Meeting Agenda: One of the goals of the district and thus of our building is to align our instruction with the Iowa Core. The district purchased a new math program during the 2012-2013 school year to help accomplish this goal, but literacy instruction district-wide remains to be aligned. I have helped to achieve this goal of aligning our literacy instruction with the Core and developing a vertical spiral by representing my grade level on the K-12 District Literacy Committee. The artifact I have attached to demonstrate my participation within this group is an agenda from one of the meetings. As a member of this committee I have worked with my colleagues to prioritize standards, analyze the core knowledge and skills expectations, and begin to develop a vertical spiral of instruction. Bringing the information from this committee back to my building also aids in achieving our building goals.