September+8,+2008

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=


 * 1) Review Norms
 * 2) Assign today's collaboration date to equally share the responsibility to record the minutes
 * 3) Grade Categories
 * 4) SMART Goals: Do we want to build on our last year's goal? Do we want to focus on lowering the D and F rate as one of our SMART goals?
 * 5) Learning Outcomes for Quarter 1 (work in groups)
 * 6) Questions/ Concerns

=Collaboration Meeting Minutes:= 1. We reviewed team norms and discussed the need to add something about our passion for helping students improve and succeed: Students come first. 2. Grade Categories When setting up gradebooks, be sure to use the grading categories outlined on the wiki. 3. SMART Goals Reviewed last year's SMART Goals: "75% of students will met standard at each level on the Narrative Benchmark quarter 3 and the Expository Benchmark quarter 4". Reviewed last year's results. The school-wide goal is lowering D and F rate. 4. Everyone please bring samples of Business Writing on 9/22/08. 5. Everyone began working on adding Learning Outcomes to the wiki.
 * Minutes from 9/8/08:**

__**For Next Meeting: Critical Questions** **and Common Syllabus**__ All of us need to think about :
 * Homework** Discussion needed at another meeting.
 * Homework policy
 * Bathroom policy
 * Late work
 * Make Up Tests
 * Copying (laziness)