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 * Eleven Critical Questions for Team Consideration:**

1. Have we analyzed student achievement data and established quality SMART goals that we are working together to achieve? If yes, what are they?

2. Is each member of our team clear on the intended outcomes of our course in general, as well as the specific outcomes of each unit?

3. Have we aligned the outcomes of our course to state goals and to high stake tests such as the CSTs, CAHSEE, and AP Exams?

4. Have we agreed on how to best sequence the content of the course and have we establishedpacing guides to help students achieve the intended essential learnings?

5. Have we developed congruent formative assessments that help us identify strengths and weaknesses of individual students?

6. Have we used the results of our common assessments to assist each other in building on strengths and addressing weaknesses as part of a process of continuous improvement designed to help students achieve at higher levels?

7. Have we agreed on the criteria we will use in judging the quality of student work in essential areas of our course, and have we practiced applying those criteria to ensure consistency?

8. Have we developed congruent summative assessments that help us assess the strength and weaknesses of our program?

9. Have we established the proficiency level we want all students to achieve on our summative assessments?

10. Have we identified content and/or topics that can be eliminated so we can devote more time to essential curriculum?

11. Have we identified best instructional practices and how to apply these practices to our course in order to increase student achievement, including the consistent use of school-wide literacy strategies?

Team Survey Results 2010-2011

 * [|ELD PLC Critical Questions 2010-2011.doc]