Diploma Taskforce
Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 1:00 PM (EST)
Indiana Department of Education, Riley Room, South Tower, PNC
302 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Role and purpose of the Taskforce
- Legislative Charge (HEA 1213)
- Resolution made by SBOE
- Concerns brought up at SBOE meetings
3. Taskforce Member Binders:
- Rationale-state and national outlook
- Core 40 Timeline and Progress
- Indiana High School Graduation Data
- Proposed Diploma Draft (11/1/15)
- Current Graduation Requirements: Core 40 & General Diploma
- National Research and Comparative Data
- Achieve Report
- Education Commission of the States
4. Review of Proposed Diploma Draft
5. Math Sequences and proposed new Math courses
- Research on Math course taking in other states
- Math 10-Framework and Standards:
- Grade 10 ISTEP+ Standards
- Grade 10ISTEP+ Check Plus Standards- Applied Math-embedded in CTE and non-CTE courses
6. Taskforce work groups-Math Focus
- break into 3 smaller groups
- SWOT Analysis:
- Group 1: Strengths and Solutions
- Group 2: Weaknesses and Solutions
- Group 3: Opportunities and Threats and Solutions
7. Share Charts and group work
- Each Taskforce group will report out and information will be collected in one SWOT (digitally)
8. Next steps
- IDOE staff will send out SWOT and solutions this week; taskforce members will be asked to reflect and bring a ‘We Believe’…statement to next meeting
9. Adjourn