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NEW BRITAIN BOARD OF EDUCATION
CURRICULUM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
December 16, 2019 – 6:45 PM | NEW BRITAIN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION CENTER
272 Main Street • P.O. Box 1960 • New Britain, CT 06050-1960 • P (860) 827-2200 • F (860) 612-1527
WWW.CSDNB.ORG
NEW BRITAIN BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE OF MEETING
TO: New Britain Board of Education Members Mayor Erin Stewart Mr. Mark H. Bernacki, Town and City Clerk
New Britain Common Council Members DATE: December 13, 2019 RE: New Britain Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings The following subcommittee meetings will be held:
● The New Britain Board of Education Policy Subcommittee will hold a regular meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:30 PM at the New Britain Educational Administration Center, located at 272 Main Street in New Britain, CT.
● The New Britain Board of Education Curriculum Subcommittee will hold a regular meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 6:45 PM at the New Britain Educational Administration Center, located at 272 Main Street in New Britain, CT.
New Britain Board of Education Merrill Gay – President | Nicholas Mercier – Vice President | Violet Jiménez Sims – Secretary
Monica Dawkins | Anthony Kane | Diane Leja | Annie S. Parker | Diana Reyes | Nancy Rodriguez | Gayle Sanders-Connolly
New Britain Board of Education l Curriculum Subcommittee Regular Meeting December 16, 2019 – 6:45 PM l New Britain Educational Administration Center
1. Call to Order and Opening
A. Meeting called to order
2. New Business
A. Discuss New High School Graduation Requirements B. Review and approve minutes from Curriculum Subcommittee Meeting on November 18, 2019 C. Digital Arts Curriculum Presentation
3. Closing
A. Other Business as permitted by law B. Adjournment
NEW BUSINESS
Board Memorandum Submitted by Damon Pearce (Policy) for approval at the Regular Board Meeting on January 7, 2020.
Type of Memorandum
Other - Proposed Graduation Requirements for NBHS, class of 2023
Background and Purpose/Rationale (Alignment to District Strategic Plan)
Proposed graduation requirements pursuant to state legislation.
Financial Information
The total is n/a and the funding source is n/a n/a.
Committee Review
This was reviewed by the Policy Subcommittee and the Curriculum Subcommittee on December 16, 2019.
grad requirements overview - Damon Pearce.docx
New Britain Board of Education Merrill Gay – President | Nicholas Mercier – Vice President | Violet Jiménez Sims – Secretary
Monica Dawkins | Anthony Kane | Diane Leja | Annie S. Parker | Diana Reyes | Nancy Rodriguez | Gayle Sanders-Connolly
New Britain High School
Graduation Requirements Class for 2023 and beyond
9 credits: Humanities
4 credits in English (including select ESL courses)
3 credits in social studies (req. 1 credit U.S. History, ½ credit civics)
2 additional humanities elective credits
9 credits: STEM
3 credits in math (req. 1 credit Algebra I)
3 credits in science
3 additional STEM credits (req. ½ credit personal finance)
1 credit: World Language
1 credit: Physical Education
1 credit: Health
1 credit: Mastery-Based Diploma Assessment
3 credits: student choice
25 total credits
New Britain Board of Education
Nicholas Mercier – Vice President | Gayle Sanders-Connolly - Secretary Monica Dawkins | Merrill Gay | Anthony Kane | Diane Leja | Annie S. Parker | Diana Reyes | Nancy Rodriguez | Violet Jiménez Sims
New Britain Board of Education Curriculum Subcommittee Meeting November 18, 2019 – 6:15 PM l New Britain Educational Administration Center
Call to Order and Opening
Dr. Violet Jimenez Sims, Curriculum Subcommittee Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM.
Committee Members Present Mr. Merrill Gay, Ms. Diane Leja, Mr. Nicholas Mercier, Ms. Annie Parker, Ms. Diana Reyes, Dr. Violet Jimenez Sims
CSDNB Staff Present Ms. Amy Anderson, Ms. Lara Bohlke, Ms. Allison Galin, Ms. Kristin Salerni, Ms. Nancy Sarra
New Business
Review and approve minutes from the Curriculum Subcommittee Meeting on October 21, 2019 Minutes from the Curriculum Subcommittee Meeting on October 21, 2019 were approved as corrected.
K-3 Reading Assessment Presentation Ms. Allison Galin, Instructional Coach and Wilson In-District Trainer, spoke to Curriculum Subcommittee members about the different options available for reading assessment at the K-3 level. Ms. Galin is currently piloting the Fundations Program, a multisensory and systematic phonics, spelling, and handwriting program, in four first and second grade classrooms at Smith Elementary School with the guidance of a Wilson Literacy Specialist. She is also coaching and working on Fundations with several grade 1-3 teachers at Smalley Elementary School and the Small Classroom Setting Program at Lincoln Elementary School. The Academics Department is recommending that the district adopt the i-Ready Assessment for reading assessment at the K-3 level starting September 2020. Ms. Galin explained that this assessment best aligns with the scope and sequence of what is being taught with Fundations when compared to other reading assessments such as AIMSweb, DIBELS 6th, DIBELS Next, EdChekup, NWEA, STAR, and iSTEEP. These assessments are all approved for use to fulfill the state-required administration of a reading assessment and for purposes of ongoing assessment to inform instruction. Ms. Anderson, District Coordinator of PK-5 Curriculum, told committee members that she will prepare pricing quotes and supporting materials for the i-Ready Assessment for submission to the Finance Subcommittee for their review and approval at a future meeting.
Public Participation Mr. John Board, New Britain Pride Chairman, spoke to the Curriculum Subcommittee about his proposal to adopt American Sign Language (ASL) as one of the official world languages taught as part of our curriculum. He stated that ASL is already offered as a course in over 30 school districts in Connecticut. Mr. Board highlighted the potential benefits the inclusion of ASL would have for students, educators, and community members. He also added that this could lead to a potential career path as ASL interpreters are in high demand. Committee members discussed the appropriate teacher certification that would be required and Superintendent Sarra reported that she spoke to Mr. Pearce, NBHS Principal, to ascertain interest at the high
New Britain Board of Education
Nicholas Mercier – Vice President | Gayle Sanders-Connolly - Secretary Monica Dawkins | Merrill Gay | Anthony Kane | Diane Leja | Annie S. Parker | Diana Reyes | Nancy Rodriguez | Violet Jiménez Sims
school. Mr. Board also spoke to the Curriculum Subcommittee about his interest in having LGBTQ history included as part of the district curriculum including topics related to the history of the movement, bullying, and diversity and tolerance. Mr. Board recommended True Colors, Inc. and Human Rights Campaign (H.R.C.) as two organizations that might be helpful in increasing understanding of LGBTQ rights and issues. Subcommittee members discussed the possibility of weaving lessons of inclusivity into current Social and Emotional Learning, Health, and Advisory class curriculums.
Closing and Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 PM.
Digital Arts I
Curriculum Breakdown
Unit 1: Image manipulation for fine art Compositions
Software: Photoshop / Illustrator (or equivalent)
01. Pre-Assessment: Self Portrait Trading Card
Technical Skills Acquired
a. Layers
b. Selection Tool
c. Magic Wand
d. Lasso Tool
e. Font Tool
f. Gradient
g. Opacity
Fine art connection: Portraiture
Students will begin the course by creating a “Trading Card” of themselves. This project
introduces students to basic photo selection, editing, and placement. Students will take a selfie,
select their silhouette in order to place it on a new background. Students will then arrange their
“stats” around their image to give it a trading card feel. This process will allow teachers to
introduce the most basic skills of digital editing as well as see what skills students already
possess.
02. Photo manipulation Digital Sandwich
Technical Skills Acquired
a. Mask
b. Dodge
c. Burn
d. Blur
Fine art connection: Still life
Students will use pre-generated photos to create a new composite image of a sandwich.
Students will use selection tools from the previous lesson to pick which elements make up their
sandwich. Students will also be introduced to the blur tool to soften the edges of their selections
to make them look more natural. They will also be shown how to use the dodge and burn tool to
create shadows and highlights.
03. Personal still life composite
Technical Skills Acquired
e. Mask
f. Dodge
g. Burn
h. Blur
Fine art connection: Still life
Once students attain the needed skills to crop and assemble disparate images into a single
composition, they will be asked to create a still life composite of items that represent
themselves. Students will take images and apply newly learned skills to create a unique
representation of themselves through objects. Students will need to use and understand not
only the technology but also have a strong understanding of composition.
Visual Literacy Connection: Fiction or Reality
The use of photo-editing technology has the ability to drastically shape our perception of
reality. Students will look at a variety of images from publications and web sources to
determine how
Unit 2: Traditional art techniques through digital means
Software: Sketchbook (or equivalent)
04. Creating basic shapes through vectors (dependant on software)
Technical Skills Acquired
a. Defining Vectors
b. Using tooltips to create organic and geometric shapes
c. Color selection
d. Filling shapes
FIne art connection: Collage/Assemblage
Students will learn how to use basic vector skills to create 2-3 basic compositions made up of
simple shapes and forms.
05. Intro to layers, tool selection and pallet.
Technical Skills Acquired
a. Tooltip selection and modification
b. Creating a palette
c. Blur, blend, and sharpen
d. Layering
e. Opacity review
FIne art connection: Elements of Art; Painting
Students will start with a photo of an apple. The will then create a new layer in order to build a
replica of the image using the tools and pallet in the drawing program. This process allows for
an introduction to basic tool and color selection within the given drawing software.
06. Impressionist Landscape
Technical Skills Acquired
a. Tooltip selection and modification
b. Creating a palette
c. Blur, blend, and sharpen
d. Layering
e. Opacity review
FIne art connection: Elements of Art; Painting
Students will utilize multiple tooltips and layers to develop a modern impressionist landscape.
Landscape should highlight the use of a cohesive pallet and imagery will reinforce students
previous understanding of value and atmospheric perspective.
Artist inspiration
Leonid Afremov
Claude Monet
Renior
Van Gogh
Unit 3: Basic Digital Illustration
Software: Sketchbook (or equivalent)
07. Creative Character Design
Technical Skills Acquired
a. Tooltip selection and modification
b. Creating a palette
c. Blur, blend, and sharpen
d. Layering
e. Opacity review
f. Other: dependent on student choice
FIne art connection: Figure drawing / Illustration
Students will use a variety of writing strategies and graphic organizers to develop ideas for a
Self developed student character concept. Students will design a character that could exist
within a video game, cartoon, or comic book using current design techniques within the industry.
Students will need to develop a wire frame as a base layer and build up their character from
there.
08. Character Environment
Technical Skills Acquired:
a. Perspective tool
b. Tooltip selection and modification
c. Creating a palette
d. Blur, blend, and sharpen
e. Layering
f. Opacity review
g. Other: dependent on student choice
FIne art connection: Perspective Drawing/ Landscape / Illustration
Students will use a variety of writing strategies and graphic organizers to develop ideas for a
self developed student character concept. Students will design an environment that could exist
within a video game, cartoon, or comic book using their character design the past lesson.
Students will continue practicing digital illustration techniques that exist within the gaming /
illustration industry.
Unit 4: Effective Visual Messaging
09. Current Event/Social, Cultural, Political
Technical Skills Acquired:
a. Other: dependent on student choice
FIne art connection:
10. Appropriation
Technical Skills Acquired:
a. Other: dependent on student choice
FIne art connection:
11. Student Choice/ Your own Voice
Technical Skills Acquired:
a. Other: dependent on student choice
FIne art connection:
Objectives/Goals:
● Students will explore and develop personal techniques and styles that showcase skills in
digital design.
● Students will develop ( ) that demonstrates applied digital design skills at the mastery
level, indicating ability to effectively and properly use elements of art and principles of
design.