September+21,+2009

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=


 * 1) [|API Growth] (44 point jump! What we are doing is working; let's do more!)
 * 2) [|Our Team's Strengths and Weaknesses]
 * 3) Narrative Formative Assessments (new samples and paragraphs; formative assessments begin this week!)

=Collaboration Meeting Minutes:= Notes for 9/21/09 -API growth 44 points -573 to 617 -Edge is improving our test scores and so the future seems bright. -The goal for this year was 11 points, which was set by the state. -ECVHS when up across the board, however, we went up the most out of the subgroups. -Doesn't account for students that have been here for less than a year. -What does this mean for the program? How can we still improve? - More support for new teachers

-The discussion board (Strengths and Weaknesses) -Not everyone has responded -We are waiting a week for all responses -List 3 strengths and 1 weakness

-Narrative Formative Assessment -Information is online -Students keep track of progress of their progress on their "Progress Chart" found online. -Teachers help articulate the starting point, buts students need to make it their own by creating a goal for progress. If they create their own the they will be more successful. -Team needs to come up with ways to make sure students stay on top of their goals. -Students need to create specific goals to work on, as well as, strengths. -Look over the rubric online and use to discuss setting goals for the students. -Narrative Formative Assessment page online password is going to be 4teachers -For descriptive details model the sensory details -For next year we need to write notes on how the students write a thesis statement. -Talk about a common rubric the students see in each class. (It will make grading the essays easier and more consistent) -Next week we need to bring the rubric to our meeting so that we can discuss the rubric with eachother -