Hoop Magic Team Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 10, 2006  2:00-3:00 p.m.
Attendees:	Jami Brandt, Lenore Butcher Kuch, Rhonda Hopkins, Jason Wilhelm
Items Discussed:
Weekly Status Report (Posted on HM Project Site) Review of Wkly Assignments and Upcoming Due Dates/Mtgs. o Rhonda shares After School/Informal Implementation Data Thursday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. o Lenore emailed G. Dickelman to clarify Project and Paper Proposals o Briefing Report 10/23 – Team members are reviewing structure and content of past team’s Briefing Reports Continued discussion about creating a place for individual research to make it accessible to all team members Jason will send an email to JoAnn after Dr. Clark has confirmed age category distribution · Jason shared STEM research and led group discussion during class mtg.  o Dr. Cho suggested using OECD as a more comprehensive comparison of achievement between 47 different countries o Dr. Clark explained how the resources Jason used will assist us in the macro-to-micro approach we are using to determine the scope of our project: § Expectation that student achievement would correlate with our nation’s ranking (US is one of the wealthiest/most powerful nations with an abundance of resources) § However TIMM’s shows that our students’ achievement levels in science and math disciplines are lower than countries that are poorer and have fewer resources.  · How do those countries allocate their limited resources?  How do they run their educational systems/programs? § NAEP compares the achievement between states. · How do the states/counties with higher achievement set up school programs and determine allocation of resources and funds?
Action Items:
Create site for team research