Desert+Mountain+Elementary

Desert Mountain Elementary

** Highly Effective Small Groups ** ** Highly Effective ** Room is set up to facilitate a small group along with whole group and individual work. Rules and expectations for small group are posted. Group size is limited to 6 or less students. There is an agenda or tiered menu. Data is used to establish small groups. Groups are flexible, based on need and purpose. There are instructional goals for the small group. There is planned guided instruction during the small group based on assessment results. Assessment is used to determine mastery of skill or purpose of group. There is authentic student engagement in the group all of the time. The activities that the students who are not meeting with the teacher engage in are all authentic and meaningful. ** Effective ** Room is set up to facilitate a small group along with whole group and individual work. Rules and expectations for small group are posted. Group size is limited to 6 or less students. Data is used to establish small groups. Groups are usually flexible, based on need and purpose. There are instructional goals for the small group. There is guided instruction during the small group. There is authentic student engagement in the group most of the time. The activities that the students who are not meeting with the teacher engage in are usually authentic and meaningful.

** Developing ** Room is set up to facilitate a small group along with whole group and individual work. Group size is limited to 6 or less students. Sometimes there are instructional goals for the small group. Sometimes, groups are flexible, based on need and purpose. There is some guided instruction during the small group. There is authentic student engagement in the group some of the time.

Desert Mountain Timeline   • December 10- Professional Development and Team planning  • January 7- Differentiated reading and writing strategies sessions at Professional Development  • Feb. 2- Committees use PDSA Protocal  • Feb. 7 – 11 K-4 teams plan reading lesson to be filmed  • Feb. 14 – 18 Teams film  • Feb. 22 -25 Focus meetings on process . 22 -25 Focus meetings on process •• . 22 -25 Focus meetings on process •• 