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Charge
:
Assess current elementary literacy daily schedule and
Outcome
: To complete as assessment of current upper elementary grade literacy schedule and
practices leading to recommendations based on findings as they plan for the 2016-2017 school
year.
Minnetonka Literacy Plan
Literacy in the 21st Century will mean the ability to find information, decode it, critically
evaluate it, organize it into personal digital libraries and find meaningful ways to share it
with others. Information is a raw material students will need to learn to build with it. - The
World is Flat, by Thomas L. Friedman
Common assessment exist for every grade and every elementary subject.
Not yet completed process to identify power standards.
Elementary school population continuing to change, students needs are also shifting.
Strong parent/family involvement and support.
Energetic and empowering leadership.
New curriculum is engaging and dynamic, questions around potential for gap areas to
exist.
Common assessments...yes.every grade every subject
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b. Build team that includes multiple perspectives and voices from all grade levels and
languages.
c. Team must operate with norms and be committed to creating learning targets that
ensure the success of all learners.
d. Develop a
standards
review process to identify Power Standards that will drive
instruction.
e. Realign assessments, key sight words, additional resources to support identified
Power Standards.
f. Ensure the alignment of grading and test practices reflect the identified Power
Standards.
g. Communicate Power Standards and use of assessments to ensure student success
with all reading staff.
Revisit common assessments and review data. Identify trends and use the data to develop
new student opportunities for year two.
Ensure culturally responsive teaching strategies and the use of texts that serves as
amirror for all students.
Provide new teachers with training centered on Districts literacy plan, use of curriculum
and literacy strategies supporting reading by third grade.
Continue Staff Development centered on Literacy.
a. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/reading/
b. http://www.kellygallagher.org/
c. https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/professional-development-deepening-teac
her-practice
SAMPLESCHEDULE
Area
Minutes
Reading
80-90 Minutes
Writing
35-45 Minutes
Math
60 Minutes
Science/Health/Social Studies
45-60 Minutes
PE/Music/Art (Specials)
45-60 Minutes
Lunch/Move Time
45 Minutes
Other
30-70 minutes
- (depending on numbers use for
each area)
TOTAL
390 MINUTES