Curriculum Committee

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Present: Michael Roth, Erica Taterka, Rob Agree, and Jennifer Cooper-Napolitano

1. Review of Foundation Grants. The committee was shown the letters sent from the Education Foundation describing their most recent grants. Included were a percussion assembly for Dickerson, a program about space for 5^th graders, which will culminate in a day-long space camp field trip, chemistry probes to be used in eighth grade science, and Adobe Photo Shop software and licenses for BRMS.
2. Review of Anti-Bullying materials. The state has mandated schools have policy in place regarding bullying by 9/1/03. The board will get a packet of materials for guidelines to start to create the appropriate policy.
3. Review of facilities plan. Discussed impact on curriculum of moving 6^th grade to Bragg facility. Discussed information needed and ways to educate the town about potential building projects.
4. Policy review. Lesson plans, 6143.1. Made some adjustments to make definition of lesson plans more open ended. Also distinguished between regular lesson plans and plans left for substitutes both for planned absences and emergencies. Technology, 6142.10,11. The current policy and the recommended NJSBA policies will be merged.
5. Other. A request was made for information about summer reading requirements.