GoalSettingforStudentProgressForm

TeachersName:
AlisonLotterhos
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Subject/Grade:
SelfContainedLanguageArts,6
Grade
SchoolYear:
20152016

Directions:
This form is a tool to assist teachers in setting a goal that results in measurable learner progress. NOTE: When
applicable, learner achievement/progress should be the focus of thegoal.Enterinformationelectronicallyinto the cells
(theboxeswillexpandtofitthetext).

InitialGoalSubmission(duebyOctober5th

,2015totheevaluator)
I.Setting
(Describethepopulationand WilliamMonroeMiddleSchoolisinaruralarealocatedin
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speciallearningcircumstances)
Stanardsville,Virginia.Thereareabout2506
gradersthatcome
fromeitherNathanialGreeneElementarySchoolorRuckersville
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ElementarySchool.Eachstudentwastaughta5
gradecurriculum
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andthereare8studentsinthe6
gradeselfcontainedLanguage
ArtsclassatWilliamMonroeMiddleSchool.ASelfContained
classroomforLanguageArtsprovidesanopportunityfor
differentiation,slowerpace,andforstudentlearningneedstobe
metthroughintervention.
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II.Content/Subject/FieldArea
(The
LanguageArts6
grade,teacherwilladministertheLanguageArts
area/topicaddressedbasedon
preandposttesttoallstudentstomeasurestudentunderstanding
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learnerachievement,dataanalysis, ofthe6
gradeLanguageArtscurriculum.Studentswillmaster
orobservationaldata)
writingskillssuchas,writingnarration,description,exposition,
andpersuasion,editingandrevising,andhowtoorganizetext.
Studentswillmastertheskillsnecessarytorespondtoawriting
prompt,answeringthequestion(s)appropriately,effectively,and
efficiently.
III.BaselineData
(Whatisshownby
thecurrentdata?)

Thebaselinedatawillshowthestartingscoreforthestudents.The
datawillallowforstudentstobegroupedintodifferentscore
ranges.

Dataattached

IV.GoalStatement
(Describewhat
youwantlearners/programto
accomplish)

Forthe20152016schoolyear,100%ofstudentswillincrease
theirwritingscorebyatleastanaverageof1pointin2outofthe3
rubriccategories.Studentswillalsograspthemainconceptsofthe
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LanguageArts6
gradecurriculum.

V.MeansforAttainingGoal
(Strategiesusedtoaccomplishthegoal)

Strategy
Evidence
Pretestgivenastheschoolwide
Thewritingpromptisbasedontheskillsand
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LanguageArtswritingprompt
topicsthatfallwithinthe6
gradeVirginia

CurriculumforLanguageArts.

Pretestaccuracy

Posttest
accuracy
24.5pointsIncreasebyat
least

TargetDate
March2016

3pointstotal

Instruction
(~6months*)
*Midyearbenchmarkgiven~January
2016.

Posttestgivenafterinstruction

Remediationforstudentswhodidnot
achievethisgoal

WarmupsbeforeBenchmark

CommonAssessments
Notesandworksheets
Flashcardstudygame
Trashketballgame
ChromebookWriting
Reallifeexperiences:usingpriorknowledgeof
readingandwriting
MultipleWritingassignments(different
genres)
Writingbookreports
Posterprojects
Scoreatleast2morepointsonrubric(total,1
pointhigherinatleast2outof3categories)
thanonthefirstwritingprompt
Progresswillbecheckedthroughoutschool
year,especiallyatthemidwaypoint.
Remediationfromthenwouldinclude:
Smallgroupinstruction
Dragontimeinstruction
Grouprotations
Afterschooltutoring
Homepractice
Reviewofitemsmissedonassessment

August
2015May2016,
allfourquarters

Wordstudyassessments
Exitticketswithassessmentquestions
Morningjournalentries/quickwriteswith
questionsfromtheassessment
Grouprotations,focusingonspecifictopicand
examplesfrombenchmark
Writingassignments,differentgenres
Quickwrites,usingquestionssimilartoone
foundonpastwritingprompts

Firstquarter

March2016,mid
fourthquarter
January
2016March
2016

TeachersSignature______________________________________Date_________
EvaluatorsSignature_____________________________________Date_________

VI.MidYearReview
(Describegoalprogressandother
relevantdata)

Midyearreviewconductedon____________

Initials:_____(teacher)_____(evaluator)

Dataattached

TeachersSignature______________________________________Date_________
EvaluatorsSignature_____________________________________Date_________

EndofYearReview

AppropriateDataReceived

StrategiesusedanddataprovideddemonstrateStudentGrowthasdefinedbySMARTgoals:

Yes

No

EvaluatorsSignature_____________________________________Date_________