4-20-09

Agenda: -Action Steps
 * Welcome back
 * Goals
 * Grades

Notes: We reviewed what our Term 2 SMART Goal is, and looked at the current (Quarter 3) grade data for both the progress report and final grade. One point of concern is for the classes where the D/F rate increases from progress to final grade. We also discussed the need to contact parents and students to let them know in advance that the grade is slipping and the have the opportunity to improve prior to the end of the grading period.

Currently we are not achieving our SMART Goal. We wanted for our team D/F rate to be equal with the department average- currently our rate is still almost double the department average. We intended to exclude the non attenders and those who are habitually absent (10+), but this have not been figured yet.

Our next step: Team members agreed to post a discussion to this page where we reflect on our instructional practices and develop an action plan to try to address these issues. It is stipulated that there are many factors which are out of our control, but spending time rehashing them would be fruitless.