Junior Grade Level Meeting Planning

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Junior Grade Level Meeting Planning

• Edison Junior High
• September 30, 2004

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Purposes

• Identify the relationship between NCLB and
  schools SIPs.
• Figure out how the BJHS EJHS SIPs align.
• Clearly define what both schools can do well
  together to advance both SIPs (Operational
  Definition).
• Plan the October grade level meeting activities.

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Activities and Products

• Activities
• Discussion
• Data Analysis
• Planning

• Products
• Alignment statement for NCLB, SIPs, GLM
• Operational Definition for GLM 05
• Data analysis strategies and materials to
  facilitate them
• Agenda communication tools and action plan for
  October GLM

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NCLB SIP

• The Whole School Loses
• Broadmoor this year
• Edison Next year
• All Subjects Lose Money and Control
• Testing Reading and Math
• Resources and Control Reading, Math, Science,
  Social Studies, PE, Art, Music, IT . . . . .
• How can this make sense?
• Reality
• Research 90/90/90

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NCLB, ISAT, and Subject Disciplines

• Materials
• Subject Area Assessment Frameworks
• ISAT Summary Results 2003
• Questions
• Beyond rote memorization of specialized content,
  what content skills are shared among all
  subjects?
• How do students achieve on those commonalities
  across subjects?
• What are the highest leverage targets for all
  subjects to focus upon?

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NCLB SIP

• What are each schools vulnerabilities to failing
  the AYP target?
• How do the schools SIPs address those
  vulnerabilities?
• What can both schools do well together to
  accomplish their SIPs?

PRODUCT Alignment statement for NCLB, SIPs, GLM
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GLM Operational Definition

• The Form
• Be specific
• Be authentic
• Be measurable

PRODUCT Operational Definition for GLM 05
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GLM Plan

• What purposes?
• What activities?
• Discussion, Presentation, Brainstorming,
  Analysis, etc.?
• What materials?
• Data?
• Information?
• What next?

PRODUCT Data analysis strategies and materials to
facilitate them
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What Next?
PRODUCTS Agenda, Communication Tools and Action
Plan for October GLM