Catalytic Activity

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Catalytic Activity

• Prepared by Vishal Patel
• Education 535
• Dr. Kate Scantlebury

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School Meeting Committee (SMC)

• Group of adults who problem solve school wide
  issues.
• Present issues and concerns of each department
  (3).
• Share information with administration and subject
  team.

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Participants of Program

• Dave McDonough

Andrew Ruhf
Margo Ackerman
Tobby Willis
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• Teacher from each concentration

James Tweedy Humanities
Hurran Cooper Science
Vish Patel Math
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When are SMC Meetings?

• Bi-weekly on Tuesdays
• 415 and end at 515

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How do concerns get discussed at SMC Meetings?

• Concerns/issues are forwarded to me
• An agenda is created
• Principal is the final decision maker
• Other administrators teaches provide input from
  their prospective

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Information shared with others from SMC Meetings

• Meeting minutes
• All employees receive minutes via an e-mail

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Several issues/concerns discussed by SMC.

• End of day procedure
• Bi-weekly progress reports
• Benchmark Exams
• Teacher morale
• Track team
• PSSA

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Objective of Diagnostic PSSA Test

• Improve PSSA Scores meet AYP
• Tutorials in each Junior and Senior class
• Focus on having each student move progressively
  up one performance category.

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PSSA Weeks 1 2 Lessons
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PSSA Weeks 3 4 Lessons
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PSSA Weeks 5, 6, 7 Lessons