Bardstown AT&T Partnership Enhancement Project

Voices of AMSP Conference December 2010 Julie Caldwell Carl Lee Melissa Peters David Royster

AT&T Funding

 $35,000 planning grant  $24,000 implementation grant (currently underway)

 The Partnership Enhancement Projects (PEPs) program was created five years ago by the Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership (AMSP)  The currently funded AT&T Foundation grant has provided the unique opportunity for all of the math teachers from the middle and high school from Bardstown Independent School District to work in collaboration with each other on improving the math program.

 The collaboration has also included members of PIMSER (Barbara Shoemaker) and math faculty from the University of Kentucky (Carl Lee and David Royster).

 Bardstown also offers the participation of special needs teachers working as teaching team members in the classroom.

Project Members

             Heidi Ahern (HS math) Julie Caldwell (HS math) Lora Festervan (HS Special Ed) Craig Frey (MS math) Mona Green (MS math) Frank Hayden (MS Math) Tammy Mouser (MS math) Vondra Payne (MS math) Melissa Peters (HS math) Mike Thacker (HS math) Andrew Walker (HS math) Amy White (MS Special Ed) Karen Wilson (MS math)

AT&T PEP An Overview

       November 2008 – first meeting with Ms. Shoemaker January thru May 2009 – began to look at our school data (CATS scores/report data, NCLB data, ACT/Explore data, Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Student Interviews) May 2009 – made plans to attend KCTM and NCTM conferences and reviewed other proposals Summer 2009 – compiled school data October/November 2009 – attended conferences to gather strategies for implementing the changes we want to make December 2009 – began putting the pieces together to compile our proposal January 2010 – finalized the proposal

Grant work begins . . .

Activity Date Participants Persons Responsible Budget Type of Activity

Planning Meeting Collect baseline data from student assessments, CATS data and ACT Analyze student work and share current curriculum and lessons with BMHS Math Cadre Training and Creation of Formative and Summative Assessment Plan curriculum and Observation Instrument Training Make peer observations Analyze Student work Meet with Higher Education Standards Based Instructional Strategy Training April 2010 April 2010 April – May 2010 (6 hours) May and June 12 hours 5- days in July Different dates in school year 2010 – 2011(1 hour per teacher observation) After teacher observations – 3 hours January 2010 – 3 hours To be determined IHE content advisors and Math Cadres Math Cadre Math Cadre Assessment Consultant and Math Cadre Math Cadre and Dr. Lee, Dr. Royster and KDE Math Curriculum Consultant Recognized Consultant and ETS Representative Barbara Shoemaker Cara Blackmon and Bob Blackmon $500 and sub or stipend ($25/hour per person) Stipend ($25/hour per person) and $500 for consultant and $500 for UK staff Math Cadre Math Cadre Math Cadre Dr. Lee and Dr. Royster Math Cadre Carl Lee, David Royster Melissa Case Julie Caldwell Bob Blackmon and Cara Blackmon Melissa Case Julie Caldwell Nationally Known Consultant $500 for meals for participants Stipend ($25/hour per person) Stipend ($25/hour per person) Subs Stipend ($25/hour per person) Stipend ($25/hour per person) Stipend $25/hour per person $1000 Final planning for activities and dates Data collection to determine content strand focus Analyze student work and Interview students for misconceptions Create formative and summative assessments Plan curriculum with lessons and common vocabulary incorporating gaps in college student preparedness Teachers critique incorporation of lessons prepared Analyze student work to determine if planning has been successful Share our findings with college staff and have them incorporate suggestions for change Training

Project Assessments

 Classroom observation summaries will provide evidence of progress in regards to the implementation of instructional strategies  Student work will be evaluated to monitor the success of the lessons  Student achievement data will be used to monitor the level of achievement on targeted student populations  Student interviews summaries  Pre and Post assessments will be used to evaluate the success of the program  A curriculum alignment document will be designed

Anticipated Outcomes

 Alignment of standards  Development of specific lessons/activities  Development of specific assessments  Peer observations and reflection  Posting of materials on website

Next Steps…