East Lansing Public Schools Achievement Gap Task Force Membership 2010-2011
Tri-Chairs
John Brandenburg, ELHS Math Teacher
brandenburg_jj@elps.k12.mi.us
Tama Hamilton-Wray, Parent
hamil136@msu.edu
Melinda Hernandez, Parent
hernanm@lcc.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Dorinda Carter Andrews, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education, MSU
David Chapin, ELPS Superintendent
Cliff Seybert, ELPS Director of Educational Services
Additional Members
Marcia Black-Watson
Theresa Brown
Yvonne Lewis
Kimberly Steed-Page
Faymous Tyra
Craig Wiles
Lisa Cromwell Munroe
Barbara Curtis
Merem Frierson, MacDonald Middle School Principal
Beth Herbel-Eisenmann
Donna Kaplowitz, School Board Member
Babette Kraus, School Board President
Laura LeDuc
Marsu McAdoo
Sheila Nash
Jim Oehmke
Renee Sarafin
Brian Sydnor
Lola Treadwell
Mary Lou Turnbull, Teacher
Elizabeth Vanis
Joel Watson
Bill Weckesser
Andy Wells, Glencairn and Whitehills Principal
Subcommittees of the ELPS Achievement Gap Task Force
One outcome from each of these committees will be to provide action items for the AGTF Action Plan to close the achievement gap in ELPS. This Action Plan will be submitted to the district school board and Superintendent.
Item | Committee Description |
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1. |
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA)
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2. |
Personnel & Professional Learning (PPL)
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3. |
Effective Leadership and Asset Allocation (ELAA)
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4. |
School/Community Relations (SCR)
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5. |
Research and Data Analysis (RDA)
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6. | Communication: This committee will be responsible for internal and external communication for the AGTF. Responsibilities will include: (1) recording minutes at the Task Force monthly meetings, (2) establishing and maintaining an internet presence for the AGTF (e.g., a Wiki page or website that connects to the district website, and (3) establishing and maintaining an online communication medium for the Task Force (e.g., Blackboard/Moodle/Google docs). In addition, this committee will be responsible for strategizing and coordinating the Task Force’s communication plan to the broader community (including representation in various district committees and groups, such as the Black Parent Union, District Parent Council, High School Redesign Committee, each school’s Parent Council). |
Proposed Meeting Schedule – AGTF – 2010/11
9/20/2010
*10/23/2010 – (Saturday work session from 9 am – 1 pm)
11/15/2010
12/6/2010
1/17/2011
2/21/2011
3/21/2011
4/18/2011
5/16/2011
6/6/2011
(All meetings Monday from 7-9 pm except the October meeting. The meetings will he
held in the Board Room of the Administrative Offices at 841 Timberlane, Suite A )