Clark County School District
Nevada SB 504 Initiatives
Pre-K
Reading
Centers
Kindergarten
Summer
Academy
CCSD
Schools
• The enactment of Senate Bill 504 led to the
designation of 14 Zoom Schools in the Clark County
School District.
• Schools were selected based on a combination of ELL
population and potential for growth.
• The Zoom initiatives have been fully implemented and
have energized the staff and students at each school.
• Early data suggest that the program is having a
positive impact on student language and literacy at
the CCSD Zoom Schools.
CCSD
Schools
School
11-12
Nevada
SPF
Rating
12-13
Nevada
SPF
Rating
Approximate
SB 504 Funds
Used by
School in 1314
Student
Enrollment
on 13-14
Count Day
(Pre-K not
included)
Pre-K
enrollment
in 13-14
% ELL
(Active and
Monitored)
in 13-14
(Pre-K not
included)
Cambeiro ES
1 star
1 star
$1,000,000
599
34
71.9%
Cortez ES
2 stars
2 stars
$1,600,000
893
72
61.2%
Craig ES
2 stars
2 stars
$1,250,000
812
70
62.7%
Detwiler ES
2 stars
3 stars
$1,200,000
673
93
52.0%
Diaz ES
3 stars
2 stars
$1,150,000
769
80
61.3%
Herron ES
2 stars
3 stars
$1,500,000
880
114
82.4%
Lunt ES
2 stars
2 stars
$950,000
614
64
77.7%
Martinez ES
2 stars
3 stars
$1,200,000
618
69
59.5%
Paradise ES
2 stars
2 stars
$1,050,000
646
56
39.2%
Petersen ES
2 stars
2 stars
$1,250,000
828
78
55.2%
Ronzone ES
2 stars
3 stars
$1,450,000
955
76
52.5%
Tate ES
2 stars
3 stars
$1,100,000
705
64
51.1%
Warren ES
2 stars
3 stars
$1,050,000
675
71
59.5%
Williams (Tom) ES
2 stars
2 stars
$1,600,000
951
93
71.3%
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
• Approximately 1,000 students enrolled in 20132014.
• 28 Zoom Pre-K classrooms
– These schools had only 18 Pre-K classrooms in 12-13
• 18:2 student to adult ratio
• AM/PM program with 4 instructional days &
parent involvement activities on Fridays
PRE-K DATA – MAY 2014
Teaching Strategies GOLD
Language
Literacy
100%
100%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
Exceeds
50%
Exceeds
50%
Meets
Below
40%
Meets
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
0%
0%
Fall
Winter
Spring
Below
40%
Fall
Winter
Spring
KINDERGARTEN
• Approximately 2,000 students enrolled in 20132014
• 90 Zoom Kindergarten classrooms.
• Full-day program restructured to maximize
available time for literacy instruction.
• Reduced class sizes with 21:1 student to teacher
ratio.
KINDERGARTEN DATA
Essential Skills: End-of-Year
Recognizes 26 Capital Letters
Recognizes 26 Lower Case Letters
1% 7%
1% 8%
Writes 26 Capital Letters
2%
Writes 26 Lowers Case Letters
3%
Knows 26 Letter Sounds
92%
91%
17%
19%
87%
30%
Phoneme Isolation (Proficient/Non)
70%
14%
Phoneme Blending: (Proficient/Non)
86%
12%
Phoneme Segmentation (Proficient/Non)
88%
15%
Recognizes 50 Sight Words
85%
19%
24%
57%
2%
Student can write LAST name correctly (YES/NO)
98%
14%
0%
Student can do LESS THAN HALF
78%
2% 11%
Rhyming Words (Proficient/Non)
Student can write FIRST name correctly (YES/NO)
81%
86%
20%
40%
Student can do HALF OR MORE
60%
80%
Student can do ALL
100%
ZOOM READING CENTERS
• Over 1,200 students received services in 2013-2014.
• 30 minutes a day of high-impact instructional
strategies to support comprehension and vocabulary.
• 1 Zoom Project Facilitator and 3 paraprofessional
tutors at each school.
• During the 7 months of operation during 2013-2014
school year, 475 students (39%) exited the reading
centers with DRA scores indicating grade level
proficiency.
ZOOM READING CENTER DATA
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
Using the DRA scores to determine grade level reading ability, a total of 475 students—69 first graders,
150 second graders, and 256 third graders—were exited from the Zoom Reading Centers during the
2013-2014 school year.
Students who did not exit did, on average, make growth comparable to the DRA expected growth.
17.8
18.0
16.0
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
8.7
8.0
6.0
4.0
6.5
3.6
2.0
0.0
Dec. 2013
May 2014
3rd Grade
30.0
28 28.1
28.0
26.0
24.0
22.0
20
20.0
19.0
18.0
16.0
17.6
14.0
12.0
12.8
10.0
Dec. 2013
May 2014
DRA INdiependent Reading Level
20.0
2nd Grade
DRA INdiependent Reading Level
DRA INdiependent Reading Level
1st Grade
40.0
38
38.0
38.0
36.0
34.0
32.0
34
30.0
28.0
28.0
26.0
24.0
25.0
22.0
20.0
18.0
18.6
16.0
Dec. 2013
May 2014
1st Grade Exited Students
2nd Grade Exited Students
3rd Grade Exited Students
1st Grade Non-Exiting Students
2nd Grade Non-Exiting Students
3rd Grade Non-Exiting Students
1st Grade DRA Expectations
2nd Grade DRA Expectations
3rd Grade DRA Expectations
SUMMER ACADEMY
• 17 full instructional days, nearly one additional
month, for all Zoom School students.
• Nearly 8,600 students attended Summer Academy,
which is approximately 75% of the total end-of-year
enrollment at Zoom Schools.
• With a focus on intensive Tier 1 instruction, the
entire curriculum was created and planned by
Instructional Coaches. All plans and materials were
provided to teachers.
• The literacy unit for each grade level focused on an
engaging topic to maximize student interest.
SUMMER ACADEMY ACTIVITIES
Proven ELL Components at
•
Intensive Tier 1 Instruction
•
Early Literacy Instructional Practices
•
Literacy and Language
•
Vocabulary
•
Comprehension
•
Writing across the curriculum
•
Extended School Year
•
Parent & family connection
•
Consistent Research-Based Staff Development
Schools
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Allow SB 504 funds to be used for
Professional Development costs.
• Allow SB 504 funds to be used for Parent
Engagement costs.
• Increase SB 504 funding to allow for the
expansion of the Zoom School initiatives.
•
17 additional schools in Clark County meet the
selection criteria of being a 2-star school with an ELL
population of 35% or greater.