Transcript data retreat principal`s mid-year report

DATA RETREAT
PRINCIPAL’S MID-YEAR
REPORT 2009-10
Vandercook Lake High School
Principal: Mark Schonhard
Subject Area: Writing
GOAL
All teaching staff at VCL will improve skills in the writing process
in all ELA grade levels 6-12, so that 80% of students show proficient
and advanced levels on the 7th grade 2010 MEAP Writing while
accelerating the performance of students with disabilities so that
60% show proficient and advanced levels. In addition, 61% of
students in 11th grade will achieve proficiency in order to reach AYP,
while accelerating the performance of students with disabilities so
that a 15% raise from 2009 will be seen in the writing proficiency in
2010 MME. Also, our district will administer a writing assessment
three times each year in grades 6-12 (7th grade will test twice). The
average score should increase one rubric level between the pre and
post test.
What group of students is targeted with this goal:
All students in grades 6-12
Objective 1
All ELA teachers in grades 9-12 will
develop and implement a writing
assessment which will be administered
three times during the school year to
measure improvement in the writing
process.
Evidence of Action
• Common Theme for the Writing Prompts:
CHOICES
• K-6 = Narrative Prompt
• 7-12 = Persuasive Prompt
• September (Pre Assessment) = Prompt A
• February (Mid Assessment) = Prompt B
• May (Post Assessment) = Either A or B
Evidence of Action
(continued)
Writing Prompts: Choice
September
9th Grade:
How do cell phones affect the atmosphere of a classroom?
Pick a side and support your answer with specific details.
10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade:
Many educators debate the use of cell phones in class. Some feel that cell
phone use in class interrupts the learning process. They feel that cell
phones are distracting and could be used for inappropriate reasons. Others
feel that cell phones could be used for curricular reasons and contribute to
the learning process. In your opinion, should you be allowed to use your
cell phone in class? In your essay, take a position on this question. Use
specific reasons and examples to support your position.
Evidence of Action
(continued)
Writing Prompts: Choice
February
9th Grade:
This year Vandercook Lake Schools decided to eliminate nutrition break.
Do you feel that nutrition break was a benefit to your education and well
being or do you think eliminating this break was the right decision? Pick a
side and support your answer with specific details.
10th, 11th, and 12th Grade:
This year Vandercook Lake Schools decided to eliminate nutrition break.
Many educators felt that nutrition break provided students a nutritional
boost to enhance their academic performance while holding them over till
lunch. Other educators felt that nutrition break became a social opportunity
that was often abused. In your opinion, should VCL reinstate nutrition
break?
In your essay, take a position on this question. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your position.
Evidence of Action
(continued)
• Writing prompts given on Sept. 21-25
• Staff training on scoring prompts using
the ACT Rubric
• Writing prompts scored by entire staff
using the ACT Rubric (grades 7-12), and
MEAP Rubric (grade 6)
• Future prompts given in February and
May
Is It Working?
• Common Initiative Among All Staff
• Writing Data For This Year (no MEAP
Scores)
• Evaluation of Scores and Discussion of
Possible Interventions
• Will Be Added to Data Director
Objective 2
Teachers will create a common format
6-12, which will unify teaching practices
within the writing process as assessed
through the MEAP and MME.
Evidence of Action
• Discussion/notes from monthly meetings
• In-progress for 2nd semester
• Research on different types of writing
processes through conference attendance
Is It Working?
• Discussion / Ideas during monthly
meetings
Objective 3
ELA teachers will develop an
organizational structure for teaching
grammar in grades1-11, to improve the
grammar portion on the ACT.
Evidence of Action
• Structure for teaching grammar created in
November.
• GLCE’s/HSCE’s used as a reference for
this structure.
Grammar Structure Grades 1-11
GRADE
1
Capital letters
Periods
Question Marks
Exclamation Points
Capitalizing Names
Pronoun "I"
Colons (denoting time)
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
2
Nouns
Verbs
Commas
Contractions
3
Subjects/Verbs in Agreement
Verb Tenses
Nouns and Possessives
Commas in a Series
Begin use of Quotation Marks
Capitalization in Dialogue
4
Simple/Compound sentences
Direct/Indirect Objects
Prepositional Phrases
Adjectives
Common and Proper Nouns
Pronouns as Antecedents
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Hyphens between Syllables
Apostrophes in Contractions
Commas in Salutations
Quotation Marks and Italics
5
Compound Subjects/Predicates
Proper Nouns/Pronouns
Articles
Conjunctions
Hyphens in Compounds
Hyphens in Number Words
Clauses
Colons
Commas Between Indpendent Clauses
Grammar Structure Grades 1-11
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6
Indefinite pronouns
Transitive Verbs
Adjective Phrase
Adjective Subordinate Clause
Comparative Adverbs
Dependent Clause
Predicate pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
Adverbial Phrase
Adverbial Subordinate Clause
Comparative Adjectives
Introductory Phrases
Superlatives
Conjunctions
Compound Sentences
Appositives
Independent Clauses
Periods
7
Participial Phrase
Superlative Adverbs
Parentheses
Indefinite Pronouns
Adverbial Subordinate Clause
Present,past, future continuous verb tenses
Singular Possessive Forms
Superlative Adjectives
8
Infinitives
Participial Phrases
Ellipses
Gerunds
Dashes
9
HSCE's
Demonstrate use of conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics in written texts, including parts of speech,
sentence structure and variety, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
10
HSCE's
Reorganize sentence elements as needed and choose grammatical and stylistic options that provide sentence
variety, fluency, and flow.
11
HSCE's
Plural Possessive Forms
Commas
Quotation Marks
Underlining and Italics
Is It Working?
• Teachers planning curriculum maps for
implementation in 2010-11
• Sharing of creative ideas in teaching
grammar.
What’s Next?
• Evaluation of writing prompt scores
• Progress Monitoring Visit