Presented by Ken Sexton and JoJo Ullom
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Began in 1998
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Madison Elementary School
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Expanded to 13 Ohio County Schools
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Today serves 19 schools in three counties
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Average WLU PDS grant award-$95,000
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Funded by the WV Dept. of Education and Arts
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Until 2011-2012, all participating WLU PDS
partner schools received equal funding.
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This year, a limited number of competitive
grants were offered.
Principal Rick Jones
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2010-2011
 Did not meet AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress)
 Low in both math and reading.
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/WV/schools/0105000874/school.aspx
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Inquiry Project Proposal: What are the
effects of implementing the Kumon math
program for 20 sixth graders at Wheeling
Middle School who did not achieve mastery
on the 5th grade Westest II?
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Cost of Project: ($5600)
 $40 per participant/per month
 7 months of instruction
 20 participants
Female
Female
48%
Male
52%
55%
Male
45%
16%
19%
Other
Black 4%
8%
White
88%
Other
2%
Black
17%
White
81%
47%
74%
*Based on number of students who received free/reduced lunch
I. Success from the start
II. Advancing step-by-step
III. Speed + accuracy = mastery
IV. Learning independently
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Selection of students
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Parental permission
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School district approval
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Faculty mentor selection
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Schedule arrangements
Ms. Lauren Florence
Ms. Fujiko Sawtarie, Kumon Instructor
6th Graders
10 Males
10 Females
All-Partial
Mastery-2011
Westest II
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RITCHIE ELEMENTARY
 13 participants
 12 receive free/reduced lunch
 4 are Black/Bi-Racial
 BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY
 7 participants
 1 receives free/reduced lunch
 All are White
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Provide funding
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Selection of graders
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Arrangement of grading schedule
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20 minute pre-test
 Addition
 Subtraction
 Multiplication
 Division
 Fractions
EXAMPLE PROFICIENCIES
+5’s= 3+5
+1’s= 6+1
Number Awareness=
*****
***** = 12
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Set up of materials
*Starting point= Adding 3 (Up to 21+3)
Student 2
From 2A1 to A111
Student 5
From 2A1
to A81
Subtracting 3
Subtracting 1
Subtracting
up to 5
Student 7
From 2A1 to A131
Student 10
From 2A1 to A151
Subtracting from numbers up to 12
Student 17
From 2A1 to
A91
Subtracting 2
*Starting point= Adding 1 (Up to 12+1)
Student 3
Student 6
Student 9
Student 11
Student 12
Student 13
Student 14
Student 15
Student 18
Student 19
From 3A71 to 2A101
Adding 7(Up to 13+7)
From 3A71 to A21
Addition (Up to sum of 15)
From 3A71 to 2A91
From 3A71 toA1
From 3A71 to A111
From 3A71 to A21
From 3A71 to 2A121
From 3A71 to 2A131
Adding 7 (Up to 11+7)
Addition 1 (Adding up to 10)
Subtracting up to 3
Addition (Up to sum of 15)
Adding up to 7 (Pt. 1)
Adding up to 7 (Pt. 2)
From 3A71 to 2A181
Adding up to 10 (Pt. 1)
From 3A71 to 2A181
Additing up to 10 (Pt. 1)
*Starting point= Number Awareness up to 100
Student 1
From 3A1 to 2A12
Student 4
From 3A1 to 2A7
Student 8
From 3A1 to 2A1
Student 16
From 3A1 to 2A9
Student 20
From 3A1 to2A5
Adding up to 7
Adding up to 12+6
Adding up to 3
Adding up to 11+7
Adding 5
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Average number of Kumon steps completed
(by gender)
40
30
20
10
0
Females Males
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Introduce the program to feeder schools
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Three years to Pre-Algebra Readiness
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Kumon Summer School