Kipapa Elementary School 

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) 

Agenda/Minutes for Grade: 2  
January 29, 2018 
 
What to Bring: 
1. Writing: ​Update Writing SMARTe Goal for PRE Opinion Writing 
2. Reading: M ​ ID Formative Finding Main Topic Assessment 
3. Math:  
4. Science:  
 
Expectations: 
1. Professional readings will be read ​prior​ to articulation session. 
2. All documents will be created through Google Docs and posted to Kipapa’s Website. 
3. Next meeting’s agenda will be created at the end of each session and posted to Kipapa’s 
Website by Grade Level. 
4. Be on time and ready to collaborate by 8:20 a.m. 
 
Time  Item 

8:15 - 8:20 a.m  Grade levels set and review roles for the day 
  ● Facilitator: Leslie/ F
​ lo 
Year at a Glance  ● Process Observer: ​Merf, Josie 
● Minutes: ​Kristi 
● Time Keeper:​ ​Collette 
Review ground rules for the day (Everyone be an engaged participant) 
 
REMINDER: Meeting minutes ARE... 
1. Permanent records of the meeting for future reference 
a. SummarIes of the discussion for each agenda item 
b. Actions people committed to 
c. Summaries of any decisions made 

8:20 - 10:15  Literacy Room Data Check 

  ● Student Data Profile sheets to be shared with teachers 
STAR Reading Folder  ● Teachers add in Reading A-Z accuracy and fluency scores for 
 
WINTER Instructional level for each student 
H3 RTI 
L1 RTI   
L2 RTI  Admin Reflective Conversations 
L3 RTI  Reflective Conversations with Teachers 
  1. Understand the philosophy of Reflective Conversations 
Benchmark Cut Score 
Data  2. Review 2016-17 Reflective Conversations process 
  3. Review Kipapa’s philosophy (Culture & Literacy) 
Link to Reading Passage  4. Star Data: Review and discuss implications of current data 
Generator  5. Determine one area to focus on: ​ DEAR, Read Aloud  
 
Link to Resource Folder 
6. Input on what feedback is useful 
(RTI Wonders  7. Understand expectations for next steps 
Differentiated Formatives)    
  Reading 
Professional 
1. RTI block 
Development Reading: 
Orchestrating  a. What does your RTI block look like?  
Mathematical Discourse 
i. Time frame for groups: ​Tuesday-Friday​ ​25 - 35 
to Enhance Student 
Learning,​ ​by Gladys  mins. 
Kersaint, PhD.  ii. Who is leading groups: T​ eacher, PPTs 
  iii. What are students doing in each group: 
1. Fluency  
2. Main topic, Sub-Topics 
3. Supporting Details 
iv. How do you keep your anecdotal/observational 
records on student progress? C​ omposition tablets 
with tabbed pages with names to take notes 
v. How do you keep track of your goals? ​GOAL chart 
for Fluency  
 
2. CFA: Main Idea 
a. Link to CFA Main Topic 
b. Complete Step 2 (MID Formative) by ​Jan. 29 
c. Pacing: 
i. Mid: Due 2/8/18 (An Important Resource) 
ii. Post: Due 2/22/18 (A Special Desert Plant) 
3. Next CFA focus ideas: 
a. Fiction: Plot - Characters, setting;  
b. Fiction: Structure - beginning/middle/end?? 
c. Fiction: How characters respond to major 
events/challenges 
d. Something short since we have 3 weeks until the end of the 
quarter? 
 
 

10:15 -10:30  Break 

10:30 - 11:45  Stepping Stones Planning 

  1. Look at next SS2 module 
Link to Math Discourse  a. Examine rigor required 
Questions 
b. What big understandings come out of this module that 
 
STAR Math Folder  students should understand? 
  2. Module 5 Open Ended Tasks 
Link to PD #1 Google  a. Link to Math Planning Sheet 
Slideshow (Review)  b. Number lines  
 
c. 2-digit addition 
Grade 2: Unpacking the 
Standards 
i. Number lines 
  ii. Hundred Chart 
Achieve the Core:  iii. Add by parts 
Resources for Developing  d. Subtraction 
Grade-Level Math   
Fluencies—Grade ​2  Pre/Post: Math Problem Solving 2 Digit Addition No Regrouping 
   
Implementing the 
Standards of    A  P  PP  N 
Mathematical Practices 
(SMPs)  Pre  2  0  16  3 
  H3 
 SS2 Module 1 Guide 
SS2 Module 2 Guide  Post  5  2  12  0 
SS2 Module 3 Guide 
SS2 Module 4 Guide  Pre  0  0  13  7 
SS2 Module 5 Guide  L1 
SS2 Module 6 Guide  Post  6  11  4  0 
SS2 Module 7 Guide 
SS2 Module 8 Guide  Pre  3  5  4  9 
SS2 Module 9 Guide  L2 
SS2 Module 10 Guide  Post  12  7  2  0 
SS2 Module 11 Guide 
SS2 Module 12 Guide  Pre  0  0  5  11 
  L3 
Illustrative Mathematics  Post  4  8  5  0 
Teacher Site 
   
Illustrative Mathematics  Next Steps: 
Tasks  1. Additions 2 Digit with Regrouping 
  2. Continue working with students during RTI time 
CFA Math Cycle 1  a. Strengthen other strategies 
  b. Strengthen calculation strategies 
c. Stepping Stones strategies go hand in hand so it’s helpful 
 
Number Talks 
1. Reflective conversations 
2.  
 
Writing 
1. Update Grade Level Pre/Post Writing for SMARTe goal (schoolwide) 
(Next meeting) 
a. Link to Writing PRE/POST  
b. PRE scores for next writing topic? 
 
Just by looking at PRE, students need more examples to explain their 
reasonings.  
 
Writing Piece for Q3 Opinion Writing: ​ Mr. Putter & Tabby See the Stars (3.2) 
● Practice Story: Biblioburro (3.2) 
 
Reading Plus Overview 
1.  

11:45 - 12:15  Grade Level Time 

-Revised Conservation booklet, lessons, assessments, and reflections 
-Discussed Book Club activities 
-Reviewed Aquarium field trip and assessment 
-Discussed WASC Homework 
-Planned Mother’s Day activity 
 

12:15 - 12:55 p.m.  Lunch 

 
Next Steps: 
1. Items to bring/things to do for the next meeting on T
​ hursday, February 8​:  
 a. Writing:  
i. Evidence  
b. Reading:  
i. Evidence 
c. Math:  
i. Evidence 
d. Science 
e.  
2.  
 
Other Notes/Reminders: 
1. Reading Plus- brief overview (to get green tier kids on) 
2.  
3.