Minutes for Math Issues Committee
Friday, 4/19/02
(at Gateway – North Haven Campus)
Attendance:
Larisa Alikhanova (Three Rivers), Kathy Bavelas (Manchester), Alice Burstein
(Middlesex), Elaine Dinto (Naugatuck), Miguel Garcia (Gateway)
Alice Grandgeorge (Manchester), Joe
Karnowski (Norwalk), Mark Leach (Housatonic), Bob Lynott (Naugatuck),
1.
The minutes from 2/08 were accepted.
Kathy
will make changes to common course numbering project
and then will email all campuses
to make sure there are no more changes. She will then provide a master
list that will
indicate all changes.
2.
Common Core
Kathy & Alice suggested we use a credit bearing math course
Miguel
was in agreement. They pointed out
that even the quantitative literacy course
uses
critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Alice said that this would work
for
Middlesex
because of what they offer.
Final Recommendation from the Math Issues Committee regarding the Common
Core:
In
place of the statement:
A math course numbered MAT*100 or
higher
(this
number uses the numbers under the not yet adopted
Common Course
Numbering Project)
3.
Tech Prep
No new news about tech prep. Kathy
suggested possible meeting with tech prep people.
We will make this an item for the September meeting agenda .
We could possible have the meeting the same day as the MATYCONN fall
meeting.
We
hope to have Pat Hirschy help us with this.
4.
ADA and Mathematics Requirements
This
topic was brought up by Alice Burstein concerning waivers from math
requirement
on her campus (Middlesex). At
Middlesex, the approval of
mathematics department is not needed, all that is required is a
signature.
Alice asked if there should be a way for us to show non-support on this
waiver?
How are waivers handled at other colleges?
No one really knew, so most of us
figured
it must bypass us as well We are to
find out how this is dealt with on our
campuses
for the next meeting.
5.
CAMPY
Kathy provided information about CAMPY. She
requested each campus to give her
the
name of the vendor providing food and the cost so that we can provide a check
the
day
of CAMPY.
Kathy also wanted to know if we could film a morning or afternoon
session
(not needed for every location). She
will first make sure there is no problem
videotaping
the kids. CAMPY
website: http://www.montvilleschools.org/campy/
6.
Next meeting
Scheduled
for the Statewide Professional Day on Friday, September 20.
Submitted
by Joe Karnowski
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