The document outlines the agenda for PISD Focus Team meetings in May and June 2010. The June agenda includes convening teachers to share a vision for learning and assessment. Teachers will participate in protocols to provide insights and observations. They will also work on evaluating and designing classroom, interim, and system-wide assessment systems based on criteria for effective assessments. The agenda includes separate sessions for elementary and secondary teachers, as well as time for developing professional learning plans and next steps.

1. PISD Focus Team Meetings May 2010

2. PISD Strategic Focus Area: 4 Teams

3. PISD Strategic Focus Area: 4 Teams

4. PISD Strategic Focus Area: 4 Teams

5. June Agenda Day One Morning - Whole Faculty Convenes Shared vision for quality learning and assessment Facilitation of two protocols…. Output will be list of insights and observations Quality Assessment: Formative Feedback Critical Components PISD Expectations Working on the Work Criteria and process for evaluating existing systems

6. June Agenda: Day one Afternoon Secondary: MS/HS Elementary: PS/ES Classroom Assessment Focus Review C-Maps Evaluate Classroom Assessment System Criteria for Effective Assessments Overview and Expectations Begin Design Work Individual Teachers Interim Assessment Focus Review Curriculum Maps Evaluate Interim Assessment System Begin Design Work: Interim Assessments (Grade Level Teams) Flip for Day 2 Morning

7. June Agenda Day Two Afternoon Shared Vision: Learning Communities Characteristics, Structures & Processes Evaluate existing systems (grade level/departments) Next Steps Professional Learning Plans Expectations Workshop Evaluation Plus/Deltas Celebrations