Advancing achievement in mathematics (1)

• 1.Advancing Achievementin Mathematics Improvement Plan for St. Ignatius Loyola AcademyMaria McLaughlin

2. More than half of St. Ignatius LoyolaAcademys sixth graders have not beenperforming at a proficient level inmathematics on the annual IOWA tests.Why do we need improvement? 3. How do we know this? 4. What are our greatest weaknesses? 5. Select mathematical focus areas for 2013-2014 school year Review individual student data to groupstudents by strengths and weaknesses onfocus units Revise pedagogical methods for focusunitsPlan for Improvement 6. Focus Areas for 2013-2014 7. Sample StudentDataStudent Focus Groups 8. New Teaching Approaches 9. Are you concerned about our studentsperformances? Have we selected the appropriate focustopics? Would you be willing to be on a team tohelp analyze student data and createstudent focus groups? How do you feel about using the iPadas anew approach to these topics?We Need Your Feedback!