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Grade Placement Committee Meeting and Accelerated Instruction Plan
After 3rd Adminstration of the Reading TAKS


Purpose/Role
1. Consider parent appeal and determine grade-level placement (if applicable)
2. Review assessment and accelerated instruction history
3. Determine accelerated instruction plan (AIP)
4. Determine campus assignment
Student Last Name
Student First Name
Student PEIMS Number (9 digit number)
Parents
Date of Notice
Date of Meeting
Name of Person Completing Form
Campus
Grade Completed in 07-08
3rd
5th
8th
Participation in...
Special Education
Section 504
Dyslexia Program
ESL
Assessment Results/Data
Please report TAKS scale scores for the first, second and third administration of reading TAKS.

First Administration Scale Score
First Administration Type
Second Administration Scale Score
Second Administration Type
Third Administration Scale Score
Third Administration Type
Areas for Acceleration
Please indicate areas requiring accelerated instruction.
Word Study/Writing and Spelling
Understand alphabetic prinicple and word analysis strategies; learning common word patterns;learning to read high frequency words and words that are less phonetically regular
Word Study
Making Words
Phonics Lessons
Reading Fluency
Reading text with ease, speed, and automaticity.
Third grade expectation is 80-115wpm
Fifth grade expectation is 100-135wpm
Sight Word Speed Drills
Phrasing Drills
Rereading
Readers Theater
Partner Reading
Repeated Readings
Small Group Instruction
Comprehension
Understanding text and monitoring own understanding.
TAKS Objective 1--Basic Understanding
sing context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words
Using context clues to figure out the meaning of multi-meaning words (5th & 8th)
Interpreting figurative language (5th & 8th)
Finding supporting details
Finding main ideas
Recognizing accurate summaries
TAKS Objective 2--Applying Knowledge of Literary Elements
Understanding parts of a story
Understanding setting
Understanding how the setting affects the story (5th & 8th)
Understanding characters
Understanding main plot
Understanding conflict/resolution (5th & 8th)
AKS Objective 3--Using Strategies to Analyze
Identifying purposes for reading
Analyzing how texts are similar or different
Analyzing logic and consistency of a text (5th & 8th)
Describing how the author's point of view affects the text (5th & 8th)
Using graphic organizers
Identifying cause and effect relationships (5th & 8th)
Analyzing sequence of events
TAKS Objective 4--Applying Critical Thinking Skills
Drawing appropriate conclusions
Making reasonable predictions
Making reasonable generalizations (8th)
Identifying cause and effect relationships
Using text to support ideas about what is read
Comparing and recognizing how author's organize information (5th)
Analyzing how author's organize and present information (8th)
Contrasting ideas and themes across texts (5th)
Connecting ideas and themes across texts (8th)
Additional Information
Please describe the plan that will be used to deliver this accelerated instruction to the student. Include any specific information that would be beneficial in the delivery of instruction.
Please limit information to 5 lines of text.
Evaluation of Plan (timeline,results, and recommendations)
Please specify timeline and how progress will be monitored.
(Check all applicable items)
Daily
Weekly
Bi-weekly
Teacher Observation
Informal Assessments
Student Work
Other
Parent Appeal and Determine Grade-Level Placement
Standards for Promotion Upon Appeal
Parent appeals the decision for retention (documentation is attached)
Parent does not appeal the decision for retention
The Grade Placement Committee shall review all facts and circumstances and apply the following standards in deciding to promote or retain the student:
(Provide documentation of discussion in the box provided.)
1. Evidence of satisfactory student performance using: reading grade, portfolio or work samples, local assessment, and DRA/QRI scores.
2. Improvement in student test performance over the three testing opportunities.
3. Extenuating circumstances that may have adversely affected the student's participation in the required assessments.
4. Extenuating circumstances that may have adversely affected the student's participation in the accelerated instruction.
If ALL members agree that the student is likely to perform on grade level if given accelerated instruction during the following school year, the student shall be promoted.
Retention/Promotion Decision
The student is retained.
The student is promoted.
Name of Campus student will be attending for the 08-09 school year:
Members present and signatures
Please check members present at meeting. Print before submitting and obtain signatures.
Campus Administrator
Teacher
Parent/Guardian
Parent/Guardian
LPAC Member
District Designee
Other
Please print document and obtain signatures.
Print before submitting.

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