. Meeting Adjourned

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