Participants:
Critical Questions of a Professional Learning Community:
What is it we expect our students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
How will we support them when they don’t learn it?
How will we respond when they already know it?
Amanda Stoltmann
Tifanie Kingston
Molly Cotten
Eva Tholand
Tracy Vescio
Beth Cohen
Critical Questions of a Professional Learning Community:
What is it we expect our students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
How will we support them when they don’t learn it?
How will we respond when they already know it?
Trent Evans Holly Gray
Date: January 2, 2013
Our Annual Goals
Reading
By the end of the year, 95% of our students will be proficient in identifying consonant letters and their sounds.
Math
By the end of the year, 85% of our students will be able to fluently add and subtract within 5.
Writing
By the end of the year, 90% of our students will write unassisted writing samples as characterized by the common core writing exemplars.
Quarterly goals for core subjects would be written here for core subjects (also SMART Goals)
First Quarter
By end of 1st quarter in reading, 85% of our students will be able to identify 15 or more letters and 10 or more letter sounds.
By end of 1st quarter in math, 90% of our students will be able to rote count to 20 and write numerals to 8.
By end of 1st quarter in writing, 85% of our students will draw a recognizable picture and apply letter/sound knowledge in their writing
Second Quarter
By the end of 2nd quarter in reading, 85% of our students will be able to identify 50 or more letters and 35 letters sounds.
By the end of 2nd quarter in math, 90% of our students will be able to rote count to 40 and write numerals to 20.
By the end of 2nd quarter in writing, 85% of our students will draw a recognizable picture and compose a corresponding thought with consistent use of letter/sounds.
I. Announcements
* January 23 Kid Talk meeting: Names due to Cohen on January 7. Names due to Kingston / Gray January 9
*Report cards due to administrator on January 23
II. Kid Talk
III. Planning/ Curriculum
*Reviewed Common Assessment of counting sets (1 – 20) and writing numbers (1 – 20). Currently, 83% of students are able to count sets to 20 and 59% of students are able to write numbers to 20.
*Discussed 2nd quarter report card expectations
IV. Action Steps
Common Assessment/Kid Talk Dates
January 9—Rhyming and Syllable Sub-Test from PAST.
January 16—Review 2nd quarter data
January 23—Kid Talk
Dates to Note
January 7 – Kid Talk names due to Cohen
January 18—End of Second Quarter
***Remember S-M-A-R-T focuses on specific, measurable, achievable goals that are result-oriented and have a particular time frame!!!
Critical Questions of a Professional Learning Community:
What is it we expect our students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
How will we support them when they don’t learn it?
How will we respond when they already know it?