January+2008

MTAC Meeting January 2, 2008
//Members Present: Jim Davis, Terry Williams, Natalie Mercer, Latasha Battle, Angie Walston, Emily Aycock, Carol Putney, Matthew Mayo//

Technology Night will be February 21st. 6:00 - 7:30 pm. All teachers (regular and specials) are to attend. Parents will be reminded that that students need to be monitored during the event. Parents will be given schedules based on their child(ren) grade level. Each grade level should have two rooms set up for a 25 minute presentation. Presentations should be student led, not teacher led (Example: students should show how they completed what they did, not just the teacher. Specials should also get together and have one room set up for specials. Each grade level and specials should let Mr. Mayo know the room, the topic, and who will be presenting during Technology Night by January 11th. BNN crew will announce over the TV system when it is time to change classes and a scrolling list of classes will display for parent's to see. A drawing will be held at 7:30 pm for a "technologial" prize.

IMPACT Grant winners will be announced at the end of March 2008. More information to follow.

Reading Day at the Mall will be in February at the Wilson Mall. Second Grade will be in charge of setup and cleanup of the event at the mall. Please see Ms. Putney for more information.

Grades 3, 4, 5 – EOG Night for parents. Teachers will walk parents through our EOG preparation site as wells as other tips to help parents better understand state expectations. Dates will be March 11th (Reading) and March 18th (Math) 6:30 - 7:30pm

Thompson and Wynne will give their location report for the computer lab computers at the next meeting.