Curriculum Committee
 

Committee Chair: Scott Watson
Committee Members:
K. Christensen N. Christensen T. Cummings
M. Gustafson W. Luce A. Quigley
     
     
  Meeting Location: Main Faculty Room
  Mission Statement: The mission of the Hunter High School Curriculum Committee is to research and address issues that impact student learning and achievement.
  Minutes of Previous Meeting:
 

Curriculum Committee Minutes   18 Mar 2009

Meeting Place:  C Hall Main Faculty Room                   Start Time:  0710

Committee members present

Scott Watson                                       Kevin Christensen

Mary Gustafson                                    Nellie Christensen

Wanda Luce                                         Terry Cummings

Administration Guest

Maile Loo – school principal

1.   New Business: - (Curriculum Related Land Trust Funding Requests)

a. Special Education Manipulative Items:   John Young in the special education department has requested several teaching manipulative items.  

Committee Action:  APPROVED

b. Ms. Loo (our Principal) has requested approval to purchase and operate a internet based school tip line to improve the climate and culture at the school.

Committee Action:  APPROVED

c. Chris Krueger requested funding to purchase the scoring rubrics used for the 2008 IB tests to help better prepare this years and next years IB students for program exams.

Committee Action:  APPROVED

 

2.  Ongoing Business:

Raise business and community Involvement:  The committee has been focusing on methods of gaining greater business and community involvement in the school. For the past several meetings the emphasis has been on setting up student skill competitions where the students get to work with and compete against local businesses and industry professionals.

Schedule of Events for next school year (school level competitions):  In work:  Mr. Watson will

  • Work with business partners to acquire and level prizes for each of these competitions.:  In Work – Committee will continue working with Sue Christensen
  • Schedule school club recruitment in conjunction with school registration:  In work – Mary Gustafson will organize.
  • School calendar of events placed into upper C-hall near the main office.  Location will be decided on.  As an interim solution a portable display board from counseling center will be utilized.
  • Look into school class/club tie-ins with related businesses at the schools career fairs.:  In planning stages – next action will be contact of school club advisors.