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MONONA GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

December 19, 2001

Nichols School – District Office Board Room

Committee Members Present:  Bill Bland, Kathy Bultman, Kristi Williams

Also Present:  Bill Breisch, Katrina DeVore, Mike DuPlayee, Brittany Hinds, John Kitslaar, Elizabeth Loniello, Patti McGinnis, Gary Schumacher, Tom Van Winkle, John Weinberger

I.       Call to Order –Kathy Bultman, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

II.         Declaration of Public Notice – Gary Schumacher confirmed that declaration of public notice had been given for the meeting.

III.    Public Appearances – There were no public appearances.

IV.        Minutes from November 19, 2001 Curriculum Committee Meeting.  Bill Bland moved to approve the minutes as distributed.  Kristi Williams seconded.  Motion passed.

V.         Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) Report – Tom Van Winkle and Patti McGinnis introduced three 8th grade students:  Katrina DeVore, Brittany Hinds and Elizabeth Loniello who presented a PowerPoint they produced about ELOB at Winnequah School.  Following the student’s presentation, Tom and Patti distributed handouts and discussed the climate at Winnequah prior to ELOB and changes that have occurred now that ELOB has existed for three years.  Their comments addressed the school’s structure and organization, curriculum and assessment, school culture and professional development.  Tom explained that the ELOB program has been funded through a 3-year grant cycle that will soon end.  The committee suggested that Tom present ELOB to the Business Services Committee so they can investigate funding to continue this program. 

VI.    Director of Instruction Report – Tabled until the next meeting

VII.   Other Agenda Items – There were no other agenda items.

VIII.  Set Date and Time for Next Meeting – The next Curriculum Committee meeting will be held Wedensday, January 16, 2002 – 6:00 –7:15 p.m. at Nichols School – District Office Board Room.

IX.         Adjournment – Kristi Williams moved to adjourn the meeting.  Bill Bland seconded.  Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Recorded by,

Kim Hallock

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