Plus+Delta+Activity

Here are the notes from our Plus-Delta activity in the meeting on February 17.

=﻿Coppell= [|Coppell_ReportCard3rdGrade.PDF] [|Coppell_RubricMatrixMath3.PDF] [|Coppell_Plus.JPG] || **Delta** [|Coppell_Delta.JPG] ||
 * **Plus**
 * * performance criteria
 * math broken down by strands
 * breaks down each benchmark by marking period || * 1 document for each Q would be better
 * no math processes assessed
 * assessment is locked in/does it allow for reteaching?
 * matrix is too much info - better on the report card itself
 * how is effort addressed?
 * we don't like this one ||

=Hawaii= [|HAWAII_GRADES_1-5.pdf] [|Hawaii_Plus.JPG] || **Delta** [|Hawaii_Delta.JPG] ||
 * **Plus**
 * * Learner Profile on report card
 * Report card looks same for all grades (1-5)
 * Section for students' comments
 * Comments are visible for all Qs
 * One comment for all || * Parent benchmarks for math are not divided into strands like RC is
 * Comments too general for parents?
 * Too much paper/space for comments.
 * This is for a self-contained class.
 * Our school would have one page for each quarter.
 * status report scale (meets with excellence)
 * too general - status does not address each standard
 * like benchmark on report card - separate papers too easily lost as students move on ||

=Travis= [|Travis_Report_Card_Grade_3.pdf] [|Travis_Plus.JPG] || **Delta** [|Travis_Delta.JPG] ||
 * **Plus**
 * * Long list pinpointing the standards
 * specific skills & knowledge
 * selected most important skills
 * language is clear to parents
 * balance between TMI (too much information) and extremely general topics (i.e. "number sense")
 * good focus on reasoning/processes || * 4 - advanced. Should say "exceeding"
 * How is achievement judged?
 * Where is effort grade for LA, Math
 * instead of X - shade for "not introduced" because it is less messy
 * What is "out of grade level standards" supplemental services? How is it marked?
 * Learner behaviors? How is it marked?
 * SS/Sci/PE/Music/Tech - not specific enough
 * Some skills and knowledge may be left out
 * SS, Sc only achievement ||

=Ventura= [|Ventura_Standards_Based_Report_Card_Grade_3.doc] [|Ventura_Plus.JPG] || **Delta** [|Ventura_Delta.JPG] ||
 * **Plus**
 * * Visually appealling (we agree)
 * More detailed descriptors (we agree)
 * Has some reasoning
 * References the standard - skills grouped by standard
 * Effort for each subject
 * Explanation of standard and effort
 * List of unit topics for Social Studies and Science
 * Referencing goals for each trimester || * Should it be 2-, 2, 2+? Maybe just 2?
 * Yes but what criteria do you use to give a 1 or 2 during a quarter
 * Missing standard/benchmarks for Sci/SS
 * How is personal citizenship marked?
 * How is above standard math addressed? ||