SHARE WITH YOUR TEAMS:

• The literacy walk info (Darren emailed info and website to you); Jody will let
us know when she receives more information from the group.
• The reading extended home base (1st Wednesday of month). Wednesday,
October 7th will be the first day. In the workroom, people can find a box of
books/magazines to pull for use within their classrooms.
• The observation literacy walk-through: Describe the plan for this and what it
will look like. The goal is to provide feedback and discussion about literacy
within their classroom. Observations will begin any time from Monday, October
19th – November 24th.
• Teachers can bring in magazines for student reading engagement (put in box
in workroom). Encourage staff to bring in materials to share with others.

Literacy Team Meeting

September 10, 2009
In Attendance: Walker, Mader, Symes, Buehl, Hartberg, Schumaker, Mahr, Schmidt

1st Agenda Item

October 16th In-service Day, 1-3:15pm – 20 minutes per station
Each one of us on a station
Model skills – also have teachers bring examples of strategy to share what has worked…

Word Wall - Hartberg/Jeri Hartberg’s room 218D

Power Outline - Symes/Mahr Symes’ Room 235B
PAS - Walker Walker’s Room 218B
Cornell Note Taking - Buehl Spanish Room 2__
QAR - Mader/Jody Spanish Room 2__

Send out email reminders between now and Oct 16th - SYMES

TABLE: Usage of Literacy Strategy Log for individuals? (See paper copy)

Literacy Walk through(s) from the Literacy Team (possible 5 per teams)
Start October 19th and finish before November 25th? Thanksgiving break
Decide the logistics of the schedule and lists of Literacy Team would work with
each of the teachers in the school. Mader

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 Future Meeting Plans:
September – Today
October – Monthly Meeting, Do we need to change the OCT 22nd meeting??? Prep for
in-service and observations
November – Monthly Meeting, Discuss/reflect on observations with eyes toward future
action, literacy Fair (teachers showing off what they have done)
December – Punt
January – Monthly Meeting, come back to look at spring planning
February – SYMES has brainstorming responsibilities for 2010 “He’s got the skills to
pay the proverbial bills!”
March - Dr. Suess’ birthday on March 2nd, 2010
April -

STEP 2 - TO DO LIST
• August In-service time
• Literacy Team meeting schedule
• Connect with High School
• Literacy Brand statement: TABLE
• Picture documentation: TABLE
• Parent Involvement
• Common formats, posters (Buehl and Mader), in all classrooms, (6
traits of reading and writing)
• Presentation of Posters to staff: TABLE, until November
• Demonstration of work: Literacy Kick-Off for Kids (Nov): TABLE
until 2010
• Literacy Walk 5K, 10K or 100K, Walk for school October 4th 10am
• Extending Homebase for reading: First Wednesday of the month: No
Bell schedule
• February Visits: This is the literacy walkthroughs for November
• Data Collection tools: Pulled together from Brudos’ toolkit (Mader
will organize)

STEP 3 – What next?

1 - Connect with ? -
2 - Interventions
3 - Literacy Rich environment - goals
4 - Check with friends about what they are doing in her building regarding Literacy
5 - Dr. Suess’ birthday on March 2nd, 2010
6 - Connect with the Oregon and South Central Library System (all Badger Schools
linked in), Mader will talk to the district librarians to see if this would even be
feasible
7 - Building classroom libraries (buying a series in Book room, or in room a book shelf
with books for your room)

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