Department Head Meeting Math Department

1. Secondary Mathematics Department Head Meeting August 8, 2011 “The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.” Michelle Blouin- Williams Secondary Mathematics Consultant Evette Bradford Secondary Mathematics Instructional Strategist Debra Smith Mathematics Instructional Technician

2. WHY THE ELEPHANT THEME?? Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed. – Irene Peter

4. Interval Assessment (Updated Improvements)

5. Curriculum (LCC / Assessment Guides / EAGLE/New Courses)

6. Assessment Structure

7. SIG Schools / Turnaround Schools

8. Supplies / Materials

9. Beginning of the Year Packets

10. Professional Development

11. QSM Grant Deadline ( September 16, 2011) Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history. ~Joan Wallach Scott

13. Specifically:

14. SPED 12% of our population (approx. 5,280 kids)

15. LEP 8% of our population (approx. 3,520 kids)

17. Subgroup Performance SummaryMATH - GEE July 2011 Source: LDE - District Composite Report 6

18. 7 LETTER GRADE RATING SYSTEM

19. DATA RESOURCES MUST BE UTILIZED

20. State Resources MUST be Utilized

23. New Design of Interval Assessment

24. CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE ITEMS

25. Math Essentials

27. No Calculators