Monday, April 20, 2009
PLC Minutes April 20, 2009
Miller Kindergarten Staff reviewed features of the language arts program to be presented to the Beechwood kindergarten teachers on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Features reviewed included the Scott Foresman reading program, Phonemic Awareness, Writing, and Guided Reading.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
PLC Meeting Minutes April 9, 2009
Placement card criteria was discussed.
Mrs. Megan Janzig presented K team with list of students who have received tier 2a intervention throughout the school year - information will be transferred to placement card.
Tier 2a - classroom teacher provided additional intervention to student in the classroom. Intervention might have included progress monitoring
Tier 2b - student received intervention from the speech and language interventionist, Mrs. Janzig, and/or instructional interventionist, Mrs. Proctor either in or out of the classroom.
Check Recommended/Flagged for a student who was taken to IAT, however, it was determined by the team that intervention was not required. This student should be monitored by the first grade teacher in the classroom.
Add DRA level to placement card if one has been completed on above grade level/independent readers. It is not required to complete a DRA. Add information only if it is available.
Summer School Placement
10% or below on Aims Web will be considered for summer school placement. Letters will be sent to parents in the spring. Other students will be considered based on enrollment openings. Teachers can discuss these students with Mrs. Minrovic
Please direct questions about technology integration,etc... to Mrs. Minrovic.
Teachers are directed to discuss any special needs regarding students with Mrs. Minrovic.
Mrs. Megan Janzig presented K team with list of students who have received tier 2a intervention throughout the school year - information will be transferred to placement card.
Tier 2a - classroom teacher provided additional intervention to student in the classroom. Intervention might have included progress monitoring
Tier 2b - student received intervention from the speech and language interventionist, Mrs. Janzig, and/or instructional interventionist, Mrs. Proctor either in or out of the classroom.
Check Recommended/Flagged for a student who was taken to IAT, however, it was determined by the team that intervention was not required. This student should be monitored by the first grade teacher in the classroom.
Add DRA level to placement card if one has been completed on above grade level/independent readers. It is not required to complete a DRA. Add information only if it is available.
Summer School Placement
10% or below on Aims Web will be considered for summer school placement. Letters will be sent to parents in the spring. Other students will be considered based on enrollment openings. Teachers can discuss these students with Mrs. Minrovic
Please direct questions about technology integration,etc... to Mrs. Minrovic.
Teachers are directed to discuss any special needs regarding students with Mrs. Minrovic.
Monday, March 30, 2009
PLC March 25,2009
PLC Minutes
Math committee shared 4th quarter formative and summative assessments, as well as timeline for administration and scoring rubric.
Mrs. Mandle requests names of teachers that would like extra OT services in classroom for all children in the fall.
Math committee shared 4th quarter formative and summative assessments, as well as timeline for administration and scoring rubric.
Mrs. Mandle requests names of teachers that would like extra OT services in classroom for all children in the fall.
Monday, March 2, 2009
PLC Minutes March 2, 2009
Michelle Gerbrick demonstrated Smartboard set up and introduced teachers to a smartboard lesson web site with premade K Lessons.
Smartboard directions will be typed up and ready for teacher use. Notes will be left on the projector cart.
Kindergarten Screening DRA testing procedure was developed.
Smartboard directions will be typed up and ready for teacher use. Notes will be left on the projector cart.
Kindergarten Screening DRA testing procedure was developed.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, February 23
Technology Integration Specialist--Michelle Gerbrick
- sign-out sheet for 2 flip cameras, 3 digital cameras, headphones, etc.
- professional development day projects--Michelle will put on YouTube. She will let us know when it is ready to view.
- What types of technology do we want? Photostory 3, EasyTech
- We cannot save on each computer because there is no H drive.
- Love the no sign in for the kids in the lab!!
- Save everything to H drive not desktop.
- Can we put smartboard in a permanent location in lab? Restructure lab so that we can put a rug on floor & smartboard against the wall.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Math
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessments
- Coin assessment-Give as soon as possible
- Measuring Pictures-Do now
- Coin Summative Assessment-Coming up soon
- Compare and Order Objects of Different Lengths
- Comparing Sets
Odyssey Program--How will this work? Who will oversee?
ohiotreasurechest.org--all subject areas and grades. Activities are linked to Ohio Academic Content Standards.
Next meeting is February 23.
Monday, February 2, 2009
PLC Minutes February 2, 2009
A PD Day Brainstorming session was held per request of Principal, Mrs. Patty Minrovic.
Everyone will download Photostory 2 before PD day.
Karen already made a Photostory with pictures of students, words, and music.
Several suggestions were generated for its use in the classroom.
Math formative and summative assessments will be developed at a release day this week.
Teachers engaged in a Social Studies discussion concerning sensitive topics to be covered with the kindergarten children. Social studies books available are not always age appropriate.
Melissa and Judy will continue to search for more appropriate materials to meet the needs of the K social studies curriculum.
Karen developed a schedule for K screening
Teachers have been asked to fill out their own professional absence forms for k screening.
A new DRA station will be added to screening to identify readers well above grade level. Information from this screening will be used for classroom placement in the fall.
Everyone will download Photostory 2 before PD day.
Karen already made a Photostory with pictures of students, words, and music.
Several suggestions were generated for its use in the classroom.
Math formative and summative assessments will be developed at a release day this week.
Teachers engaged in a Social Studies discussion concerning sensitive topics to be covered with the kindergarten children. Social studies books available are not always age appropriate.
Melissa and Judy will continue to search for more appropriate materials to meet the needs of the K social studies curriculum.
Karen developed a schedule for K screening
Teachers have been asked to fill out their own professional absence forms for k screening.
A new DRA station will be added to screening to identify readers well above grade level. Information from this screening will be used for classroom placement in the fall.
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