TAGAC meeting - Tues. 2/10/15 at 6:30pm (See post for additional details.)

The next TAGAC meeting is tomorrow, February 10 at 6:30pm in the Mazama Conference room on the 2nd floor of BESC at 501 N. Dixon.  See http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/tag/9090.htm for further details.

The main event is a self introduction by our new FULL TIME TAG Program Administrator, Andrew Johnson.  See the agenda for more details. 

We are also interested in hearing any comments about our presentation at the Board meeting last week.  We will be discussing whether we need to make any adjustments in the messages we use to advocate for the Recommendations from here on out.

Hope to see you there!
Mark

Handouts

• 1.       Sign-in sheet (Being passed around.  Please read introduction and return to the Chair.)
• 2.       Agenda
• 3.       List of research on heterogeneous math grouping from Melissa Goff

I.  Call to Order and Preliminaries	6:30  (10 min)
1.       Call for additional agenda items 2.       POSTPONED TO MARCH: Approval of previous meetings’ minutes. 3.       Announcements ·         New email alias forwards to all TAGAC members:   tagac2014@ppstag.org ·         Curriculum adoption committee member (Melissa Goff)  see link to application: ppstag.org (due Feb 20) ·         Legislative Update (tentative – Margaret DeLacy)
II. Old Business and Unfinished Action Items (AI)	6:40 (5 min)
1.        (AI: Terese)  Update on attempts to contact Gwen Sullivan of teachers union to talk about Recommendations. 2.       (Johanna) Responses from Portland Council PTA notices about Board meeting presentation 3.       (Mark) Do we want to respond to the 2014 Division 22 report in any way? 4.        (Mark)  Should we arrange meetings between TAG parents and candidates in May school board election?
III. New Business	6:45 (30 min)
1.       List of research on heterogeneous math grouping (Melissa Goff) 2.       Discussion of School Board presentation Please bring any comments you may have received and your thoughts on our message. 3.       Plans for commenters at upcoming board meetings (Nicole and Scholle)
V. Committee Sessions	7:05  (5 min)
Committee Reports
IV. Conversations with PPS	7:10 (45 min)
Andrew Johnson, TAG Program Administrator ·         Self-Introduction,  Q&A, etc. ·         Feedback from TAGAC: What do we need help with from Andrew?
VI. Questions and Comments from Guests	7:55 (5 min or as time permits)
VII Adjourn	8:00