A review of WSAP to Writing

 


The process of development at this staff meeting was the following:
Staff stood on a continuum on the present WSAP in Writing and had to place themselves according to 'I'm with this and I agree with this' or 'I have some wonderings and questions'.
Staff had the opportunity to seek clarity and ask questions about the current WSAP.
Using a 'brain dump' from the Learning Collaborative team - what did we need to agree upon and articulate. As a result, the staff developed the following documents to replace the WSAP.


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