20090923

9-23-2009 AGI 8:30-3:00

 * Best Practice - Whole Group Instruction/GRR
 * Best Practice - Phonics/Word Wall
 * Stage 11: Eliminate or Redefine
 * Stages & Indicators
 * Suggestion to eliminate Stage 11
 * Stage 10 - Book Level M (Indicator M); Book Level N & higher (Indicator E); Book Level O & higher (refer to reading specialist for recommendations)
 * Will discuss this with Marie
 * NOTE: Marie understands the need to adjust the indicator for students reading at Level N and higher to an E, to align with the use of E at lower stages. However, we should continue to use Stage 11 as a benchmark, to help clarify the reading instructional goals and assessments for students who have mastered Stage 10.
 * Stage 10 Book Level M = M
 * Stage 10 Book Level N = E and a referral to the reading specialist to provide instructional goals that align with Grade 3 curriculum and Stage 11 criteria; students who attain Stage 10 by the end of the first trimester in Grade 2 are eligible to participate in Great Books.
 * Stage 11 Book Level O and higher = E
 * This needs to be shared back to LLTs at the next meeting and then shared with teachers.
 * Consistency between first and second grade for receiving an E? Should 10E be book level N or O? First grade require 2 book levels above to be an E. Book level N has been discussed for 10E, but that is only one book level above grade level requirements.
 * //Discussion 9-23//
 * //If we gave an E for book level N, the criteria would be too easy. Instead, give an E for book level O, but a CRI becomes the criteria for Stage 11.//
 * //Do we need a stage to demonstrate students who are mid-third grade level? Would a Stage 11 for mid-third grade and a Stage 12 for end-of-third grade clarify the students' mastery and instructional goals and strategies?//
 * //Compare F&P questions for book levels M & N to CRI questions.//
 * //Students are struggling with CRI questions. They are having difficulty explaining their responses, stating an opinion, and using the text for support.//
 * //Last year was the first year that we stopped using the comprehension rubric for the classroom comlprehension assessment. Do we need to focus again on the Comprehension Rubric and the question stems? When PLE & AGI met to review the work folders, we did not see the documentation for the classroom comprehesion assessment.//
 * // The PSSA results suggest that our Stage 11 criteria is rigorous. Are we TOO rigorous? //
 * //PLE & AGI literacy coaches need to meet to share the third grade pacing guide and instructional strategies.//
 * //Are there discrepancies in how the F&P question responses are scored?//
 * //There are discrepancies in the completion of F&P record forms.//
 * //Concern expressed about making a new bar with a Stage 12//
 * //CRI holds students back; difference between what teachers think an E is and what the CRI states.//
 * //Need to keep to the facts. Do we include the CRI as part of the stage requirement?//
 * //Should we add a requirement that for students in Grade 1 to move beyond a Stage 9, they need to contact the reading specialist for assessment.//
 * //The end goal is to focus on supporting instruction for above-level students//.
 * //Not ready to make a decision//
 * //Need to know by mid-October at the latest//
 * //To make the decision, we need to know...//
 * //What would be the difference between a Stage 11 and a Stage 12, if we did that?//
 * //10 M//
 * //11 E//
 * //12 E or Stage 11+E//
 * //what AGI does to evaluate student performance throughout the grade level//
 * //correlate MAP scores to CRI from May 2009 (but MAP doesn't ask open-ended response questions)//
 * // find a scope and sequence of MAP questions - what types of comprehension questions are there? //
 * // Need to meet on a Monday - October 5 or 12th? //
 * Common Assessments
 * Student Assessment Dates: October 15, January 29, April 29
 * Teacher Discussion Dates: October 21 (indiv Oct 22), February 4 (indiv Feb 5), May 6 (indiv May 7)
 * Assessments are not yet copy-ready. Help!
 * How can we frame/format the discussions regarding the results?
 * Destiny Implementation Decisions