October 6, 2009
Welcome 09-10 DPAC
Members!
Our first meeting
of the year will be held on Monday, October 12th at 7:00 PM in the Educational
Service Center Forum Room. As the new Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and
Educational Standards for Osseo Area Schools, I am looking forward to meeting
all of you and getting the year off to a great start. For those of you who are
new to the committee, our meetings are two hours in length, ending at 9:00 PM.
The Educational Service Center is located at 11200 – 93rd Av N in
Maple Grove.
The following is a
list of the meeting dates for the year.
I am sending an agenda for our first meeting. We greatly appreciate your involvement on
DPAC – your work makes a significant contribution to the district.
Monday, OCTOBER
12, 2009 7:00-9:00pm
Full
Council Meeting (1 hour) (Forum Room)
Subcommittee
Meetings
Monday, OCTOBER 26, 2009
7:00-9:00pm
Full
Council Meeting - approximately 20 minutes
Subcommittee
Meetings – balance of the evening
Monday, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 7:00-9:00pm
Full
Council Meeting - approximately 15 minutes
Subcommittee
Meetings - balance of the evening
Monday, DECEMBER 14, 2009 7:00-9:00pm
Subcommittee
Meetings
Monday, JANUARY 11, 2010 7:00-9:00pm
Subcommittee
Meetings
Full
Council Meeting - 8:15 PM
Monday, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 7:00-9:00pm
Subcommittee
Meetings
Monday, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 7:00-9:00pm
Steering
Committee Only
Monday, MARCH 8, 2010 7:00-9:00pm
Subcommittee
Meetings
Full
Council Meeting
APRIL 12, 2010
7:00-9:00pm
Full
Council Meeting
Planning
Committee Meeting
Committee
Structure
The District Planning Advisory Council operates with
three subcommittees. DPAC members select the subcommittee
on which they want to serve.
Achievement & Evaluation
Members
of the Achievement & Evaluation Subcommittee advise the District on student
assessments, achievement expectations, and the levels of achievement reached by
District 279 students. The group
examines multiple sources of information including data from standardized
tests, state tests of Essential Learner Outcomes, local objective referenced
tests, Minnesota Basic Standards Tests, and Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessments. Analyzing trends over time,
the subcommittee recommends priorities for improving achievement in certain
curricular areas and student populations.
Program Assessment & Review
This
subcommittee offers critical input and direction to subject areas in the
pre-assessment phase of the Program Improvement Process. Typically, the subcommittee focuses on one of
the subject areas that is in pre-assessment
phase. Activities include gathering
information, identifying trends, analyzing needs, and preparing
recommendations. In addition to being
included in the DPAC report to the School Board, these recommendations are
forwarded to the assessment team for that subject area.
Student Services
The
function of this subcommittee is to review the student support service areas
which are an enhancement and supplement to the regular education programs. The service may be direct to a student or
groups of students and/or consultation to regular education classroom and
leadership staff. Typically, this
subcommittee will select one or two areas as a priority to review and make
recommendations for improvement. The
student support service areas are as follows: Assurance of Mastery, Community
Education, Counseling and Guidance, Health Services, Media, Special Education,
and Talented and Gifted.