6.8 team discussion
Our first conversation revolved around future potential and use for the district blog. Possibilities involved the potential for ‘direct’ interaction with the community, the accurate transfer of information, and a sounding board for school improvement ideas. Concerns involved having time for staff training to ensure that everyone realized the uses and possibilities for the blog, and what to do to ensure that all staff was checking it regularly.
We then shared how the CRISS strategies that Tracy Swope has been providing us with were working; think, pair, share was highly successful in several classes and showed increased retention in students.
Our year-long goals were re-evaluated;
-Indian Education for All will be covered with the visit of Chip Jasmine next week, as well as upcoming units in Social Studies. 6th grade completed a unit of Montana tribes in January.
-RTI has been implemented and progress monitoring has been thorough. Students have been assessed regularly, and Tracy has been testing as young as 4th graders to be prepared for next years 5th grade interventions.
-Suggested additional goals for next year: add a study skills intervention, and focus on attendance and tardies.
To close, we talked logistics about the upcoming 8th grade trip, as well as graduation plans.
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Where are the 8th graders going? The 10th grade team is working on a 10th grade trip for this year and if it works out we would like to continue it each year. The freshman have a trip and so do the seniors . . . I think it is a great way to bond a class together. This is certainly something that we can offer that those bigger schools can't.
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We're in the process of planning the itinerary right now. It's a Montana trip and usually involves Bozeman, Helena, and the Lewis and Clark Caverns.
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