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District 41 Think Tank Forum is March 9
Glen Ellyn School District 41 will host a community forum on the Think Tank proposals on school curriculum Saturday, March 9.
Glen Ellyn School District 41 will host a community forum on its Think Tank proposals to change the structure of district classrooms starting next year.
The District 41 board on Monday, March 11 will vote on the Think Tank group's recommendations that included combining grade levels, protocols for student placement and a professional development plan.
The recommendations would be implemented in phases over the next three school years, with most of the changes taking place in the 2013-14 school year, including a new STEM curriculum, implementation of the common core math standards, professional development for implementation of the STEM curriculum and common professional learning community (PLC) time.
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Specific recommendations include the following:
Churchill School
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Grade 4/5: multiage literacy/social studies with teacher specialization in STEAM/math and literacy/social studies
Forest Glen School
Grade 2: teacher specialization based on staffing
Grade 3: teacher specialization
Grade 4/5: multiage literacy/social studies with teacher specialization in STEAM/math and literacy/social studies
Abraham Lincoln School
Grade 2/3: multiage literacy/social studies with teacher specialization in STEAM/math and literacy/social studies
Grade 4/5: multiage literacy/social studies with teacher specialization in STEAM/math and literacy/social studies
Benjamin Franklin School
Grade 2: teacher specialization
Grade 3: teacher specialization for 2 sections only due to current staffing pattern
Grade 4/5: multiage literacy/social studies with teacher specialization in STEAM/math and literacy/social studies
The Think Tank Forum will be 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9 in the Hadley Library Media Center, 240 Hawthorne Blvd.
Related:
- D41 Board Hears Think Tank Recommendation; Forum Planned Prior to March 11 Vote
- D41 Receiving Think Tank Recommendation Monday Night
- District 41 Think Tank Proposal Released
- District 41 Children Need Your Voice
- Parents Ask District 41 and School Board to Slow Think Tank Process
- 3 Reasons to Sign Our Petition About the D41 Think Tank Initiative
- District 41 Parents Petition Against Think Tank Initiative
- D41 Think Tank Discussions Continue; More Meetings Expected
- Parents Take Issue with 'When' Not 'If' Plans for District 41 Classroom Changes
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