Curriculum Council Agenda/Notes

12/2/20
4:15-5:30 (Zoom)

CC Purpose​: The purpose of the Curriculum Council is to facilitate the development, implementation, and
maintenance of the district’s curriculum cycle, to include feedback and recommendations on courses,
district-level programs, and graduation requirements. We provide feedback and make recommendations.

2020-21 Team Members:​ Confidential

Agreements: Stay Engaged / Experience Discomfort / Expect & Accept non-closure / Speak Your Truth

Agenda

Time What Why How/Materials

4:15-4:30 Check in To build community, by Who inspired you to become an educator?

learning more about each Why? (Group Share)
other and our experiences

4:30-5:00 Action Identify one or two high
Planning priority areas of focus for
this team to address to help
improve student success
What barriers/monuments are currently
in place in TUHSD that this team would
like to focus on for the next 1-2 years?
(identify one or two)
● Compass Self Reflection
● Small group (15 min)
● Large group (15 min)

5:00-5:20 Feedback Provide support for ● Reflection Form​ (5 min)

colleagues and leaders in ● Group Share (15 min)
relation to effective
strategies in Distance
Learning/Hybrid Model

5:20-5:30 Wrap Up What do we need to do ● Anti-racist Lesson Planning

next? Make sure we are all Reflection Tool
on the same page!! ● Future Meeting Dates
(Zoom 4:15-5:30):
○ Wed, Feb 24
○ Wed, Mar 24
○ Wed, Apr 21
○ Wed, May 26
Notes 12-2-20:

Action Planning Ideas:

● Group 1 - Culturally Responsive Teaching/Curriculum, Tracking
(Honors/AP classes); focus on personal growth; grading/curriculum;
“how do we recreate/rewrite what “future ready” means
● Group 2 - put a timeline to a cycle that we do a comprehensive
review of courses (including Honors/AP); publish timeline; seek
feedback from different groups; speak to ongoing work happening in
our district regarding materials, curriculum, course outlines; obstacle
for getting into ​AP classes
● Group 3 - audit for ​courses of study​ with an equity focus; how do we
wrap more teachers into this work?
● Group 4 - Given hybrid learning, what changes in instructional modes
need to occur? In terms of social emotional needs, what opportunities
can we provide students of all academic abilities.