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** October 11, 2010 ** ** 1. **** SMART Goal ** (**S**pecific, **M**easurable, **A**ttainable, **R**ealistic, and **T**imely): 1) Increase the number of questions answer correctly on Accelerated Reader tests from marking period to marking period through creating and working personal goals.
 * Professional Learning Communities In-Service **

// 2) // Demonstrate an increase in the performance on the Language Arts Reading portion of the 2012 state standardized test using the 2011 NJ Ask scores as a baseline.

Students, of the teachers involved in this PLC, performed predominantly Proficient and Partially Proficient on the 2011 Language Arts NJ Ask Assessment. Encouraging reading for pleasure allows students to find their own reading flow. Students who do more reading for fun score higher on standardized tests. Encouraging the development of personal reading flow for these students will increase the mastery of broader background knowledge and reading skills necessary to comprehend difficult texts.
 * 2.** **Rationale:**

Amy DelCoro Daniel Kopp || Sept- Oct || Completed class spreadsheet || Amy DelCoro Daniel Kopp || End of each MP || Update spreadsheet || Amy DelCoro Daniel Kopp || When 2012 NJ Ask test scores are received || Evaluate numbers and asses two goals ||
 * 3. ** **Action Plan**
 * ** Activity ** || ** Person Responsible ** || ** Timeline ** || ** Outcome ** ||
 * Extrapolate data from 2010- 2011 NJ Ask scores || Kathy Cayan
 * Gather data from student AR accounts at the end of each MP in order to complete spreadsheets || Kathy Cayan
 * Analyze data to date || Kathy Cayan
 * 4.** **Group Member Names:** Jenn Caputo, Kathy Cayan, Amy DelCoro, and Daniel Kopp


 * 5.** **Which Middle School goal** **does this impact?** Goal #2**-** Dcrease the gap from Partially Proficient to Proficient

9/21 __**Current Members**__:Jenn, Amy, Kathy, and Danielle

Chatted about goals but need to create action plan next meeting. Amy created excel speed sheet using her current student's NJAsk scores from last year. Shared AR graphs and charts that are offered and related research to Readacide.

Goal #1- Increase percentage correct on Accelerated Reader tests from marking period to marking period Goad #2- What is the direct impact the increase in percentage has on the NJ Ask 2012 scores, using the 2011 scores as a baseline.

10/10 Members still: Jenn, Amy, Kathy, and Danielle

Created action plan, still working on rationale. Continued to create excel spreadsheets. Showed Danielle how to navigate plc wiki and went over last year due to her absence. Danielle will use the AR class lists that were created for Laura Heller's class since they are already completed and use Laura's access to keep tabs on her team. Once the rationale is complete, the Action Plan will be posted below.

11/30 Jenn, Amy, and Danielle (Kathy @ retirement meeting) Share as a faculty and discuss the logistics of collecting the AR data for consistency. Only 12 minutes left in mtg. Will meet again Dec 6th to catch up Kathy and move through December plans

12/6 Met before school to update the excell documents and discussed how to measure the students growth through a point system. Set up a baseline for 8th grade Pearl team of 10 point minimum. 7th grade used 10 points for the first MP and have now set up their own point goal for the second MP. We will evaluate the data in Jan to assess our obj with this method.

1/18 WHOLE GROUP MEETING TO SHARE

2/15 Shared update on where each member was with student stats and took the time to complete students stats.

3/14 Discussed the final presentation and the new idea of grades increasing in Connections with a direct correlation with those who are reading more.