ltona Middle Schoolltona Middle School

Michelle PulleyMichelle Pulley Smart Goal 2009-2010Smart Goal 2009-2010

Understanding and Understanding and Implementing Accelerated Implementing Accelerated

ReaderReader

~Accelerated Reader Smart ~Accelerated Reader Smart Goal~Goal~

It’s Storytime!It’s Storytime!

How AR came to be How AR came to be at Altonaat Altona

Implementing the Implementing the programprogram

Establishing SMART Establishing SMART goals based on ARgoals based on AR

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GoalGoal:: Successfully implement the Accelerated Successfully implement the Accelerated

Reader program for three test classes in Reader program for three test classes in 6th grade this school year.6th grade this school year.

DataData:: Every 6th grade test student participates Every 6th grade test student participates

by the end of the year by taking the SRI by the end of the year by taking the SRI to provide a base lexile and at least one to provide a base lexile and at least one quiz over AR books.quiz over AR books.

~Accelerated Reader Smart ~Accelerated Reader Smart Goal~Goal~

Activities to reach goal:Activities to reach goal:

Be involved on the ground level with the Be involved on the ground level with the purchasing and installation of Accelerated purchasing and installation of Accelerated Reader at Altona Reader at Altona

Participate in all available training for AR as Participate in all available training for AR as provided by Renaissance Learningprovided by Renaissance Learning

Provide training as necessary for 6Provide training as necessary for 6thth grade grade teachersteachers

Help classroom teachers train 6Help classroom teachers train 6thth grader grader students on AR books and quizzesstudents on AR books and quizzes

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Evaluation process to determine Evaluation process to determine if the goal/objective was met:if the goal/objective was met: Verify with teachers that the 6th grade test Verify with teachers that the 6th grade test

classes have been through the process of classes have been through the process of taking the SRI and reading AR books and taking the SRI and reading AR books and taking the corresponding quizzes at least taking the corresponding quizzes at least one timeone time

Run the Schoolwide Summary Report by Run the Schoolwide Summary Report by class to generate the necessary data for class to generate the necessary data for confirmationconfirmation

Timeline:Timeline:By the end of the 09-10 school yearBy the end of the 09-10 school year

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Ch-ch-ch-Ch-ch-ch-changes…changes…

Revising SMART goalsRevising SMART goals Moving forward to Moving forward to

2010-2011…2010-2011…

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The Plan!The Plan!

Full implementation for 6Full implementation for 6thth and 7 and 7thth grade grade PST for AR professional development trainingPST for AR professional development training SRI testing at beginning of yearSRI testing at beginning of year Established AR days with flexible schedulingEstablished AR days with flexible scheduling AR assessment grade in Language Arts per AR assessment grade in Language Arts per

quarter based on hybrid goals/quizzes rubricquarter based on hybrid goals/quizzes rubric

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Questions to Questions to Ponder…Ponder…

Did the SMART goal Did the SMART goal process work?process work?

Measuring successMeasuring success CollaborationCollaboration Student achievementStudent achievement SMART goals again?SMART goals again?

DEFINITELY.DEFINITELY.

~Finis~~Finis~