January+Team+Feedback+Middle+School

Jean || Lisa || Marty, Amy || Team Goal: Through collaboration we will increase our understanding about shoring up Tier 1 core instruction and differentiated instructional strategies that support Tier 1. ||
 * Instructional Coach Team Meeting Feedback **
 * Meeting Date: 29 January 2010 || Facilitator Today:
 * Recorder Today: Jean || Timekeeper:
 * Team Members Absent:

1. General discussion of effects of cuts on ICs and staff.
 * Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: **

2. Warm-up: Now that we are in the doldrums of winter, what are you looking forward to most in the spring?

3. PRTI Chapter 7 The Supplemental Level - Tier 2 Discussion

Are we proactive, reactive, or non-reactive with kids who aren't learning? Teachers are more sensitve to the failed learner but may not know how to "fix it". They many not have the tools or if they have the tools they many not have the time in a large class to modify assignments to meet student needs. ICs can help teachers answer the question "What is essential for THIS student to know?"

Now that all schools have their essential learnings, it would be beneficial for the middle school PLC science leaders to come together and compare them.

Perhaps using student growth as a first indicator of success (as opposed to completely closing the gap) would help boost student and teacher moral.

Especially for failed learners, ICs can help teachers focus on what skills do students need to have and let go of some of their content. Some skills such as reflection, summarizing, classifying, revision. If teacher conference more with students they might take more responsibility for their learning.

How does homework completion connect to kids who "aren't learning"?

Intentional Non-Learners Euclid and Goddard are doing WIN (work in now). Newton has the schedule built in for a during school homework completion period but right now it isn't flexible enough to accomodate the fluctuating needs of students.

Current Tier 2 Interventions PMS - Standards class (double dip classes) in language arts (focus is mostly on writing) and math. Students give up an elective. Students do better if their "standard class" teacher is the same as their language arts teachers.

GMS & EMS - One tier 2 intervention is WIN

NMS - Peer/adult counseling and tutoring class during "Knight Time". 8th grade students use peer tutoring. Teachers send recommendations for which students will be in it. There is a "Boys Writing Class"; 8th grade boys also happens during "Knight Time", roster changes each quarter.

4. Building Share-Out NMS - Completed 2nd Building Wide Common Assessment - Students didn't seem to care as much. PMS - Started PBS program EMS - Started PBS program


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**Agenda for Next Meeting:** 1. Warm-up 2. Discussion of PRTI Chapter 8 and 10 3. Building Share Out 4. Housekeeping

Future Meeting in April - Go back to Tier 1

Re-read Chapters 8 and 10 of PRTI
 * Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?**


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