Monday, February 24, 2025
4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, 6:00 P.M.
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 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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1. Opening Activities
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1.2 Public Comment
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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1. Opening Activities
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2. Old Business
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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2. Old Business
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3. New Business
Subject :
3.1 Incident IQ Renewal Subscription - Quote #45598
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$22,977.48
Budget Source :
01.2818.000.00.00.000/438
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves Incident IQ Renewal Subscription Quote #45598, as presented.
Public Content
Subject :
3.2 ePlus- Erate Quote 23287400
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$10,127.00
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the ePlus Erate quote #23287400, as presented.
Public Content
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3.3 Anatomy Honors Planned Instruction
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, 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 Anatomy Honors Planned Instruction, as presented.
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Anatomy Honors (25-26): This course is being changed to an Honors level, with the addition of STEELS standards, updated prerequisites, and corrections to the way the standards and marking periods are listed.
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3.4 Entomology Planned Instruction
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, 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 Entomology Planned Instruction, as presented.
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Entomology (24-25): The course has been updated to include STEELS standards, transitioned to the new course form, revised standards and marking period listings, and updated assessment options.
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3.5 Applying Technology 7 Planned Instruction
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, 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 Applying Technology 7 Planned Instruction, as presented.
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Applying Technology 7 (24-25): Revisions to this course include the addition of STEELS standards, updates to the new course form, revisions to standards and marking period listings, and modifications to assessment options.
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3.6 Applying Technology 8 Planned Instruction
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Applying Technology 8, as presented.
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Applying Technology 8 (24-25): This course has been revised to include STEELS and other relevant standards, transitioned to the new course form, updated assessment options, revised the course description, and removed the prerequisite.
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3.7 Advanced Biology Honors Planned Instruction
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Advanced Biology Honors, as presented.
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Advanced Biology Honors (24-25): Updates to this course include transitioning to the new course form, listing units, aligning with current standards, and revising assessment options.
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3.8 Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Trip
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$2,000.00
Budget Source :
01.1490.000.00.00.079/610
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Agreement, nunc pro tunc, to be effective retroactive to February 14, 2025, as presented.
Public Content
The Romayne Barrett Gifted Learning Enrichment will fund a gifted field trip to the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History. This agreement is a requirement of the Carnegie Museum.
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3.9 Remake Learning Days
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, 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 Remake Learning Days, as presented.
Public Content
The Warren County School District has applied to be a host site for a Remake Learning Day on May 10th. This waiver is a requirement of this host application.
Subject :
3.10 GRANT: 2025-26 Highmark School Grants Program
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 24, 2025
Absolute Date :
Feb 24, 2025
Budget Source :
01-1490-000-00-00-079
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to work with interested staff to write and submit applications to the Highmark Foundation School Grants Program for eligible projects.
Public Content
Please see the attachments.
Subject :
3.11 GRANT: 2025 Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 24, 2025
Absolute Date :
Feb 24, 2025
Dollar Amount :
$4,000.00
Budget Source :
01-1490-000-00-00-079
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors instructs the district administration to submit an application to the Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant upon its determination of an eligible project.
Public Content
Please see the attachments.
Subject :
3.12 GRANT: Remake Learning Days Grant
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Feb 24, 2025
Absolute Date :
Feb 24, 2025
Budget Source :
01-1490-000-00-00-079
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to submit a Remake Learning Days Grant application to support the district-planned Future Ready Quest event in May of 2025.
Public Content
Please see the attachments.
4. Informational Items
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4.1 Proposal Substance Use Prevention and Education
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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4. Informational Items
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Executive Summary
On September 18, 2024 the district hosted a program to promote awareness about substance use and education. Stephen Hill, public speaker, presented the First Choice & A Second Chance program to our high school student body. The program began with an introduction video aimed at knocking down the stigma attached to substance use disorder, educating the audience on the current drug epidemic, and setting the stage for a powerful, honest and heartfelt story.
This program gave a Sheffield Area High School senior, Jessie Horning, the inspiration to share his voice and vision to promote awareness about substance use and prevention in our school community.
Jessie Horning shared his vision with administrators, the district's school nurse department head, Family Services of Warren County drug and alcohol counselor, and district safety officers. Through a collaborative effort Jessie’s vision became the bases to develop a proposal.
We are pleased to present a proposal for implementing comprehensive Substance Use Prevention and Education Services within our schools. The increasing prevalence of substance use among young people poses significant risks to their health, academic success, and overall well-being. Early prevention and education efforts have been shown to reduce substance use, improve student decision-making, and create a safer, more supportive learning environment.
This initiative will provide students, teachers, and parents with education, information about tools and community resources, and intervention strategies to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to support healthy choices. By fostering collaboration between educators, parents, and community partners, we aim to address this critical issue proactively, ensuring our students have the support they need to thrive.
We seek your approval and support in implementing these services to safeguard our students and strengthen our school community.
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4.2 7-Year Textbook Plan
Meeting :
Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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4. Informational Items
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The 7-year Textbook Plan is presented annually and projects future costs of textbooks and online licenses.
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4.3 7-Year Technology Plan
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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4. Informational Items
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4.4 Positive Happenings
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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4. Informational Items
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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5. Other
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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6.1 Next Meeting - Monday, March 24, 2025, following the Personnel, Athletics & Co-Curricular Activities Committee
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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6.2 Adjournment
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Feb 24, 2025 - 4 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
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