Third+Grade+Minutes+10-8-08

   **PLC Team Feedback Sheet **     Not many advanced writers per assessment...surprised us based on number of high students in grade level (GT) ||  || See if Deb, Linnea and Liz could help with intensives. ||  || //Describe your favorite fall activity//. Before writing, brainstorm fall activities as whole group. Concentrate on "Focus and Freeze" from Writing Alive ||  || October 23rd, time? 10/28 ||  all ||  Share descriptive writing lessons.
 * Team:   Date: 10/8/2008   **
 * Facilitator: Tina and Liz **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Timekeeper: Diane **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Recorder: Deb **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Team Members Present: Diane, Tina, Deb, Suzanne **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Meeting Purpose: To redefine our SMART goal and set up monthly writing assessments. **
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Est. Time ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Topics/Agenda ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Lead **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Person ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Method ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (round Robin, Discussion, Brainstorm, Flip Chart) ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Products or Outcomes ** ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2 min. ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check-In – review agenda ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> all || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> review smart goal...see below || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Review 2nd grade writing assessment || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> all || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> reviewed scores from second grade and divided up assessments.
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">15 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Data day agenda || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> all || we would like to look at the "bubble kids" from proficient to advanced and pp to proficient and focus on their writing needs. We need the time to regroup these kids for focused instruction. || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">4 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Set monthly/6 week writing goals and form intensive writing groups based on outcomes || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> all || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Deb shared how 5th grade was doing it in the past...each month there was a focus point for writing instruction and the monthly writing assessment related to the goal. Work was graded from rubric but only in that targeted goal area.
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2 ** || October Writing Goal: Descriptive writing (Content and Organization) || Diane, Tina, Suzanne || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Create writing assessment prompt:
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5 min. ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Next Agenda **

10/28 is Data Day 10/30 no meeting since meeting 10/28 11/3 3rd grade teachers meet and divide students up for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday intensives. Friday sharing day. Deb will see if Liz and Linnea can teach during the intensive week. || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Input for next meeting agenda ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> **70% of 3rd grade students will score proficient in writng using the 3rd grade writing rubric. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">TEAM NORMS ON BACK ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5 min. ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Meeting Evaluation ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">SMART Goal (s) ****__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">S __****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">trategic & specific, __M__easurable, __A__ttainable, __R__esults-oriented, __T__ime-bound: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">S_M_A_R_ T _
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Best Practices Identified: collaboration, goal setting, sharing of ideas, **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Questions/Concerns from Team to Principal or IC: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Principal/IC Comments: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Principal/IC  Date:___ **