Academic+Program+Minutes


 * September 27, 2010:**

The team was asked to provide a definition of //Academic Program.// //Academic Program is:// courses, curricula, activities, assessments, and reflective practices designed to enhance and challenge the learning of every student so that he or she is prepared to collaborate and compete at the highest levels in future schooling and workplace environments. //Critical components of an Academic Program are://
 * reflective, committed, competent staff
 * connections with families and communities (Learning Communities)

Upon review of the strategies worksheet, the committee selected the following items to be considered as priorities this work under the heading of Academic Program:
 * October 25, 2010:**

//Strategy 1:// participatory environment where parents, community members, teachers, administrators are all required to participate. project-based, interdisciplinary, integrated approach team teaching enrichment opportunities multi-faceted learning centers

5, 7 and 8

//Strategy 2:// 6, 8

//Strategy 3:// did not include items as written. Instead: provide programs and resources for ELA, Math, Sciences, Technology, Social Studies --in areas where all students need to achieve proficiency provide adequate staff for evaluation of students' needs and implementation of services

//Strategy 4:// 4, 10, 13 provide training for teachers give administrators ability to do their jobs

//Strategy 5:// 3, 8, 9

Add: annual review of sources of resources as it relates to our student populations