How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - Guilderland ...
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - Guilderland ... How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - Guilderland ...
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GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF MEETING NAME OF CABINET: FLES DATE OF MEETING: December 7 th , 2006 MEMBERS PRESENT: Trish Abatto, Nancy Andress, Cathy Beadnell, Lynn Cipriano, Karen Covert-Jones, Debbie Drumm, Barbara Fraterrigo, Al Martino, Jennifer Politano, Shannon Tougher, Dianne Walshhampton, Jen Karins CHAIR: Nancy Andress & Al Martino RECORDER: Nancy Andress ITEMS DISCUSSED BY TOPIC: 1. Welcome, introductions 2. Board of Education Goals 3. Plan for 2007-08 and Beyond 4. Next Steps RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS MADE: 1. Welcome Introductions Nancy Andress welcomed the group. Introductions were made. 2. Board of Education Goals Nancy Andress and Barbara Fraterrigo shared the Board of Education’s goal on an implementation plan for FLES. 3. Plan for 2007-08 and Beyond The FLES Committee talked about these options for FLES implementation: • Original Plan – Full implementation - K-5 implementation, 3 FTE’s Spanish - K – 20 minutes 1 time per week - 1-5 – 30 minutes 1 time per week • Gradual implementation options - Grade 5 only – preparation for FMS - Grades 3, 4, 5 – Teacher committee members feel difficult due to teacher concerns about time, testing and curriculum demands - K, 1, 2 – This will have the support of teachers k,1,2 • This will give 3, 4, 5 teachers more time to understand how the program works. • This would establish the program and gain parent support • This would give us time to build the quality of the program There’s been a concern about linking committee on the School Day to FLES. Our planning does not require the school day to be extended. There is a concern about talking to parents about the implementation plan – especially parents of students in grade 3, 4, and 5. An explanation of the implementation plan should be sent to parents. The committee talked about offering optional courses on Spanish for teachers and teaching assistants as the program is implemented. 25
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