Board of Education

Enza Macri, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent of Schools April 10, 2018 Ms. Ashley Flynn Town Clerk Office Municipal Building 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457 Dear Ms. Flynn: The Middletown Board of Education’s Curriculum Committee Meeting is scheduled for: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 2:30 p.m The meeting will be held at the Dr. Alfred B. Tychsen Administration Building, 311 Hunting Hill Avenue, Middletown, in the Board Room - Conference Room B. The agenda for this meeting is as follows: AGENDA 1. Ann Buchanan Trip to Tanzania 2. Gender expression and where it fits in our health cirriculum 3. Curricular Equity at the secondary level  Equity in Representation  Which identities are well-represented in the curriculum and which aren’t? How do we know?  How are identities represented? How do we know? (E.g. Is the LGBT community general brought up as a topic for debate? Is the black community generally represented as slaves or civil rights leaders?)  Equity in Access to Rigorous Curriculum  Equal Opportunity Schools partnership  AP courses - including students of color, access to pre-requisites, notification to parents  Disaggregation of suspension data  Chronic Absenteeism 4. Other See next page. 311 Hunting Hill Avenue, Middletown, CT 06457 Telephone: (860) 638-1430 Fax: (860) 638-1496 Email: macrie@mpsct.org Web: www.middletownschools.org Page 2 Please post this notice. Sincerely, Kathleen F. Bengtson Administrative Assistant /kfb c: Board of Education Members Keri MacLean, ELA Curriculum Supervisor Dr. Michael T. Conner, Superintendent Patrick Hubeny, Math Curriculum Supervisor Dr. Enza Macri, Associate Superintendent Elisha DeJesus, Director of Athletics/Student Activities Meg Susi, Community Member Crystal Caouette, Science Curriculum Supervisor Sheila Daniels, Community Member Liz Mancini, Social Studies Department Head 6-12 Rob Smernoff, Dept. Head PE/Health K-12 Amy Mullen, K-5 English Language Coach Colleen Weiner, Principal MHS Julie Sheppard, K-5 Mathematics Coach Cheryl Gonzalez, Principal WWMS