November+5th,+2009+Meeting

Participants: Cheryl Anderson Mary DeBiasio Leah Wessman Amanda Kuzminski Melissa Domico Alani Jensen Tracy Latting Emilia Burka Laura Berry

The meeting consisted of reviewing the final selections for the 8th grade novel additions. These books will fall into two categories, fast track and traditional. Fast Track books are those referenced and adopted along with the Prentice-Hall literature textbook. Teachers/administrators and others (Board/Parents) will read these books and they will be presented to the School Board. However they will not need to be on the 30-day review cycle as that process has been completed with the text adoption. The Traditional format has members read and report on the book(s). After School Board notification and the mandatory 30-day public preview the books will be presented to the Board for formal approval. At this time the books that are being reqested to be added to the 8th gade list are: Traditional track: (8th grade) //The Hunger Games// by Suzanne Collins //Red Kayak// by Priscilla Cummings //The Schwa// Was Here by Neal Shusterman

Fast Track 8th-//The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963// by Christopher Paul Curtis 7th-//Code Talker// by Joseph Bruchac

In the past the model for adopting more novels was somewhat cost prohibitive as the district would purchase class sets of books. Being piloted this year is the purchase of the novels so that students could use CRISS strategies while reading the book as well as sharing the books with their families. This method of students purchased "consumable" books is in practice in our partner high school district.