Team+Meeting+04+01-17-2012

= STAAR Updates = Please review the following Power Points:



Please review the new guidelines for supplemental aides. If you have any specific questions, contact Angela Solis.

Final Accommodations have still not been posted, but check here frequently for updates: [|Accommodations Triangle]

Please remember to put "Upon TEA Approval" when putting in accommodations if modifications or supplemental aides are not clearly approved on the TEA website.

Updates on STAAR Modified Writing Prompt • Grade 4 and 7 writing = 2 day tests, 4 hours each day • 4th grade writing will have one prompt which will be a personal narrative • Modified Writing will be scored using a 3 point rubric rather than the 4 point rubric for the regular STAAR • Rubrics for Writing Test have not yet been posted on TEA website

REMEMBER - students who take a modified assessment at ninth grade can graduate with only a minimum graduation plan rather than the recommended or distinguished plan.

[|Released Test Questions] Be sure to review sample STAAR Modified questions to prepare students for specific language used in questions. Be sure that you are targeting both green and yellow standards from STAAR readiness documents in your instruction for students receiving a modified instruction. There are no modified benchmark tests available. The student’s performance on general benchmarks is relevant data to assist gathering data to determine whether a modified assessment is appropriate. The benchmarks for students taking a modified assessment can be hand-scored rather than sent to central administration. This must be documented in the ARD on Testing page stating that benchmarks will not be administered and check that Student will take Teacher made test (this leaves it up to the teacher to decide to use a Common Assessment, Benchmark, or Released TAKS test). Benchmarks should not be counted as a grade per district policy.

STAND BY YOUR QUOTE – Grouping Activity
Grouping technique “Stand By Your Quote” shared – teachers commented they enjoyed the activity and that they planned to use it in the classroom.

PLAAFP to IEP :
Review the Checklist Below: PLAAFP Information • IEPs do not replace curriculum – it should be developed to support the student in accessing the curriculum • PLAAFPs are developed using data – teacher observation should not be sole source of data • Teacher portals contain a wealth of data to use to develop PLAAFP (Contains benchmark performance- item analysis, TAKS data – item analysis) • All areas of PLAAFP should be completed – use the most recent PLAAFP attachment form from the wiki site • IEP goals should be written in areas related or impacted by the disability • PLAAFP should be written prior to writing the IEP

IEP Progress Monitoring
All updates should be completed in the most recent ARD for a student. Reminders/Updates: Encore updates – effective 1/16/2012 – If you have prepped an ARD but the ARD will be locked after 1/16, information on pages 1, 2, 3, 7A-C, or 12 will be blank. These are pages that will be impacted by the Encore update. Please print a hard copy of these pages so you can re-enter the information. Changes include: • Updating language to reflect change of disability name from Mental Retardation to Intellectual Disability • Using STAAR language rather than TAKS language • Prior Written Notice will be included in ARD

IEP Online Module Support Session(s) Offered:
Jan. 19, 2012 @ Deepwood Comp. Lab 3:00--4:45PM

ESY
ESY Data Collection Location for ESY – Fern Bluff Dates for ESY: • June 13-14 prep days. • June 18-21, June 25-28, • July 16-19, July 23-26 • July 30- Aug 2nd More ESY information will be sent out later.

Geographic Cohort Session (Optional):
Topic will be Differentiation Mini Topics: Scaffolding Instruction, Memory Strategy, and Scaffolding Common Assessments)

January 26, 2012 @Technology Center 3:00-3:45 and 4:00 -4:45 (Two identical sessions) Presentation will be recorded and posted on wiki site – there will be door prizes

CALL ANGELA SOLIS @ 428-3272 if you have any questions.

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