Contact the Adirondack Curriculum Project for more information. Our current committees are: the Challenge Committee; the Workshop Committee; the Web Site Committee; and the Development Committee. Please contact the ACP if you are interested in serving on a committee.

Essential Question: What are the existing resources and how do we make them easily accessible?
Objectives:

• Inventory & collect human, educational material and otherwise
• Develop an electronic database that is easily retrievable, manipulated and accessible
• Conduct a preliminary gap analysis
• Manage/Distribute resources
• Designate contact person for group to disseminate committee research and products to steering
• Determine how team will report to and work with the other task forces
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

Essential Question: How will the task force define, design and develop Adirondack learning experiences and curriculum that align with NYS Learning Standards?
Objectives:

• Analyze and incorporate existing resources and findings from other task force teams
• Develop themes
• Develop a framework (identifying skills and knowledge) aligned with NYS standards and assessments
• Designate a contact person fro group to disseminate committee research and products to steering committee
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

Essential Question:
How can parents and communities be involved in achieving the mission of the Adirondack Curriculum Project?
Objectives:

• Involve parents and community in curriculum design and implementation
• Involve parents and community as resources
• Act as liaison to extended community
• Designate contact person for group
• Determine how team will report to and work with the other task forces
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

Essential Question: How can we raise funds/support to accomplish the Adirondack Curriculum Project mission?
Objectives:

• Develop a fund raising plan
• Establish a grant writing protocol
• Designate contact person for the group to disseminate committee research and products to steering committee
• Determine how team will report to and work with the other task forces
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

Essential Question: How can we promote the Adirondack Curriculum Project?
Objectives:

• Provide support for the other task forces and steering committee
• Develop a communications plan for the general public
• Act as contact point for all media inquiries and media releases, including newsletter
• Design & maintain web site
• Maintain contact file and list archival
• Refer issues to steering committee
• Design Adirondack Curriculum Project "look"/logo
• Designate contact person for the group to disseminate committee research and products to steering committee
• Determine how team will report to and work with the other task forces
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

Essential Question: How do we create and promote training and support services for the Adirondack Curriculum Project?
Objectives:

• Coordinate closely with Curriculum Task Force
• Design implementation plan to include pre-service, informal and K-12 educators (marketing, dissemination, etc.)
• Showcase effective practices
• Build a cadre of mentors
• Designate contact person for the group to disseminate committee research and products to steering committee
• Determine how team will report to and work with the other task forces
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

Essential Question: How do we coordinate, review, oversee and assume responsibilities for the Adirondack Curriculum Project?
Objectives:

• Review, oversight, coordination and assume responsibility for task force activities
• Review and approve requests for grant proposals
• Establish a meeting calendar
• Determine how team will report to and work with the other task forces
• Recognize people and groups supporting the Adirondack Curriculum Project
• Administer distribution of resources
• Designate contact person for the group to disseminate committee research and products to steering committee
• Identify task force structure and operation (checklist provided by steering committee) - facilitator, reporter, meeting times, general rules, roles and responsibilities
• Identify resource needs
• Establish a work plan and time line
• Assess work plan, time line and products regularly

• Helen Branigan - NYS Education Department
• Marilyn Broome - Hadley Luzerne CSD, Retired
• Robert Brown - NYS Conservation Council
• Sandra Bureau - Nature on the Move
• Ted Caldwell - WWSHE BOCES
• Gary Chilson - Adirondack Research Consortium
• Glenn Clark - Parishville Hopkinton Central School
• James Dawson - NYS Regent
• Jack Drury - Leading Edge
• Steve Englehart - Adirondack Architectural Heritage
• Dave Gibson - Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks
• Kathy Hargis - Ballston Spa CSD
• Dr. Barbara Kearns - Newcomb CSD
• Betsy Lowe - Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
• Don Mesibov - Institute for Learning Centered Education
• Sandra Hildreth - Artist, Adirondack Mountain Club
• Wayne Miller - Plattsburgh State University