Quality Work Protocol Summary Sheet

EvergreenCommunityCharterSchool
April 27, 2015
All Staff
Summary Conversation:
Susan Gottfried, Executive Director, Sarah Shoemaker, Associate Director 5-8,
Kathy Norris, EC Coordinator, Romey Pittman, School Designer
Based on todays protocol, what conclusions did you draw about the level of quality displayed in
the student work?
Generally high quality - Strong interdisciplinary connections, conceptual understanding
Higher order thinking strong in some areas: 1st grade physics displays, esp definitions growing from real
understanding, 8th grade Logical fallacies work, 4th grade use of mentor text fiction/fact blend
Some aspects of authenticity are strong: student voice, original creative thinking, formats from
professional world, connected to real world, local people and places
Some aspects of authenticity less strong: authentic (outside) audience
Craftsmanship- overall strong, lots of drafts, critique and revision, beauty
Possible pushes: varied art techniques/media, full publication
Based on todays protocol, what conclusions did you draw about the tasks and scoring tools that
teachers are designing?
Rubrics - simple rubrics (thumbs up/down) in early grades (developmentally appropriate), rubrics are not
just checklists - they have deeper aspects of quality in them.
Few rubrics are student-created
Habits expectations could be integrated more strongly
Task descriptions often did not mention audience
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Date of Protocol
Participants
(Name and Role)

Based on these conclusions, what goals and action steps did you determine?
Goal

Action Steps/Dates

Improve vertical
alignment/common
language

Create/revise an aligned vertical map of CCSS standards, 6+1 traits, and

writing genres.

Authentic outside
Make time for staff to look at a range of examples of (manageable) products
audience for at least one
with authentic audiences from Center for Student Work.
product per year
Which student work, representative of school-wide quality, will you be archiving from this
protocol? (Kevin to take photos)
1. Henrietta Lacks Logical Fallacy Posters
2. 4th grade bird stories
3. 2nd grade weather journals
Which student work, if any, will you be submitting to ELs Center for Student Work?
1. Appalachian Journey (8th)
2. Henrietta Lacks posters (and more?) (8th)
3. Heroes of Asheville (3rd)
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