Timeline for the Education Committee Process

● Excellence from students graduating

An annual presentation of the following academic year’s curricular, scheduling, and training choices, accompanied by the affiliated budget, will be presented at the January board meeting for a final vote.

Timeline for the Education Committee Process

MAY

Committee members are selected and approved.

JUNE

All teaching contracts will be presented, along with the grades they will be instructing and subjects they will be teaching. All curriculum will be presented for each grade and subject. Expected homework loads will be formally documented. Teacher Training will commence (either locally or remotely). New teachers will be assigned a mentor teacher. Mentor teachers will begin regular meetings with their assigned teacher.

JULY

Mentor teachers will continue to meet with their assigned teachers. As a committee, an educational philosophy book will be read.

AUGUST The Education Council - Committee will assist the administrator/principal during a one week in-service to foster excellence in education. Schedule teacher vettings for the year. Review the scope, sequencing and objectives submitted by each teacher. Review the handbook with teachers (special focus on communication and classroom management).

SEPTEMBER Begin the cycle of vetting all teachers in first semester. Send out homework surveys to families. Hold a meeting in mid September to get teacher feedback on curricular choices. Create a SWOT for each teacher. Create a SWOT for each curriculum. Review the constitution and line up curriculum with the philosophy of education written therein.

OCTOBER Review the mathematics curriculum throughout the K-12 program. Research philosophies in teaching mathematics.

Create board recommendations on mathematics. Continue vetting teachers (keeping careful notes on discipline policies).

NOVEMBER Review science throughout the K-12 program. Research philosophies in teaching science. Create board recommendations on science. Continue vetting teachers (keeping careful notes on discipline policies).

DECEMBER Review humanities throughout the K-12 program. Research philosophies in humanities. Create board recommendations on science. Continue vetting teachers. Create board recommendations for handbook changes.

JANUARY Presentation to the board of full curricular choice with coinciding budget will include furniture needs, handbook recommendations, and curriculum needs, etc.

FEBRUARY Continue vetting teachers. Make recommendations for teaching contracts to the administrator. Create an academic program schedule for the upcoming academic year.

MARCH Continue vetting teachers.

APRIL

Begin vetting graduates for the purpose of meeting graduation requirements. Review committee terms of service, and begin considering new nominees.

MAY

Continue vetting graduates for the purpose of meeting graduation requirements. Nominate new committee members.