Yesterday was THE DAY. I decided to give advice to the principal. Amazing how this Ph.D. gives me license to do that, despite my "youth" and lack of experience. So I did it. I took some notes with me, and she wanted a copy. And she listened. My advice was: (1) set some large goals, not too many; I suggested for this group writing as #1 and either fluency or comprehension as #2; (2) get some assistance -- e.g. from the school psychologist-- doing some assessment/pretesting; when we did it we were on target for some and not so much for others; (3) set short-term goals, and figure out how to meet those with instructional practices, i.e. amount of time spent on each, an instructional plan that adds up to what they want to achieve, such as starting with sentence structure and moving up toward paragraphs and essay structure; and (4) pay attention to the "team", make sure they're all on the same page with goals and roles.
Perhaps I did make a difference, and perhaps it was right there in the principal's office.
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