Grade Level Team Meeting Agenda

Please record the minutes from the meeting.  If there are any unresolved issues they should be addressed with administration by the team leader at the conclusion of the meeting.

Prior to going through the agenda review the following Ted Talk by Rita Pierson.

http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion

After the video, conduct a 3-2-1 and record the responses of each team member.

Items for Discussion

1.  End the School Year with Fidelity. Be sure to adhere to all supervisory duties and academic standards.

2.  Letters from classroom teachers to the parents of students owing debts should be issued by Friday May 16, 2014.  Teachers should also call parents to confirm that letters were received.

3.  Review Checks for Understanding and examine your grade level lesson plans for these strategies.

4.  Discuss plans for the Carnival and address any remaining needs.

5.  Summer Packets were due May 9, 2014.  All packets must be submitted by 3:00 PM today.

6.  Review your Expectations For Incoming Students and assess the level of Rigor expected of students. Administrative review of these standards indicate that our expectations must be raised. Using Bloom's Taxonomy assess the rigor in the expectations submitted and modify appropriately.

7.  Review Points of Emphasis posted on May 1, 2014 and be sure your team is in compliance.

8.  Team leaders should work together and share responsibility for the decoration for Awards Programs.

Updates

1. Barons Baseball Game May 12th for Grades 2-4.

2.  Regions Golf Classic Field Trip on May 13th. Grades 3 and 4. Please view the following videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G95-prpQgTg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egF-qVL_TPs

3.  Please review Awards Day Schedule and inform parents via texts, calls and emails.

Grade Level Agenda

1.  Great job so far, let's finish strong with fidelity, rigor and relevance.
2.  School Carnival May 16th - Strive for 100% Participation from your class.
3.  Failure documentation must be submitted to administration. ( Parent letter(s), Teacher call log    
     evidence,  PST Team referral, et.al).
4.  Checks for Understanding ........ Examples
5.  Supervision of students is critical to secure a safe and orderly environment make sure you are
     performing your duties as assigned.
6.  Lesson Plans are critical to effective teaching.  HW sheets are required each week until school ends,
     these expectations are not optional.
7.  2014-15 Tentative Staffing
8.  Discussion of Points of Emphasis

Points of Emphasis

1.  Classes must be supervised at all times.  Students must be escorted by a teacher to and from all classes and activities.  In order to limit student disruptions we must be dutiful and consistent in our supervision.

2.  Each of you have received a list of expectations for incoming students from your lower grade level colleagues.  Please review and provide instructions as needed to ensure that your class is ready for next year.

3.  Each grade level should provide students with a summer reading list and summer study packet.  The packet should include exemplars of comprehension passages, open ended math problems, web sites for daily skill practice, anchor videos from discovery ed, national geographic and other sources that support instruction.  Summer packet should also include a Project to be submitted in August for their first grade. The summer project should be multi-disciplinary requiring research and a research paper, charts and graphs and a visual display.  Packets are due for Principal review by May 9, 2014.

Packets should be distributed at the Awards and Promotion Program for each grade by the teachers for the next grade.  Also during the programs each team for the upcoming year should be slotted on the program to discuss grade level expectations and to discuss summer packet requirements.

4.  All grade levels should be preparing for the End of the Year Awards and Promotion Programs.  Tentative Awards lists for each class should be submitted by May 5, 2014. Award categories have been listed in previous posts on this blog. (Carnival proceeds earned by each grade level's booth will fund the trophies).

5.  School Carnival May 16th - Promote the Carnival and seek 100% participation.  Funds raised will support our Summer Enrichment Academy and Awards for students.  Each grade level and school organization will have a booth to raise funds. If your grade level has additional ideas please discuss with administration.

K - Popcorn (Machine and Popcorn Provided)
1st - Movie (8:30 AM, 10:00 AM & 11:30 AM)
2nd - Chips, Cookies and Pickles
3rd - Nachos
4th - Candy
5th - Drinks and Water
Cheer leaders - Face Painting
Basketball Team - Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

6.  Planning for 2014-15
   
As a team, review you lesson plans and Homework assignments for rigor and begin to tweak them for next year. All lesson plans should be submitted on the Brown Elementary Form. Lesson plans for the first semester of the 2014-'15 school year are due May 30th.

I have developed a School-wide HW Sheet format and process to be used by all teachers moving forward.
a.  Homework sheets will be posted on teacher blog each Friday.
b.  Students will be provided hard copies of homework assignments on each Monday.
c.  HW packets should be turned in on Friday.

We are looking to have 2014-'15 Class Rosters ready before the school year ends.  By doing so we will be able to do the following;

a.  Identify Room Parents and conduct planning meetings during the summer.
b.  Analyze student data
c.  Plan initial student groups for SGI