Wednesday Meeting Minutes

Attendance: Caccamise, W.Benson, Zagst, Bouquard, Wrobel, Moore

Overview of AP Vertical Teams--new staff members need booklet if possible
*Information given to new staff about what vertical team is, has done, and hopes to do
*further discussion on portfolios and assessment

Eng I and II exams
*started planning for midterms as it has already been decided that the finals would be tasks 1 and 4 for freshman and 2 and 3 for sophmores. Junior and senior teachers will also need midterm to be determined by grade-level teachers. Lesley likes the mid-term textbook assessment with take home supplement and some agreed. For juniors, Regents exam sounds appropriate---speaking of which we should probably get to organizing practice exams in the cafe again for tasks 2/3 at least before one of the 1/2 days so we can correct.

Writing Tasks
*some discussion and assign for next time for grade levels to decide what elements of writing they will be focusing on

Problems/Concerns/Info
*Wrobel needs at least 7 language e/f workbooks
*Moore needs teachrs edition 9th gr textbook (i found and will give her today)
*both Wrobel and Moore have expressed concern over lack of definite grade-level guidelines and bench marks.
*Mr. Hughes restated the fact that he has some novels in his room if we need them

Tentative meeting date: oct.17th unless otherwise noted