December+Team+Feedback+Middle+School

4 December || Facilitator Today: Beth/Jean || Terry || 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: Jean || Timekeeper: Lisa ||
 * Team Members Absent:

1. Warm up: What do you hope to have accomplish, if anything, over winter break? 2. Review chapter 6 3. Went through sections of chapter 6 as they apply to each school
 * Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: **

Goddard - An increase in focus on writing leads to more differentiation. The use of wiki for writing, responses allows for differentiation. Inquiry based science labs allow for students to go at their pace and in directions their minds take. Finally teachers are reconsidering the balance between teacher talk time and student work time.

Powell - Thursday grade level meetings now being used to share information about what works and what might not work with individual students. Notebook is used to keep track of discussion. Pages include name, problem, and if follow-up is needed. Notebooks follow the students through grade levels. Notebook can be used in SIT process if needed. Amy reminded us that AVID strategies are just good solid tier one strategies that can be used for all students not just AVID students.

Newton - Monthly student review meeting (all grades on junior high model - no cores). Information is stored in folders electronically therefore all teachers, including electives, have access to the information. Counselor keeps track of who will do the follow-up and then give a copy to teacher who does the follow-up. A shift in conversation from "what the problem is" to "what are we going to do about it" is beginning to happen. Newton is also strengthening the core curricula by monthly mandatory class "Writing Across the Curricula". The IB program is starting to be seen as an umbrella rather than a separate system of teaching.

Euclid - Some math classes are leveled based on MAP and CSAP scores. At 6th grade there is block scheduling with 90 min. of reading/writing, 90 minutes math, 45 minutes other classes. Language arts classes have some leveling also. Some teachers differentiate with their classes (books based on reading levels). PLC facilitators are beginning to cataloging the differentiation strategies they are using with a template that Lisa created. WIN (Work in Now) program exists for students who do not turn in their daily work.

Alternative Programs - Conversations are occuring about the balance of using Tier 1 strategies with struggling students who may be at Tier 3.

What characteristics are in classrooms where all students are learning? Student choice Teacher's willing to take risks Students are aware of where they stand (use of data) and set goals Teacher modeling

4. Building Share Out/House Keeping PMS - New AVID training on "Critical Reading" with teachers from other schools; AVID Weekly on-line subscriptions GMS - Lab classrooms may be a focus on next year's work with PEBC


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Requests: **

**Agenda for Next Meeting:** 1. Warm-up 2. Book study continues with Chapter 7 of Pyramid Response to Interventions 3. Building Share Out 4. Housekeeping

Read/re-read Chapter 7 of PRTI book Powell, Euclid, Newton will need to bring their pyramid of interventions
 * Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?**


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations:**
 * Lisa is now M.S. in integrating technology in the classroom!**