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DATA RETREAT PRINCIPAL’S MID-YEAR REPORT 2010-11. Vandercook Lake High School Principal: Mark Schonhard Subject Area: Reading & Writing. GOAL. All students will be proficient in reading and writing by 2014. What group of students is targeted with this goal: All students in grades 6-12.
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DATA RETREAT PRINCIPAL’S MID-YEARREPORT 2010-11 Vandercook Lake High School Principal: Mark Schonhard Subject Area: Reading & Writing
GOAL All students will be proficient in reading and writing by 2014. What group of studentsis targeted with this goal: All students in grades 6-12
Objective 1 Teachers will administer writing prompts twice a year and provide feedback to evaluate and improve persuasive writing skills.
Evidence of Action • Grade 6 = Narrative Prompt • 7-12 = Persuasive Prompt • November (Pre Assessment) = Prompt A • February (Post Assessment) = Prompt A
Evidence of Action (continued) • Quality feedback given to students on an individual basis • Staff has been trained on scoring prompts using the ACT Rubric • Writing prompts scored by ELA staff using the ACT Rubric (grades 7-12), and MEAP Rubric (grade 6)
Is It Working? • Common Initiative Among ELA Staff • Additional Writing Data For This Year • Evaluation of Scores and Discussion of Possible Interventions • Will Be Added to Data Director
Objective 2 Teachers will increase access, time, and authentic purpose of informational texts in lessons in order to improve reading comprehension.
Evidence of Action • Curriculum re-alignment to support the improvement of informational text goal • Discussion/notes from bi-monthly meetings • Share-out of resource information during our department meetings • “Professional Learning Community” has been established and are sharing lessons with focus on informational text
Is It Working? • Discussion / Ideas during monthly meetings • Item analysis of MEAP results when they are released • Analysis of semester exams
Objective 3 Teachers will provide explicit vocabulary activities in order to improve reading comprehension.
Evidence of Action • RTI Strategies in Classrooms • Discussion/sharing of ideas and resources during department meetings • Review and implement Lifetyme strategies into all core subject areas • Daily exposure/instruction involving ACT vocabulary lists
Is It Working? • Data analysis of ACT Practice Test through Sylvan Learning • Classroom walkthroughs/informal observations by principals
What’s Next? • Evaluation of writing prompt scores • MEAP/MME Item Analysis • Pre/Post Assessment Data • Review of weekly lesson plans (new this year)