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2010-11
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◦ THE MERGER
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10-12 Building
◦ 1139 Students
 88.4% Minority
 74.4% Free & Reduced
◦ Transient Population
Just numbers and
classifications used by
people “not in our
building”.
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Focus School
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2010 – 11
◦ A unique opportunity
◦ Chance to remake who we
are
Data Driven - school wide/classroom:
Data Process
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Is
Is
Is
Is
Is
generated in one-two week cycles
shared with students so they can monitor progress
used to adjust instructional practices
the foundation for Wednesday department meetings
displayed in classrooms
Classroom Instruction:
Utilize Ruskin Instruction Model
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Common lesson plan elements
Incorporates RIGOROUS instructions
Incorporates differentiated instructional practices
Varied Marzano instructional strategies
Daily measurable objective
Tovani Workshop Model
Include all levels of DOK
Assessment – formative and summative
Utilize Literacy
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Reading and writing every hour every day
Wellness:
Advisement
Response to Intervention (At Risk)
Wednesday PLC:
Is supportive and collaborative
Is a place to solve professional problems
Is conducted using established norms
School Culture:
PBIS
◦ Common language based around five
universals
◦ Practiced by all staff daily
Staff professionalism
◦ Never personal
◦ Focused on what we can control
Building Procedures and Processes:
Created to communicate expectations
Created to provide a learning environment
Adjusted as needed
Never perfect
Attendance
Parent
Involvement
Behavior
Teacher
Performance
Academics
At –Risk
Monitoring
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Big 3 Goals
◦ Attendance
 Increase our MSIP 5 attendance
 2010 – 54.35%
 2011 – 64.23%
 2012 – 66.74%
 2013 – 72.91%
◦ Behavior
 Decrease referrals/days out by 20% annually
 Referrals – down 51%
 Days out – down 26%
◦ Academics
 By year 3, score points in all EOC subjects under the
progressing model
 By year 3, score points in all EOC subjects/super sub-group
under progressing model
900
845
800
700
600
500
2011
400
2012
300
240
200
123
73
100
21
0
4
29
100
44
34
64
105
32
103
9
121
84
31
19
25
51
13
2013
Days Lost to Suspension: ISS & OSS
3000
2500
2482
2000
1824
1578
1500
1319
ISS
1320
OSS
1019
1000
817
805
500
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
TIER 1
STANDARDS-BASED CLASSROOM LEARNING:
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All students participate in general
education learning that includes:
Implementation of the Missouri Show-Me
Standards through research-based
practices
Implementation of ACT Readiness
Standards through research-based
practices
Implementation of the Ruskin Instructional
Model
Weekly progress monitoring in advisory
TIER 2
NEEDS BASED LEARNING
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Targeted students participate in learning in
addition to Tier 1
Formalized processes of intervention
School day mandatory tutoring
Greater frequency of progress monitoring
At-risk intervention team and Advisory
Monitoring
TIER 3
BEHAVIORAL AND SPECIAL SERVICES LEARNING
 Targeted students participate in learning in
addition to Tier 1 and Tier 2:
 Individualized assessments
 Interventions tailored to individual needs
 Referral for specially designed instruction if
needed including:
 Mandatory Tutoring
 Plato Credit Recovery
 Other services as needed
 Possible Special Education Referral
 Possible Alternative Education Program Referral
TIER 4
SPECIALLY DESIGNED LEARNING
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Targeted students participate in learning
that includes:
Special Education
Adapted content, methodology, or
instructional delivery including:
Alternative Education Programs:
School within a School
Twilight School
MO Options Program
Dropout Trends
140
126
120
100
85
80
Dropout Trends
60
41
40
20
6
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
SRI Scores by Grade 11-13 (End of year test comparison)
1200
1116
1082
1020
1000
876
913
958
996
1020
1057
800
2011
600
2012
2013
400
200
0
10th
11th
12th
Social Studies Scores 11-13
60.00%
50.90%
50.00%
41.22%
40.00%
35.47%
2011
30.00%
2012
24.20%
2013
21.10%
20.00%
14.86%
10.00%
8.45%
3.80%
0.00%
Below Basic
Basic
Proficent
Advanced
Comm Arts Scores 11-13
50.00%
45.00%
46.42%
45.56%
44.00%
41.10%
40.00%
37.40% 37.80%
35.00%
30.00%
2011
25.00%
2012
20.00%
2013
17.70%
15.00%
11.00%
10.00%
5.00%
7.60%
4.58%
3.30% 3.44%
0.00%
Below Basic
Basic
Proficent
Advanced
Science Scores 11-13
60.00%
48.00%
50.00%
49.66%
48.82%
40.00%
35.43%
2011
30.00%
27.20%
2012
25.86%
22.90%
20.00%
2013
19.31%
13.39%
10.00%
5.17%
2.36%
1.90%
0.00%
Below Basic
Basic
Proficent
Advanced
School Rankings:
Biology
MPI Values
School Rankings: Comm Arts
MPI Total
Lee's Summit
381.32
Ruskin
370.87
Belton
351.70
Raytown
343.77
Center
325.89
Grandview
312.84
309.71
Raytown South
MPI Values
MPI Total
Lee's Summit
409.87
Belton
400.67
Center
387.65
Raytown
374.64
Raytown South
365.50
Grandview
357.79
Ruskin
344.13
Schools Rankings: Social Studies
MPI Values
MPI Total
Lee's Summit
387.03
Ruskin
354.05
Belton
336.36
Center
313.73
Raytown South
306.52
Raytown
296.84
Grandview
267.21
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Initial Exposure
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◦ 1st Semester
◦ Formed PBIS committee
 MO Building Bridges
Conference
 Seek out success
 UMKC PBIS presentation
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RHS Formula for Success
◦ Start small
◦ Choose wisely
◦ Admit your mistakes and
then fix them
Initial Steps
 Admin, staff, students,
community
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◦ Worked with state
mentors
◦ Developed School Wide &
Classroom Matrix
Image is EVERYTHING!!!!!
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Universal Vocabulary
◦ Walk and Talk
◦ Ready to Learn
◦ Hand gestures
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SAFE
RESPONSIBLE
RESPECTFUL
PEACEFUL
READY TO LEARN!
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Arrival and Dismissal
Hallways
Cafeteria
Classrooms
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Pro-Active vs. Reactive
A new kind of
discipline
◦ Changed the referral form
◦ Reestablished
teacher/admin
expectations
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Continuing the
momentum
◦ Eagles Feathers
◦ Expanded committee
◦ Implement all PBIS
strategies and vocab thru
advisement class
◦ Chat and Chew
◦ Look more closely at the
data
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RHS has a very focused SIP plan
Nothing happens that doesn’t fit the plan and
enhance student achievement
DATA DRIVES EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is always about student achievement and
NEVER anything else
QUESTIONS??????