The document outlines the agenda items for a department meeting which include appeals for advanced placement courses, department budget analysis, analysis of quarter grades, encouraging professional development, investigating counseling department concerns, and common exams analysis. It then provides more details on the appeals process for advanced placement courses and discusses administering a common final exam across multiple sections of a world history course to minimize confounding variables.

1. Data-based Decision-making at the Department level

3. Appeals for Advanced Placement courses

4. “ The Department Chair will supervise the setting of criteria and the selection of students for Honors coursework. The process begins with the formulation of criteria at the appropriate level meeting followed by full department discussion and vote. Procedures for applying for inclusion in honors courses will be published in the course catalog and conveyed to the students by their current social studies instructor. Criteria are reviewed annually. Students who fail to meet the criteria may appeal to the Department Chair for approval to enroll in the course .”

6. Department Budget Analysis

10. Analysis of Quarter Grades

15. Encouraging Professional Development

16. Fall, 2005

24. Fall, 2006

25. AP US

26. Investigating Counseling Department concerns

27. In-class Assignment Read the next section in the textbook and take notes using the provided guide questions. When you are finished, get the quiz from the front. You may use the notes you’ve just taken for the quiz.

28. Data was collected from 352 freshmen.

33. “ Eric, I read your SS minutes. I want to tell you that I really respect the fact that you did a quantitative study concerning the issue of stress with 9 th graders and how that might potentially apply to WH1. I respect it, and it kind of made me laugh. A PowerPoint presentation to boot!”

34. Common exams analysis

36. Three versions of the test; same layout; same format; same geographic features; same essay – all to minimize confounding variables.

40. Conclusion Data Reflection Collaboration (i.e. Work)