§         The team must have at least two returning members and one building-level administrator.  It is recommended that there be 2 to 5 teachers on the team.

§        New team members (replacing a learning team member from year one) will be required to attend a two-day Level I learning team training.

§         New administrators will be required to attend a two-day Level I learning team training and will sign a contract.

§         All Level II learning team members must attend a one-day Level II learning team training.

§         The team will meet at least 8 times a year with a coach provided by the ROE.

§         It is recommended that Level II team members meet at least 18 hours during the school year to provide ongoing articulation and peer support. 

§         The team will continue the study of alignment of Illinois Learning Standards for classroom use and continue the study of classroom-based assessments by focusing on the following: the Seven Strategies of Assessment, aligned lessons, student involved assessment and differentiated instruction. Resources include Classroom Assessment for Student Learning,  Rick Stiggins, Judith Arter, Jan Chappuis, and Stephen Chappuis and Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Gregory and Chapman, and How to Assess Authentic Learning, Kay Burke.

§         Each team member will submit a lesson plan electronically to the Coach with aligned assessments and scoring criteria that highlights both assessment of and for learning and that extends beyond a single day.

§         The team will update their entire faculty at least once during the school year on their learning team activities and update the Board of Education as appropriate.

§         The team will present at the annual SAC Fair, if applicable.

§         The team should be willing to offer support to other school or area Level I learning teams.

§         The learning team responsibilities include: maintaining a Learning Team Log, completing and submitting a standards-aligned lesson plan, and beginning to plan for SAC dissemination.

 

Signatures:

 

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Principal/Building-Level Administrator                   School

                                                                                                                                               

Teacher                                                                      Teacher

                                                                                                                                               

Teacher                                                                      Teacher

                                                                                                                                               

Teacher                                                                      Date