This meeting was led by Ms. Farthing.
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We discussed whether we could do our CFA before the holidays; Ms. Pate stated that she was going to, and so is Ms. Muzzy, due to the schedule of the units they are teaching and concerns about keeping the assessments relevant and valid.
We planned treats for the week of 12/13. We are teaming with 2nd grade and custodial staff to bring food on 12/15. We are going to do breakfast stuff & Ms. Muzzy will coordinate.
Music program: Ms. Farthing needs our help. She is going to check with Ms. Morning to make arrangements - maybe K-1 assistants? Maybe all of us? can assist Ms. McKenzie suggested taking part of the students who are not participating to the computer lab to work in Smart Tutor.
The music program (12/15 @ 6 pm) will be about 30 minutes. There will also be an all-school sing-along on Fri., 12/17. Ms. Farthing doesn't have more info at this time.
The specialists are going to request that we get more information about assemblies: when they are going to be happening as well as whether we are expected to take kids, supervise, pick up, drop off etc. We also would like to suggest to PBIS (?) that there be a standard procedure as far as when to go to the assembly: general announcement? phone call to room? set time? because it's been a bit confusing.
We also are going to request more info about when teachers have planning and other meetings that require a sub/assistant to cover their class, because it upsets the routine and the kids need more time to settle into our classes, and we'd like to be prepared.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
PLC Meeting Minutes 11-9-10
Apologies for the delay in posting these.
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Know of any needy students? Send names to Ms. Travis, Ms. Morning, or Ms. Krafft to pass on to Santa's helpers. They are going to ask Piney Grove & Mt. Tabor Church to do an Angel Tree.
Ms. Morning reviewed our data analysis and found it to be comparable to what goes on in the rest of the school. She expressed that admininistration will start sharing Blue Diamond data with us to help us see weaknesses in reading that we can help with. She gave us specific suggestions for each of our areas; i.e., Mr. Burkehad finding videos about famous athletes, etc., Ms. McKenzie helping students explore digital resources (Ms. McKenzie - add ESPN for kids? history channel, etc. to student resources?).
We discussed plans for our next CFA, which will be completed by the end of the quarter.
Specialists expressed concerns about time management - i.e., teachers being timely in dropping off and picking up their classes. We were informed that for 3rd grade, we may need to walk the classes down to lunch.
Ms. Verde from Little People's University is retiring and wants to come and volunteer, so she will be working in the cafeteria.
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SIT-related items:
Ms. McKenzie reported items discussed at SIT meeting.
Ms. Muzzy will talk to Ms. Stickler about scheduling Caroline's promise for the 1st week of December.
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Know of any needy students? Send names to Ms. Travis, Ms. Morning, or Ms. Krafft to pass on to Santa's helpers. They are going to ask Piney Grove & Mt. Tabor Church to do an Angel Tree.
Ms. Morning reviewed our data analysis and found it to be comparable to what goes on in the rest of the school. She expressed that admininistration will start sharing Blue Diamond data with us to help us see weaknesses in reading that we can help with. She gave us specific suggestions for each of our areas; i.e., Mr. Burkehad finding videos about famous athletes, etc., Ms. McKenzie helping students explore digital resources (Ms. McKenzie - add ESPN for kids? history channel, etc. to student resources?).
We discussed plans for our next CFA, which will be completed by the end of the quarter.
Specialists expressed concerns about time management - i.e., teachers being timely in dropping off and picking up their classes. We were informed that for 3rd grade, we may need to walk the classes down to lunch.
Ms. Verde from Little People's University is retiring and wants to come and volunteer, so she will be working in the cafeteria.
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SIT-related items:
Ms. McKenzie reported items discussed at SIT meeting.
Ms. Muzzy will talk to Ms. Stickler about scheduling Caroline's promise for the 1st week of December.
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PLC Meeting Minutes, 10-26-10
Apologies for the delay in posting these.
We finished up planning for the AR carnival at this meeting, as follows:
Mr. Burkhead is going to send spots to put on the floor for the cake walk, and will loan us the entertainment center. Alternatively, Ms. Muzzy will see about getting numbers from Ms. Carrington and getting them laminated per discussion at previous SIT meeting.
We will have 10 people in the cake walk at a time.
Piney Grove Baptist Church will be donating cakes - Ms. McKenzie will find out how many.
The specialists are also going to buy at least one cake; please bring $2 for Ms. McCabe.
Who will supervise our station?
6 - 6:30: Pate/McKenzie
6:30 - 7:00 Muzzy/Farthing
7:00 - 7:30: Burkehad/McKenzie?
Ms. Pate will take pics & alternate with me.
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Reminder: For upcoming CASL training, we need to create a rubric and read chapters 7 & 8.
On Mon, 11/1 at 10:15 there will be a percussion ensemble for 4th & 5th grade that will last 45 mins; we are to take 4th grade & supervise.
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We finished up planning for the AR carnival at this meeting, as follows:
Mr. Burkhead is going to send spots to put on the floor for the cake walk, and will loan us the entertainment center. Alternatively, Ms. Muzzy will see about getting numbers from Ms. Carrington and getting them laminated per discussion at previous SIT meeting.
We will have 10 people in the cake walk at a time.
Piney Grove Baptist Church will be donating cakes - Ms. McKenzie will find out how many.
The specialists are also going to buy at least one cake; please bring $2 for Ms. McCabe.
Who will supervise our station?
6 - 6:30: Pate/McKenzie
6:30 - 7:00 Muzzy/Farthing
7:00 - 7:30: Burkehad/McKenzie?
Ms. Pate will take pics & alternate with me.
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Reminder: For upcoming CASL training, we need to create a rubric and read chapters 7 & 8.
On Mon, 11/1 at 10:15 there will be a percussion ensemble for 4th & 5th grade that will last 45 mins; we are to take 4th grade & supervise.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
PLC Meeting Minutes 10-5-10
Attending: Crim, Burkhead, Farthing, Muzzy, Pate, McKenzie
SIT update:
At the last SIT meeting, we discussed AR assembly & carnival. Assembly is at 2 onThurs 10/7 this was changed to Fri. 10/8 and Carnival is 6 – 8 on Thurs. 10/28. We will be doing a “snack” cake walk. We have to provide the snack cakes. Mr. Burkhead will provided hula hoops or spots. We will try to have it in the gym. Each of us will buy one box of 12 cakes and that should give us enough for the night.
Ms. Crim is going to dress up for the Assembly on Thursday (each grade level will have a character). She’s not sure yet who she’s going to be. Ms. Pate has written a skit, and Ms. McKillop’s class is going to be performing a song.
Career Day has been cancelled because of having to stay on the Imagine It! Schedule. We will look at scheduling another Career Day NEXT fall.
We are not sure about Field Day – in the SIT meeting minutes it’s recorded as either May 5 or April 29; Ms. Morning is supposed to get some info from Mr. Burkhead’s other school and make a decision about it.
We need to link Harris Teeter VIC cards to our school. See Ms. Ehrens to get info. Also continue to bring in box tops & soup labels, and start collecting Sunny D labels.
Do not prop doors open due to safety concerns.
We will be doing McDonald’s Night. There is some consideration of asking particular grade levels to handle particular months, but this has not been set.
Assessments:
With regards to our increased assessment & data reporting requirement, we decided to do 1 assessment quarterly – it will probably be performance based. We need to find out how we are going to be reporting our data – on a spreadsheet? We will need guidance from the Instructional Coordination Team in how to develop the recording sheet and how they would like for us to report our data.
For the Good of the Order:
Mr. Burkhead has spoken to Ms. Henderson, and she is going to try to schedule SIOP training for us – we need reading credit!
SIT update:
At the last SIT meeting, we discussed AR assembly & carnival. Assembly is at 2 on
Ms. Crim is going to dress up for the Assembly on Thursday (each grade level will have a character). She’s not sure yet who she’s going to be. Ms. Pate has written a skit, and Ms. McKillop’s class is going to be performing a song.
Career Day has been cancelled because of having to stay on the Imagine It! Schedule. We will look at scheduling another Career Day NEXT fall.
We are not sure about Field Day – in the SIT meeting minutes it’s recorded as either May 5 or April 29; Ms. Morning is supposed to get some info from Mr. Burkhead’s other school and make a decision about it.
We need to link Harris Teeter VIC cards to our school. See Ms. Ehrens to get info. Also continue to bring in box tops & soup labels, and start collecting Sunny D labels.
Do not prop doors open due to safety concerns.
We will be doing McDonald’s Night. There is some consideration of asking particular grade levels to handle particular months, but this has not been set.
Assessments:
With regards to our increased assessment & data reporting requirement, we decided to do 1 assessment quarterly – it will probably be performance based. We need to find out how we are going to be reporting our data – on a spreadsheet? We will need guidance from the Instructional Coordination Team in how to develop the recording sheet and how they would like for us to report our data.
For the Good of the Order:
Mr. Burkhead has spoken to Ms. Henderson, and she is going to try to schedule SIOP training for us – we need reading credit!
Monday, October 4, 2010
PLC Meeting Minutes 10-4-10
**There was no meeting last week due to SIOP training. We met today instead of tomorrow because of additional SIOP training.
Present at today's meeting: Morning-Cain, Henderson, Krafft, Pate, Muzzy, McKenzie
We shared which grade level's data we will be reporting on for our data center. Mr. Burkhead and Ms. Farthing need to let Ms. Morning know which grades they will be reporting on ASAP.
If you have not turned in your first quarter essentials, you need to do so ASAP.
Ms. Morning recently attended a Title I Mtg & info was shared there that each specialist has to have some kind of growth measurement. We need to give some kind of CFA; we can do 2 CFA’s & 1 EOQ test or JUST a quarterly assessment. Our CFA data analysis would be due at the same time as the other PLC’s. We need to decide this as a PLC – whether to do quarterly or CFA mini-assessments / EOQ test. We will have an extra PLC meeting on Tues., Oct. 5 (just us teachers) at 11:30 to decide what type of CFA we will do and discuss data collection & presentation.
We are going to have training today in the staff meeting on Classroom Assessment. We do not have a previous assessment to bring yet, but when the trainer comes back in Nov. we need to have a CFA or quarter test ready to review. We will be provided with a copy of the book that we are going to be trained on: Classroom Assessment for Student Learning by Richard Stiggens. Some of us will be sharing a copy of the book.
Staff meetings will run til 4:45 – 5:00; be prepared.
We discussed the upcoming AR assembly and carnival. Specialists will be doing a snack cake walk.
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Present at today's meeting: Morning-Cain, Henderson, Krafft, Pate, Muzzy, McKenzie
We shared which grade level's data we will be reporting on for our data center. Mr. Burkhead and Ms. Farthing need to let Ms. Morning know which grades they will be reporting on ASAP.
If you have not turned in your first quarter essentials, you need to do so ASAP.
Ms. Morning recently attended a Title I Mtg & info was shared there that each specialist has to have some kind of growth measurement. We need to give some kind of CFA; we can do 2 CFA’s & 1 EOQ test or JUST a quarterly assessment. Our CFA data analysis would be due at the same time as the other PLC’s. We need to decide this as a PLC – whether to do quarterly or CFA mini-assessments / EOQ test. We will have an extra PLC meeting on Tues., Oct. 5 (just us teachers) at 11:30 to decide what type of CFA we will do and discuss data collection & presentation.
We are going to have training today in the staff meeting on Classroom Assessment. We do not have a previous assessment to bring yet, but when the trainer comes back in Nov. we need to have a CFA or quarter test ready to review. We will be provided with a copy of the book that we are going to be trained on: Classroom Assessment for Student Learning by Richard Stiggens. Some of us will be sharing a copy of the book.
Staff meetings will run til 4:45 – 5:00; be prepared.
We discussed the upcoming AR assembly and carnival. Specialists will be doing a snack cake walk.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
PLC Meeting MInutes 9-13-10
(I'm sorry, I forgot to take attendance at this meeting. -MM)
Reminder: We need to pick a grade level and start to record data to develop our data centers.
If there are errors or omissions in these minutes, please leave a comment here or email Ms. McKenzie so that they can be corrected. Thanks!
We opened by discussing the Trust article in our PLC notebook. We feel that respect for each other is a strength for our team & for the faculty in general. We acknowledge that everyone is at different competency levels but we are all working to improve. We feel that personal regard is a particular strength for us as a staff. We feel that our staff does have integrity.
We each received a golden egg and we had to write a commitment to the 4 vital signs from the article, or select one. These eggs will be placed on a bulletin board having to do with our “Soaring to Success Takes Teamwork” theme.
SIOP training will be held on the 28th, but specialists will not have it at that time. Rosie will schedule a separate training for us. Specialists will not have PLC's on the 27th or the 28th.
Reminder: We need to pick a grade level and start to record data to develop our data centers.
Ms. Morning presented an overview of Classroom Walk-Throughs. Specials will be part of CWT's this year. Make sure you have an EQ posted (Ms. Muzzy's board is a good example of how to do this for our setting) and if possible, the SCOS objective number it relates to.
CWT's are “snapshots.” Teachers get a grade level report, but we will get a “department” report. In CWT's, information that is being sought are trends and areas for improvement. This also helps to determine what professional development is needed. CWT's are not teacher evaluation tools, but part of the cycle for continuous improvement. When administrators do a classroom walkthrough, they will look for learning objectives & EQ's; they will determine whether the lesson objective is evident to students & if we are followign the SCOS. The essential question should be in kid-friendly language.
We received a copy of the standard CWT checklist – this is not the version used by WSFCS, but it's similar enough to get the idea.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
PLC Meeting Minutes 8-31-2010
Attending: Morning-Cain, Henderson, Crim, Phillips, Burkhead, Muzzy, Farthing, McKenzie, Land (arrived late)
We discussed our schedule. 3rd grade specials were moved back to 10:50 – 11:30 because of conflicts with their lunch schedule. 1st grade specials will dismiss at 2:40. We need to have 4th grade lined up at 10:30 though teachers may arrive at 10:35 on PLC days.
For duty-free lunch: classroom teachers will drop the students off in the cafeteria; they may have to wait in the cafeteria for us to finish our 3rd grade classes.
We will keep the same mission statement and norms as last year.
We reviewed the purpose of PLC's: 1) collaboration and 2) data evaluation
Specialists will have to have a way to collect and show data that demonstrates learning this year. Like classroom teachers, we will have a data center, but we can make it our own; we don't have to call it a data center. We need to analyze our student work and display it. We need to start gathering evidence that our students are learning. We reviewed examples of data centers. We can start off by picking a particular grade level and then expand to collect data on more grades. Data centers can be maintained by specialists instead of the students and can be updated quarterly. Data can be taken by a checklist or by some other method we determine. We can use something like the CFA Data Analysis Form that's behind the purple tab in our PLC notebook, or we can determine our own. Ms. Crim does not need to worry about this. For the rest of us, data centers need to be up by the first week of October.
After the holiday break, we will elect a new PLC chair, a new reporter, and a new timekeeper.
Behind the purple tab in our PLC notebook, on the last page, there is an article called “Trust” – we need to review it for next week and identify the 4 indicators (Respect, competence, personal regard, integrity) look like in our PLC & in the school as a whole.
When planning our lesson, we continue to be focused on these questions:
We are still focused on 4 questions when planning:
What do we want our students to know, understand & be able to do?
How will we know they have learned it?
How will we respond when they have not learned or when they have learned?
Teachers may include the utilization of specialists when doing action planning (for difficult areas of instruction/differentiating instruction. We will need to collaborate with classroom teachers to develop activities for such plans.
We will not have to schedule an additional meeting besides PLC's due to scheduling difficulties , but we will always meet on Tuesdays.
We need to identify 10 – 12 Essential Objectives/Topics (combined of all grade levels) for this semester & email this to Ms. Morning-Cain before the first week of October. List objective numbers & summary of each objective.
We need to each establish a classroom mission statement which will apply to grades K-5. The school's mission statement needs to be posted in our room. We need to have a feedback tool (plus delta's issue bin/parking lot).
We discussed Race to the Top. We (specialists) are going to have to get in the mindset that we will have accountability assessments for our classes. The state is going to develop the form of accountability.
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