Transcript Middle and High School PLC Meeting

Friday, November 12, 2010
ELEMENTARY PLC MEETING
OBJECTIVES FOR TODAY
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CONTENT OBJECTIVES:
We will identify the
characteristics of a
Smart Goal.
We will examine our
current reality for
Elementary grades K-5
LEP students using a
variety of data.
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LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES:
We will summarize the
data by making charts,
graphs or tables to
determine the Smart
Goals for 2010-2011.
We will create a Smart
Goal for each grade level
and share with our PLC.
ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
What do you know about SMART Goals?
What is the purpose?
What are the components?
STOP AND THINK—Reflect in your reflection journal.
Quick write—2 minutes of a circle map.
SHARING TIME
1.Number off 1-2.
2.Number 1’s share for 30 seconds.
3.Number 2’s share for 30 seconds.
4.Add any new info.
5.Collective sharing—circle map on
Smart Board. Recorder will record.
Smart Goals
BUILDING BACKGROUND
Smart Goal Video Clip
GUIDED PRACTICE
1. Review example Smart Goals.
2. Use rubric/checklist to determine quality.
3. Rewrite poorly written Smart Goals into great
ones!
WHAT IS SMART?
S=specific
•Which students are we looking at?
•What do we want them to do? (verb)
M=Measurable
•What instrument are we going to use?
A=Achievable
•Is our goal realistic?? Is it too high? too low?
R=results-oriented
•What is the end result?
•What is the evidence that we’ve met our goal?
T=Time Bound
•What is our start and end date?
•When do we expect to meet our goal?
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Where are we now?
What is our current reality?
Before making any goal, we need to know WHAT
we need to improve.
How do we know WHAT we need to improve?
WHAT DO WE WANT TO KNOW?
Language/Academic?
Data Needed
Accessible/Resources
TYPES OF DATA AVAILABLE
Language
Academic
•ACCESS
* AIMS Web
Phonemic Awareness
Phonological
Awareness
Fluency
Comprehension
* EOG Reading
BIG PICTURE DATA FOR LANGUAGE
1. What do we use to measure language?
2. What is success in language?
3. How will we know when our students are
successful?
BIG PICTURE DATA FOR ACADEMICS
1. What do we use to measure academics?
2. What is the definition of success?
3. How will we know when our students are successful?
FIRST THINGS FIRST
What is our
focus?
• Language
• Academics
What will we use to
measure our
students’ success?
• Language
• Academic
How will we know
when our students
are successful?
• Language
• Academic
What is our
current reality?
• Language
• Academics
Where do we
want our students
to be?
• Language
• Academics
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
1. Based on the assumptions from
analyzing the district data, write a Smart
Goal for language performance and for
academic performance for specific grade
levels, courses and/or grade clusters.
2. After writing the goal/s, use the SMART
acronym to check the goal.
3. Minimum requirement—one goal—
maximum possible 1 per grade level.
DID WE MEET OUR OBJECTIVES?
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CONTENT OBJECTIVES:
We will identify the
characteristics of a
Smart Goal.
We will examine our
current reality for
Elementary grades K-5
LEP students using a
variety of data.



LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES:
We will summarize the
data by making charts,
graphs or tables to
determine the Smart
Goals for 2010-2011.
We will create a Smart
Goal for each grade level
and share with our PLC.
WHAT DO WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS?
•As adults
•As teens
•As tweens
•As children
•As pre-schoolers
ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES
What is an essential learning
outcome?
How are Essential Learning Outcomes
different than the NCSCOS?
ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOME
CURRICULUM STANDARDS
CURRICULUM STANDARDS
NCSCOS
WIDA
Common Core Standards
COMMON CORE STANDARDS
Fewer, Clearer, Higher
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 4 READING
Proficient
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Florida
Massachusetts
California
South Carolina
82 %
81 %
80 %
71 %
48 %
48 %
35 %
Required
NAEP Score
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 4 READING
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Florida
Massachusetts
California
South Carolina
Proficient
Required
NAEP Score
82 %
81 %
80 %
71 %
48 %
48 %
183
190
186
202
234
210
35 %
228
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 8 READING
Proficient
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Florida
California
South Carolina
88 %
83 %
80 %
44 %
39 %
30 %
Required
NAEP Score
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 8 READING
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Florida
California
South Carolina
Proficient
Required
NAEP Score
88 %
83 %
80 %
44 %
39 %
217
225
228
265
262
30 %
276
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 4 MATHEMATICS
Proficient
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Michigan
Florida
California
South Carolina
Massachusetts
91 %
82 %
75 %
73 %
63 %
51 %
39 %
39 %
Required
NAEP Score
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 4 MATHEMATICS
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Michigan
Florida
California
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Proficient
Required
NAEP Score
91 %
82 %
75 %
73 %
63 %
51 %
39 %
203
219
215
222
230
231
246
39 %
255
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS
Proficient
North Carolina
West Virginia
Texas
Michigan
Florida
Massachusetts
South Carolina
84 %
71 %
61 %
61 %
58 %
42 %
24 %
Required
NAEP Score
PROFICIENCY
GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS
North Carolina
West Virginia
Texas
Michigan
Florida
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Proficient
Required
NAEP Score
84 %
71 %
61 %
61 %
58 %
42 %
247
253
273
269
269
301
24 %
305
SHARING OUR ESSENTIALS
State
Standards
State
Tests
NESS
Common
Core
Standards
Consortium
Assessment
NC END-OF-COURSE/GRADE TEST
ENGLISH LA - OBJECTIVES
High
Medium
Low
Grade 3
14
6
18
Grade 4
15
6
19
Grade 5
17
5
18
Grade 6
16
0
0
Grade 7
16
0
0
Grade 8
14
2
0
English 1
11
1
7
NC END-OF-COURSE/GRADE TEST
MATHEMATICS - OBJECTIVES
High
Medium
Low
Grade 3
10
5
2
Grade 4
8
4
5
Grade 5
10
5
0
Grade 6
17
6
0
Grade 7
15
2
0
Grade 8
7
7
0
Algebra I
6
4
2
Algebra II
10
5
0
Geometry
4
3
2
State
Standards
State
Tests
NESS
Common
Core
Standards
Consortium
Assessment