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AGENDA: November 28 Agenda


 * CARP Super-Review:
 * Survey update
 * School visits.
 * Chicago Visit:
 * When? Look at two separate time-frames for visits
 * Leave on a Thursday, Return on a Friday to see the schools.
 * go by train
 * Second Half of April-MUN
 * How many schools? THREE. 2 on day 1, 1 on day 2
 * Questions for School Visits [|HERE]
 * Steve suggests we do an overnight...
 * Curriculum Mapping Update for ISACS
 * Switch to Rubicon—who has received training?
 * “Strands” should be determined cross-divisionally. Not urgent to put them in yet.
 * Tend to be based on standards
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Let’s plan on having this done by the end of the year (June) – you may work on your own. What do you think about setting aside a day in June as we did last year?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Do a day at end of year.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Moodle Calendar—Stepping back from the Brink…
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Training will be available
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Expectations regarding how much we’ll have to enter
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Joe's Conference on the Brain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Final Examinations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Review Materials by this Friday. (12/2)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I need a copy of each examination. Please just send me a digital copy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">90-120 minutes, 120-150 minutes for AP
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Locations/times:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">8:15 World and West
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12:45 US and Electives
 * <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Makeup - no separate arrangements!
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">First Semester Grades IN by January 3rd.
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Steve -- it's very helpful, if a kid is a boarderline kid--nice to give the kids for one grade 1st quarter, other grade for 2nd quarter. Especially to spur them on to greater effort...
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Topics for Future Discussion
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Placement in WC Honors, AP US
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">21st C. Philosophy statement
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">summer reading
 * <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">summer reading

<span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">NEXT CARP Monday January 30th <span style="font-family: 'constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">NEXT DEPT MTNG Monday January 23rd