Calendar

School Council

January 4, 2022

Agenda:

Welcome

-Public Comment (8:05-8:10am)

-Assign rotating responsibility for note taking.

-Approval of previous meeting minutes from November 2, 2021 

-School Updates: 

-ACCESS dates

-MCAS:  Dates TBD

-Climate and Culture work update- Collaborating with Jenee Uttaro (new Senior Director of Educational Equity)

Grades K-5:

-Whole staff meets with Jenee Uttaro-November 9.

We reviewed the introduction and chapter 1 from Zoretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.  Staff left with the direction to think about one component of the Ready for Rigor Framework to work on until our next meeting in January.

Grades 6-8:  Grading for Equity

-MS school staff continue to meet during faculty meeting time to come together and share updates on their work related to Grading for Equity.  I am excited to share that the three middle school pre-PTS staff I evaluate all included grading for Equity learning while setting their goals.

6.  School Improvement Plan:  Updates based on district goals of information available.  Monica hopes to have a draft to share at the January meeting for review.

7.  Other Issues, concerns, questions