WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 , 2013HENRY LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM

7-12 Literacy Committee

Agenda

Welcome and IntroductionsGoals for 2013-2014Developing a Protocol for Literacy MeetingsUsing Literacy Portfolios as a Tool to

Demonstrate Student LearningWhat can we learn from the end of year

results on the SRI and System 44?Bringing back Literacy Link Newsletter!Subcommittee meetings from 10:30-11:30

YOUR NAMEPROGRAMPOSITION

WHAT IS A RECENT BOOK YOU READ AND WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT?

Welcome and Introductions

Goals for 2013-2014

Committee Goals for 2013-2014

Create a school culture that celebrates literacy!

Develop ways to improve the writing skills of students in grades 7-12

Develop content-specific examples of literacy strategies

Literacy portfolios as living documents used to examine student work

Developing Protocol for Literacy Meetings

Using Literacy Portfolios as a Tool to Demonstrate Student

Learning

What can we learn from the end of year results on the SRI

and System 44?

Celebrating Read 180 Superstars!!!

Taking a Closer Look at the Data

What do you predict the data will tell us?

Take 10 minutes and look at the charts

Discuss with a partner What does the data tell you? Celebrations Concerns

What supports can we put in place to promote student growth for students in Read 180 and System

44?

Your Suggestions Open up Read 180 to students in other classes to get

computer time in Ensure students enrolled are in small classes and Read 180

doesn’t become a “factory mentality” Ensure kids enrolled need it List of teachers who teach Read 180/System 44 to share

ideas Reward/recognize students who make gains Understanding reports and trouble-shooting together

Recommendations from Scholastic

Bringing back Literacy Link Newsletter!

Subcommittee Meetings from 10:30-11:30