April+Team+Feedback+Middle+School

April 16, 2010 || Facilitator Today: C. Brown || J. Kavanagh || Timekeeper: T. Ostermiller || none || 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:
 * Recorder Today:
 * Team Members Absent:

1. Discussion about a student who has previously been tested for SPED but did not qualify. Multiple Tier 2 strategies have been applied but student continues to not do well in class. How does the SIT process fit in when one of the possible outcomes of SIT is referral to SPED?
 * Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: **

Perhaps student is just a slow learner, SIT process might still be followed so that clear documention and monitoring will occur.

2. Philosophical conversation regarding addressing literacy at a Tier 1 level. How do language arts teachers approach "teaching novels"?

3. Update on school hirings.

4. Continued discussion of how continuing IC's will approach next year as 1/2 time. Shoring up Tier 1 instruction is high up on the list. Update on departing ICs plans.

5. How do Lifeskills and PBS fit together?

6. We continue to come back to "shoring up Tier 1" as our primary job as ICs.


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Requests: **

**Agenda for Next Meeting: none...see you next year.**

Charlie will pass along an article regarding reading lists. This is Terry's last meeting (she won't be at the May meeting). Those of us leaving expressed how much we have learned. We go back to teaching so much wiser.
 * Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?**
 * Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations:**