Monday, February 25, 2019
4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019, 6:00 P.M. FOLLOWING PACCA COMMITTEE
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
6820 MARKET STREET, RUSSELL, PA 16345
www.wcsdpa.org
1. Opening Activities
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1.1 Call to Order
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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1. Opening Activities
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1.2 Public Comment
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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1. Opening Activities
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2. Old Business
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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2. Old Business
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3. New Business
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3.1 IU5 Lending/Borrowing Library Equipment Agreement
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the IU5 Lending/Borrowing Library Equipment Agreement as presented.
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3.2 LearnWell Agreement
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Budget Source :
01 1290 000 00 00 808/323
Recommended Action :
That the Board of Directors approves the LearnWell Agreement, as presented.
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This Letter of Agreement is established to provide clear expectations and structure for the operation of educational services provided to a WCSD student while admitted at Millcreek Community Hospital for inpatient behavioral health care/treatment.
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3.3 Social Studies Planned Instruction Revisions
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the Social Studies Planned Instruction Revisions, as presented.
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3.4 Math Planned Instruction Revisions
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the Math Planned Instruction Revisions, as presented.
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3.5 Science Planned Instruction Revisions
Meeting :
Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the Science Planned Instruction Revisions, as presented.
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3.6 Physical Education 7 Planned Instruction Revision
Meeting :
Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the Physical Education 7 Planned Instruction Revision, as presented.
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3.7 Art 6 and Art 7 Planned Instruction Revision
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the Art 6 and Art 7 Planned Instruction Revisions, as presented.
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3.8 Introductory Spanish Planned Instruction Revision
Meeting :
Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the Introductory Spanish Planned Instruction Revision, as presented.
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3.9 STEM 6, 7, and 8 Planned Instruction Revisions
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the STEM 6, 7, and 8 Planned Instruction Revisions, as presented.
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3.10 Language Arts Planned Instruction Revisions
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of Directors approve the Language Arts Planned Instruction Revisions, as presented.
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3.11 WCCC Medical Assisting Textbook Quotes
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$16,252.50
Budget Source :
01 1110 000 00 00 000 / 640
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the WCCC Medical Assisting Textbooks Quotes from Cengage Learning in the amount of $16,252.50, as presented.
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3.12 Special Education Plan
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of Directors approves the Special Education Plan, as presented.
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Executive Summary
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is responsible for ensuring that all special education programs in school are appropriate and effective. To do this, school districts must submit a Special Education Plan every three years to PDE as required under 22 PA Code 14.104.
The school district's Special Education Plan focuses on plans generated from compliance monitoring, professional development activities, and training necessary to provide appropriate progress to students with disabilities. School districts in phase 1 (WCSD) must submit their full plans by May 1, 2019, via the Comprehensive Planning Web Application. The Special Education Plan must be available for public review for 28 days prior to board approval.
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3.13 Ukeru Agreement & Purchase
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$12,309.00
Budget Source :
01-1290-000-00-00-173/360 & 580
Recommended Action :
That the Board of Directors approve the Ukeru Agreement and purchase, as presented.
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Executive Summary
Ukeru is a crisis management technique rooted in the belief that the use of physical restraints is unnecessary and unproductive. Ukeru believes that all intervention - educational and behavioral - should be built on an approach of comfort rather than control. Ukeru is hands off response to respond to crisis management of student behavior. Ukeru centers on a philosophy of comfort vs. control: (a) using a trauma-informed approach to create a supportive, caregiving environment sensitive to clients' past experiences of violence and victimization; (b) helps individuals thrive in the least restrictive environment consistent with achieving the best outcome; and (c) achieves the greatest impact with the least amount of disruption to an individual's routine.
The WCSD will pilot Ukeru at WAEC (2 classrooms), BWMS (2 classrooms), and WAHS (1 classroom) following the on-site 2-day train-the-trainer certification. Ten administrators and teachers will be certified trainers following the March 19 & 20, 2019 on-site training, and approved to train WCSD staff.
The vision is to provide student's with a hands-free crisis intervention response vs a physical restraint. Ukeru will supplement Handle With Care. The special education department, based on research and consultation with other districts using Ukeru, anticipates a reduction in physical interventions and a reduction in the number of staff that will need trained with Handle With Care.
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3.14 GRANT: 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) Cohort 10 Grant
Meeting :
Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Absolute Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Dollar Amount :
$200,000.00
Budget Source :
21st Century Community Learning Centers BUN
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the administration submit an application to Cohort 10 of the Pennsylvania Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, providing after school and summer programming for qualified students in grades K-1 in Year 1, and grades K-5 in Years 2-5 of grant funding.
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3.15 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) Cohort 10 Partner Letters of Agreement
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Absolute Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors approves Letters of Agreement with Beacon Light Behavioral Health, Tidioute Community Charter School, and Forest Warren Human Services, outlining each organizations' partnership with the Warren County School District in its application to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Cohort 10 grant application.
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Applicants to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) Cohort 10 grant must identify partners with whom they will work to design grant programming and/or service delivery. The administration is currently working with Beacon Light Behavioral Health, Tidioute Community Charter School, and Forest Warren Human Services as partners on its grant application. The district will complete a Letter of Agreement (see attached) for each partner, which must be signed by all parties and included in the grant application.
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3.16 GRANT: Walmart Community Grant
Meeting :
Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Absolute Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Dollar Amount :
$2,500.00
Budget Source :
01-1490-000-00-00-079
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the administration submit an application to the Walmart Community Grant program in the amount of $2,500 to provide food/meals as part of a sustained parent engagement program associated with the district’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
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3.17 GRANT: Highmark Foundation School Grants and Awards 2019-20
Meeting :
Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Absolute Date :
Feb 25, 2019
Dollar Amount :
$7,500.00
Budget Source :
01-1490-000-00-00-079
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to submit an application to the Highmark Foundation School Grants and Awards program to provide AED, CPR, and First Aid training to interested staff members from across the district.
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4. Informational Items
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4.1 Special Education Plan Revision Notice (SEPRN)
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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4. Informational Items
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5. Other
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5.1 Florida Virtual Academy
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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5.2 Vartek Presentation
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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6.1 Next Meeting - March 25, 2019 - Following PACCA
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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6.2 Executive Session
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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6.3 Adjournment
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Feb 25, 2019 - 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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