ELA Reading Committee - 4/29/08

M.S.A.D. #11
English Language Arts: Reading Committee
Meeting Minutes: April 29, 2008

Committee Members
Present: Karen Moody (Chair), Debra Butterfield, Sonya Laramee, Amy Whitman, Kris Canning, Kristin Lorbeski, Susan Shepherd,

Discussion:
1. Committee members were informed about the reading software program currently being piloted at LER called Lexia. Karen showed some of the activities and data that can be obtained.

2. Howie charged the committee with the task of deciding what common assessments need to be put in grade books within PowerSchool so that the district can have both formative assessment to drive instruction and longitudinal data to look at progress over time. The program that will store and help disaggregate the data is called “INFORM”. We are at the beginning stages and need to make decisions this summer to be prepared for the fall. The committee needs to decide what we expect for assessments. They should be simple and useful. They should also possibly address all the literacy components, namely phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary.

3. Summer Work dates were decided:
June 19th Curriculum Mapper: ELA members will learn about curriculum mapper, an online program where are curriculum can be inputted, accessed, and managed.

June 20th: Work on Scope and Sequence
July 1st: Work on Scope and Sequence
July 2nd: Work on Scope and Sequence/Decide on Expected Common Assessments for teachers to input data into grade books on PowerSchool. (INFORM)

Next Meeting Scheduled:
May 8, 2008 @3:30-4:45 at LER in the library.
Purpose: To continue working on the Scope and Sequence document

Members are asked to bring any resources (Fontas & Pinnell, Lexia Scope and Sequence, etc) being used to help identify skills that need to be included in the document.