Data Team Meeting

12 November 2016 / 3:00 PM / Media Center

Attendees
Ethan Connors, Michael Henson, Kelli Houston (Facilitator), Libby Kluesner(Recorder), Jamie
Pratt

Data Collection
Standard: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course
of the text.
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Analysis
Students read a short story, wrote what they thought the theme was, pull 3 main ideas from the
story and supporting evidence (quote)
+ Students could do this (proficient)
- Students could not do this (not proficient)

Trends/Patterns:
Identifying theme was a strength of most of the class (15/21
students)
Not reaching 504 and ELL students
Strengths and Causes:
Identifying theme- more experience with theme than other items
Proficient students used direct quotes as support
Amount of writing showed student effort and basic content in the
story
Obstacles and Causes:
The way the assessment is presented
ELL struggling to grasp the idea of theme or language in the story
Small sample size
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Smart Goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,

Relevant, Timely)
The number of students proficient on identifying the theme of a story will increase from 71% to
85% in two weeks using a variety of short stories.

The number of students proficient on identifying the theme of a story and providing support
throughout the story will increase from 52% to 71% in two weeks using a variety of short stories.

Instructional Strategies
1. New texts (Spanish or Personal Experience Texts)
a. Using a translator and cultural liaison
2. Student selected text
3. Anti-distraction strategies (privacy partition, fidgets)
4. Teacher modeling
a. Read a short text together
b. Video to model

Results Indicators
Adult Behaviors:
Teacher will show more modeling on how to identify theme of a
short story and pull out evidence from short story
Teacher will differentiate the type of text
Student Behaviors:
Students will read a story based on their interest, state the theme of
the story and support the theme through direct quotes and evidence from the
story
Look-fors in Student Work:
Direct quotes from the text, appropriate application of theme

Plan for Moving Forward

Strategies:
New texts (Spanish or Personal Experience Texts)
Using a translator and cultural liaison
Student selected text
Anti-distraction strategies (privacy partition, fidgets)
Teacher modeling
Read a short text together
Video to model
Timeline:
2 weeks until reassessment