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Minnetonka Middle Level Summer Writing Budget

DEPARTMENT

Science
Curriculum
Alignment
Science
DeptChairs

Science
Honors
Science
Curriculum
Reallocated
hours

LEVEL

DESCRIPTION
Alignmentanddevelopmentof58
curriculum,studentscienceskills
andassessmentsthatarehandson
Gr58
andsupportstudentsscience
Minnis,
experience.Toensurestudentsare
Morcomb,
betterpreparedforthehighschool,
Ziebarth,
webelievethisworkisofgreat
Hanstad
(halfday)
value.
BeginworkonourDepartment
Review,MiddleLevelSciencebegins
Gr8
YearOne
Worktorevisit,recreateand
Traver
improvecurrentobjectivesand
&
assessments,Goalistofindnew
Holscher waystodifferentiateandmeetthe
(32)
specificneedsoftheHonors

Student
12hoursfrom58worktime
4hoursfromHonors

1from58

HOURS
$29.51/
TEACHERS
hour

Cost

28

$1,180

40

$1,020

64

$1,889

16

DepartmentChairHours
Date

Details

AmountofTime

June2

MetwithSteve,detailsfor
upcomingsummerworkand
year1ofcurriculumreview

1hour

July10

PaneraSummerhours
seeagenda

2hours

July10

Jennifer58standards
spreadsheet

1hour

July11

Annemails&planningwork 1hour

July20

Followuponsummer
progress,reallocationof
summerhours,department

2.5

reviewwork,emails
July28

Sentemailstocoordinate
1hour
timetoworkon58alignment
Jennifer
CommunicatedwithDiane
regardinghoursandvision
forHonorsAnn

August4

Backtoschoolagenda,
progressonbigpicture
departmentreviewgoals,
whatdowewantteachersto
knowforreviewbeforethe
startoftheschoolyear(sub
committees?)

August19

Jennifer&Anncalltogoover halfhour
detailsof58workdayand
movingforwardwith
alignmenttoUbDand
learningframework

August24

Jennifer&Annorganized
24
sharedsciencefolder,sent
emailstostafffordepartment
kickoffmeeting,workedon
agenda,discusseduseof
UbDfor201516year

24PM

12hourseachforJennifer&Annsubmittedforpayment
August24

Departmentreviewplanning
forkickoffmeeting

WorkedonAgenda
1hour
Presentationfordepartment
kickoffmeeting,created
Doodletocoordinatetimesto
meetforcleanupatMMW

WorkedonAgenda
presentation

August31

DeptGoals
communicationplan

halfhour(44:30)

halfhour
8:459:45

outlineforY1of
review(minidue
dates)
subcommitteesand
sharingout
LookatNorms

phonemeetingto
coordinate

Thursday 8/20 5-8 hours (Payment Completed)

Laura Minnis
8:30 - 3:30
Courtney Ziebarth & Jennifer Morcomb
8:30 - 4:30
TASKS COMPLETED
Worked on 6-8 standards alignment
Imported labs/activities from last course map, updated with newer labs and activities
Identified missing benchmarks
Aligned document to UbD
Made a list of conversations for PLC to have regarding aligning curriculum & instruction
and development of new labs & activities
Discussed new T & L framework and where we currently are in our curriculum

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