Meeting+Minutes

 Capstone Task Force Meeting 6 Minutes 2/8/11 WHS Library ** Attendance: ** Sue Aborn, Tina Borkowski, Diana Cost, Justin Galusha, Jane Kirsch, Karen Monahan, Nathan Rand, Amanda Slack, ** Review of Capstone Information Packet ** ** The committee: **  · Reviewed and revised the Journal of Progress as a group  · Reviewed and revised Steps Six thru Eight as a group  · Will review Steps Nine and Ten for revisions next week 

** Next Meeting **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">– Tuesday, February 15, 2011

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Capstone Task Force <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Meeting 5 Minutes <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1/25/11 WHS Library **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Attendance: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Sue Aborn, Tina Borkowski, Diana Cost, Justin Galusha, Jane Kirsch, Karen Monahan, Nathan Rand, Amanda Slack, Mike Murphy, Steve Shirosky **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Review of Capstone Information Packet ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The committee has determined that: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Committee will meet with students in June after they have picked their capstone projects · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will meet with advisors by the 15th of every month to review their progress on the capstone project · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will pass in Steps 2 - 10 and will meet with advisors for Steps 4 – 10 · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students may keep a hand-written journal but it is strongly advised that they also have an electronic version. If they lose their hand-written journal and do not have an electronic version, that students will lose points from the collaboration portion of their grade · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Step 5 is fine · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Amanda and Nathan submitted a draft of Step 6 and 7 information – draft was reviewed and revised – Amanda will submit revised document at the next meeting · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Justin submitted draft of Step 2 Selection of Theme or Focus – draft was reviewed and revised – Justin will submit revised document at the next meeting · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Step 8 – students will finalize all sources in current MLA format · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Committee will ask Ann-Marie for help in compiling a list of primary sources

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Next Meeting **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> – Tuesday, February 8, 2011

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Capstone Task Force <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Meeting 4 Minutes <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1/11/11 WHS Library **Attendance:** Sue Aborn, Tina Borkowski, Diana Cost, Justin Galusha, Jane Kirsch, James Maskell, Karen Monahan, Nathan Rand, Amanda Slack, John Pappas, Mike Murphy, Steve Shirosky

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Capstone committee members will have access to academy SIPS per Dave Cawthorne · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Digital portfolios folders will be created –on the H: drive. Web 2.0 tool will be decided at a later time · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Credit recovery no cost option – students will return to WHS in September to finish their capstone project. These students should not walk at graduation. Confirmation with principal needs to be confirmed. Capstone project for these students will be a research paper of 15 to 20 pages in length. Students will present their project to their advisor. Work will be done offsite with regular communication with advisor via email.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Capstone Information Packet <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Capstone Project Option One:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">No amount of set hours · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There will be no need for a mentor (the exception will be for an internship, where a form approved by admin will need to be signed) · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Option One will include a section asking if the project addresses 21st century skills · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Adjustments will also be added to Option 5 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Parent/Guardian Acknowledgement Form · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Add no cost option to the form for September – state that fees will apply for Evening and Summer school · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Add a positive statement to address cheating

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Various changes were made to the working question section

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Jim Maskell submitted a Journal of Progress sheet to be included in the Capstone Proposal and be used for Steps 4 – 9

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Committee plans to present capstone project to faculty at the March Faculty meeting

Next Meeting – Tuesday, January 25, 2011

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Members will return with outlines for Steps 6-10