April+20,+2011


 * April 20, 2011**

**Purposes:**
 * Review of 2010-11
 * Begin discussions of 2011-12 Action Plan
 * Decision of basal adoption
 * Continue our discussion of Think-Aloud & Comprehension Strategies

**Agenda:**
 * What went well? What could have gone better?
 * Beginning discussion of 2011-12
 * Climate/Culture discussion
 * Basal Adoption
 * Do teachers need the structure and assistance provided provided by a basal series?


 * What will guide the decisions teachers will make about the curriculum day by day?


 * If a series is not purchased, will there be adequate funding for ample supplies of multiple copies of books?


 * Is the time and manpower available to research the right materials to purchase ?
 * Review of Article: Behind Test Scores: What Struggling Readers Really Need [[file:What Struggling Readers Really Need.doc]]
 * Comprehension Strategies:
 * Monitoring Your Comprehension- 62% needs a review
 * Activating Background Knowledge- 75% Got it
 * Questioning- 38% need a review and 12% know a little
 * Visualizing and Inferencing- 62% could use a review
 * Determining Importance in text- 50% needs a review and 25% know a little
 * Summarizing and Synthesizing- 88% could use a review
 * Article: [[file:Chapter_10.pdf]] (Read to page 224)