Transcript Apples & Books

Intervention at
Anne Fox
Elementary
School
Melissa Howard, ELL Resource Teacher
Julie Tarasiuk, Literacy Professional
Cyndie Gordon, Principal
Anne Fox School
Demographics
• Low-income Rate 35%
• Mobility Rate 11.4%
• Over 35 Different Languages
Represented
• Ethnicity
– 32.8% Hispanic
– 30.7% White
– 17.5% Asian/Pacific
Islander
– 11.5% African American
– 8.3% Multi-Racial
The Building Blocks
of Parallel Block
• Our master schedule is designed
in a way that provides teams
with:
– Common planning time.
– Uninterrupted blocks for core instruction in literacy,
math, science and social studies.
– Common blocks of instructional time for Parallel Block
periods for each grade level team.
• ALL teachers teach district
essential outcomes in a balanced
literacy approach
• NO student is pulled-out during
this initial wave of instruction –
support services push in.
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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1W
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The Building Blocks
of Parallel Block:
When
8:45-9:30
9:45-10:30
10:25-11:10
11:15-12:00
12:45-1:30
1:35-2:20
Second Grade
Third Grade
First Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
The Building Blocks
of Parallel Block:
Who Supports and
What Happens
45 minute block per grade level, daily:
– ALL new instruction STOPS!
– Student Support Teams (Special Services Teachers,
Gifted Resource Teacher, Reading Specialists, Bilingual
Resource Teachers) “flood” the grade level team with
support.
– Students are regrouped by need across the grade level
team.
– Students in acceleration receive a double dose of the
skills and strategies that are taught in core
curriculum, in a small group setting (1 to 6 ratio).
– Students in enrichment receive structured, extension
lessons, in a larger group setting.
WHAT’s going on in the
Acceleration &
Enrichment Classrooms?
• Lessons PARALLEL initial core literacy
instruction.
• Students are reading at their
instructional level.
• Research-based practices are utilized
across grade levels to address
phonological awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.
• Same academic language is used to
provide consistency for students.
Data Drives Our
Instruction
Student Data is a
Collective Process
• MAP
– 40th percentile and below receive
small group intervention
• Informal reading inventory
– Conducted by all staff
• Running records
– Taken on students continually
• Common assessment
– Same assessment within grade
levels
Response to Intervention
• Utilizing our running records and
common assessments allows us to
keep data over time.
• We utilize data to know students by
name and need.
• Data collection for progress
monitoring is not limited to Tier 2,
Tier 3 students.
• Tier 2 and Tier 3 students receive
additional instruction in a small
group setting
How do we know ALL
students are making
progress?
• ALL staff continues to monitor
progress of ALL students
• We are continually revisiting
the needs of our students
• Our goal is to close the gaps
on struggling learners as well
as enriching students to
exceed
When Does All This
Planning Happen?
• Master schedule allows for
common planning weekly with all
specialists
• Shared lesson planning
– We have a common focus and goal
– Allows for same academic language
and consistency
– Allows us to see what works and what
does not
– Allows us to learn from one another
and share our successes
Benefits teachers as well as
students
How has Anne Fox benefited
from working as a PLC?
• We have closed the gap on
assessments and students’ reading
levels.
• Teacher collaboration is directly
correlated to student success.
• Teachers feel empowered by
becoming a high achieving school.
• Students are successful!
2005
ISAT Math Comparison
2011
100
Total Percent Meets
and Exceeds
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
All
His
Af Amer
LEP
Subgroups
IEP
FRL
2005
ISAT Reading Comparison
2011
100
Total Percent Meets and
Exceeds
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
All
His
Af Amer
LEP
Subgroups
IEP
FRL