Concord School Board Committee minutes
2009

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Capital Facilities Committee
     January 26, 2009
     February 11, 2009 Work Session
     March 23, 2009
     April 29, 2009
     August 17, 2009
     August 31, 2009
    

Communications Committee
     March 23, 2009
     September 16, 2009

    

Finance Committee
     January 21, 2009 Work Session: Budget Overview
     February 2, 2009 Budget Work Session
     February 4, 2009 Budget Work Session
     February 9, 2009 Budget Work Session
     February 16, 2009 Budget Work Session
     February 18, 2009 Budget Work Session
     March 2, 2009 Budget Work Session
     March 9, 2009 Budget Work Session
     March 26, 2009 Finance Committee / City Council Financial Policy Advisory Committee
     April 6, 2009 Budget Work Session
     April 27, 2009
     May 27, 2009
     August 17, 2009 Board Word Session
     August 24, 2009 Board Work Session
     September 30, 2009
     October 14, 2009 meeting
     October 26, 2009 meeting


Instructional Committee
     January 14, 2009
     March 9, 2009
     April 13, 2009
     May 18, 2009
     May 27, 2009
     August 10, 2009
     September 23, 2009
     October 7, 2009
     October 12, 2009

Articles on the Effects of Class Size:

Class Size Effects: Assessing the Evidence
Cost-Effective School Inputs
The Enduring Effects of Small Classes
The Relationship of Class Size Effects and Teacher Salary
Tennessee STAR Experiment
Class Size: Counting Students Can Count
Do Small Classes Reduce the Achievement Gap?
Teachers and Pupils' Behavior in Large and Small Classes
Teaching Practices for Smaller Classes
The Incredible Shrinking Class Size
Small Classes in American Schools
Class Size Reduction
Sizing up Smaller Classes

   
Kindergarten Research Articles:

Making the Most of Kindergarten: Present Trends and Future Issues in the Provision of Full-day Programs
by Debra J. Ackerman, W. Steven Barnett, and Kenneth B. Robin

Half-day to Full-day Kindergarten: an analysis of educational change scores and demonstration of an
educational research collaboration
by Robert Basketta, Katie Bryant, William White and Kyle Rhoads

          Full-Day versus Half-Day Kindergarten: In Which Program Do Children Learn More?
          by Valerie Lee, David Burkam, Douglas Ready, Joann Honigman, Samuel Meisels

          Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal
          Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99
          U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, NCES 2004–078

          Is Full Better than Half? Examining the Longitudinal Effects of Full-day Kindergarten Attendance
          Jill S. Cannon, Alison Jacknowitz, Gary Painter

How Do Linguistically Diverse Students Fare in Full- and Half-Day Kindergarten? Examining Academic
Achievement, Instructional Quality, and Attendance
Kendra Hall-Kenyon, Gary Bingham, Byran Korth

          The Effects of Full Day Versus Half Day Kindergarten: Review and Analysis of National and Indiana Data
          Jonathan A. Plucker, Ph.D., Jessica J. Eaton, Kelly E. Rapp, Woong Lim, Jeffrey Nowak, Ph.D.,
          John A. Hansen, Amy Bartleson; Center for Evaluation and Education Policy

A Developmental Perspective on Full- Versus Part-Day Kindergarten and Children’s
Academic Trajectories Through Fifth Grade
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, Christine P. Li-Grining, Carolina Maldonado-Carren˜o

          Full-Day Kindergarten: The Need for Quality
          Colorado Children's Campaign, August 2008

Fifth Grade Findings From the Fifth Grade Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K)
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, NCES 2006-038     

          Full-day Kindergarten: A Step Towards Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Indiana
          Lisa Brooks

          Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)

Preschool Research Articles:

The Early Learning Challenge Fund
U.S. Department of Education, July 2009

Final Report to the Preschool Task Force and Concord Development Progam
by Bruce L. Mallory, University of New Hampshire, May 25, 1995

Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs
by Sam Dillon, The New York Times, September 19, 2009

Report to the Concord Public School Preschool Evaluation Committee
by John Hornstein, Ed.D., revised 6/10/09

Joint City Council / School Board Committee
     January 16, 2009
     August 21, 2009
     October 16, 2009