Not a great connection tonight

Sorry for the somewhat spotty notes; my connection tonight was not great. I also dropped a bunch of my notes on the curriculum review, which were significantly more lengthy.
A few important points on that (from recollection):

• while we're starting with math, this is the first subject going through. Other subjects to follow, English early on, due to the Common Core changes, but science and social studies, too.
• there is no intention of starting the "math wars" here in Worcester. We're setting up what the kids ought to know. We're then defining it by when they need to learn what; THEN finding materials that cover this. This isn't as simple as "are we replacing Everyday Math?"
• in terms of timeline on math: scope and sequence (the "what/when") should be finished by spring. The hope would be that we then could be looking to do pilots of different programs/ materials the year after next, with actual implementation (assuming all works) by the year after that
• If you are interested in this, you might come to the Teaching, Learning, and Student Supports subcommittee meeting on Monday at 5:30 in the fourth floor conference room at DAB.