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Agenda for January 17, 2011
January 17 Agenda

Minutes?

1. Overview a. Evaluation Calendar i. Formal Evaluations ii. Informal Observations – Let me know if you have a particular lesson you would like me to see. What about artifacts? b. Black History Assembly (February 16th--"Agents of Change" Paired speech excerpts representative of opposing sides of black citizenship debate--Malco m X and MLK, for example. Poetry. Readings. Marcus Garvey, Booker T, WEB, Langson Hughes. Black National Anthem. Strange Fruit. Guest students as well. "Lift Every Voice". Posters, Pins Table tents to drum up interest. c. January 31st In-Service i. Terms for our Vertical Goals—vocabulary across curriculum. d. CARP Update must be turned in by February 4th

2. Staffing Discussion for 2011-2012 a. What do we need? What would we like? 6 World Rishi (2), Steve (2), Scott (2) 6 West Joe (4) Ben (2)+Honors 5 US --2 AP (Wend), 3 Regular (Scott) ELECTIVES-- <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Steve War and Peace US Politics <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Joe World Religions Economics ? GSS? <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">JS Economics (each semester) <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Ben Fascism GSS? <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Stephen Psychology //<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Global Scholars numbers? Another section of Global Scholars // <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Additional Electives? Who would staff them? <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. History-department related extra-curriculars <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Model United Nations (Yale, Chicago, Northwestern) <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Harvard Congress (February) <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">History Club NHD <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Fed Challenge <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Current Events Club <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Global Scholars--we give them option to participate <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Pride--once they went to represent other groups, watered it down, people lost interest. STAR took some kids away. Blaque/Scott looks like they're working on something. <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Campaign 2012? Different Format in Fall of 2012? No conventions any more --no realistic. How to do a fall campaign. Turn classrooms into states. <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">Campaign managers, press secretaries, candidates would visit the states. Mini news conferences, debates in theater. <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Global Studies Program—stronger when we support it. Our own interests can shape the program.

<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. CARP <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. 2010-2011 <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Vertical <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Meeting on 1/31: <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. 25 terms/grade level <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Definitions if possible, but not immediately necessary. <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Horizontal <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Curriculum Maps?

<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Professional Development <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. What were your goals? Do they still apply?

<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Next Department Meetings: <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. CARP/Horizontal and Vertical: January 31, 2011 <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Must read the Sue Beers Article. <span style="background: white; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. April 11, 2011