PROJECT ADVISORY-MANAGEMENT TEAM (PMT) MEETING

TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 pm.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 8, 2025

LOCATION: Hardrocker Room at Surbeck Center for Thursday, April 8, from 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Rapid City

AGENDA

Progress report

Sampling Frame

Project Advisory-Management Team - responsibilities

Discussion of Rapid City School District's involvement with the BLAHST project

Discussion of Meade School District with the BLAHST project

NSF Budget Adjustments

Background of Cost Sharing (Dan Farrington)

- accountability issues

- definitions

Publicity for the Grant (Dan Farrington)

Discussion of Need for Curriculum Content Focus and Coordination

5 Year Plan (by topic and by hours of professional development)

Professional Development Facilitators Duties

Professional Development Schedule (1999-2000)

- Summer slots open; current number of applications

- Hands-On Material Focused Workshops - targeted for teachers inexperienced with the national curriculum kits (25 total) June 7-11 (SDSMT) 2 grad. credits

- Hands-On Content-Focused Workshop - targeted for teachers experienced with national curriculum kits (25 total) - August 16-20 (BHSU) 2 grad. credits

Summer Workshop Agenda (Material Focused Workshop)

Report from Professional Development Subcommittee on Science Content (Lamb-chairperson)

Kit Purchasing Assignment

The kits you purchase for next year to be initially sent to the Materials Refurbishment Center, (NSF LSC Grant, 525 E. Illinois, Spearfish, SD, 57783) for cataloguing consumables and non-consumables. We would like to have these kits on site no later than August 1, 1999.

Information on Piloting

CoPIs may call and request kits for piloting

If you do not purchase the kit you are responsible for sending it back and in the case of STC and MSST/INSIGHTS you must replace any consumed items.

IF you decide to purchase piloted STC kits they are only half price.

STC--- 800-227-1150 Gina Wofford -- Carolina Biological

FOSS--- 888 824 6180 Jeff Lorton -- Delta Education

MSST and INSIGHTS: 800 542 6657 Ext. 1074 Matt Lovell-- Kendall Hunt