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=Welcome, Grading & Reporting Learning Team! =

**Reminder: we have our last Grading & Reporting Learning Team meeting this next Monday, Feb. 7, 1:00-3:00, at Rich's.**
--We had agreed we were going to read Chapters 9-10-11-12 in the book. --We also had agreed that we needed to set some time aside at this meeting to figure out exactly what we will present to the big C&I group in April or May regarding our learning. Idea: I think we should devote a decent chunk of meeting time to this last thing, as it will also force us to continue to talk about how we envision Heartland's response (proactive or reactive) to the idea of criterion-referenced grading & reporting practices, considering all we've learned from the book and from Steph Wilson.

//**Please add any thoughts or agenda items here.....**//

//**Dec. 9 meeting notes, briefly:**//
--**Teresa, Julie, & Becca met** from 8:00-12:00 --**Discussed** Chapters 3, 4, and 5, one at a time. Thoroughly talked through terms and concepts in each chapter. Chastised ourselves for being the teachers we were before understanding all this, even though we didn't know any better. :-) --Discussed grading & reporting processes & ins and outs with Steph Wilson of Waukee, former curriculum director of the Diocese of Des Moines Catholic schools. Steph went over several items relating to the diocesan schools' studying and implementing many aspects of the O'Connor principles & guidelines. She went over the many mistakes they made and what they learned from them. She also updated us on how she's leading Waukee in these same steps of studying and implementing S-B Grading & Reporting practices. Talked through several Rick Wormeli points and conversations (via the book she's studied, "Fair Is Not Always Equal," and conversations she's held); mentioned that Stiggins also has a brand new book out on this subject of grading & reporting. --**Decided** as a group that we'd like Steph to also attend our January 10 Learning Team meeting, for at least part of the time; she does have the time that day. We'll continue our conversation with her about her experiences. Steph and Becca will also figure out how to bring several resources Steph has worked with in diocesan schools so our group can look through these and begin to discuss implications for our schools in the future. --**Teresa, Julie, and Becca forgot** to establish what chapters we should read for Jan. 10 and beyond.

**Becca's ideas for Jan. 10 and beyond:**

 * • We meet Jan. 10, 1:00-3:00, Rm. 5: Let's agree to read Chapters 6-7-8 (pp. 153-193). We might not get to thoroughly discuss all 3 chapters, but we could discuss the most salient points as we see them, from 1:00-2:00, before Steph talks with us again (maybe from 2:00-3:00?).**
 * • Our last meeting is Feb. 7, 1:00-3:00, Rich's. Let's agree to read Chapters 9-10-11-12 (pp. 195-243). Again, we may not be able to thoroughly discuss each chapter, but let's agree to read them and note and discuss the most interesting or pertinent points we each see. We'll need to save the last 30 minutes of this meeting to offer ideas & plan what we'd like to share with the full C&I group later in the year. This might be a good time to gather our thoughts as to a plan of action we'd like Heartland to take as requests eventually come in from LEAs who want some guidance on how to study this topic, especially as it pertains to the Iowa Core.**

//What do these ideas sound like to each team member? //
Sounds like a plan, Becca! Teresa

Sounds good! Lynn



//**For our Dec. 9, 2010, 8:00-12:00 meeting at Panera's:**//
--We had agreed to read Chapters 3, 4, and 5 for this meeting --Stephanie Wilson of Waukee, formerly of the Schools Office of the Diocese of Des Moines, will be with us from 11:00-12:00. The diocesan schools have been studying standards-driven grading and reporting practices since about 2004; they have implemented some practices. Stephanie has also marked off our next meeting time (January 10, 1:00-3:00) to attend again IF we feel, by the end of the Dec. 9 meeting, that we'd like her to come back. She knows this would be our decision.

//Tentative agenda for Dec. 9://
--Discuss Chapters 3, 4, 5 --Ensure our understanding of these guidelines --Discuss implications for our schools --Possible: read/jigsaw an article about a Minnesota middle school undertaking criterion-referenced grading & reporting practices: [] --Hear from Steph Wilson and understand some steps other schools have taken to understand and begin to implement CR G&R practices --Agree to readings, next steps for January 10 meeting



We'll look at this wiki at one of our first meetings in order to figure out how we can best use it as we learn about grading & reporting practices connected to implementation of the Iowa Core.

**From our Sept. 23, 2010 meeting:**
Next meeting: Read the forward of How To Grade For Learning up to page 43 on Google Preview Date of next meeting: October 13, 1:00-3:00, Room 5

Ken's Web site URL: @http://www.oconnorgrading.com/index.php Article from Ahead of the Curve: Chapter 6