03-26-08+Minutes

8:00-11:30
 * 03-26-08 PLE - LLT Minutes**

Attending: J. Engel, V. Taylor, D. Pye, K. Rollings, N. Rowan, S. Feaster, D. Elmore, M. Small, M.T. Maule Alft, M. DiGiulio


 * PLE - LLT "TO DO" LIST:**


 * Assessment Review, including progress sheet review
 * Pacing Guides:
 * Kindergarten - Scheduled for work on 4/21 Inservice Day by Kindergarten staff
 * First Grade - Revise schedule to reflect a story for the week of 3/31; no story the week of 5/12 (for assessment purposes) **COMPLETE**
 * Second Grade - Revise schedule to reflect no story the week of 5/12 (for assessment purposes) **COMPLETE**
 * Calendars for 2008-09 for Grades 1 & 2
 * LA Notebook
 * Language Handbooks - write a description of their use for grades 1 and 2
 * Learning Walks for PLE staff - select date and focus and create schedule
 * ESL small books (Harcourt) - coordinate use by families and with ESL
 * Intervention Kits - request by Sp Ed to examine the kits and discuss usage at an LA meeting

Focus: Student engagement & consistency Meet at 12:30 and 8:50 to discuss the focus & debrief 10 minutes after.
 * LEARNING WALKS:**
 * What was of benefit to you?
 * Would you like to do it again?
 * What would you like to see next time?

Follow-up debrief at the next LA meetings. Visit two classrooms 10 minutes each; teams of two teachers Visit RED/BLUE: 12:35 - 12:55 No coverage needed. See Jeanne to have the aides bring the students to the classroom, instead of teachers getting the class. Visit YELLOW/GREEN: 9:00 - 9:20 Coverage: Sue F., Kristin, Jeanne, Jane, mt, Marie, Gail

All grade 1 & 2 classroom teachers except LLTs; Special Ed teachers (Kate)

Kindergarten teachers visit Kid Writing classes in Kindergarten. Coverage needed.

For the first visit, only visit the same grade level.

Schedule over two days so that a teacher doesn't visit and have a visit in the same day; determine dates with building calendar


 * ASSESSMENT:**
 * Began review of assessment with the PLE //Reading Assessment Summary by Stage//
 * Type changes to share at next meeting **COMPLETE**
 * At next meeting, continue review and review assessments through each stage
 * Pilot MAP Prerequiste & Skills Tests **COMPLETE**
 * share results at next meeting
 * Are they useful tools to replace individual student/teacher interviews? If so, which assessments?
 * How would the assessments be given - whole class in lab or individually in classroom?