May+23,+2011

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=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=

1. LAS 2. Summer PLC Curriculum Writing Time 3. ELD PLC Placement Pull Out 5/25
 * See the e-mail I sent you on Friday.
 * I have requested 18 hours for each of us to create our entire Q1 Formative Assessment Unit on Analyzing Prompts.
 * The work will focus on these resources:
 * http://eldplc.wikispaces.com/Formative+Assessments
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 * The days we meet will be the week before we return to school:
 * We're scheduled to return to school on 8/31, I'm asking Sheilah for:
 * Wednesday 8/24, 6 hours (8-3 with a 1 hour break for lunch)
 * Thursday 8/25, 6 hours (8-3 with a 1 hour break for lunch)
 * Friday 8/26, 6 hours (8-3 with a 1 hour break for lunch)
 * If these dates are horrible for most of the team we can change them, but I need to know soon.
 * If we end up with extra time available, we can use that to do other PLC business (reviewing SMART goal data, aligning our courses, developing a speaking SMART goal, etc.).
 * This year our teacher recommendations process is taking a huge step toward equity and subjectivity. We will be using assessment data gathered ALL year along with teacher judgement (our observations of students) to make placement decisions.
 * We all will be participating. These tasks can be easily delegated. Please be sure to bring a computer.
 * The procedure:
 * Averaging test scores
 * Select the scores you want averaged and Google averages them.
 * Enter the average score in the item's highlighted column.
 * Deleting the scores that were averaged.
 * Delete these averages, or they will throw off our final score.
 * Adding LAS speaking
 * Go to Performance Profile.
 * Find the student's assessment data.
 * Find the student's speaking score.
 * Enter a percentage based on the level:
 * Beginning = 25%
 * Early Intermediate = 50%
 * Intermediate = 75%
 * Proficient = 100%
 * Adding teacher observation data
 * As many items as you were able to gather.
 * Average your scores if you have multiple scores.
 * Averaging ALL the remaining data
 * Select all scores and enter the final average in the last column.
 * Sort the final average score
 * Teachers make recommendations about the scores (which score should repeat? move up one level? move up two levels?)

= Minutes: = Notes from today's meeting: 1. LAS Testing materials can be picked up from Anthony or Maxine. 2. Three days of formative assessment planning over the summer: (8/24, 8/25, 8/26?) 3. Pull-Out Day Wednesday, 5/25
 * Subs are available for testing
 * Hourly rate for prep period testing
 * Temporary schedule (start date 8/31?)
 * Google Docs:
 * Adding LAS Speaking
 * Can look up LAS links on Performance Profile (by class)
 * Averaging Formative Assessments
 * Create two copies of Google Docs spreadsheet
 * Add in our Observation Data
 * Work on recommendations regarding final score (repeats, movement within levels, etc.)
 * Issues with repeats, "Super Seniors", students who have repeated the same level multiple times, summer school etc.