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Grade 7: Additional Next Steps:

1. Continue to build upon the numerous strengths and address the areas of opportunities
within the identified Standards through best practices and academic support class.
a. Key Personnel: 7th grade math teachers for the school year 2019-2020.
b. Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 11/1/2019-ongoing
c. Major Action Steps: (1) Continue to differentiate instruction based on STAR 360
data to improve students’ understanding of equivalent expressions and
probability; (2) Continue to work with grade level and department team to
implement best teaching practices; (3) Use data provided by the State as well as
local data to drive instruction.
2. Understand PA Core Reporting Categories, Assessment Anchors, Eligible Content, and
Glossary of Terms, and ensure the eligible content is embedded in all grade 7 courses.
a. Key Personnel: 7th grade math teachers for the school year 2019-2020.
b. Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 11/1/2019-5/1/2019
c. Major Action Steps: (1) Review eligible content and written curriculum; (2) Make
adjustments to the curriculum as needed.
3. Modify assessments based on findings.
a. Key Personnel: 7th-grade math teachers for the school year 2019-2020.
b. Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 11/1/2019-5/1/2019
c. Major Action Steps: (1) Review common assessment to ensure eligible content is
embedded in the assessments and the format of questions align with the sample
released questions from PSSA
4. Use assessment data to guide instructional decisions.
a. Key Personnel: 7th-grade math teachers for the school year 2019-2020.
b. Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 11/1/2019-5/1/2019
c. Major Action Steps: (1) Use Star 360, ALEKS, and common assessment results
to determine course-level, classroom, and individual student modifications and
adjustments; (2) use academic support time as another block of time to provide
individualized and small group enrichment and remediation.
5. Align and integrate PSSA eligible content with Algebra I curriculum
a. Key Personnel: 7th-grade math teachers for the school year 2019-2020.
b. Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 11/1/2019-5/1/2019
c. Major Action Steps: (1) Integrate PSSA eligible content into Algebra I curriculum; (2)
format assessment questions throughout the year to align with sample released items.

Grade 8: Additional Next Steps:

1. Modify and revise curriculum based on areas of opportunity within specific assessment
anchors.

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