Meeting+Dec+14

Meeting to discuss assessment and schedule

Present: Kathy Clement, Lynn Pendleton, Karen Wood, Jeff Ridlington, Evelyn Marcetoni, Bill Pavesic, Ila Pavesic, Gigi Marquez, Marilynn Slaughter

Schedule- Ila wants to try to maintain large blocks of time There are blocks in the morning and afternoon maintained for everyone. All agree- Ila reserves the right to moan later. Gigi likes the arts schedule

Assessment Grid Upon writing it all out, we are planning to do a lot of assessment every 60 days. Is it possible to combine some items? Can writing sample and writing process items be combined. These assessments are meant to reflect standard work, not a special event, so they should be items that are ongoing. If assessments are treated as a sample, rather than an event, the pressure may be decreased. Oral language needs to be measured. Simplifying the matrix may provide focus and clarity. This matrix only addresses academics. A tool needs to be created for the other areas of our education. Does our math program provide the evidence which we need? POI assessments can be connected to literacy and problem solving. The assessments are built into the units as they are constructed. Skills developed in the POI could be noted. An additional item needs to be added mentioning the assessment in the POI. The MYP assessment document leaves more of the specific decisions about frequency of assessment to the teachers, rather than building a matrix. Math assessment will become more clear as we develop the curriculum, it will be embedded in the units like the POI assessments.