Buzz Aldrin
Elementary School
Ethnic Background at Aldrin
17.2
50.4
21.3
White
6.7
Black
Hispanic
Aldrin Demographics
11.5%
18.7
22.9
ELL
667 Total
Students
Total Population
ELL
Low Income
IEP
Spring Proficiency Over Time
80
78
76
11 out of
22 New
Classroom
Teachers
74
72
77
70
68
72
79
77
79
70
66
64
Reading
2010-11 School Year
Math
2011-12 School Year
2012-13 School Year
Student Growth Over Time
90
80
70
11 out of
22 New
Classroom
Teachers
60
50
40
30
64
59
67
66
72
78
20
10
0
Reading
2010-11 School Year
Math
2011-12 School Year
2012-13 School Year
PLC Then and Now
2010-2011
2013-2014
Everyone had been trained in PLC
Everyone has been trained in PLC
Grade Level Teams had common plan time
- Followed core series
- Planning as a team was focused on
pacing
- Did not include support staff
Grade level teams have common plan time.
- Support Staff (ELL, Coaches, SST)
- Planning Common Language
- Creating Common Assessments
Data Collection
- Analyzed by only the classroom
teacher
- Utilized reports from NWEA
- Reflected 3 times a year
Data Collection
- Analyzed by whole PLC team
- School-wide data collection
- Small team data collection
- Reflect weekly at Data days with PLC
Interventions
- Literacy
- Grouped only by MAP scores
- Retaught what was missed the week
before
Acceleration-formally Interventions
- Math and Literacy
- Utilize multiple data points
- Aligned to current initial instruction
Support staff
- Assigned to specific groups of kids
- Pull-out
Support staff
- Assigned to specific teams
- Plan Time
- Push-in/Co-Teach
Planning
Aligning the Core to Acceleration
• PLC Teams plan
– Tight:
• ½ hour for Literacy
• ½ hour for Math
• ½ hour for Data Analysis for grouping purposes
– Loose:
• Social Studies, Science and Writing
• Follow District Core Curriculum
Data Wall – Running Records
Data Wall – Math Common
Assessments
Grouping Students for Acceleration
• Students below the 40th
– 1:8 ratio
• Students 40th and above
– 1:12 ratio
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Kindergarten is 1:6 ratio at most
Running Records for reading
Common assessments for math and reading
Curriculum Aligned
Push in model – 2 or 3 teachers per room
Math Acceleration
• ½ hour a day
– 5-10 minutes of numeracy development
– 15-20 minutes of shared math
– 5 minutes cumulative review
• 5 days a week
Literacy Acceleration
• ½ hour a day
– 5-10 minutes of shared reading
– 15-20 minutes of guided
– 5 minutes of writing
• Students complete a depth of knowledge exit slip
• Students complete when not in guided
• Teacher checks-in for the last 5 minutes
• 5 days a week
District Lesson Planning
Template - Literacy
Aldrin’s Lesson Planning Template
3/4 Multigrade
Aldrin’s Lesson Planning Template at Glance
Kindergarten
District Lesson Planning Template
– Math
Key Take Aways
• Common Plan time
– Time for staff to plan and look at data
• Common language
– Support staff focused on specific grade levels
• Acceleration
– Meeting the needs of ALL students
• Always changing
– Continuous reflection of teacher impact
• Common vision
– Put the needs of children first
Questions