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Date of Meeting

Grade/Subject

Facilitator
Timekeeper

Unit/Topic
Recorder
CFA Organizer

STEP 1: COLLECT AND CHART DATA

*Enter data prior to meeting.

PRE & POST CFA DATA

Teachers
Names

# students
who took
CFA

# students at
goal
& higher

# and initials of students likely to be at goal at the end of

instructional time

# and initials of students likely to be goal at the end of intensive

assistance

(score range)

(score range)

(score range)

Teacher
Pre-assessment
Post-assessment
Teacher
Pre-assessment
Post-assessment
Teacher
Pre-assessment
Post-assessment
Totals
Pre-assessment
Post-assessment
TOTAL DATA IN PERCENTAGES
Percentage of whole
group at goal and higher

Pre CFA
Post CFA

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SUB-GROUP DATA

Percentage of whole
group likely to be at
goal

Percentage of whole
group who may not be at
goal

Intensive
Support
# of students

Pre CFA
Post CFA

F/R

SPED

Black

Hispanic

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STEP 2: ANALYZE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
10-15 minutes
*Bring student work samples to every meeting.

Guiding Questions for Discussion:

What are the students already able to do? What are their strengths?
Where were their errors? Is there a trend? Are there common errors? What is preventing these students from reaching goal? Are there misconceptions about concepts
or skills?

FOCUS FOR EACH GROUP OF STUDENTS

After analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the student work, what is the focus for instruction? (See standard learning progressions.)
Students Requiring Intense Intervention
Students Close to Goal
Students at Goal or Higher

STEP 3: ESTABLISH SMART GOAL(S): SET, REVIEW, REVISE

5 minutes
1.

Develop a SMART goal for the whole group of students:

The percentage of grade ______ students scoring at goal or higher in ________________ will increase from ____% to
____ % as measured by the post CFA administered by________ (date).

2.

If applicable, choose a subgroup and develop a SMART goal based on subgroup data:

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The number of students in the intensive support category in the _______ subgroup will decrease from _______ to
_______ as measured by the post CFA administered by________ (date).

STEP 4: SELECT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

25-30 minutes
Choose no more than two effective teaching strategies per target group. (See reference page for strategy suggestions. This list is
comprehensive but other strategies exist and must be implemented as you see appropriate).
Recommended that you begin here:
STUDENTS REQUIRING INTENSE
INTERVENTION
Specific and focused description of what
research-based instructional practice teachers
and students are doing:

STUDENTS CLOSE TO GOAL

CORE INSTRUCTION
Specific and focused description of what
research-based instructional practice teachers
and students are doing:

Specific and focused description of what

research-based instructional practice
teachers and students are doing:

Resources needed:
(i.e. materials, time, other support)

Resources needed:
(i.e. materials, time, other support)

Resources needed:
(i.e. materials, time, other support)

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STUDENTS AT GOAL OR HIGHER

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STEP 5: ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES

10-15 minutes

What was effective about the strategies? What adjustments would you make to your instruction next time?

What will be done differently for students who are still not meeting goal? When will this be done?

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STEP 6: IDT ALIGNMENT TO SCHOOL DATA TEAM ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT

5-10 minutes

If applicable, provide a brief update regarding your teams implementation of the actions, changes that have been made, and progress that
students and adults are making toward addressing this POP. This will be shared at the School Data Team meeting.

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