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Grade 6: Additional Next Steps:

1. Address areas of need regarding each of the three PA Math Assessment Anchors listed
above.
○ Key Personnel: Grade Six Math Teachers
○ Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): November, 2019 - ongoing
○ Major Action Steps: (1) Grade 6 math teachers will meet to review and revise
learning goals and pacing guide within the PRSD curriculum; (2) integrate the use
of ALEKS Mathematics online adaptive learning program to meet the
differentiated needs of students

2. Continue to revise common assessments with a focus on targeted areas of evidenced need
(e.g. Ratios, Proportional relationships, Statistics and Probability, and Geometry).
○ Key Personnel: Grade Six Math teachers; Principal
○ Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): November 2019 - ongoing
○ Major Action Steps: (1) Ensure 6th grade teachers’ identification of targeted areas
of evidenced need; (2) Intentionally revise common assessments for mastery of
these targeted concepts; (3) Compare students’ results on common assessments
and discuss instructional strategies leveraged to obtain those results; (4) Update
curriculum and instructional practices to replicate successful strategies across the
entire grade level.

3. Utilize RAM Time to flexibly group students within the team based on greatest need
identified through STAR results, individual performance report (eMetric) and work to
provide the necessary remediation or enrichment to meet those specific identified needs.
○ Key Personnel: Grade 6 Math teachers; Principal
○ Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): November, 2019-ongoing
○ Major Action Steps: (1) Based on the assessment data, flexibly group students
within the team to meet specific identified needs; (2) Monitor student progress
during RAM Time and make adjustments accordingly (grouping of students,
skills taught, length of time for skill, etc.)

4. Understand PA Core Reporting Categories, Assessment Anchors, Glossary of Terms and
Eligible Content and ensure the eligible content/vocabulary is embedded in grade four math
classes.
○ Key Personnel: Grade 6 Math Teachers
○ Timeline: November 2019- ongoing
○ Major Action Steps: (1) Ensure that all identified terms outlined in the PA Math
Glossary are incorporated in instruction and assessments; (2) expose students to
learning activities that reinforce key vocabulary concepts (RAM Time/ Explore).

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