Science SMC Meeting Minutes

Report of Action
Monday, July 16, 2018

Science Subject Matter Committee (SMC) Members Present:

• Dean Reese Commission Chair
• Jocelyn Broemmelsiek, SMC Co-Chair
• Soomin Chao, SMC Co-Chair
• Christine Chapman
• Shay Fairchild
• Jose Flores
• Alma-Delia Renteria
• Jennifer Woo

Additional Instructional Quality Commissioners (IQC) Present:

• Lizette Diaz
• Yolanda Muñoz
• Melanie Murphy-Corwin

State Board of Education Liaison Present:

• Ilene Straus

Executive Director:

• Stephanie Gregson

Additional Facilitators:

• Christine Anderson, Sacramento County Office of Education
• Jen Buzolich, California Department of Education (CDE)
• Cyndi Hammonds, CDE
• Alejandro Hernández, CDE
• Letty Kraus, CDE
• Ken McDonald, CDE
• Costa Silva, CDE
• Joe Thompson, CDE

1. Science Subject Matter Committee
   Science SMC Co-Chair Chao called the meeting to order at 1 p.m.
   1. 2018 Science Instructional Materials Adoption Facilitator Refresher Training (Information)
      
      Stephanie Gregson, IQC Executive Director and Commissioner Shay Fairchild, led the facilitator refresher training for the 2018 Science Instructional Materials Adoption. The facilitators reviewed some of the content from the April training and improved their skills in and knowledge of the fine art of facilitation that included scenarios simulating many of the situations they might run into during their panel’s work.
      
      
2. Other Matters/Public Comment on the Facilitator Training Session: None